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84-781: Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki attended the All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling Dojo, where they graduated as part of the 1981 class. They jointly received the AJW Rookie of the Year honors. Before forming one of the most well-known teams on the Japanese Women's Wrestling circuit, team both Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki competed in singles matches as well as tag & trios matches with the likes of, Chigusa Nagayo, Devil Masami, Jaguar Yokota, Mimi Hagiwara and even future rival, Judy Martin. Yamazaki would even win

168-734: A cult following amongst teenage girls in Japan. Helping the Crush Gals to achieve their initial success was AJW pitting them against contrasting antagonists such as Dump Matsumoto and her Atrocious Alliance stable; a group made up of slightly older women portraying violent, imitating face-painted characters inspired by the Sukeban subculture. The Crush Gals were one of the primary attractions to AJW until their forced breakup in May 1989; AJW's internal policy that their performers must retire upon reaching

252-607: A full length LP, First Flight in 1987. Crush Gals The Crush Gals were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Lioness Asuka and Chigusa Nagayo . Formed in 1983 in the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion, the Crush Gals would become an extremely popular and influential unit throughout the 1980s, helping to propel both themselves and AJW into mainstream popularity in Japan. The Crush Gals, who combined youthfulness and an exciting wrestling style with pop music, became teen idols and developed

336-453: A match between the champion Nagayo and Asuka was due to take place. 1988 saw several matches pitting Asuka and Nagayo against each other for Nagayo's championship. During a face-off between the two of them in July 1988, Asuka won the title after Nagayo became injured during the match. However, immediately afterwards, Asuka vacated the title out of respect for Nagayo, stating she did not wish to win

420-556: A particular generic type, the teen idol [who] carried on the process ... of changing the image of male youth ... from wild to mild , by providing a cleaner, more wholesome image of masculinity than that of the previous era's rebellious rockabilly heroes [and ( working-class ) so-called juvenile delinquents , like those in West Side Story ].... Post-war teens were able to buy relatively inexpensive phonographs — including portable models that could be carried to friends' houses — and

504-436: A period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g. as singers for pop groups, bit-part actors, TV personalities, models in photo spreads published in magazines, advertisements, etc. One of the most successful groups is Momoiro Clover Z . Their performances incorporate elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies. During 2014, about 486,000 people attended their live concerts, which

588-534: A pop sensation at 15 years old thanks to an aggressive marketing strategy. She promoted her debut album in shopping malls of the US. She is also the youngest person to have a debut album hit number one and have multiple number one singles from that album (" I Think We're Alone Now " and " Could've Been "). Having become a household name, she had then-unknown band New Kids on the Block as an opening act for her shows. However,

672-514: A reported $ 100 million offer to play Superman , before temporarily leaving Hollywood. The Walt Disney Company and its numerous outlets (e.g. Disney Channel , Radio Disney and Walt Disney Pictures ) were the first to successfully develop a new generation of teen idols in this period, starting with the careers of actresses and singers Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan , initially targeting youth and female teen audiences. While still teenagers, Duff became famous for her starring titular character in

756-492: A rocky start, she did capture the attention of producer and songwriter Max Martin, who had worked with many successful artists before. Teen idols were also popular in the R&;B and Hip-Hop realm throughout this decade, including Chris Brown , JoJo , Bow Wow , 3LW , Ciara , Mario , B2K , and Rihanna , among others. In the late 2000s, bands like Lillix , KSM , Everlife , and Clique Girlz became teen pop idols and have

840-531: A sensation in Latin America compared to Beatles' Beatlemania . At the end of the 1980s, actor Kirk Cameron became a major teen idol. Cameron was best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the television situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985 to 1992. Also Scott Baio and Willie Aames of Charles in Charge fame found themselves regulars in teen magazines. One of the most popular female singers of

924-596: A singles match a piece, Yamzaki beating Judy Martin and Toteno defeating Leilani Kai. The Jumping Bomb Angels returned to Japan with their home promotion of All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling. It was there that they lost the WWF Ladies Tag Team Championship, back to the Glamour Girls via countout on June 8, 1988. The Jumping Bomb Angels would reunite at Daily Sports’ 60th Anniversary event, Summer Dream on July 21st, 2008. They would take on

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1008-511: A teen idol during the later part of the 1980s, as did Christian Slater . Australian singer-actor Rick Springfield was regarded as the teen idol in the 1980s with such hits as " Jessie's Girl " and "Don't Talk to Strangers". The Grammy Award -winning musician Springfield was known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital . He originated the character from 1981 to 1983. He left acting after his music career took off. During this decade, Puerto Rican boy band Menudo , caused

1092-586: A teen idol was Franz Liszt , the Hungarian pianist who, in the 1840s, drew such a following among teen girls that the term " Lisztomania " soon came to describe the phenomenon. The kind of idolizing following Liszt drew in Europe would not be followed for several decades. American-born Roger Wolfe Kahn became, arguably , America's first modern-day teen idol, when, in 1924 at the age of sixteen he launched his first jazz band. Throughout his teens, he became dubbed

1176-466: A teen idol. American musician Taylor Swift entered the scene at age 16 by co-writing the song " Tim McGraw " with Liz Rose in 2005, after which she became a well-known and successful artist as well as a teen idol. Before reaching the age of 20, Ariana Grande had already been popular among secondary schoolchildren by starring in the teen comedy show Victorious (2010-2013) . She left acting for singing, and although her singing career got off to

1260-459: A teenage fanbase. Discovered on YouTube by media entrepreneur Scooter Braun at the age of 13, Justin Bieber was ushered into fame with his 2009 album My World . In Japan, more and more Japanese idol groups have appeared. In Japanese culture, persons called "idols" are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for

1344-574: Is a celebrity with a large teenage fan base . Teen idols are generally young but are not necessarily teenagers themselves. An idol's popularity may be limited to teens, or may extend to all age groups. 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

1428-405: Is popular, perpetually childlike and dependent. Some marketers turned to film and TV for fresh, 'safe' faces. Tommy Sands 's debut in a television film about the phenomenon, The Idol , made a teen idol out of Sands himself. Teen idol Ricky Nelson rose to stardom on the hit show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and the show was successfully used to promote his songs, making him one of

1512-663: The Disney Channel teen sitcom Lizzie McGuire and her multi-Platinum second studio album Metamorphosis (2003), with which she became one of the youngest artists to reach the top of the Billboard 200 , and Lohan became famous for her starring roles in many successful teen movies , including Freaky Friday (2003), Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), Mean Girls (2004) and Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), and her debut studio album Speak (2004). The success of this marketing led to further development of

1596-650: The Spice Girls , TLC , and Destiny's Child , also became very popular at the end of the decade. Even though the Spice Girls split in 2000, they remain fairly popular in England. During this decade, the Latin artist Shakira was described as a "teen idol", her songs reached number 1 on Latin radio, her videos were among the most viewed, while her hair and clothing style was emulated by girls and young women. from

1680-623: The WWWA World Tag Team Championship at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. By this point, the Crush Gals had already achieved a high level of popularity and success by combining wrestling and music. However, their highest point came in 1985 when they began a rivalry with Dump Matsumoto 's Atrocious Alliance. Matches between the Crush Gals and the Atrocious Alliance would regularly attract a 12.0 rating on Fuji TV ,

1764-598: The films (2003-2006). She also had a supporting role in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Miley Cyrus claimed her fame by playing a fictionalized version of herself on the television show Hannah Montana (2006-2011). Her 2009 singles " The Climb " and " Party in the U.S.A " were both hits. However, as she began metamorphosizing into something more mature, her popularity fell as parents considered her new materials inappropriate for their children. Selena Gomez made her debut by starring in

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1848-405: The 'Millionaire Maestro.' Geraldine Farrar , American opera singer, had a large following of young women nicknamed "Gerry-flappers" in the early 20th century. Rudy Vallée , who became a major success in 1929 with hits like " Honey " and " Deep Night ", may have been the first American popular singer to have been idolised by hundreds of teen-aged girls at sold-out concerts. He was also possibly

1932-420: The 1980s, with teen idol status was Madonna , especially among youth female audience which was later named Madonna wannabes . In popular music, the late 1980s was the boom of teenagers dominating the music charts. Debbie Gibson became the youngest person to write, perform and produce a number-one single, " Foolish Beat ", and also had many hits from her first two albums. Tiffany , another teen icon, became

2016-406: The 1990s were bands and musical acts. The rise of MTV in the 1980s and the success of the boy bands and girl groups during the 1990s and 2000s continued to fuel the phenomenon. Besides a combination of good, clean-cut looks and a ubiquitous marketing campaign, such bands typically include a variety of personality types (e.g. "the shy one", "the smart one", etc.) These idols were often found on

2100-1061: 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 idols ) and pornography ( AV idols ). 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 and Johnny & Associates boy bands Arashi , NEWS , KAT-TUN , and Hey! Say! JUMP among others. In Taiwan, there are pop icons such as Jay Chou , Jolin Tsai , music groups Mayday , F4 , and S.H.E . In South Korea, notable K-pop personalities include singers BoA and Rain and groups BTS , Blackpink , Twice , Exo , TVXQ , 2PM , 2AM , Beast , Shinee , Super Junior , 2NE1 , Big Bang , Wonder Girls , T-ara , Kara and Girls' Generation . In Vietnam, there are

2184-582: The 2000s and 2010s. Besides, former Menudo member Ricky Martin , their chief rivals Los Chicos and former member Chayanne , Venezuelan actor and singer Guillermo Davila and more, to Argentina, where telenovela, Chiquititas , ushered in a new era of teen-idols for that country, including actors Benjamin Rojas , Felipe Colombo , Luisana Lopilato , and Camila Bordonaba , who went on to form teen band Erreway , precursors to Mexican band RBD. Quinceañera (1987), starring by Thalía and Adela Noriega became

2268-596: The AJW Championship against Tateno on February 28, 1984. By late December 1984, Yamazaki & Tateno officially formed the Jumping Bomb Angels, aka J.B. Angels and would wrestle together more often than apart. They competed in the first AJW tag team tournament, Tag League The Best in 1985, finishing 2nd in points behind the Crush Gals , Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo. On January 5, 1986,

2352-646: The Atrocious Alliance would continue into 1986, with the Crush Gals winning the WWWA World Tag Team Championship for a third time in March 1986, only to lose the titles to Matsumoto and her new partner Bull Nakano . However, Nagayo would gain a measure of revenge when she defeated Dump Matsumoto in a second hair vs hair match in October 1986. The Crush Gals' time spent feuding with the Atrocious Alliance had seen both Asuka and Nagayo rise to

2436-533: The Balkans, the late Macedonian singer Toše Proeski was considered a teen idol. In Latin America, idols ranges from Mexican pop stars Timbiriche (including their members, Paulina Rubio and Thalía ), Lynda Thomas , Magneto , Puerto Rican born Mexican Luis Miguel , Colombian Shakira and the popular Puerto Rican boy band Menudo in the 1980s and 1990s, and Paty Cantú , Anahí , Belinda , and RBD in

2520-471: The Beatles arrived in 1964. Making their debut in the U.S. on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, the Beatles soon became the most successful and influential band in modern musical history, staying at the top of Billboard charts for a grand total of 58 weeks between 1964 and 1970. Adolescent hysteria was so loud that the band had trouble performing at concerts. The level of stardom they achieved in

2604-571: The Beatles did it through their more developed (or "grown up") music. Similarly, Neil Sedaka had two distinct eras of his career, with about a decade in between: one as a teen idol in the 1960s, and a later career in adult contemporary music . Roy Orbison was known for his songs " Oh, Pretty Woman ," " Only the Lonely ," and " Crying ." From the family band the Cowsills , Susan Cowsill , John Cowsill and Barry Cowsill became teen idols. Many of

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2688-571: The Boss? became a major teen idol. In the mid-1980s there was a group of young actors called the Brat Pack ; the whole group collectively and separately became teen idols. They were Emilio Estevez , Anthony Michael Hall , Rob Lowe , Andrew McCarthy , Demi Moore , Judd Nelson , Molly Ringwald , and Ally Sheedy . They starred in many coming of age films together in some fashion and became very popular without being musicians. Molly Ringwald entered

2772-469: The Brides among many others. Musical series such as Cassidy's The Partridge Family , the animated series The Archie Show , and (to a lesser extent) The Brady Bunch integrated television and teen- pop music to significant success during this time frame. The Brady Bunch's Barry Williams and Christopher Knight , as was tennis pro/actor Vincent Van Patten all were constantly in the fan magazines at

2856-681: The Calgary Typhoons (Mika Komatsu and Yumi Ogura). They would hold the titles until Nagayo's retirement in May 1989. Asuka, the reigning WWWA World Champion, would follow Nagayo into retirement that July. The retirement of AJW's top stars saw their business harshly decline thereafter. Nevertheless, AJW continued its policy of mandatory retirement at 26 for its stars. In the early 1990s, both Asuka and Nagayo would come out of retirement. Nagayo returned for AJW in 1993 for two matches, before quickly departing to work for JWP Joshi Puroresu , and created her own promotion, GAEA Japan in 1995. Asuka

2940-716: The Canadian band the DeFranco Family , and the Bay City Rollers (UK). Even modern classic hits and oldies outlets, which cover this time period, rarely play cuts from the teen idols of the era. A notable exception is Michael Jackson of the Jackson Five , who began his career as a teen idol along with his brothers, but whose individual career eventually evolved far beyond the limitations of that description and into superstardom. The Jackson Five were

3024-497: The Crush Gals released their music single, "Bible of Fire", which would eventually sell over 100,000 copies and serve as the lead single for their 1984 album Square Jungle . Nagayo has stated that prior to the creation of "Bible of Fire", she had never sung in public before. Within days of the release of the single, on 25 August 1984 the Crush Gals defeated early rivals the Dynamite Girls (Jumbo Hori and Yukari Omori) to win

3108-563: The Crush Gals represented the most popular era of their careers. Wrestling historians have compared their joint popularity in Japan in the mid-1980s to that of Hulk Hogan in the United States in the same period. The Crush Gals were created in January 1983. Previous to this, Lioness Asuka had debuted for AJW in May 1980 and was immediately considered a rising star while Chigusa Nagayo had also debuted in 1980, but her progress in

3192-675: The Disney situational comedy Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012) and released her first album Kiss & Tell in 2009. She became an icon for adolescent girls and women, yet details of her personal life put her under public scrutiny. ViacomCBS -owned Nickelodeon , a competitor to Disney Channel, has also developed its own slate of stars for its television shows, including Amanda Bynes , Drake Bell , Josh Peck , Emma Roberts , Miranda Cosgrove , Jennette McCurdy , Nathan Kress , Jamie Lynn Spears (sister of Britney Spears), Ariana Grande , Victoria Justice , Elizabeth Gillies , and groups

3276-505: The Dynamite Girls). In a 35-minute bout that is cited as one of the best AJW matches of all time, Asuka came out victorious. Asuka went on to challenge Omari, but could not overcome her. However, Nagayo later received her own shot against Omari and was able to knock her off her throne in October 1987. Thereafter, the Crush Gals would reunite a few more times to once again face the united force of Matsumoto and Omori, but inevitably,

3360-726: The Jumping Bomb Angels defeated the Atrocious Alliance, Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship in a best two-out-of-three falls match. They later lost the titles on March 20, 1986, to the Crush Gals. The Jumping Bomb Angels would take an excursion to the United States during mid 1987 to 1988, They would return to Japan where they lost the WWF Ladies’s Tag Team Championships to The Glamour Girls, Judy Martin and Leilani Kai at an AJW event on June 8, 1988. Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would continue to compete in AJW together and separately for

3444-629: The Menace , and Keith and Kevin Schultz known as the "Schultz Twins" on The Monroes all became younger preteen idols and grew into being teen idols. Herman's Hermits , the Rolling Stones , and the Beach Boys were teen idols, especially during the earlier part of their careers, although they quickly grew out of that status. The Rolling Stones did it through a more rebellious image,

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3528-660: The Naked Brothers Band and Big Time Rush , many of whom have not only starred in TV shows, but recorded songs as well. Many of the modern-day teen idols are females marketed as "role models" to teen and tween girls, a departure from the traditional role of the male teen idol marketed as the idolized teen "heartthrob". Actress Mischa Barton became a teen idol through her role on The O.C. , with Entertainment Weekly naming her character Marissa Cooper “ It Girl " of 2003. In 2002, Canadian singer Avril Lavigne dominated

3612-446: The U.S.—dubbed Beatlemania —was never before seen in that country, not even during the heyday of Elvis Presley. It is believed that a part of their success in the U.S. was because they brought hope and joy to a nation that was still recovering from the shock of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Some young TV stars were being hustled into studios to make recordings; for example, ex-Mousketeer Annette Funicello became one of

3696-423: The United States, and in similar magazines elsewhere. With the advent of television, teen idols were also promoted through programs such as American Bandstand , The Ed Sullivan Show , Soul Train . Today's teen idols have spawned an entire industry of gossip magazines , television shows , YouTube , social media , and whole television channels such as E! . The first known person to have been treated as

3780-435: The age of 26 saw both Asuka and Nagayo taking a hiatus from professional wrestling. However, both wrestlers would return within three years to professional wrestling (although outside of AJW), and in 2000, the pair would reunite in the promotion Nagayo created herself, GAEA Japan . This final run would last until 2005. Individually, both Asuka and Nagayo would have long, tenured runs in professional wrestling, but their time as

3864-534: The biggest stars in music. His wholesome image was a stark contrast to the uproar caused by Elvis Presley, with parents often approving of Nelson. Rick’s popularity continued to grow as Elvis and the Everly Brothers were in the military, Chuck Berry was imprisoned, and Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens died. However his popularity declined as the British Invasion hit the United States. when

3948-407: The continent identifying with their songs, this was called "Shakiramía" or "Shakira Fever" The Backstreet Boys ' popularity grew in 1997 with " Everybody (Backstreet's Back) ," a song produced by Max Martin . Opting against joining a girl band, Britney Spears released the music video " ...Baby One More Time " in 1998 on MTV, which pushed her into the public consciousness. Her first album of

4032-491: The covers and pages of teen magazines during the 1990s as teen idols as well. Classic examples of boy bands include Menudo , New Kids on the Block , Take That , Backstreet Boys, and NSYNC, all becoming the best-selling pop groups of the decade. Hanson was initially marketed as such a band, but eventually outgrew this label to become a successful indie band. Christina Aguilera , Jennifer Lopez , Mandy Moore , Jessica Simpson , and Britney Spears, along with female bands such as

4116-407: The end of the first season. Elvis Presley made his debut in the mid-1950s and became a sensation. Deemed too dangerous to be filmed except from the waist up because of his sexually suggestive dance moves, he became popular among teenagers. The success of young rock stars like Presley, film stars like Marlon Brando , Paul Newman , James Dean , Tab Hunter , and Sal Mineo in the 1950s, as well as

4200-534: The features of many teen idols is that their fans (and, in some cases, the musicians themselves) tended to develop a hate for the music once they became adults, and it is not much listened to by adults, except for nostalgia: the legacy of bubblegum pop . Teen idol performers in this category would include Shaun Cassidy , Leif Garrett , the Osmond Brothers (particularly Donny Osmond and their teen idol sister Marie Osmond ), Andy Gibb , Tony DeFranco of

4284-409: The first telenovela made for teenagers. Often teen idols are actors or musicians . Some teen idols began their careers as child actors , such as Britney Spears , Hilary Duff , Raven-Symoné and Miley Cyrus . There were teen idols before there were teen magazines , but idols have always been a permanent feature in magazines such as Seventeen , 16 , Tiger Beat and Right On! in

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4368-406: The first African-American music group to become national teen idols, appearing along with famous white idols in magazines such as 16 and Tiger Beat . In addition, the charismatic appeal, showmanship and flurry of fans towards lead Michael Jackson made him a teen idol and heartthrob amongst teens; his success as a soloist continued into the 1980s. In 1985, actress Alyssa Milano from Who's

4452-795: The first big female idols as well as the Lennon Sisters whom had cut out dolls and were always on the covers of the gossip magazines; another, Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman , had five Top-40 hits. In 1963, Luke Halpin made a big splash as a teen idol in the television program Flipper . After Bye Bye Birdie was released in 1963, Bobby Rydell became an instant teen idol. In the 1960s as situation comedies and dramas on television using child actors became more popular, actors Paul Petersen , Patty Petersen , and Shelley Fabares from The Donna Reed Show , Dwayne Hickman from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis , Sally Field of Gidget , Jon Provost of Lassie , Jay North from Dennis

4536-484: The first popular singer to have a star vehicle created for him: The Vagabond Lover . Frank Sinatra , whose early career in the 1940s is often linked to his appeal to bobby soxers , who got that name because they were forced to dance in their bobby socks so that their shoes would not damage the dance floor, is also regarded as having been amongst the first teen idols. Although he had only three major movie roles, James Dean earned two Oscar nominations. He also had

4620-554: The genre, including new teen idols such as Raven-Symoné , Dylan and Cole Sprouse , Zac Efron , Aly & AJ , Jesse McCartney , Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Corbin Bleu , Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers . Disney has also used another one of its own TV channels, Freeform , to develop shows and stars popular among teen girls. Mean Girls , a well-known comedy written by Tina Fey , also saw

4704-490: The image of a rebellious youth, something that was popular among girls and young women. His performance in Rebel Without A Cause (1955) and his untimely death in a road collision in 1955 cemented his status as an icon. Contemporary teenagers still wear white T-shirts and jeans in his style. Selected by Walt Disney in 1955 for his new show The Mickey Mouse Club , Annette Funicello became popular among viewers by

4788-576: The internet, though Hollywood would still be a spring board for many names in the early years of the decade. Actors such as Josh Hartnett , Heath Ledger and Ashton Kutcher would dominate the teen idol scene for the early 2000s. Hartnett become the most prominent face of the young Hollywood actors entering the 2000s. He appeared on dozens of major magazine covers and was the subject of a Vanity Fair cover story remarking on his meteoric rise to fame. The intense attention he received during this time period caused him to turn down high-profile roles, including

4872-488: The late 1960s after their TV show became an overnight success, especially for Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones . The British-born Monkee Davy Jones was regularly featured in teen fan magazines . In 2008, Yahoo Music named Jones the number one teen idol of all time, and in 2009 he was ranked second in a list compiled by Fox News . Teen fan magazine TeenSet began publishing in 1964, focusing on youthful bands and musicians. Tiger Beat magazine began competing for

4956-543: The limelight with the films Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club . Actors Corey Feldman and Corey Haim also became teen idols during the later part of the 1980s with films The Goonies and together The Lost Boys , Dream a Little Dream and License to Drive among other films. They were dubbed "the two Coreys". Before Corey Haim's death in 2010, they did a reality TV show for two seasons (2007–08) on A&E named The Two Coreys after their 1980s moniker. Actor River Phoenix during his teen years became

5040-457: The match as the sole survivors in the first ever women's Survivor Series match. On January 24, 1988 at the inaugural Royal Rumble, the Jumping Bomb Angels beat The Glamour Girls (in a best two-out-of-three falls match) to win the WWF Ladies Tag Team Championship. They would continue their feud at house shows throughout America with the Angels now winning all of the encounters. They would even have

5124-521: The media and general public as "White Boys of the Month", with the term becoming a popular meme since. Noah Centineo became popular among teenagers and young adults following the release of To All the Boys I've Loved Before , having amassed over 15 million Instagram followers within eight weeks of the film's release; he was dubbed an "internet boyfriend" by the media. Although the future members of

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5208-470: The movie Clueless (1995), Alicia Silverstone became a teen idol. The 1997 film Titanic made Leonardo DiCaprio a teen idol; during "Leo-Mania" his face appeared on many teen magazines. Fraternal twin sisters and actresses Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen were major tween idols and as they grew up they later became teen idols during the 1990s. The 2000s would be a decade of transition due to increasing amount of media platforms coming from TV and

5292-438: The music scene and eventually became a worldwide teen idol. Listed at #4 on Yahoo!'s Top 25 Teen Idols of all-time. During the popularity of her sister Jessica Simpson 's MTV reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with then-husband Nick Lachey , 7th Heaven actress Ashlee Simpson developed a music career through her own MTV spin-off reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show in 2004, and soon became

5376-580: The new 45-rpm singles . Rock music played on 45s became the soundtrack to the 1960s as people bought what they heard on the radio. The great majority of the music being marketed to 1950s teens was being written by adults, but 1960s teens were increasingly appreciating and emulating artists closer to their own age, to teen fashion, and to lyrics which addressed their own concerns. Their parents worried about their attraction to artists (and DJs) who were edgy and rebellious. Faces on magazines fed fans; fans buy records, see films, watch TV and buy fashions. Marketing of

5460-516: The next 6 months with the Glamour Girls, winning most of the encounters thanks to interference from their manager, Jimmy Hart. At the very first WWF Survivor Series on Thanksgiving, November 26th 1987, the Jumping Bomb Angels teamed with the Fabulous Moolah, Velvet McIntire, & Rockin’ Robin to face the team of Sherri Martel, Dawn Marie, Donna Christianello, Judy Martin & Leilani Kai. Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would go on to win

5544-579: The next year. On May 14th, 1989 when they faced off against each other in Itsuki Yamazaki’s AJW Retirement Match, which ended in a time limit draw. The Jumping Bomb Angels entered the World Wrestling Federation appearing on WWF Prime Time June 24th and July 16th, 1987 facing off against the Glamour Girls, Judy Martin & Leilani Kai. The 2 tag teams would feud and have matches across the house show circuit for

5628-429: The performances of Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried (in her first role). Raven-Symoné gained popularity as a child actor for her roles on The Cosby Show (1989-1992) and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1993-1997), but became a household name from being the titular character on the extremely popular and successful Disney Channel show That's So Raven (2003-2007) as well as being a part of The Cheetah Girls and

5712-494: The promotion was more gradual. It was on 4 January 1983 when the two rookies faced off against one another in a match that drew good reactions, leading to the duo being paired together. The name "Crush Gals" was inspired by Akira Maeda 's nickname "Crush" and the Japanese girls magazine Gals . In June 1983, the Crush Gals wrestled Jaguar Yokota and Devil Masami to a 60-minute draw in front of 5,000 fans. On 21 August 1984,

5796-423: The same audience in 1965. After Davy Jones came Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy , who held the title of Teen Idols from the late 1960s until the mid-1970s. Both Sherman and Cassidy were actors on television and chart topping musicians in the pop-rock category at the time; with David Cassidy in particular enjoying immense international fame and success. Sherman was on hit TV shows Shindig! and Here Come

5880-523: The same name made its debut at the top of Billboard ' s charts, and became the world's best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. Before she turned 20 years, Spears was also recognized by the Guinness World Records as the best-selling teenage artist. Spears and Billie Piper also became the youngest artists to have accumulated more number-one songs in the UK singles chart. After

5964-469: The singers WanBi Tuấn Anh , Sơn Tùng M-TP , Đông Nhi , Bảo Thy and Tóc Tiên . European teen idols include German popstar Bill Kaulitz of the pop-rock band Tokio Hotel and the members of the Anglo-Irish pop boy band One Direction , and Girls Aloud , another Anglo-Irish band. In Spain, La Oreja de Van Gogh , Miguel Bosé , Mecano , and Hombres G all enjoyed teen-idol status. In

6048-428: The station AJW broadcast on in Japan. This meant that 12% of the entire viewing audience in Japan that night were viewing the match. Wrestling historians have placed the Crush Gals' popularity at this point on par with Hulk Hogan in the United States. On 25 February 1985, the Crush Gals would lose their WWWA World tag team championship to Matsumoto and Crane Yu of the Atrocious Alliance. Matsumoto and Yu would hold

6132-477: The sudden popularity of the New Kids caused their roles to be reversed. Gibson and Tiffany's careers had stalled by the early 1990s; so had NKOTB by the mid-nineties. The other boy band from Boston, New Edition , was popular with the teen set by the end of the 1980s. The manufacturing of teen idols has been marketed more aggressively and with greater sophistication since the 1980s. Many of the major teen idols in

6216-602: The team of Jumbo Hori & Yukari Omori and on August 3rd they wrestled the Double Inoue team consisting of Kyoko & Takako Inoue. Both ending in time limit draws. The Jumping Bomb Angels would next compete for Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling-X, against old foes, Devil Masami & Jaguar Yokota at LLPW Revolution 16 on August 10th. Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would conclude their reunion tour on August 16th at Pro Wrestling WAVE’s 1st Anniversary event, WAVE Sail A-Way 2. Their opponents were Ran YuYu & Toshie Uematsu. This

6300-446: The teen idol generally focuses on the image.... The teen idol is structured to appeal to the pre-teen and young teen female pop audience member and children in general.... [They] are commodified in forms and images that are relatively non-threatening to this young audience and to the ancillary market of parents... The teen idol never appears to be autonomous and therefore never appears to be threatening as an adult; he remains, as long as he

6384-529: The teen idols of the era were the sons of older, established stars; Dino, Desi & Billy were active as teen idols during the mid-sixties. The group included Dean Paul Martin (son of singer Dean Martin ), and Billy Hinsche (a mutual friend whose parents were not famous). Gary Lewis , son of comedian Jerry Lewis , fronted the Playboys during this era. All of the Monkees became instant teen idols in

6468-493: The time. Popular actors such as John Moulder Brown , Leonard Whiting , Ray Lovelock (Raymond Lovelock), Leif Garrett , Mark Hamill , Mark Lester , Jan-Michael Vincent and Jack Wild were the talk of the teenagers in the 1970s as well. Musical group the Hudson Brothers were on many teen magazine covers for a number of years as teen idols. They had two shows on TV during the 1970s and recorded many albums. One of

6552-460: The title in that manner. Asuka would win the championship "the right way" in January 1989, during a rematch between the two. Both Asuka and Nagayo had reached the pinnacle of AJW, however, their 26th birthdays were now rapidly approaching, and so too were their mandatory retirements. In February 1989, the pair would win the WWWA World tag team championship for a fourth and final time, defeating

6636-524: The titles until they were forced to vacate them two months later, following the retirement of Yu. The Crush Gals would recapture the titles in May, but their reign only lasted 21 days due to an injury. In August 1985, the feud between the Gals and the Atrocious Alliance escalated when Nagayo lost a hair vs hair match against the Mohawked Matsumoto and was forced to shave her head. The feud with

6720-489: The top level of AJW, and resulted in major singles victories over the likes of Dump Matsumoto and Bull Nakano. This made both Asuka and Nagayo contenders for the top championship in AJW, the WWWA World Single Championship . In February 1987, Asuka and Nagayo would face each other in a singles match, with the winner receiving a championship match against the reigning Yukari Omari (their old rival from

6804-479: The wider emergence of youth subcultures , led promoters to the deliberate creation of teen idols such as singers Frankie Avalon , Frankie Valli , Frankie Lymon , Fabian Forte , Bobby Rydell and Connie Stevens . Even crooners like Frank Sinatra were still considered idols and rather handsome. Actors Edd Byrnes and Troy Donahue and other artists deliberately cultivated a (safer) idol image, like Canadian musician Paul Anka . Anka initially modelled himself on

6888-555: Was allowed to return to AJW in 1994, although she was not promoted as the top-level competitor she had previously been. Asuka would join GAEA Japan in 1999 as a villain and faced off against Nagayo in a series of matches. In 2000, she became a babyface and reunited the Crush Gals with Nagayo under the name " Crush 2000 ". The pair would remain a semi-regular team until 2005, when both Asuka and Nagayo sought to retire and GAEA Japan closed down. Teen idol A teen idol

6972-506: Was the Jumping Bomb Angels last match together. Much like AJW wrestlers before and after them, including the Beauty Pair and the Crush Gals, Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki embarked on a musical career as the J.B. Angels. They were signed to CBS/ Sony Records and released three, 7” singles in 1986: (Chance)³/ Stand In The Shadow Emblem of Youth/ Never Surrender ! Stardust Dance Heaven/ Get Wings/ Love Of My Life They later released

7056-481: Was the highest record of all female musicians in Japan. Momoiro Clover Z has been ranked as one of the most popular female idol groups from 2013 to 2017. In the late 2010s, many young actors developed large followings amongst teenagers after portraying famous contemporary literary characters. The most notable among these were Ansel Elgort ( Augustus Waters ), Timothée Chalamet ( Elio Perlman ), and Nick Robinson ( Simon Spier ). These actors were referred to by

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