Beyond the Male Idol Factory

The Construction of Gender and National Ideologies in Japan through Johnny's Jimusho

Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2024
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-35978-9 (ISBN)

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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.

Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar is a professor and researcher at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, member of the Mexican National System of Researchers.

1. Introduction
2. Johnny’s Jimusho in Japan’s Post-war History
3. The Male Idol Factory: How are Johnnys Produced in Post-Bubble Japan
4. If Japan is In a Predicament, Some are Meant to be Called National Idols
5. Gendered Idol Ideologies
6. The Voices of Japanese Fans
7. Conclusion: Johnny’s Idols' Ideological Roles in Contemporary Japan

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Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2024
Reihe/Serie	Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-350-35978-5 / 1350359785
ISBN-13	978-1-350-35978-9 / 9781350359789
Zustand	Neuware