Brilliant J-idols Guide

 MAYUMURA Chiaki CALLS HERSELF a singing ,guitar-playing and track maker idol. She is an excellent singer and she also composes her own songwriting and backing tracks. Although she is capable of being called an artist, she defines herself as an idol. In this article, I will explain why she is an idol and what makes her so great. Mayumura Chiaki made her debut in a three-member idol group while she was a music school student, and has been active for about a year. The group went on hiatus after a member left the group, and then started solo activities. From the beginning of her solo career, she wrote, composed and arranged her own songs. At first, she only sang in DTM with a track she made herself, but eventually she added live guitar performance and her style of today was established. She went on to found a company called 'Kaisha Ja Naimon(It Is Not A Company) Co., Ltd.', where she became the president of the company. Her unique style of not only working independently but also s...

n this blog, Japanese names are written in the same order as they are written in Japanese: last name - first name. There are two reasons. One is to adjust the name notation to Asian standards, and the other is to emphasize the sound of the idol's own stage name. In the West, there is a custom of writing in the order of "first name - surname", and traditionally in Japan, it was common to write Japanese names in the opposite way when writing in English. However, in the East Asian region, it is traditional to write in the order of "surname - first name", and when Chinese and Koreans write their names in English, they write them in that order. Recently, more and more Japanese names are written in the order of "surname - first name", and it is currently uncertain which one should be written first. In this blog, Japanese names are written in the order of "last name first name" according to the Japanese writing order. Also, idols often use stage nam...

 FRUITS ZIPPER IS A FEMALE IDOL GROUP that debuted in 2022. Nakata Yasutaka and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu are affiliated with Asobisystem, which disseminates Harajuku culture both domestically and internationally, and was born from the new project "KAWAII LAB." Their second single "Watashino Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro" became popular on Tik Tok, and soon after their debut, they became a popular group. Although it is a rookie group that has just debuted, half of the members have careers such as former idols and popular child actors on TV, and are accustomed to performing and dealing with the media. They have received a lot of media coverage due to their sudden breakthrough, but so far they have made steady progress without any major fatigue. The fact that FRUITS ZIPPER is able to live a healthy idol life even after a sudden break is thought to be due to the great contribution of producer Kimura Misa. She used to be a member of an idol group called "Musubizm". Says her f...

 MUTO Ayami IS A SOLO IDOL whose musicality is based on 80's Japanese music. She was born into a stable-running family. Her father is a horse trainer and her brother is a jockey. When she was little she grew up in an environment with horses near her house, so she couldn't watch TV at home. Her only exposure to music was the Showa Kayo played by her parents when her family went out in the car. As a result, she became familiar with Showa songs from an early age. She started performing arts activities at the age of 8 and became the first leader of "Sakura Gakuin". Since Sakura Gakuin is an idol group consisting only of elementary and junior high school members, she also left the group when she graduated from junior high school. After leaving Sakura Gakuin, in 2013, she started her career as a solo idol with a project called "DNA1980", which covers idol songs from the 80's. She debuted as a solo idol the following year, but she took a hiatus from her solo ac...

 NEGICCO IS THE LONGEST FEMALE IDOL GROUP with original members. It is also one of the most famous local idols in Japan based in Niigata. On a personal note, Negicco is the idol that made me get involved with Japanese female idols. Until then, I had no interest in idols, but one day I suddenly became fascinated by their music and became a fan of them. Negicco's songs are widely supported not only by idol fans but also by music fans. And Negicco is one of the groups that has made a big contribution to today's situation where it has become the norm for local idols to release excellent songs. In this article, I will introduce the first half of Negicco's 20-year history and why they are able to release excellent songs through it. Negicco was formed in 2003 to promote Niigata's "Yawahada Negi". Originally, it was planned to be active for one month only, but due to its popularity, the activity was extended. Her first single "Koi Suru Negikko" was distribut...

Brilliant J-idols Guide is a blog introducing Japanese female idols. Japanese idol culture has a long history and has undergone a special development. Therefore, it is difficult for foreigners to understand. Also, since there are so many idols, you may wonder which one to watch. This blog does not cover all female idols. Based on my subjective opinion, I will introduce the idols you should watch now. I have been interested in music since I was little, and I like various genres of music. Among them, as a fan of Japanese female idols, I have been doing activities in Japan to introduce recommended idols. I fell in love with Japanese idols because of their music, so I'm sure I'll be introducing a lot of so-called "Gakkyoku-ha(music school)" idols. In this blog, I will mainly post articles about idols that I recommend. However, we also accept questions about Japanese idols and requests for idols we would like to introduce.