A wildly popular trope in Japanese Pop Music is the "Idol Singer" — a teenage or early twentysomething female performer, chosen for her cute and attractive image and sunny personality more than for her actual singing ability. Idol Singers are recruited by multi-level audition processes, manufactured and managed by Japanese media companies, and ruthlessly discarded after a few years of cranking out formulaic hits. Sometimes, idol singers don't actually sing (like Milli Vanilli). Originally Idol Singer was also supposed to be pure and innocent, and her contract could well include an article of her not being allowed to have a boyfriend. However, after the 80s this trend has withered, and more modern idols are likely to be seen in cheesecake, or even raunchier photos.