Haruna Kojima, the 25-year-old AKB48 idol who we believe is the only major AKB girl with anything worth talking about, has released her first photo book "Kojiharu".
Just in time for Christmas, the book features a selection of hot images, not least one in which Haruna is doing her best to promote the AKB tradition of the te-bura -- or "hand bra".
AKB girls have a habit of doing this kind of shot, though at least this time there is no child involved.
Here are some luscious snaps from behind the scenes.
And just to prove how nice ...
We've been sitting on this story for a few days to see how it would pad out. And it just keeps on getting better and better.
The tabloid Shukan Bunshun has been publishing a series of photos of AKB48 manager Tomonobu Togasaki smoking (legal) drugs and meeting girls at love hotels.
Togasaki is photographed smoking H Zone 12th, a legal stimulant, in a stairwell of a posh bar in central Tokyo.
Though it is not suggested -- yet! -- that 40-year-old Togasaki has been grooming the hundreds of idols and wannabe idols he manages or auditions for his own sexual predilections, the tabloid has ...
In early September we blogged about the exciting news that yet another former AKB48 starlet had made the logical jump from minor idol fame to JAV porn legend.
As one of our readers commented, "It almost seems that the girl groups are designed to create future porn stars."
So Risa Naruse (born 1993) was re-christened Haruna Aisaka and starred in "National Idol".
We've managed to get hold of some of "hair nude" full-frontal shots of Risa/Haruna so we can all revel in the what the AKB48 management pretend to keep hidden (while actually exploiting it fully, of course).
Note how ...
The tabloids are salivating over the news that Atsuko Maeda, the former starlet of AKB48, may be dating kabuki actor Matsuya Onoe.
Though there have been rumors before and drunken pictures seemingly showing Atsuko in the arms of a young man after some late-night partying, this will be the first public romance for the former AKB48 queen.
After all, AKB48 bans sex and love for its rank and file members, so in theory Atsuko (22) could still be a virgin.
Atsuko's agency has not denied the reports, instead giving an ambiguous statement: "We leave private matters to the person in ...
Fresh from graduating from AKB48, Tomomi Itano has decided to change her image.
The toothy, duck-faced lady has transformed herself into a hostess!
At least that's what seems to be the case if a recent photo she posted on Twitter is to be believed.
Could the 2012 TV Commercial Queen be heading for career change so soon? Well, sadly not, though the fashion style is pretty horrendous.
For the purpose of comparison, here is what she used to look like, many a moon ago. She's on the top left.
It is well known that Tomomi worked briefly as a hostess in Kyushu before she ...
They say lightning doesn't strike twice but such rules don't apply to Japanese pornography, which has always proved tempting to aging or waning Gravure idols and actresses. And former AKB48 girls who find themselves a defacto porn star during their time in the group -- and upon "graduation" discover it's a mere side step to enter the real thing.
Porn maker Muteki has managed to persuade former AKB48 Team K member Risa Naruse to become "Haruna Aisaka" for her debut, National Idol.
The 100-minute porn feature film will be released in Japan on October 1st.
Risa Naruse was born in ...
AKB48's Asuka Kuramochi has grown up. She will release her first solo photo book on September 11th called "Mimi-tabu", which means "earlobe".
We're not sure if this has some sort of coded meaning or whether the photos will showcase Asuka's lovely ears. Saying that, Asuka is known as an "ear sommelier" and apparently has a liking for liking other girls' ears...
The release will coincide with her 24th birthday, though we think the present is more for us than her!
The shoot was done in Asuka's local town, Yokohama, and handled by photographer Tatsuo Watanabe.
While ...
Just imagine you like AKB48. Now imagine you like AKB48 so much you will commit a crime.
That's what four teenagers did.
They mugged a man in order to have cash to buy special clothes to "look good" for a meet-and-greet hand-shaking event with the idol group.
Aged between 15 and 17, the kids came up to a 27-year-old grad student as he was leaving a convenience store earlier in August in Kamiya, central Tokyo. Confronting him in their best macho voices, they managed to get away with his phone, his money and even the can of beer he had just purchased. The victim apparently ...
We spend a lot of time bashing AKB48 on this blog but we have to finally admit the truth. We think Haruna Kojima is hot.
Actually, keen-eyed readers will likely have already deduced this from certain drooling articles in the past.
We previously blogged with glee about Haruna's new work modeling for Peach John, Japan's lingerie brand that is similar to Victoria's Secret.
She's back in a new series of ads which feature Haruna sleeping... perfect for imagining what it's like to be snuggled up close to her.
We're not sure about the red hair but we do like it when she cups her bust ...
The annual AKB48 General Election Book (AKB48総選挙！水着サプライズ2013) has this year been proving a hit, with sales of 60,000 copies a week since it was released on August 5th.
Though the 2012 wasn't as successful, both the 2010 and 2011 editions were likewise bestsellers. It was first released in 2009.
This year ("Swimsuit Surprise") features all 64 members of the world's largest bikini model music group (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48) who ranked in the election in barely-there swimsuits.
The book has been released ahead of the new single that comes out on ...
