In the past two years, the frequency of the term "idol voice actor" is so high that I believe it will be deeply touching to friends who are familiar with anime or voice actors. "Idol voice actor" As the name suggests, an idolized voice actor. Between "idols" and "voice actors", the latter is dominant, so idol voice actors are only "voice actors" in the final analysis, but because of the increasing number of work similar to "idols", they also have a hint of "idol" from the perspective of others. So why is this happening? In this article, we will analyze the changes in the "idol voice actor" craze in detail, and talk about those voice actors who have mastered the flow in the turbulent voice actor industry.

■Idol voice actors from the 2000s

Voice actors have quietly dubbed backstage jobs such as dubbing for foreign films and post-dubbing for anime, and these backstage jobs have supported a huge industry. However, when the time entered the 80s, everything changed. TODAY'S CORE ANIME FANS, KNOWN AS "OTAKU", ARE EMERGING AND ARE FOCUSING ON VOICE ACTORS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO ONLY WORK IN THE BACKGROUND.

changed from an idol to a voice actor, and played the role of Minami Asakura in the anime "Baseball Hero" (Touch), which made Hidaka famous in one fell swoop; In the animation department event, through guò cosplay and other methods, Kawamura Manri, who had idol-like popularity before his debut, etc. Female voice actors with idols appeared one after another, photos of recording scenes began to appear in anime magazines, and the appearance of female voice actors began to attract a lot of attention.

In 1994, after noticing the idolization of female voice actors, the voice actor magazines "Voice Actor Guranpuri" and "VoiceAnimage" were launched. The covers all used Shiina Biyu and Mariko Kokufuda, who were popular at the time. In addition to acting, talking, and singing, idol activities are mainly carried out in magazines. The prototype of today's idol voice actor craze is gradually emerging and constantly improving.

In the midst of the idol voice actor craze, Emi Hayashihara became the first voice actor in history to enter the top 10 (No. 9) of the ORICON weekly chart with her song "Giveareason". The "集結の園へ" ringtone set a record of 250,000 downloads on RecoChoku. This has also become a big opportunity for the world to start paying attention to voice actors.

■ Voice actor changes in the 2000s

After entering the year 2000, the voice actor craze accelerated again. With the increase in late-night animations, the gap in voice actors has widened, and more idol voice actors have been given the opportunity to be active.

For example, in the 90s, in the radio program broadcast by Nakawa Culture, the voice actors of the ARTSVISION series, Yukari Tamura and Yui Horie, appeared as the younger sister of Biru Shiina. KINGRECORD, who made Emi Hayashihara a first-class singer, also began to look for the next artist voice actor, and finally KINGRECORD chose Nana Mizuki and others. However, although idol voice actors are currently active in the front line of the industry, just like the idol boom in the 80s, the idol voice actor boom has also begun to show the negative phenomenon of "accelerating consumption of chaotic guidance".

RAMS, which is known for producing zuò anime variety shows, has been actively holding auditions, operating the idol voice actor group "Clover", and setting up a theater troupe, hoping to take this opportunity to bring another wave of idol voice actor craze after welcoming its voice actor Sakura Nogawa. Unfortunately, due to the deterioration of its performance, RAMS declared bankruptcy in June 2013.

On the other hand, Nana Mizuki, with the theme song "ETERNALBLAZE" of "Magical Girl Naha A's", won the second place on the ORICON daily chart in one fell swoop, and even appeared in the NHK Red and White Song Club. This is like a miracle in the industry, inspiring others, and all kinds of new studios are constantly emerging, and the Yunneng department has also set up a special voice actor department, and the idol voice actor craze has ushered in a new era.

■A new idol voice actor group craze

With the opening of the new office and the voice actor department of Yunneng Company, idol voice actors have a new axis, that is, the prototype of idol groups such as "Good Morning Girl Group" and "AKB48", which are currently very hot - idol voice actor group.

In 2005 and 2006, MusicRain, a new studio under Sony Music Entertainment, debuted as the idol voice actor group "Sphere" in the "Super Voice Actor Audition" held by Sayo Takagaki, Aisei Toyosaki, Haruka Tomatsu, and Nanako Sumi. Previously, the situation of big-handed voice actor agencies such as the ARTSVISION Department, Seiji Office, and 81Reduce covering the sky in the industry has changed. Also, from Hello! StyleCube, which was spun off from the UP-FRON line of the project, packaged Yui Ogura, Natsuori Ishihara, Yusa Noto, and Maho Matsunaga into the idol voice actor group "StylipS", which was a huge success. Since then, more and more studios have begun to operate their own idol voice actor groups.

■Where should the idol voice actor boom go?

Nowadays, we are in the midst of a big boom in idol voice actor groups. We can see a very significant feature, that is, idol voice actors are getting younger and younger. Previously, in order to train an idol voice actor, you had to go through training at a vocational school or office training center, and after accumulating enough experience, you began to voice the characters, and gradually became an idol after being recognized by anime fans. However, some new firms and Audition have adopted the tactic of audition, which means that the voice actor who auditions or auditions will immediately get the opportunity to voice the main character in the anime. For example, the number of idol voice actors for female high school students is increasing, such as Kido Yubuki, who passed the 36th Horipro Artist Selection Contest (ホリプロタレントスカウトキャラバン) and became an idol voice actor directly.

Rather than the excellent acting skills accumulated over the years, people are beginning to gravitate more towards the young and energetic young acting skills and appearance of female voice actors. On the other hand, veteran voices such as Nana Mizuki, Yukari Tamura, and Yui Horie, who have gained experience over the years and are popular among the fan base, have been invincible. Once an idol voice actor rises to the level of a star, he will be able to gain popularity for a long time, which is also a major feature of idol voice actors.

With more new law firms and Yunneng companies participating in the battle, please continue to pay attention to the female voice actor industry in the future as to who will survive and who will disappear among the dazzling idol voice actors.