Retro Idols Heights
Inspired by a page about singers heights, I want to create a similar list, aretro idols version. Data of celebrityheightispublicly available so it's not like I disclose their personal information. Some of these are from Wikipedia, some are from a quick google search. The heights listed were most likely their heights when they were teen idols so it could be different now. The heights are in cm because Japanese use centimeter for height measurement.
As comparison, according tothis blog, the average 17 years old girl height in 1980 was 157 cm and increased to 157.9 cm in 1990, whilethe average height of 17 years old Japanese boyin 1980 was 169.7 cm and increased to 170.4 cm in 1990. Almost all 1980s idols were in their mid to late teens when they debuted back then.
^ Nakajima Harumi (177 cm), taller than an average height male
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^ Tsuchiya Kaori (second from left, 146 cm)
^ Tsuchiya Kaori (the girl in the middle, 146 cm). She was the same age as the girl next to her: Kawai Kazumi (161 cm), both were in their early 20s in that video.
1980s idols:
Nakajima Harumi: 177 cm, Kihara Aki (Onyanko Club, Nyangilas): 173 cm, Mizuki Arisa: 170 cm, Osawa Itsumi: 170 cm,
Ito Kazue: 168 cm, Yasuda Narumi: 168 cm, Yamase Mami: 167 cm, Yamamoto "Susan" Kumiko (Onyanko Club): 167 cm, Miyazawa Rie: 167 cm, Ono Mikiyo (CoCo) : 167 cm, Nakayama Shinobu: 165 cm, Nakamura Yuma: 165 cm, Ishino Yoko: 165 cm, Tokumaru Junko: 165 cm, Hayami Yuu: 164 cm, Mihara Junko: 164 cm, Nishida Hikaru: 164 cm, Tamura Eriko: 164 cm, Nikaido Yukari (BaBe): 164 cm, Kudo Shizuka: 163 cm,Watanabe Marina: 163 cm, Ito Chieri: 163 cm, Morikawa Miho: 163 cm, Aikawa Eri: 163 cm, Takaoka Saki: 163 cm, Shiraishi Marumi: 163 cm, Kawagoe Miwa: 162 cm, Horie Shinobu: 162 cm, Nakato (Starbow): 162 cm, Kawakami Yukie: 162 cm, Miyamae Maki (CoCo): 162 cm, Morio Yumi:162 cm, Fujitani Miki: 162 cm, Amihama Naoko: 162 cm,Kawai Sonoko: 162 cm, Kokusho Sayuri: 162 cm, Honda Minako: 162 cm, Minamino Yoko / Nanno: 162 cm, Saito Yuki: 161 cm, Moritaka Chisato: 161 cm, Shimada Nami: 161 cm, Goto Kumiko: 161 cm, Kawai Kazumi: 161 cm, Wakabayashi Kana: 161 cm, Nakamori Akina: 160 cm, Matsuda Seiko: 160 cm, Harada Tomoyo: 160 cm, Kikuchi Momoko: 160 cm, Kawai Naoko: 160 cm, Aida Shoko (Wink): 160 cm, Oginome Yoko: 160 cm, Takahashi Mami (Warabe), Kondo Tomoko (BaBe), 160 cm, Sagara Haruko: 160 cm, Mita Hiroko: 160 cm, Tanaka Minako: 160cm, Mizutani Mari: 160 cm, Morikawa Yukari: 160 cm, Mitsui Hisako: 160 cm, Kitahara Sawako: 160 cm, Ishida Hikari: 160 cm, Hashimoto Mikako: 160 cm, Imori Miyuki: 160 cm, Ito Sayaka: 160 cm,
Hori Chiemi: 159 cm, Iwasaki Yoshimi: 159 cm, Sawaguchi Yasuko: 159 cm, Tanaka Ritsuko: 159 cm, Otani Kanako (Kirara & Urara): 159 cm, Yagi Saori: 159 cm,Nakayama Miho: 158 cm, Takai Mamiko: 158 cm, Moriguchi Hiroko: 158 cm, Yoshimoto Miyoko (Micchon): 158 cm, Matsumoto Noriko: 158 cm, Tatsumi Rika (Onyanko Club, Nyangilas): 158 cm, Takeda Kumiko: 158 cm, Hamada Noriko (Saint Four): 158 cm, Narikiyo Kanako: 158 cm, Ozawa Natsuki: 158 cm, Miho (Shojotai): 158 cm, Imato (Starbow): 158 cm, Kawashima Naomi: 158 cm, Matsumoto Iyo: 157 cm, Sakai Noriko: 157 cm, Watanabe Minayo: 157 cm, Kashiwabara Yoshie: 157 cm, Suzuki Sachiko (Wink): 157 cm, Miura Rieko (CoCo): 157 cm, Onishi Yuka: 157 cm, Mikarin (PumpKin): 157 cm, Ota Takako: 157 cm, Odaka Megumi: 157 cm, Shiga Mariko: 157 cm, Amano Nagisa (Kirara & Urara): 156 cm, Ito Miki: 156 cm, Tachibana Risa: 156 cm, Ogawa Noriko: 156 cm, Tomita Yasuko: 156 cm, Shiraishi Mako (Onyanko Club, Nyangilas): 156 cm, Senou Azusa (CoCo): 156 cm, Sugiura Miyuki: 156 cm, Yoshida Mariko: 156 cm, Asakura Aki: 156 cm, Himenogi Rika: 156 cm, Kuwata Yasuko: 156 cm, Marcia: 156 cm,Okada Yukiko: 155 cm, Yakushimaru Hiroko: 155 cm, Nishimura Tomomi: 155 cm, Ito Maiko: 155 cm, Hatada Rie: 155 cm, Kurasawa Atsumi: 156 cm, Reiko (Shojotai): 155 cm, Haneda Erika (CoCo): 155 cm, Nito Yuko: 155 cm, Yaeto (Starbow): 155cm, Cuty Suzuki: 155 cm, Matsumoto Akiko: 154 cm, Agatsuma Kayo: 154 cm, Sano Ryoko: 154 cm, Honda Risa: 154 cm, Reiko (Shojotai): 154 cm,Koizumi Kyoko / Kyon²: 153 cm, Asaka Yui: 153 cm, Watanabe Noriko: 153 cm, Nagoya Mika (Onyanko Club, Nyangilas): 153 cm, Kaneko Emi (Poppins): 153.cm, Haga Emiko (Poppins): 153 cm, Yuuyu: 151 cm, Chiiko (Shojotai): 151 cm,
Tsuchiya Kaori: 146 cm, Ohne Yuka: 143 cm
1990s idols:
Shimabukuro Hiroko (SPEED): 163 cm, Yoshimura Natsue (Lip's): 160 cm, Uehara Takako (SPEED): 159 cm, Imai Eriko (SPEED) : 156 cm, Arakaki Hitoe (SPEED): 154 cm, Takahashi Yumiko: 154 cm,
*The average height of a 17 years old Japanese girl in 1990 was 157.9 cm and increased to 158.1 cm in 2000.
Not idol:
Wada Akiko: 174 cm, Yamada Kuniko: 168 cm, Sakai Izumi (ZARD): 165 cm , Ken Naoko: 162 cm, Matsubara Miki: 158 cm, Iijima Mari: 158 cm, Nokko (Rebecca): 153 cm,
Not idol and belong to older generation:
Kuroyanagi Tetsuko: 162 cm, Misora Hibari: 147 cm
Male idols:
Uchiumi Koji (Hikaru Genji): 178 cm, Akasaka Akira (Hikaru Genji): 178 cm, Higashiyama Noriyuki (Shonentai): 178cm, Go Hiromi: 178 cm, Kimura Takuya / Kimutaku (SMAP): 176 cm, Osawa Mikio (Hikaru Genji): 176 cm, Tahara Toshihiko / Toshi: 175 cm, Okita Hiroyuki: 175 cm, Kondo Masahiko / Matchy: 174 cm, Mo-kun (Shibugakitai): 174 cm, Nishikiori Kazukiyo(Shonentai): 172 cm, Fu-kun (Shibugakitai): 171 cm, Ya-kun (Shibugakitai): 170 cm,Uekusa Katsuhide (Shonentai): 170 cm, Morohoshi Kazumi (Hikaru Genji): 169 cm, Sato Hiroyuki (Hikaru Genji): 168 cm, Sato Atsuhiro (Hikaru Genji): 168 cm, Fujii Fumiya (The Checkers): 164 cm
* The average height of a 17 years old Japaneseboyin 1980 was 169.7 cm and increased to 170.4 cm in 1990.
1970s idols:
Mie (Pink Lady) : 163 cm, Asaoka Megumi: 162 cm, Okada Nana: 162 cm, Sakurada Junko: 161 cm, Kei (Pink Lady) : 160 cm, Amachi Mari: 160 cm, Yamaguchi Momoe: 158 cm, Abe Shizue: 158 cm, Iwasaki Hiromi: 157 cm, Asada Miyoko: 157 cm, Ishino Mako: 156 cm, Agnes Chan: 155 cm, Sakakibara Ikue: 155 cm, Takada Mizue: 154 cm,Oba Kumiko: 153 cm,
* the average height of 17 years old Japanese girl in 1970 was: 155.6 cm.
