''PopSister'' was a Japanese monthly gal-

shibuya-kei is a microgenre of pop music or a general aesthetic that flourished in Japan in the mid-to late 1990s. The music genre is distinguished by a "cut-and-paste" approach that was inspired by the kitsch, fusion, and artifice from certain music styles ...

-oriented

fashion magazine Fashion journalism is a component of fashion media, with a focus on writing and photojournalism. Fashion journalists write about fashion events, trends and have to cultivate and maintain a relationship with stylists and designers. A fashion journ ...

published by Kadokawa Publishing & Co."PopSister"
''Women's Fashion Magazine Guide'' Launched in 2010 as the "older sister" magazine of ''

Popteen ''Popteen'' is a monthly teenage fashion magazine published by the ''Kadokawa Haruki Corporation'' in Japan. The first issue was published on 1 October 1980 by ''Kadokawa Shoten''. Later issues were published by ''Asuka Shinsha'' who bought the ...

'',"Launching 'PopSister', Tsubasa Masuwaka appears as the cover girl!"
, April 17, 2010, ''Model Press'' ''PopSister'' was targeted at females in their teens and early 20s.
April 17, 2010, ''J-Cast''

History

The original ''PopSister'', titled ''Scream'', was published in 2009 as a special edition of ''Popteen'' magazine. The first authentic issue of ''PopSister'' was published on April 17, 2010. It featured seven exclusive models,

Tsubasa Masuwaka is a Japanese model who is represented by the talent agency, Asia Promotion. She is known for being a model for ''Popteen'', which gave her the nickname, because it has an economic effect that her projects such as wearing clothes and accessories ...

Kana Hoshino The term may refer to a number of syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae. Such syllabaries include (1) the original kana, or , which were Chinese characters (kanji) used phonetically to transcribe Japanese, the most pr ...

, Yui Kanno, Jun Komori, Tomoko Higuchi, Eri Aoki, and Wei Son. The last issue was released in November 2011.

References

External links

Popteen official
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