Popteen (ポップティーン, Poppu Tin) is a monthly teenage fashion magazine published by the Kadokawa Haruki Corporation in Japan. The first issue was published October 1, 1980, by Kadokawa Shoten, but later issues were produced by Asuka Shinsha who bought the magazine for 200 million yen. In 1994, the magazine was bought by the Kadokawa Haruki Corporation for 600 million yen, and has since become its flagship publication.
| File:Popteen 200509 001.jpg Popteen featuring 'cover queen' Ayumi Hamasaki | |
| Editor-in-Chief |  Haruki Kadokawa |
|---|---|
| Categories | Fashion |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1980 |
| Company | Kadokawa Haruki Corporation |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | www.popteen.com www.popteen.jp |
Popteen is one of Asia's top fashion magazines. The magazine is published in Japan and Taiwan, and has recently launched a web presence in the United States.
Japanese magazine's 'cover queen' is Ayumi Hamasaki, who has been featured on the cover 21 times since 2000. Other artists that appeared on the cover include Namie Amuro, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, Fergie and Gwen Stefani. [1]
The magazine is famous for having a 'user-model business-model' where its readers become models in the magazine. It is notable for its coverage of Ganguro fashions. The most popular popteen model was Tsubasa Masuwaka who in December married Umesan Naoki, a male fashion model. It was announced that the February issue of Popteen would be her last. [2]
References
External links
- Popteen.com US website
- Popteen.jp Japanese website
- Popteen Taiwan Taiwanese Website
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