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Japanese idol

type of entertainer in Japan
Intangible profession Q226008
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Summary

Japanese idol is a profession[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,943 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Japan[3]
  • Subclass of: entertainer[4], idol[5]
  • Commons category: Idols from Japan[6]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Idols[7]
  • Has list: list of Japanese idols[8]
  • Female form of label: آيدولة يابانية[9], idol xaponesa[10], Nữ thần tượng Nhật Bản[11], japanisches Idol[12], ídolo xaponés[13], ídol japonesa[14], ídolo japonesa[15], japonska idolka[16]
  • Male form of label: japanisches Idol[17], japonski idol[18], idol japonez[19]

Why It Matters

Japanese idol has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → list of Japanese idols
    Instance of → profession
    Country → Japan
    Subclass of → entertainer, idol
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 127242, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Idol_Singer`"
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