Aya Kawasaki continues countdown to gravure retirement with full-nude beach shoot
December 26, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
Christmas is done and dusted for another year. What better a post-prandial treat than feasting your eyes on the body of gravure idol Aya Kawasaki?
As we blogged before, Aya Kawasaki is one of several high-profile names in gravure who is retiring or stepping back from the limelight of the weekly magazines to some degree.
In Aya's case, it's supposedly a full retirement at the end of the 2019 fiscal year (end of March), which has been massively hyped with major photo shoots and an upcoming photo book. (Most gravure idols, rather, just find their careers fading away, their agencies not ...
Seiyuu Sumire Uesaka enchants fans with busty shoot
December 24, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
Music idol and voice actress Sumire Uesaka has made a sensible decision for the latest stage in her career: show off her bust.
The 28-year-old, former Russian major at Sophia University known for her penchant for Soviet iconography, Uesaka's second photo book "Sumire Iro" came out on December 19th.
Scans have already leaked online, generated a bit of a storm with netizens and fans for upgrading her image from "cute" to decidedly "sexy," courtesy of some nice shots of her until-now-hidden bust. (Not quite true, Uesaka previously exploited her bust to awesome effect in a sexy music video ...
Nicole Fujita bares breast for debut photo book
December 23, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
It is a busy season for gradols and model photo books, with everyone hoping to get a nice end-of-year sales bump.
Competing for our yen include photo books by the likes of Misa Eto, Aya Hazuki, and Miyako Sono.
Now the fashion model, YouTuber, and tarento Nicole Fujita has released her debut photo book, "Suki ni naru yo?" (Will you like me?), and has opted for that foolproof strategy: increase sales by taking off your clothes.
It is quite tasteful, mind you.
Nicole Fujita is shown holding her breast as she poses, wet and semi-nude, for the camera.
The 21-year-old ViVi magazine ...
Gradol Aya Hazuki goes nude for comeback photo book
December 20, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
The busty gravure idol (gradol) Aya Hazuki is making something of a comeback with her first solo photo book in nearly five years.
To cement its success (i.e., sales), she has stripped off and, while just about technically preserving her modesty in terms of visible nipples, is essentially nude.
In "Bonn," 28-year-old Aya is practically naked on the very cover, with just some yellow tape covering her tits. In the other preview shots, her amazing breasts are almost bursting out of her clothes or hands...
"Bonn" came out last week at a busy time for the market.
Miyako Sono has gone ...
Newly married, ex-Nogizaka46 idol Misa Eto shows off her nude butt for debut photo book
December 18, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
After getting married, most idols will settle down and stop posing for erotic gravure photo shoots. Fortunately, though, "most" is not everyone.
The 26-year-old Misa Eto is a former member of Nogizaka46 who got married this year to baseball player Sosuke Genda. She also graduated the idol in March, making 2019 a particularly landmark on for her life and career.
He apparently is not putting his foot down on Misa's career -- namely, her sharing what she's got with the rest of the world. She recently posed for a shoot that shows off not only her beautiful back but also her butt. Granted, we ...
Minami Tanaka delights us with her nipples
December 17, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
Japanese TV announcer and model Minami Tanaka is cementing her rise to stardom with the release of her first photo book, "Sincerely yours..."
It flaunts her beauty and, while stopping short of nudity, is sensual and sexy enough to appeal to both female and male fans.
In further proof of this, if any was needed, now there are these shots, taken from her just-released debut photo book, that show off Minami Tanaka's nipples as she poses in a swimming pool.
While not fully exposed, alas, her nipples are still clearly visible under her wet clothes. And what a chest this charming lady has. ...
Former SKE48 idol alleged to be working as prostitute in Tobita Shinchi, Osaka
December 13, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
The tabloid, Otakara, claims that the unnamed former SKE48 idol is now working at Osaka's Tobita Shinchi red-light district as a prostitute.
According to the magazine, the idol offers blow jobs with a condom for ¥16,000, though kissing is not allowed. Full sex with a condom is also apparently possible.
The idol joined the group in 2009 but was an underdog in the elections. Hmm...we wonder who it could be.
We have no way of verifying the truth behind this short of visiting every establishment in Tobita Shinchi (sounds like a fun assignment!), nor have we yet seen the full article in the ...
Netizens reveal the naked butt of ex-NMB48 idol Kei Jonishi
December 9, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
When you do a photo shoot, be prepared for netizens to do their work once scans or digital versions of the images go online. Industrious fans will use all the tools and software at their disposal to get the results they want.
In this case, a translucent, black dress fetchingly worn by former NMB48 idol Kei Jonishi on the front cover of her new photo book has been brightened to show that the young lady is not wearing any panties while she elegantly knelt in the sea.
While the results are a little artificial, they do expose Kei Jonishi's naked butt cheeks for all the world to see at last. ...
Former SNH48 member, Chinese idol Ge Jiahui (Juri) makes a splash in Japan
December 5, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
Is this Chinese idol about to give her Japanese counterparts a run for their money?
Ge Jiahui (葛佳慧) was born in 1995 in Nanjing. She was recently featured in a Japanese weekly magazine and here are some highlights from the shoot.
The 24-year-old is now going by the name of Juri (じゅり) in Japan. In addition to her modeling and singing, she is apparently also a student at the prestigious Keio University. She used to be a member of SNH48's Team NII from 2017 to 2019, when she graduated -- hopefully to bigger and better things.
Now this is what we call soft power. Why ...
Gravure nuptials: Mitsu Dan, Yukie Kawamura, Manami Hashimoto announce marriages
November 29, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
Holy moly, is there something in the water right now? Do these things come in waves? Because everyone seems to be getting married!
After we blogged about Yuka Kuramochi's marriage to a pro-gamer, three more top gravure stars have announced marriages. As you might expect from ladies whose careers are based on their sexual appeal, they had kept the relationships under wraps.
Jukujo queen Mitsu Dan, now 38, has married 39-year-old manga artist Toru Seino. We wonder if they have fun recreating all the nude shoots and BDSM-inspired sex scenes she has done over the course of her career?
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