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In Leaders of the Pack: Girl Groups of the 1960s and their Influence on Popular Culture musician and music historian Sean MacLeod surveys the hundreds of girl groups that appeared not only in the United States but also in Great Britain during the early 1960s. This study corrects the neglect of their critical contribution of popular music history by exploring the social and political climate from which the girl groups emerged and their effect, in turn, on local and national music and culture. Leaders of the Pack is essential reading for students, scholars, and fans of 1960s music and culture. I

Popular music --- Popular music --- Girl groups (Musical groups) --- Girl groups (Musical groups) --- Girl groups (Musical groups) --- Women in popular culture --- Women in popular culture --- Popular culture --- Popular culture --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism. --- Influence.

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Femininity in music --- Girl groups (Musical groups) --- Popular music --- Sex role in music --- Women singers --- History and criticism

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Since its formation as a girl group with 20 members in 2005, AKB48 has become a phenomenal success and institution in Japan. Having originally recruited fans by handing out photocopied fliers on the street and performing daily in a dedicated theater in the Akihabara area of Tokyo, AKB48 now saturates Japan. Its members--nearly 800 of them, including five additional sister groups and four so-called "rival groups" in locations across Japan as well as six sister groups in major Asian cities overseas - appear in print, broadcast, online, and social media; in advertisements and on products; at home and on the train; on- and off-screen. Such multi-platform omnipresence is characteristic of the "idol," a heavily produced and promoted performer who is in intimate relation to fans and appeals to them for support. And AKB48's appeals have astonishing results. From 2010 to 2018, the group's singles have occupied the top two to five spots of the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart, and almost all sold over a million copies. They hold the record for most singles sold by a female artist or group, highest Japanese sales of a single by a female artist or group, most consecutive million-selling singles sold in Japan, most million-selling singles in Japan, and more. At a time when affect is more important than ever in economic, political, and social theory, this book explores the intersection of idols and affect in contemporary Japan and beyond.

Girl groups (Musical groups) --- Celebrities --- Celebrities in popular culture --- Girl groups --- Célébrités --- Dans la culture populaire --- AKB 48 (Musical group) --- Celebrity culture --- Celebs --- Cult of celebrity --- Famous people --- Famous persons --- Illustrious people --- Well-known people --- Persons --- Fan clubs --- Female vocal groups (Girl groups) --- Women's vocal groups (Girl groups) --- Vocal groups --- AKB48 (Musical group) --- Ēkēbī fōtieito (Musical group) --- Popular culture --- J6754 --- J4143 --- Japan: Performing arts and entertainment -- music -- popular music --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cultural trends and movements -- popular culture --- Célébrités