What is the definition of idol in People's Daily?

Idol refers to the object that people imitate. By analyzing the difference between genus and species, the idol is a species, the object is a genus, and imitation is a difference.

People who usually become idols are either celebrities or stars, or there may be some people with high morality and special abilities. Idols are not necessarily celebrities with certain social influence. A person can be called an idol as long as he has something that can convince others, make others like and respect him.

Development and change

In 1970s and 1980s, the idol industry aimed at making "love beans" (homonym of "idol" in English) first rose in Japan.

Around 2 1 century, Japanese and Korean idols were sought after by fans in China, and China entertainment circles began to concoct Japanese and Korean idol manufacturing models. With the development of new Internet media, idols, fan culture and fan economy have gradually taken shape, forming a "rice circle".