Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as gravure idols.

Namie Amuro was the most popular female idol in the late 1990s, although marketed as sexier and more mature than other idols.

Jazz-born prejudices are often inadequate in evaluating a popular idol.

It may be some consolation to George Bush that another popular idol experienced a steeper fall from grace in 1992.

I knew very little of Leglia; I had yet to realize what a popular idol he had become.

Chaucer was by no means the first to turn shrewd eyes upon wonder- workers and show the clay feet of these popular idols.

But, Domoto is a popular idol in Japan, so she was envied intensely by his fans.

These were popular female teen idols, and included Françoise Hardy, who was the first to write her own songs.

On any given day, the more popular idols are reported to have at least 100 "full-time stalkers" on their heels.

Newbery has been considered to be the first popular non-political Argentinian idol.