Former AKB48 idol Mariya Suzuki (鈴木まりや) has stripped off for a semi-nude photo book. The 29-year-old joined AKB48 in 2009 and transferred to Shanghai-based sister group SNH48 in 2012. She graduated in June 2017. She has since worked as an actress and maintained a following tens of thousands-strong on social media. "Merenda" (presumably derived from the Italian word meaning "nuncheon") is her debut photo book and is released on Monday. To promote it, Suzuki is appearing in gravure shoots in Flash, Entame, and Asagei Secret magazines. The project represents her first attempt at a ...

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In a recent photo shoot, Yuki Kashiwagi (Yukirin) has seemingly revealed to her many admirers that she goes paipan downstairs. The 29-year-old veteran member of AKB48 would seem to be hairless between her legs, either through shaving or waxing. The photo in question is from the cover of a recent issue of weekly magazine Young Jump, released in Japan on September 10. What a wonder the zoom function is! What treasures it reveals! In a ten-page cover shoot for the weekly Flash out this week, Kashiwagi looks back on her career in the supergroup. This month, Yukirin also appears in a ...

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The former AKB48 idol Kira Takahashi (高橋希来) has stripped naked for her first photo book, Twinkle, which comes out locally on September 10. That said, it is not, strictly speaking, a nude photo book, since the naked Takahashi still just about manages to protect her modesty. She is wearing panties and her breasts are tucked up, squeezed yet hidden by her knees. We get plenty of side book, though. It's now September and, while humid, Tokyo is arriving at typhoon season. Nonetheless, the photo book brings a splash of late summer, complete with shots of the 19-year-old poolside in wet ...

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So far, the highest-profile victim of COVID-19 in Japan has been the comedian Ken Shimura. His death happened fairly early in the pandemic in Japan and since then infection numbers have risen quite a lot as the second wave hits, though deaths have not climbed to a scary rate (yet - touch wood). As entertainers are continuing to work, filming things and so on, and coming into contact with a lot of people in the process, coronavirus infections are also disproportionately affecting the industry. In recent days, several high-profile cases have appeared. In early August, the busty gravure idol ...

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Just time for a quick post today, but here's a reminder -- if any were needed -- that Mariya Nagao is still the hottest ex-AKB48 member we know. Since leaving the supergroup and forging her own acting and gravure idol career, she has continued to exploit her glamorously alluring yet girl-next-door looks in combination with a tight body and (relatively) plump ass. This most recent gravure photo shoot -- promoting a new 2020-2021 calendar release -- proves once again what a reliable star she is. Thank you, Mariya, for taking our minds off the coronavirus crisis and the hay fever that is ...

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It should have been an innocent shot of the young woman at work. Instead, a photo of AKB48's Yui Yokoyama backstage during a show by the idol supergroup has sparked a netizen frenzy. Yui Yokoyama is shown in the foreground but, behind her, a member of AKB48 is shown naked except for some panties. The unknown member's nude back is clearly visible. The photo was sent from Yui Yokoyama's phone to an anonymous fan and has now leaked, though only part of the image is available and the background is blurry. Who is the naked member? People are desperately trying to find out based on the listed ...

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Oh, the danger of the casual, candid selfie. Idols from groups like AKB48 have always sold themselves as regular girls that are not out of your league. They are "the idols that you can meet" -- especially at hand-shaking events where fans pay to do so. Part of this appeal is cultivated by their social media output. It's common for idols to post pictures and selfies showing their normal lives and what takes place behind the scenes. When AKB48's Kyoko Yamada recently took some backstage selfies in the dressing room before an event, however, she gave fans more than she (or her AKS managers) ...

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Picture the scene. You are a diehard AKB48 fan and you see that your favorite group is advertising tickets that let you go on date with the idol you love. So much better than just the handshaking sessions, right? Unfortunately, it really was too good to be true. The tickets for the upcoming AKB48 shows in Fukuoka this November that were officially advertised as "Date Ticket: Experience what it's like to be an AKB48 member's lover!?" have since been retracted. Given that AKB48's members are banned from having boyfriends, it's thus little surprise that management won't actually let you ...

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Former AKB48 idol and now popular and successful actress Ami Tomite has released a new photo book. Despite having several quite high-profile acting credits to her name, this is actually only the 25-year-old's second photo book. That being said, it's another "hair nude" full-frontal book, this time shot by photographer Keiko Nomura. Her first came out in 2016 and was shot by the nude veteran Hajime Sawatari. This new effort is from the long-running Gekkan series and came out on August 30th. Here are some shots. These are highlights from her raw and sensual first photo ...

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As former NGT8 idol's Maho Yamaguchi cements her recovery from the mistreatment she received at the hands of the group's management with her debut photo book, another ex-AKB group lady is determined to make her mark after graduating. Previously a member of AKB48 from 2013 to 2017, Nana Owada releases her first photo book, Risutaato (Restart), which came out on September 15 amid a reasonable flush of publicity. As we reported in August, Nana has chosen the semi-nude style of shoot to make a splash, including the classic tebura "hand bra" shot. In fact, though, the first leaked photos from ...

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