- Junior idols japan. Junior idols are entertainers under the age of 18 or 16 who exist in a parasocial relationship with fans who support them by purchasing merchandise. Junior idols are often marketed through solo DVDs or photo books. Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. The pop-idol group's rapid rise to stardom across a wide array of formats has provided the country's children with a fairly Jul 8, 2009 · The idol industry in Japan in general is estimated at 60 billion yen annually, and junior idols shift some 3 million photo books and DVDs per year. Compared to chidol, the term "junior idol" plays down the association with age and lends some credibility to the industry associating it with the legitimate mainstream idol culture in Japan. Dec 8, 2009 · A 10-year-old "junior idol" poses at a bookshop in Akihabara. These schoolgirls are trying to make it as pop stars, performing in front of audiences who are older and very male. Child actors, and J-pop singers (whose musical genre is often termed idol pop) can also be considered junior idols, and Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Eventually, this term fell out of use and was replaced by "junior idol". There are countless websites (such as Pure Little Sister Club) and a syndicated magazine (Moecco) catering to fans. ztp8u808 xm7y6q wcqxeg fgg0 l3fp yp lpeec9 tgnlty fuenr yjvz0l
