Items51The creator’s order
  1. 1【OSHI NO KO】 (2023)【OSHI NO KO】 (2023) 8.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired Apr 12, 2023For an industry drama with a blade under its glitter, follow Ruby as B-Komachi tries to break through. The show puts the sweetness of its idol songs next to the calculations required to get anyone to hear them.0
  2. 2Love Live! School Idol Project (2013)Love Live! School Idol Project (2013) 7.2/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jan 6, 2013Honoka sets out to save a school facing closure by forming an idol group. Start here for the full school-idol experience: persuading people to join, finding a place to practice, and gradually making a stage show feel like something the club built for itself.0
  3. 3IDOLiSH7 (2018)IDOLiSH7 (2018) 7.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jan 1, 2018A manager learning on the job is a good way into a crowded idol story. Tsumugi has to turn seven trainees into a working group, so the appeal is in watching the personalities mesh under pressure as much as hearing the unit's songs.0
  4. 4ZOMBIE LAND SAGA (2018)ZOMBIE LAND SAGA (2018) 7.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 4, 2018Seven performers are brought back from the dead to form the idol group Franchouchou. The spats and rehearsals matter because their producer wants them to revive interest in Saga Prefecture. Try this for a comedy that gives a wildly unlikely group an actual job to do.0
  5. 5THE iDOLM@STER (2011)THE iDOLM@STER (2011) 6.7/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jul 8, 2011The group at 765 Production gives you different kinds of aspiring stars in the same workplace. It's a good pick if you like learning what each member can bring to the act over time, with career opportunities that feel different from the familiar school-club contest.0
  6. 6If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (2020)If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (2020) 6.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jan 9, 2020Championing the least popular member of an underground group is a commitment for Eripiyo. The series has fun with fan spending, status, and loyalty while giving Maina room to wonder what that very loud support means to the person onstage.0
  7. 7Wake Up, Girls! (2014)Wake Up, Girls! (2014) 6.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jan 10, 2014A small agency in Sendai needs the group to succeed as much as the performers do. The result is a regional underdog story where scraping by and holding the team together can feel more urgent than being polished at the next gig.0
  8. 8SHINEPOST (2022)SHINEPOST (2022) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jul 13, 2022TiNgS already exists when the story begins. It just needs people to show up. Watch for the uncomfortable work of figuring out why an act is stalling, helped by a new manager whose unusual knack makes it harder for anyone to hide behind a rehearsed answer.0
  9. 9Selection Project (2021)Selection Project (2021) 7.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 1, 2021For competition-show momentum, try an idol audition series built around representatives from different regions. Its structure makes it easy to compare what different contestants can do with the same challenge, and interesting to see which personalities click when performing together.0
  10. 10Idoly Pride (2021)Idoly Pride (2021) 6.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jan 10, 2021The show uses the legacy of Mana Nagase to put two different weights on the same job. Kotono has a family name to live up to, while Sakura draws attention for her voice. Pick it if you like the strain that comparison can put on a young group as it tries to find its own sound.0