Frogtoon Music - Genre information for Japanese-Idol
In Japanese Pop Culture An Idol アイドル Aidoru? A Japanese Rendering Of The English Word "idol" Is A Young Manufactured Star/starlet Who Is Promoted As Being Particularly Cute. Idols Are Intended To Be Role Models Everyone Adores. They Must Have A Perfect Public Image And Be Good Examples To Young People. Idols Aim To Play A Wide Range Of Roles As Media Personalities Tarento E.G. Pop Singers Panelists Of Variety Programs Bit-Part Actors Models For Magazines And Advertisements. Most Idol Singers Work Across Genres Of Japanese Pop Music Usually In The Genre That Is Most Popular At The Moment But Since Idols Usually Sing Cute Sentimental Songs One Can Say That Idols Themselves Form A Sort Of Music Genre Of Their Own. Their Songs Do Not Require Great Singing Skills Whereas An Artist Must Be Beautiful Sweet And Nice To Sing Something Like That. Idol Singers Are Not Considered "serious" Musicians And Idol Actors — "serious" Actors Therefore Many Young Stars Now Reject The Idol Label In Their Desire To Be Seen As Professionals And Not Just Cute Love Objects Of Obsessed Fanatics. The Term Is Commercialized By Japanese Talent Agencies That Hold Auditions For Cute Boys And Girls With Little Or No Prior Experience In The Entertainment Industry And Market Them As Idols As A Sort Of Aspiring Stars/starlets To Be Adored For Their Sweetness And Innocence Fallen In Love With And To Have A Frenzied Following. There Is Also A View That Japanese People See Female Idols As Sisters Or Girls Next Door They Love The Way How Idols Are Just Ordinary Kids Who Happened To Become Popular And Emphathize With And Like To Follow Their Growth From Inexperienced Amateurs To Famous Experienced Artists. Some People Say That The Japanese Society Is Obsessed With Cuteness And Youth And The Idol Phenomenon Is Just A Part Of The Whole Japanese People's Adoration Of Everything That Is Kawaii. One Needs To Add That Whether A Person Is An Idol Or Not Basically Depends On How He Or She Got Into The Entertainment Business And On Whether The Person Is Promoted As Being An Idol Or Not. There Are Some Entertainment Mostly Music Production Companies And Music Projects That Specialize In Idols And They Automatically Market Everyone They Sign As An Idol. Such Idol Music Projects Have Their Own Steady Following I.E. Idol Fans Who Prefer The Style Of One Particular Project They Support. But Bigger Companies Can Choose For Example Not To Call A New Pop Group They Create An Idol Group. As A Result There Are Some Girl Groups And Boy Bands With Practically The Same Kind Of Fan Following That Are Not Idols According To Their Official Profiles. Japanese-Idol Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Japanese Idol: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.