Welcome to the Japanese idol history website. This website was made by a third grade graduation research class at Bunkyo Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan. The students researched about japaneses idol history, how to get way the ticket, what is that popular reasons in Japan. We hope you find the information on the site helpful.
IN 1960,feamales singers become a hit and many audition programs such as the birth of stars produced many idols
fx. Mari Amachi/ Momoe Yamaguchi / Masako Mori / Candies / Pink lady ...etc.
Unlike in the 1970s, it has chaneged from singing pop songs to singing pop songs. Especially, it was called the golden age of idol.
Fx. Seiko Matuda / Iyo Matumoto / Sizuka Kudo / Onyannko club / Akina nakamori ...etc.
The 1990s is said be the age of idol winter. The existence of idols has diminished due to the being boom and TK boom. Morning Musume broke it down and invented the graduation system for idols.
Fx. SPEED / Morning musume. / Qlair / C.Cgirls...etc.
in the 2000s, group idol become the mainstream. Without giving in to Moring Musume's momentum, they transformed into idols that Yasushi Akimoto could meet.
Fx. AKB48 / Momoirokuro-ba-Z / Denpagumi.inc /Private Ebisu junior High school...etc
By 2010, it had become so popular that it reminded us of the 1980s. Furthermore, K-pop culture of otaku youth, but a wide-ranging culture that includes boys and girls, adult woman, and the elderly.
Nogizaka46 / Keyakizaka(Sakurazaka)46 / Hinatazaka46 / BiSH / KARA / =LOVE / NiziU...etc
Seiko Matuda is Cute character, Momoe Yamaguchi and Akina Nakamori is adult woman, Menhera woman who don't know what BiSH will do, and these character to be loved are now indispensable.
Hello Project's Morinig Musume Has created a graduation system. As a result, the foundation for semi- permanently increasing sales as an idol group has been completed.
A system has been established to "support the growth" of the AKB Group. it can be that the previous purchase reason, " I want to see the person I admire forever," has been elevated to a new level, as it is difficult to create a subsitute if the motive is to support someone regardless of gender or age.