An idol? You mean like a god or something?
The Outside is scary.
*TWIRL*
"Cuteness" can even get you a job.
As an idol, or as a model for instance...
Dunno what a model is.
Well, you're half-right... I guess?Huh...?
Well... I suppose there's a lot of ways being cute can help you in life.Are there any benefits to being cute in your world?
But their supporters' level of fanaticism approaches "worship", so hence the term "idols".
The origin of the word is as you said, "idol" in the sense of "object of worship".
The people we call idols do stuff like sing and dance.