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ViVi
CategoriesFashion
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation645,000/ month
PublisherKodansha
First issueMay 1983
CountryJapan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
LanguageJapanese, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese
Websitewww.joseishi.net/vivi

ViVi (ヴィヴィ) is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Kodansha. It is one of Asia's top fashion magazines and is published in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.

History and profile

Vivi was first published in May 1983.[1][2] The target age group are teens and young women 17–27 years old. The main demographic of readers are college students and young office ladies.

The magazine's 'cover queen' is Ayumi Hamasaki, who has been featured on the cover 40 times since 1999[3] [4] and runs her famous 'Deji Deji Diary' in each issue. Other artists frequently featured on the cover include Namie Amuro and Kumi Koda.

ViVi models

These models are regularly employed by ViVi magazine.[5]

Current

Previous

References

  1. ^ "Vivi Magazine". Virtual Japan. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Stephanie Assmann (October 20, 2003). "Japanese Women's Magazines". EJCJS. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "ViVi(発行:講談社)".
  4. ^ http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Hamasaki_Ayumi_(Magazines)
  5. ^ "We ❤ ViVi Models".
  6. ^ 大石参月「ViVi」卒業を発表 6年間の活動を振り返る (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved September 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)