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=== Asia ===
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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> 
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