J-POP culture is well-known worldwide, especially, their female idol group culture is one of the symbols of J-POP culture, and the idol culture keeps developing and growing, and play a big role in Japan.
According to Fuji TV's show ZENRYOKU! DATSURYOKU TIMES, currently there are over 10,500 people being idols, the show also had a special feature "Idol Japan society", and picked current top 10 most active idol groups in Japan:
AKB48
NMB48
Nogizaka46
Keyakizaka46
NANALAND
Morning Musume 18'
Tsubaki Factory
ANGERME
Q-pitch
BANZAI JAPAN
Reference:
AKB48 - Flying Get
NMB48 - Boku wa Inai
Nogizaka46 - Seifuku no Mannequin
Keyakizaka46 - Silent Majority
NANALAND - Mangetsu ni Tooboe
Morning Musume 18' - Are you Happy?
Tsubaki Factory - First Love Sunrise
