Our favorite summer 2021 gravure shoot

It’s the last gasp of summer here in Tokyo. The weather has dropped ten degrees in just a few days and the overcast or even rainy skies have made things very autumnal indeed. On go the first long sleeves of the season and, as we enjoy sunny weather today, back goes the mind to the memories of the summer.

Well, it was a strange one: the pandemic continued to put a damper on life, leading to canceled or postponed events, all while the Olympics took place behind closed doors. Most people couldn’t do much, certainly not take any real trip. Thank the Shinto gods for the joys of the internet.

We were browsing some of the images and links we saved over the dog days and realized we never shared this fantastic gravure shoot from August.

It features five of the top gradols of the moment: Minori Inudo, Rina Hashimoto, Hikaru Aoyama, Yuki Kiyose, and Yukiko Kawaji.

To be accurate, this is not one shoot but several, including selfies, spread across several dates. The girls switch from bikinis to white or black stage outfits, and even a “roomwear” look for a great “home party” shot. We need an invite to that party.

Our favorite is the one apparently taken in the countryside with a random woman in the background. Imagine stumbling upon these scantily clad ladies on a trip in the sticks.

If you think the quintet looks surprisingly at ease in each other’s company, it’s because the five models actually form an idol group called sherbet, originally started in 2015 with different members.