Idol
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Idol or Idols may refer to:
Religion and philosophy
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- "Idol" (Amanda Ghost song), from the album Ghost Stories
- "Idol" (BTS song), from the album Love Yourself: Answer
- "Idol" (Yoasobi song), an opening theme for Oshi no Ko, from the EP The Book 3
- Idol (film), a South Korean film
- "Idol", an episode of the television series Power Rangers: SPD
- Idols (film), a 1943 Spanish film
- Idol (franchise), a reality television singing competition franchise
- Pop Idol, the original series in the United Kingdom
- American Idol, in the United States
- Asian Idol
- Australian Idol
- Bangladeshi Idol
- Canadian Idol
- Deutschland sucht den Superstar, in Germany
- Idol (Norwegian TV series)
- Idol Puerto Rico
- Idol (Swedish TV series)
- Ídolos (Brazilian TV series)
- Ídolos (Portuguese TV series)
- Idols (Danish TV series)
- Idols (Dutch TV series)
- Idols (Finnish TV series)
- Idols South Africa
- Idols (West African TV series)
- Indian Idol
- Indonesian Idol
- Kurd Idol, in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Nepal Idol AP1 TV
- New Zealand Idol (2004–2006)
- Nouvelle Star, in France
- Pakistan Idol
- Singapore Idol
- 1DOL, a Philippine TV musical
- The iDol (film), a Japanese comedy movie
- The Idol (TV series), an American drama television series
People
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Idol Records, a record label
- MYLIP, also known as IDOL "Inducible Degrader of the LDL receptor"
- Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL)
- IDOL, HP Autonomy's flagship search platform
See also
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- All pages with titles containing Idol or Idols
- All pages with titles beginning with Idol
- Golden idol (disambiguation)
- Idolatry, the worship of idols
- Idoli, a Serbian new wave band from the early 1980s
- Idolo, Jubert Doctor a.k.a. matinee idol
- Ideal (disambiguation)
- Idle (disambiguation)
- Idyl (disambiguation)
- The Idol (disambiguation)