Back when Mariya Nagao was one of the members of AKB48, we already took something of a liking to her.
But it is since leaving the (faltering) group that she has shined, stripping off to reveal her perfect bikini butt and body.
As we have discussed before, Japanese TV is a tame entity, though livened up by the occasional scene of Nanao in lingerie.
Nagao was recently gracing Japanese television screens to show us what it is like to kiss her in a swimming pool. Naturally, Nagao was wearing slinky swimwear.
The 22-year-old was kissed by Popteen model Koji Konishi on the aptly named ...
Ahead of the release in July of her new photo book, a preview image of Minami Minegishi has come out showing the slinky idol doing the classic semi-nude "hand bra" (tebura) pose.
While pretty tame considering what some AKB48 graduates get up to, this kind of photo shoot has become something of a rite of passage for AKB48 idols.
Haruna Kojima did it, covering her gorgeous pale flesh with her tiny hands. Likewise, Atsuko Maeda has done a tebura and so did Yuko Oshima in a Mika Ninagawa shoot.
Most notoriously, Tomomi Kasai's tebura was so controversial it led Kodansha to cancel ...
Ami Tomite becomes the latest former AKB48 idol to strip off and show us her nude body.
Granted, the pictures are "censored" for weekly tabloid publication but these are essentially verging on hair nude territory.
Tomite joined AKB48 in 2009 but left while still a "research student" to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. Since then she has become a minor gravure idol, though now can capitalize on the notoriety of being yet another ex-AKB girl who has stripped off.
Other than briefly joining another music group, Ami's career has mostly been playing bit ...
AKB48's latest dubious attempt to exploit money from otaku fans is really scraping the bottom of the ludicrous barrel.
Now there is going to be an online claw crane game called Kami no Te (Hand of God) from June 18th that allows you to win cans of air.
Yes, you read that right. The prize for downloading and playing the game is Bakukan, which is literally a can filled with air. The precious ether is supposedly taken from the air on the stage at the AKB48 45th single release election event. So you are getting the air shared by your favorite idol, whether that be Yuki Kashiwagi, Rino ...
Former AKB48 idol Minami Takahashi may well be 25 years old and no longer tied to the group's (fake and probably illegal) rules against dating.
But that hasn't stopped the outrage when she was spotted out on a date with an employee of an IT company, who is 15 years her senior.
She graduated AKB48 in April on her 25th birthday. Perhaps the reason she actually left was she couldn't wait to enjoy herself with her squeeze?
They were photographed enjoyed a date in central Tokyo late one night in mid-May, heading to Minami's condo, where they confined themselves for two ...
Has Rino Sashihara gone too far this time?
In her new photo book released on March 22nd, Sashihara is basically naked, showing off her ass.
So far, the reaction online has been mixed, with some excitement mixed with anger that another AKB idol has stepped over a line. The debate has centered on if she is wearing panties or not. Is there a thong between her buttocks?
The man-eater is already notorious for her exile from AKB to the HKT48 sister group for having sex with a fan.
Sashihara's new photo book doesn't yet have an official title but we expect it will break ...
First she shaved off her hair in a penitence for having sex. Now she is getting fat.
AKB48's Minami Minegishi has gained weight to pose for this "chubby" idol picture.
Why? Because it is a campaign for the luxury fitness gym RIZAP, which runs intensive programs for getting metropolitan people into shape.
Here is Minegishi in her buff form again.
If you live in Tokyo, you would be familiar with RIZAP for the loud advertising trucks they drive around city, depicting before-and-after images of unhealthy bodies transforming into muscular ones.
The gym has ...
This is a working list of idols from AKB48 or sister groups like SKE48 who have graduated onto second careers in nude modeling and/or adult video (AV).
There are rumored to be others but these are what we know of. Share if there are others!
Momona Kito
The most high-profile recent graduate into the porn industry, Momona Kito starred in an ostensibly one-off porn release by Muteki as Yua Mikami. It was such a hit, she has since decided to do more and make a whole career of it.
Rina Nakanishi
Rina Nakanishi was the pioneer, laying the ground for the other idols who have followed in her ...
It's that time of the year again: time to look back over the past twelve months and all the news we have covered.
The first thing is an internal one: we relaunched Tokyo Kinky in a new blog template. While the top page hasn't changed much, we hope you like the improved functionality and look of our site.
Idols of the Year
Who were our top ladies of the year?
Ren Ishikawa
This slinky princess burst into our life and has been dominating Gravure over 2015.
Runners-up: Ayaka Noda, Ayuka Terada, Hitomi Yasueda, Anna Tamechika, Yuka Someya, the two Yanagi sisters (Iroha Yanagi, Yurina ...
The completionist side to our personality just wants to post this, even though it's not new.
What with all the fuss earlier this year of the porn debut of Momona Kito as Yua Mikami, we want to continue our exploration of this theme: the afterlife of Japan's "respectable" idols.
Remember AKB48's Rumi Yonezawa?
Well, since her departure from the group in 2012, it seems her career hit hard times. So many idols are processed through the well-grease machinery of the industry that there will inevitably be casualties that fall by the wayside.
And given the open secret that idols ...
