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Genre
j-idol
Parent Genre: pop

J-idol music is a popular genre in Japan that features groups of young female singers and dancers who perform catchy and upbeat pop songs. The music is often accompanied by elaborate choreography and colorful costumes, and the groups are known for their high-energy performances. The lyrics of the songs typically focus on themes of love, friendship, and self-empowerment, and the music is popular among fans of all ages. Some of the most popular J-idol groups include Nogizaka46, Perfume, and AKB48.


Top artists of j-idol genre

Nogizaka46
AKB48
Perfume
Keyakizaka46
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Momoiro Clover Z
E-girls
Flower
ZONE
FRUITS ZIPPER
Hitomi Shimatani
NMB48
Folder 5
hitomi
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
Aya Hirano
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j-idol music timeline

Explore j-idol history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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j-idol playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular j-idol music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of j-idol artists

Here is a list of j-idol artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the j-idol genre. You can find out what j-idol genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Nogizaka46
62 2 55 85 27 58 131 1185931
2
AKB48
54 2 52 87 16 62 136 425175
3
Perfume
54 13 61 93 6 78 130 738530
4
Keyakizaka46
50 4 55 88 19 62 120 609672
5
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
49 9 63 96 8 77 137 444834
6
Momoiro Clover Z
48 2 53 93 7 59 151 199349
7
E-girls
44 0 65 90 6 69 130 478754
8
Flower
43 0 56 78 21 42 122 280520
9
ZONE
41 0 49 75 14 46 137 68742
10
FRUITS ZIPPER
41 7 60 93 6 72 137 10773
11
Hitomi Shimatani
41 0 56 82 19 49 131 100485
12
NMB48
40 0 51 84 16 55 152 76847
13
Folder 5
39 6 57 99 1 83 155 8373
14
hitomi
38 5 56 85 7 57 130 94883
15
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
38 0 59 91 5 59 142 54133
16
Aya Hirano
37 0 54 92 13 66 143 38768
17
chay
37 0 55 70 20 63 125 120155
18
Yui Horie
37 4 56 79 23 61 130 84450
19
Whiteberry
36 0 57 89 10 66 132 20886
20
HKT48
36 0 64 92 6 78 133 67354
21
Dempagumi.Inc
35 0 59 94 5 70 139 67635
22
Yui Ogura
35 0 57 88 8 68 135 62973
23
Sayaka Yamamoto
34 0 41 83 3 48 142 53069
24
Dream Ami
33 0 65 84 13 72 131 80494
25
STU48
33 0 58 85 22 63 121 28848
26
Ami Suzuki
32 4 63 72 16 50 125 49349
27
Dream
32 1 61 86 4 48 117 36592
28
SKE48
31 0 53 95 15 62 143 76079
29
Yui Aragaki
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 62041
30
Idoling!!!
30 0 54 91 15 69 153 7534
31
26時のマスカレイド
26 0 50 90 8 56 145 13822
32
Maison book girl
26 0 54 89 9 67 122 25128
33
NGT48
26 0 58 86 34 77 142 35431
34
misono
26 0 37 87 0 27 114 8579
35
Alisa Mizuki
25 0 60 66 26 49 114 5048
36
Sakuragakuin
25 2 62 90 3 73 157 15465
37
Dream5
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 7621
38
ノースリーブス
24 0 54 81 8 71 132 13004
39
Tomomi Itano
24 0 62 86 17 62 129 19863
40
Maneki Kecak
24 0 48 92 3 49 130 19193
41
Watariroukahashiritai
24 13 59 94 6 80 115 8433
42
lyrical school
22 0 72 75 22 68 132 16497
43
Atsuko Maeda
21 0 59 80 27 70 125 21344
44
Mayu Watanabe
21 0 59 87 20 71 141 23676
45
TEAM SHACHI
21 0 50 82 1 39 141 6938
46
Aya Ueto
21 0 51 72 30 55 110 13247
47
Kii Kitano
21 0 73 94 11 52 120 2305
48
Negicco
20 5 63 77 15 72 145 16124
49
RYUTist
20 0 56 89 6 68 134 9053
50
Rina Chinen
19 1 59 78 16 42 129 4065
51
ukka
19 0 57 94 17 59 141 4431
52
Ayame Goriki
19 0 63 80 6 65 104 1955
53
煌めき☆アンフォレント
17 0 52 96 9 60 150 4796
54
Yuki Kashiwagi
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 9511
55
Rino Sashihara
17 0 50 97 35 88 155 5243
56
Maki Goto
17 0 57 86 2 44 97 4071
57
You Kikkawa
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2796
58
PASSPO☆
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 12469
59
French Kiss
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 7420
60
Tomato N' Pine
16 1 66 82 0 79 123 4012
61
B.O.L.T
15 1 56 93 1 61 129 3196
62
Task have Fun
15 0 62 94 3 79 132 4819
63
Space Girls Planet
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 729
64
DIVA
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 4135
65
PARADISE GO!! GO!!
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 210
66
Rev.from DVL
12 0 61 96 2 57 107 2166
67
THE HOOPERS
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 4031
68
Nana Katase
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 867
69
Miyuki Watanabe
10 0 59 94 8 57 144 10128
70
Yufu Terashima
9 0 63 88 4 83 125 3235
71
Minami Takahashi
8 10 60 78 10 60 106 12435
72
SweetS
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 737
73
MAGiCAL PUNCHLiNE
8 0 51 93 16 49 95 4084
74
otomeshinto
7 0 63 95 13 71 175 4448
75
Dorothy Little Happy
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4362
76
Rock A Japonica
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3031
77
X21
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2390
78
palet
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 614
79
ハコイリムスメ
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 479
80
DAN JYO
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 967
81
Doll☆Elements
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 431
82
nanoCUNE
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1632
83
AeLL.
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1285
84
Hangry & Angry
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 316
85
Dance Pop Girls
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244
86
Morning Musume。
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10324
87
Chocolove From AKB48
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99