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Idol or Idols may refer to:

Religion and philosophy

  • Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents
  • Murti, a point of focus for devotion or meditation in Hindu and Buddhist religion (not always man-made)
  • Idol (philosophy), one of several concepts developed by various philosophers

Arts and entertainment

  • In pop music entertainment, an idol refers to an entertainer, generally from their teens to mid-20s, whose image and attractiveness are marketed to maintain a close relationship and financial loyalty with fans
    • Chinese idol, a younger entertainer active in the Chinese entertainment industry
    • Japanese idol, a younger entertainer active in the Japanese entertainment industry
      • AV idol, a Japanese adult video star
      • Junior idol, a Japanese entertainer generally under the age of 15
      • Net idol, a Japanese entertainer mostly known as an Internet personality
    • Korean idol, a younger entertainer active in the South Korean entertainment industry
    • Taiwanese idol, a younger entertainer active in the Taiwanese entertainment industry
    • Teen idol
    • Matinée idol, an adored film or theater star

Works

People

  • Idol (surname), people with this surname
  • Lodi (wrestler), also known as Idol
  • Raffy Tulfo, Filipino senator and broadcast journalist, also known as "Idol"
  • The Idols, a professional wrestling tag team consisting of "Vicious" Verne Siebert and Rocky Dellesera who had wrestled for All Star Wrestling

Other uses

See also

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