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== By region == === Asia === {{main|Japanese idol|Korean idol|Chinese idol}} {{multiple image | align = left | direction = horizontal | total_width = 260 | image1 = Taeyeon at Incheon Airport on 210723 (6).png | caption1 = [[Taeyeon]] (South Korea) in 2023 | image2 = Tóc Tiên (cropped).png | caption2 = Tóc Tiên (Vietnam) in 2015 }} {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 220 | image1 = Ax10akb18 (cropped).jpg | caption1 = AKB48 (Japan) in 2010 | image2 = BTS for Dispatch White Day Special, 27 February 2019 01.jpg | caption2 = BTS (South Korea) in 2019 }} East Asia possesses a robust [[fan culture]] centered around idols, one that spans both genders and generates broad appeal. East Asian idol culture, which first began in Japan in the 1960s, would spread to neighboring countries in later decades: in South Korea and Taiwan, for example, it took root in the 1990s, and in China the 2010s. Idols are also not limited to singing, and may take part in more explicitly image-focused venues such as [[pin-up]] photography ([[gravure idol]]s) and pornography ([[AV idol]]s). There are many different idols and idol groups spread across many countries. In Japan, there are pop stars [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] and [[Namie Amuro]] as well as [[Kana Nishino]] and music groups such as [[Momoiro Clover Z]], [[Morning Musume]], [[AKB48]], and [[Perfume (Japanese band)|Perfume]] and [[Johnny & Associates]] [[boy band]]s [[Arashi]], [[News (band)|NEWS]], [[KAT-TUN]], and [[Hey! Say! JUMP]] among others. In Taiwan, there are pop icons such as [[Jay Chou]], [[Jolin Tsai]], music groups [[Mayday (Taiwanese band)|Mayday]], [[F4 (band)|F4]], and [[S.H.E]]. In South Korea, notable K-pop personalities include singers [[BoA]] and [[Rain (entertainer)|Rain]] and groups [[BTS]], [[Blackpink]], [[Twice]], [[Exo (group)|Exo]], [[TVXQ]], [[2PM]], [[2AM (band)|2AM]], [[Beast (South Korean band)|Beast]], [[Shinee]], [[Super Junior]], [[2NE1]], [[Big Bang (South Korean band)|Big Bang]], [[Wonder Girls]], [[T-ara]], [[Kara (South Korean band)|Kara]] and [[Girls' Generation]].<ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 2002|title=TIME Asia: The Empress of Pop|publisher=Benny Labamba|url=http://bennylabamba.com/Ayumi-Hamasaki-Time_interview|access-date=6 March 2014|archive-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018134731/http://bennylabamba.com/Ayumi-Hamasaki-Time_interview|url-status=dead}}</ref> In Vietnam, there are the singers [[WanBi Tuấn Anh]],<ref>{{cite web|last=|title=Wanbi Tuấn Anh muốn vượt qua chính mình|url=https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/wanbi-tuan-anh-muon-vuot-qua-chinh-minh-1234176010.htm|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Báo điện tử Dân Trí|date=8 February 2009 |language=vi}}</ref> [[Sơn Tùng M-TP]], [[Đông Nhi]], [[Bảo Thy]] and [[Tóc Tiên]].<ref name="tuoitre">{{cite web|author=Trung Nghĩa|date=21 February 2007|title=Tóc Tiên: nụ cười như nắng mai|trans-title=Tóc Tiên: the smile as bright as sunshine|url=http://tuoitre.vn/toc-tien-nu-cuoi-nhu-nang-mai-187933.htm|access-date=15 October 2017|work=[[Tuổi Trẻ]] Online|publisher=[[Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union]]|language=vi}}</ref><ref name="breakup">{{cite interview|last1=Nguyễn|first1=Khoa Tóc Tiên|interviewer=Quân Ngọc|title=Nhiều người xui chúng tôi bỏ nhau|url=https://ngoisao.net/tin-tuc/hau-truong/nhieu-nguoi-xui-chung-toi-bo-nhau-2541650.html|access-date=15 October 2017|work=Ngôi Sao|publisher=VnExpress|date=7 August 2009|trans-title="People told us to break up"|language=vi}}</ref> {{Clear}} === Europe === [[File:Bill Kaulitz 2010.JPG|left|thumb|100px|Bill Kaulitz in 2010]] European teen idols include [[German people|German]] popstar [[Bill Kaulitz]] of the pop-rock band [[Tokio Hotel]]<ref>Deutsche Welle [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3626595,00.html German Pop Sensation Tokio Hotel Wins MTV Video Music Award]. Retrieved 17 September 2008.</ref> and the members of the Anglo-Irish [[Pop music|pop]] [[boy band]] [[One Direction]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Ross On Radio: One Direction Avoids The Story Of Many Teen Idols' Lives|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/5885444/ross-on-radio-one-direction-avoids-the-story-of-many-teen-idols-lives|access-date=2021-03-27|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> and [[Girls Aloud]], another Anglo-Irish band. In Spain, [[Quevedo (singer)|Quevedo]], [[Rosalía]] and [[C. Tangana]] all enjoy teen-idol status. In the Balkans, the late Macedonian singer [[Toše Proeski]] was considered a teen idol. {{Clear}} === Latin America === {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | total_width = 260 | image1 = Ricky Martin Golden Globe Awards 2018.jpg | caption1 = Ricky Martin in 2018 | image2 = ThaliaSodi cropped.jpg | caption2 = Thalía in 2006 }} In Latin America, idols ranges from [[Mexico|Mexican]] pop stars [[Timbiriche]] (including their members, [[Paulina Rubio]] and [[Thalía]]), [[Lynda Thomas]], [[Magneto (band)|Magneto]], Puerto Rican born Mexican [[Luis Miguel]], [[Colombia]]n [[Shakira]] and the popular Puerto Rican boy band [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]] in the 1980s and 1990s, and [[Paty Cantú]], [[Anahí]], [[Belinda]], and [[RBD]] in the 2000s and 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenidols4you.com/picture/1154/4/menudo.html |title=Pictures of Menudo in General Pictures, Page 1 |publisher=Teen Idols 4 You |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> Besides, former Menudo member [[Ricky Martin]], their chief rivals [[Los Chicos]] and former member [[Chayanne]], Venezuelan actor and singer [[Guillermo Davila]] and more, to Argentina, where telenovela, ''[[Chiquititas]]'', ushered in a new era of teen-idols for that country, including actors [[Benjamin Rojas]], [[Felipe Colombo]], [[Luisana Lopilato]], and [[Camila Bordonaba]], who went on to form teen band [[Erreway]], precursors to Mexican band RBD. [[Quinceañera (1987 TV series)|''Quinceañera'']] (1987), starring by [[Thalía]] and [[Adela Noriega]] became the first ''[[telenovela]]'' made for teenagers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuevamujer.com/espectaculos/2022/02/18/protagonista-de-quinceanera-podria-volver-a-las-telenovelas-este-ano/|title=Protagonista de “Quinceañera” podría volver a las telenovelas este año|publisher=Nueva Mujer|access-date=October 20, 2024|language=es|date=February 18, 2022}}</ref> {{Clear}} === North America === Often teen idols are [[actor]]s or [[musician]]s. Some teen idols began their careers as [[child actor]]s, such as [[Britney Spears]], [[Hilary Duff]], [[Raven-Symoné]] and [[Miley Cyrus]]. There were teen idols before there were [[teen magazine]]s, but idols have always been a permanent feature in magazines such as ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'', ''[[16 (magazine)|16]]'', ''[[Tiger Beat]]'' and ''[[Right On! (magazine)|Right On!]]'' in the United States, and in similar magazines elsewhere. With the advent of television, teen idols were also promoted through programs such as ''[[American Bandstand]]'', ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[Soul Train]]''. Today's teen idols have spawned an entire industry of [[gossip magazines]], [[television shows]], [[YouTube]], [[social media]], and whole [[television channels]] such as [[E!]]. {{Clear}}
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