Adoring the Aidoru manufacturing J-Pop idol girl group culture in Asia

This paper presents a description and analysis of the J-pop idol girl group culture, particularly that of Japan’s top idol girl group, AKB48, which currently has 12 active ‘sister groups’ in Japan and in six other Asian countries forming the 48G System. The paper also presents case studies of two AK...

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Published in:Musika Jornal Vol. 14 (2022), 62-84
Main Author: Abelardo, Regina Starr B.
Resource Type: Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Center for Ethno Musicology

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