Idol

Idol or Idols may refer to:

Religion and philosophy

 * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents
 * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or meditation in Hindu and Buddhist religion (not always man-made)
 * Idol (philosophy), one of several concepts developed by various philosophers

Arts and entertainment

 * In pop music entertainment, an idol refers to an entertainer, generally from their teens to mid-20s, whose image and attractiveness are marketed to maintain a close relationship and financial loyalty with fans
 * Chinese idol, a younger entertainer active in the Chinese entertainment industry
 * Japanese idol, a younger entertainer active in the Japanese entertainment industry
 * AV idol, a Japanese adult video star
 * Junior idol, a Japanese entertainer generally under the age of 15
 * Net idol, a Japanese entertainer mostly known as an Internet personality
 * Korean idol, a younger entertainer active in the South Korean entertainment industry
 * Taiwanese idol, a younger entertainer active in the Taiwanese entertainment industry
 * Teen idol
 * Matinée idol, an adored film or theater star

Works

 * "Idol" (Amanda Ghost song), from the album Ghost Stories
 * "Idol" (BTS song), from the album Love Yourself: Answer
 * "Idol" (Yoasobi song), an opening theme for Oshi no Ko, from the EP The Book 3
 * Idol (film), a South Korean film
 * "Idol", an episode of the television series Power Rangers: SPD
 * Idols (film), a 1943 Spanish film
 * Idol (franchise), a reality television singing competition franchise
 * Pop Idol, the original series in the United Kingdom
 * American Idol, in the United States
 * Asian Idol
 * Australian Idol
 * Bangladeshi Idol
 * Canadian Idol
 * Deutschland sucht den Superstar, in Germany
 * Idol (Norwegian TV series)
 * Idol Puerto Rico
 * Idol (Swedish TV series)
 * Ídolos (Brazilian TV series)
 * Ídolos (Portuguese TV series)
 * Idols (Danish TV series)
 * Idols (Dutch TV series)
 * Idols (Finnish TV series)
 * Idols South Africa
 * Idols (West African TV series)
 * Indian Idol
 * Indonesian Idol
 * Kurd Idol, in Iraqi Kurdistan
 * Nepal Idol AP1 TV
 * New Zealand Idol (2004–2006)
 * Nouvelle Star, in France
 * Pakistan Idol
 * Singapore Idol
 * 1DOL, a Philippine TV musical
 * The iDol (film), a Japanese comedy movie
 * The Idol (TV series), an American drama television series

People

 * Idol (surname), people with this surname
 * Lodi (wrestler), also known as Idol
 * Raffy Tulfo, Filipino senator and broadcast journalist, also known as "Idol"
 * The Idols, a professional wrestling tag team consisting of "Vicious" Verne Siebert and Rocky Dellesera who had wrestled for All Star Wrestling

Other uses

 * Idol Records, a record label
 * MYLIP, also known as IDOL "Inducible Degrader of the LDL receptor"
 * Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL)
 * IDOL, HP Autonomy's flagship search platform