Vivi (magazine)

ViVi
Categories Fashion
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 234,370 (2011)
Publisher Kodansha
First issue May 1983
Country Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
Language Japanese, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese
Website NET ViVi

ViVi (ヴィヴィ) is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Kodansha. It is one of Asia's top fashion magazines and is published in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.

History and profile

Vivi was first published in May 1983.[1][2] The target age group are teens and young women 17–27 years old. The main demographic of readers are college students and young office ladies.

The magazine's 'cover queen' is Namie Amuro, who has been featured on the cover the most number of times.Other artists frequently featured on the cover include Ayumi Hamasaki and Kumi Koda.

In Taiwan Vivi is published in Chinese language.[3]

The circulation of Vivi was 286,039 copies in 2010 and 234,370 copies in 2011.[4]

ViVi models

These models are regularly employed by ViVi magazine.[5]

Current

Previous

References

  1. ↑ "Vivi Magazine". Virtual Japan. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Stephanie Assmann (20 October 2003). "Japanese Women's Magazines". EJCJS. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Katherine Frith; Ping Shaw; Hong Cheng (March 2005). "The Construction of Beauty: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Magazine Advertising" (PDF). Journal of Communication: 6. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2005.tb02658.x. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "An overview of Japan's publishing & advertising market / Where Nikkei BP stands" (PDF). Nikkei Business Publications. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "ViVi Models" (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ↑ カズニョロ｜NET ViVi｜講談社『ViVi』オフィシャルサイト. Kodansha Ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ↑ 谷まりあ｜NET ViVi｜講談社『ViVi』オフィシャルサイト. Kodansha Ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ↑ 瑛茉 ジャスミン｜NET ViVi｜講談社『ViVi』オフィシャルサイト. Kodansha Ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. ↑ 大石参月「ViVi」卒業を発表 6年間の活動を振り返る [Mitsuki Oishi announced that she graduated from ViVi]. modelpress (in Japanese). 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  10. ↑ 木下優樹菜、7年半の歴史に幕＜シフクユキナ＞. modelpress (in Japanese). 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  11. ↑ マギー「ViVi」卒業を発表　6年間の専属モデルに幕 [Maggy announces graduation from ViVi]. modelpress (in Japanese). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  12. ↑ 宮城舞「ViVi」卒業を発表「私、ここにいていいのかな？」苦しみ悩んだ4年間を赤裸々告白 [Mai Miyagi announces graduation from ViVi "Is it okay for me to be here?" A candid confession of four years of pain and worry]. modelpress (in Japanese). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  13. ↑ 佐久間由衣、ViViを卒業します！ [Yui Sakuma, graduating from ViVi!] (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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