>>24570188An idol is a Japanese popular entertainer that originated in the kayoukyoku era of the seventies whose primary appeal was the character and image of the performer rather than their talent at singing/dancing. Examples include Yamaguchi Momor, Matsuda Seiko, and Nakamori Akina. Idols often had approachable looks and were girls that you wanted to cheer on personally and see improve rather than perfect pop stars like Western performers or contemporary K-pop performers. After the eighties idol subculture became a primarily otaku-oriented interest, with a few groups and performers achieving wider recognition. That AKB48, the most successful idol group of the past ten years, is named after Akihabara is a example of this transition.
AKA, not normalfag, unlike Nijisanji.
