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The 19 most-read idol kayō artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 artists are tagged idol kayō in Japan. The biggest move was 少年隊, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | おニャン子クラブidol kayō, pop | 1,346 | 0 |
02 | Johnny'sidol kayō | 1,165 | +1 |
03 | 少年隊idol kayō, pop | 1,012 | +3 |
04 | 光GENJIidol kayō | 1,009 | 0 |
05 | Winkdance-pop, idol kayō | 957 | -3 |
06 | キャンディーズidol kayō, pop | 770 | -1 |
07 | 浅野ゆう子idol kayō | 548 | 0 |
08 | フォーリーブスidol kayō | 458 | 0 |
09 | シブがき隊idol kayō | 403 | +1 |
10 | CoCodance-pop, hi-nrg | 235 | +2 |
11 | フィンガー5idol kayō, pop | 232 | -2 |
12 | ゴールデン・ハーフidol kayō | 216 | +3 |
13 | BaBehi-nrg, idol kayō | 208 | -2 |
14 | ニャンギラスidol kayō | 165 | -1 |
15 | セイントフォーidol kayō | 158 | +2 |
16 | うしろ髪ひかれ隊idol kayō | 140 | -2 |
17 | 忍者idol kayō | 135 | +1 |
18 | うしろゆびさされ組idol kayō | 131 | -2 |
19 | 大沢逸美idol kayō | 72 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.