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Last updated: Wed Oct 22 2025 19:44:25 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Description

Idol is a Japanese pop music genre centered around highly produced groups and soloists who are marketed as aspirational figures through carefully crafted public personas. The sound typically features upbeat J-pop melodies, synchronized choreography, and an emphasis on accessibility and audience connection rather than purely musical virtuosity. Idol culture encompasses fan interaction events, merchandising, and a business model that blends music with entertainment spectacle and parasocial relationships.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
39		1988	Diamanda Galás	You Must Be Certain of the Devil	visual kei j-pop japanese emo pop poptron	visual kei # 57 poptron # 80
41		1995	Perfume	Linear Motor Girl	asian asian pop electronic female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 24
81		1995	Perfume	Computer City	asian asian pop electronic electropop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 72
91		1996	Perfume	不自然なガール/ナチュラルに恋して	asian asian pop electronic female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese techno	girl band # 81
13		1998-04-05	Diamanda Galás	Malediction And Prayer	j-pop japanese visual kei emo art pop k-pop korean poptron	visual kei # 25 poptron # 73
63		2001	Bish	FAKE METAL JACKET	idol japanese
33		2004-03-03	Berryz工房	あなたなしでは生きてゆけない	idol
92		2004-03-17	Perfume	モノクロームエフェクト	asian asian pop electronic electropop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 82
18		2004-07-07	Berryz工房	1st 超ベリーズ	idol j-pop japanese
93		2004-09-08	Perfume	ビタミンドロップ	asian asian pop electronic female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 85
43		2006-02-01	AKB48	桜の花びらたち	asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 28
58		2008-01-16	Perfume	Baby cruising Love / マカロニ	asian asian pop electronic female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 44
9		2008-11-12	Buono!	ロッタラ ロッタラ	asian asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese
27		2009-02-11	Buono!	Buono! 2	asian female vocalists idol japanese
95		2009-03-25	Perfume	ワンルーム・ディスコ	asian asian pop electronic electropop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	asian # 22 asian pop # 23 girl band # 89
24		2009-06-16	Jonas Brothers	Lines, Vines and Trying Times
72		2010-04-07	AKB48	神曲たち	j-pop idol japanese
40		2010-05-05	ももいろクローバー	行くぜっ!怪盗少女	asian asian pop dance female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 20
20		2010-05-05	東京女子流	キラリ☆	asian asian pop dance female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese
48		2010-05-26	AKB48	ポニーテールとシュシュ	idol
1		2010-08-18	AKB48	ヘビーローテーション	j-pop
98		2010-11-10	Perfume	ねぇ	asian asian pop electronic female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese techno	asian pop # 50 asian # 51 girl band # 96
100		2010-12-22	μ's	Snow halation	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	asian pop # 54 asian # 54 japanese pop # 98
5		2011-01-19	フレンチ・キス	If	asian female vocalists idol j-pop japanese
3		2011-03-02	ノースリーブス	Answer	asian asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese
49		2011-03-09	9nine	SHINING☆STAR	asian asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese pop	girl band # 32
28		2011-03-09	SKE48	バンザイVenus	idol
16		2011-05-04	東京女子流	鼓動の秘密	asian asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese
50		2011-05-25	AKB48	Everyday、カチューシャ	idol
25		2011-07-20	NMB48	絶滅黒髪少女	asian asian pop idol japanese
73		2011-07-27	ももいろクローバーZ	バトル アンド ロマンス	idol j-pop
74		2011-07-27	SKE48	パレオはエメラルド	idol
35		2011-08-17	Tomato n' Pine	なないろ☆ナミダ	asian asian pop electronic electropop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese shibuya-kei	girl band # 14 shibuya-kei # 50
23		2011-08-24	AKB48	フライングゲット	asian asian pop female vocalists idol j-pop japanese
82		2011-11-09	SKE48	オキドキ	asian asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 74
51		2011-11-23	ももいろクローバーZ	労働讃歌	asian asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 34
46		2011-12-07	AKB48	上からマリコ	asian asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 30
85		2012-02-15	AKB48	次の足跡 Type A <初回限定盤>	asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 77
2		2012-02-15	AKB48	GIVE ME FIVE!	female vocalists idol j-pop japanese
80		2012-02-22	Scandal	Harukaze	asian pop asian rock female vocalists girl band idol j-pop j-rock japanese	girl band # 68 asian rock # 77
69		2012-03-07	ももいろクローバーZ	猛烈宇宙交響曲・第七楽章「無限の愛」	idol j-pop
7		2012-04-11	モーニング娘。	恋愛ハンター	asian pop female vocalists idol j-pop japanese
12		2012-05-16	SKE48	アイシテラブル!	idol j-pop
62		2012-06-27	ももいろクローバーZ	Z女戦争	asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 50
15		2012-07-04	BABYMETAL	ヘドバンギャー!!	j-pop	kawaii metal # 75
53		2012-08-01	桃黒亭一門	ニッポン笑顔百景	asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 38
55		2012-08-15	AKB48	1830m	asian pop female vocalists idol j-pop japanese
57		2012-08-29	AKB48	ギンガムチェック	idol
96		2012-09-05	μ's	Wonderful Rush	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	asian # 28 asian pop # 29 japanese pop # 95
47		2012-09-19	SKE48	キスだって左利き	idol j-pop
56		2012-11-14	乃木坂46	制服のマネキン	idol j-pop
66		2012-11-21	ももいろクローバーZ	サラバ、愛しき悲しみたちよ	asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 52
60		2013	Courtney Love	Nobody's Daughter	ballad emo idol pop rock
54		2013-01-09	BABYMETAL	イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ	idol j-pop kawaii metal	kawaii metal # 82
64		2013-01-30	SKE48	チョコの奴隷	asian female vocalists idol j-pop japanese pop
90		2013-02-06	μ's	きっと青春が聞こえる	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 94
31		2013-02-06	柏木由紀	ショートケーキ	female vocalists idol j-pop japanese
89		2013-02-27	Perfume	未来のミュージアム	idol
42		2013-03-03	μ's	これからのSomeday / Wonder zone	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 75
17		2013-03-20	HKT48	スキ!スキ!スキップ!	idol
37		2013-05-23	백퍼센트	Real 100%	asian idol k-pop korean male vocalists pop
21		2013-05-29	でんぱ組.inc	でんでんぱっしょん	idol j-pop
59		2013-07-17	SKE48	美しい稲妻	asian pop idol j-pop japanese
11		2013-09-04	HKT48	メロンジュース	idol
68		2013-10-02	Scandal	STANDARD	asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 54
14		2013-10-02	E-Girls	ごめんなさいのKissing You	asian pop idol j-pop japanese
36		2013-12-11	でんぱ組.inc	WORLD WIDE DEMPA	idol j-pop
30		2014-01-22	Flower	Flower	asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 8
45		2014-02-18	스피드	SPEED CIRCUS	asian idol k-pop korean male vocalists
38		2014-03-12	HKT48	桜、みんなで食べた	idol
29		2014-03-19	E-Girls	COLORFUL POP	idol
6		2014-04-02	乃木坂46	気づいたら片想い	idol j-pop pop
86		2014-04-23	μ's	それは僕たちの奇跡	asian asian pop crossover thrash idol j-pop japanese japanese pop soundtrack thrash metal thrashcore	crossover thrash # 76 japanese pop # 91 thrashcore # 93
77		2014-05-08	μ's	どんなときもずっと	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 86
76		2014-05-28	μ's	ユメノトビラ	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 85
34		2014-05-28	especia	GUSTO	idol
8		2015	Silent Siren	サイレントサイレン	asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese
52		2015-03-27	Bish	Brand-new idol SHiT	asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 37
83		2015-04-22	μ's	ミはμ'sicのミ	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 90
67		2015-10-28	μ's	HEART to HEART!	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 82
4		2016	NECRONOMIDOL	NEMESIS	darkwave idol j-pop japanese kawaii metal	kawaii metal # 73
61		2016-03-02	μ's	MOMENT RING	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 79
97		2016-04-01	BABYMETAL	Metal Resistance	kawaii metal metal j-pop	japanese # 4 metal # 65 j-pop # 71 kawaii metal # 99
19		2016-07-26	sora tob sakana	sora tob sakana	asian asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese math rock
26		2016-08-03	i☆Ris	Realize!	asian pop girl band idol j-pop	girl band # 4
22		2016-11-23	BPM15Q	BPM15Q ALL SONGS	asian asian pop edm electropop girl band idol j-pop japanese
44		2017-02-22	NECRONOMIDOL	DEATHLESS	asian girl band idol j-pop japanese metal	girl band # 29
79		2017-04-05	Aqours	HAPPY PARTY TRAIN	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese japanese pop pop soundtrack	japanese pop # 88
75		2017-04-05	Maison book girl	image	asian asian pop idol j-pop japanese
78		2017-11-04	Bish	THE GUERRiLLA BiSH	idol
87		2018	Little Glee Monster	juice	asian asian pop girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 78
70		2018-05-23	PassCode	ZENITH	asian idol j-pop japanese kawaii metal metal	kawaii metal # 88
65		2019-05-15	Aqours	恋になりたいAQUARIUM	idol
99		2020-03-12	Kehlani	Do U Dirty	black metal brazilian brazilian pop breakcore brutal death metal crunk crunkcore death metal dubstep emo idol j-pop j-rock japanese k-pop korean miami bass russian russian metal russian pop schlager trap usbm visual kei	brazilian # 6 j-rock # 39 breakcore # 60 brutal death metal # 70 russian # 80 visual kei # 82 crunk # 87 brazilian pop # 92 miami bass # 94 crunkcore # 95 schlager # 96 usbm # 96 russian metal # 97 russian pop # 98
32			Wake Up, Girls!	恋?で愛?で暴君です!		japanese pop # 70
84			ももいろクローバー	ミライボウル	asian asian pop female vocalists girl band idol j-pop japanese	girl band # 76
71			YooA(OH MY GIRL)	Bon Voyage	idol pop
88			Phantom Siita	キミと××××したいだけ	idol
94			Hoshimachi Suisei	Still Still Stellar	idol japanese
10			Wake Up, Girls!	スキノスキル

Related genres

• j-pop
• japanese
• asian pop
• girl band
• asian
• female vocalists
• j-idol
• pop
• japanese pop
• male vocalists