Japan Idol - Official Calendar 2008

In Japanese culture idol (aidoru) refers to mostly female media personalities in their teens and early twenty twenties who are considered particularly cute and pretty and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e. g. as singers for J-pop groups, bit-part actors, TV personalities (tarento), models in photo spreads published in magazines, advertisements, etc.