A star-making factory without rival, the Japanese talent agency Johnny's Jimusho has brought fame to several generations of male stars – singers, actors and performers. Beyond the Male Idol Factory asks what the phenomenon of "Johnny's Idols" reveals about discourses of masculinity and national identity in contemporary Japan.
Examining the pervasive presence of these stars across a wide range of Japanese media, the book explores how Johnny's Idols act as role models of ideal masculinity and good citizenship as well as entertainers. Taking a wide-ranging cultural studies approach, the book assesses the social, economic and demographic contexts of these familiar stars in post-industrial and post-Bubble Japanese society.
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Beyond the Male Idol Factory
The Construction of Gender and National Ideologies in Japan through Johnny's Jimusho
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eBook - ePub
Beyond the Male Idol Factory
The Construction of Gender and National Ideologies in Japan through Johnny's Jimusho
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on translation
- Introduction
- 1 Media, entertainment and idols as reflections of Japan’s socioeconomic transitions
- 2 The male-idol factory: Strategies behind the production of Johnny’s idols in the twenty-first century
- 3 The national idols and their role to strengthen social ties in Japan
- 4 Gendered ideologies and the support for male centrality in Japanese media
- 5 The identity-oriented performances of fans and the sacralizing of places and goods
- Conclusion – Beyond the scandal of sexual abuse inside Johnny’s Jimusho: The future of the male idol industry in Japan
- Glossary
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Imprint
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