Popteen
 Popteen featuring 'cover queen' Ayumi Hamasaki. | |
| Editor-in-Chief |
 Haruki Kadokawa |
|---|---|
| Categories | Fashion |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1980 |
| Company | Kadokawa Haruki Corporation |
| Country |
Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Popteen Official Website |
Popteen (ポップティーン Poppu Tin) is a monthly teenage fashion magazine published by the Kadokawa Haruki Corporation in Japan. The first issue was published on October 1, 1980 by Kadokawa Shoten. Later issues were published by Asuka Shinsha who bought the magazine for 200 million yen .[citation needed] In 1994 the magazine was bought by the Kadokawa Haruki Corporation for 600 million yen ,[citation needed] and has since become its flagship publication.
Popteen is one of Asia's top fashion magazines. The magazine is published in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, and has launched a web presence in the United States.
Both Ayumi Hamasaki and Kumiko Funayama have been featured on the cover 19 times, Hamasaki first appearing in 2000 and Funayama in 2008. Other artists who have appeared on the cover include Kumi Koda, Namie Amuro, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, Fergie and Gwen Stefani.[1]
The magazine is famous for including 'doku-moderu' (読者モデル), where the readers of Popteen are able to become models in the magazine. It is also notable for its coverage of Gyaru fashions. One of the most popular Popteen models is Tsubasa Masuwaka, who in December 2007 married male fashion model Naoki Umeda. She announced on her blog that she had graduated from Popteen and that the February 2008 issue would be her last.[2]
In April 2010 Popteen's "older sister" magazine PopSister was officially launched.[3]
Pop Models
- Funayama Kumiko (Kumicky, 舟山久美子)
- Shiina Hikari (Pikarin, 椎名ひかり)
- Matsumoto Natsuko (Otsuko, 松本なつ子)
- Sano Yukiko (Yukinoko, 佐野友妃子)
- Matsumoto Ai (Maapipi, 松本愛)
- Maeda Nozomi (Maenon, 前田希美)
- Oosawa Reimi (Reipyon, 大澤玲実)
- Kobori Minato (Minyatocchi, 小堀美茄冬)
- Yamaguchi Silk (Shiruku, 川口絹)
- Hirao Yumika (Yumicchi, 平尾優美花)
- Okuwaki Serika (Serikamacho, 奥脇晴梨夏)
- Imai Sayaka (Saaya, 今井彩矢佳)
Pop Girls
- Miyajima Zaira (Zaira, 宮島ざいら)
- Ishitobi Erika (Eririn, 石飛恵里花)
- Nakajima Anri (Anan, 中嶋杏理)
- Nakayama Aimi (Apichun, 中山愛美)
==Graduated Popteen Models ==
- Masuwaka Tsubasa
- Maikawa Aiki
- Tomoko Higuchi
- Komori Jun
- Kanno Yui
- Hoshino Kana
- Wei Son
- Aoki Eri
- Suzuki Nana
- Kotobuki Rui
- Kawanishi Miki
- Izuoka Misaki
- Matsuoka Rie
- Hirose Mai
- Yoona
- Murata Mari
- Vivien Rios
References
- ↑ Popteen japanese magazine cover archive
- ↑ Tsubasa & Umesyan got MARRIED!!!1 - Page 3 - Ricoche.net
- ↑ "Launching 'PopSister', Tsubasa Masuwaka appears as the cover girl!", April 17, 2010, Model Press (Japanese)
External links
- Popteen.com US website
- GAL's POP by Popteen Japanese website
- Popteen Taiwan Taiwanese Website
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