[BOOK] BRUTUS December 15, 2025 Issue[Feature] What's Idol?(Magazine)

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BRUTUS December 15, 2025 Issue[Feature] What's Idol?

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Release Date: 2025/12

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Catalog No.	NEOBK-3158774
ISBN	4910277531250
Format	BOOK
Number of books	1
Item weight	300g

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[Machine Translation] Idols stand on stage in special costumes and sing and dance with dedication. Their appearance is beautiful, strong, and sometimes fragile. I wonder how much energy and courage these girls and women have given us. From the Showa to the Heisei era, and even into the 2025 era, idols continue to be a source of emotional support for many people. The image of idols is changing along with the changes in society and the times. We discussed the diversifying nature of idols with the creators who support them, including producers, composers, lyricists, choreographers, costume designers, and vocal instructors. What makes them idols, and for whom? Why is that group so popular? What is the difference between artists and idols? In the year 2025, we present Brutus' theory on idols. What is an idol? What is the ideal idol that KAWAII LAB. is aiming for? A producer talks about "What is an idol? ", a producer talks about "What is an idol? Tadayoshi Okura/Soyoung/Mofuku-chan/Yamamoto Show/connie/Kanano Shiver Find out where idol songs are now. Talk: I want to talk about idol songs! Composer My way of making idol songs. Lyricist As a professional, I was jealous of that phrase. Choreographer The relationship between choreography and idol songs. My current "image of idols. Ayaka Sasaki/Shunta Sono/HANANO/Kazuke Sakai Thinking from the fans' point of view, what is the "idol image" of 2025? Mana Kamioka/Yasushi Inada/ Tsuya-chan The "Idol publicity meeting" of the super-tokimeki Advertising Department. The creativity of the Sakamichi series. Introduction to the Halo Pro trainees. The "ism" passed down to the idol eggs. Mariaki Makino ( Morning Musume. 25 ) / Maki Mitsubachi / Mariko Ueno / Show Hoshibu / Chen Takasaki / Mikihisa Ishihara Idols with girly sensitivity and DIY spirit. REIRIE/dig/BENNY A new book on the dismantling of idol costumes. Shinobu Chino/Yudai Ichinosawa/Hirosumi Saito/Daisuke Tanaka A glossary of idol terms in the idol world. Book in Book MY IDOL SONG PLAYLIST My Idol Song Playlist by active idols. The vortex of changing fandom. Juice=Juice's "THE FIRST TAKE" is ready... Other

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特別な衣装を着てステージに立ち、ひたむきに歌い、踊るアイドルたち。その姿は、美しくも、強くも、時に儚くもあります。彼ら、彼女らの存在に、どれだけ多くの元気と勇気をもらったのでしょうか。昭和から平成、そして令和になっても、アイドルは多くの人たちの心の支えになっています。そんなアイドルの姿も、社会や時代の変化とともに変わりつつあります。多様化するアイドルという存在について、プロデューサーや作曲家、作詞家にコレオグラファー、衣装デザイナー、ボーカル講師まで、彼らを支えるクリエイターたちと考えました。何をもって、誰のためのアイドルなのか?あのグループはなぜ人気なのか?アーティストとアイドルの違いって? 2025年、ブルータスのアイドル論をお届けします。特集アイドルって? KAWAII LAB.が目指す、理想のアイドル像とは? プロデューサーが語る、“アイドルってなんだ?”。大倉忠義/ソヨン/もふくちゃん/ヤマモトショウ/connie/戦慄かなのアイドルソングの現在地を知る。対談アイドルソングについて語りたい! 作曲家わたしの、アイドルソングの作りかた。作詞家プロとして嫉妬したあのフレーズ。コレオグラファー振り付けとアイドルソングの関係。今の、私の「アイドル像」。佐々木彩夏/曽野舜太/HANANO/酒井一圭ファン目線で考える、令和の「アイドル像」。上岡磨奈/いなだ易/つやちゃん超ときめき・宣伝部の「アイドル宣伝会議」。坂道シリーズのクリエイティビティ。入門、ハロプロ研修生。アイドルの卵たちに受け継がれるイズム。牧野真莉愛(モーニング娘。’25)/みつばちまき/上野まり子/星部ショウ/高崎晟/石原幹久ガーリーな感性とDIY精神を宿すアイドル。 REIRIE/diig/BENNY アイドル衣装の解体新書。茅野しのぶ/市野沢祐大/齋藤ヒロスミ/田中大資勝手に!令和の、アイドル界隈用語集。 Book in Book MY IDOL SONG PLAYLIST 現役アイドルのマイアイドルソング☆プレイリスト。変わる、ファンダムという渦。 Juice=Juiceの「THE FIRST TAKE」ができ...他

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