Popteen
 Popteen featuring 'cover queen' Ayumi Hamasaki. |
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| Editor-in-Chief |  Haruki Kadokawa |
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| 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 has recently[when?] 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-mo' (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]
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[edit] Popteen Models
- Miki Kawanishi (Mikipon, 河西美希)
- Misaki Izuoka (Izu, 出岡美咲)
- Kumiko Funayama (Kumicky, 舟山九美子)
- Mari Murata (Marimo， 村田莉)
- Rui Kotobuki (寿るい)
- Rie Matsuoka (Okarie，松岡里枝)
- Hikari Shiina (Pikari, 椎名ひかり)
- Mai Hirose (Maimai, 廣瀬麻伊)
- Mizuki Nishikawa (Mizukitty， 西川瑞希)
- Matsumoto Natsuko (Otsuko, 松本なつ子)
- Sano Yukiko (Yukinoko, 佐野友妃子)
[edit] Graduated Popteen Models
- Tsubasa Masuwaka （益若つばさ)
- Maikawa Aiku （舞川あいく)
- Tomoko Higuchi （樋口智子)
- Komori Jun （小森純)
- Kanno Yui （菅野結以)
- Hoshino Kana （星野加奈)
- Wei Son （孫暐)
- Aoki Eri （青木英李)
- Nana Suzuki （鈴木奈々)
[edit] 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)
[edit] External links
- Popteen.com US website
- GAL's POP by Popteen Japanese website
- Popteen Taiwan Taiwanese Website
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