If something seems too good to be true, it typically is.
Patrons of a hostess club in Hong Kong may have thought their companions serving them overpriced drinks were going to be super hot, given the images that advertised the ladies to be found inside...
In fact, keen-eyed visitors to the K-Pressure may even have been forgiven for thinking that the girls in the staff list included Japanese Gravure idols Yuri Morishita and Yuu Tejima, given that their photos adorned the outside of the bar.
While it is well-known that certain minor Gravure idols moonlight as prostitutes and hostesses, or are ...
It's been a while since we had an Idol of the Week -- are they becoming more like Idols of the Month? -- so to break the mold, here's the very charming Rika Adachi (足立梨花).
Rika was born in 1992 in Mie and has starred in a few TV drama series.
On top of her girl-next-door pure looks, she has a wonderfully grab-it-with-one-hand ...
Just when you thought she couldn't reveal any more, gravure idol and actress Kokone Sasaki (23) has released a new "hair nude" (full-frontal) photo book.
After shooting soft-core porn films and mountains of Gravure shoots, now Kokone has gone that one bit further, following in the footsteps of Rie Miyazawa and other famous full-nude models.
It was shot at summery Shodo Island in the Inland Sea and includes full nude shots of Kokone on the beach and being at one with nature.
Unfortunately we can't find many images online yet so some nice older ones will have to ...
The Japanese geinokai (entertainment industry) has several open secrets: that idols have to sleep with their handlers in order to get ahead, as revealed by former stars; that drugs are rampant; and that plastic surgery is also common.
It's rare for a model to break the conspiracy of silence about any of these. When Miss Japan model Biwon admitted that she had had some work done, there was much shock over the revelations.
Plastic surgery is notoriously widespread in Korea but, despite Japanese people's admiration for Korean women's beauty, the "fake" aspect of this is used to denigrate ...
Our lovely idol this week is the sumptuous, slinky, smiling Eri Wada (和田絵莉).
Born in 1989 in Hyogo, west Japan, Eri Wada has been gracing our lives since her debut in ...
Eriko Sato, the actress who was once also known for very provocative photo shoots
Now 31, Sato's career isn't so stellar any more and she is still unmarried. So sensibly she has turned back to her roots and released another photo book of sexy shots for her male fans.
With an F-cup bust and so-called "perfect body", the tall Eriko did the shoot in Hawaii -- her first such Gravure-style one in nine years. This is the only image available right now.
"I've heard my bikini shots are very popular with middle-aged men. Maybe it’s because I hit the age where they can imagine me as ...
This week let's take a lustful look at Karen Kobayashi (小林かれん).
Karen is a gravure idol born in 1997, making her a tender 16, and perfect for the youth-obsessed Japanese entertainment world.
Let's hope Karen sticks around our world for a little while ...
The results of the AKB48 Senbatsu "general election" event are in -- and the participants for the band's 32nd single, as announced at an event on June 8th in Yokohama.
This year -- the fifth "general election" -- the AKB honchos changed the system slightly with "candidacies". 246 idols stood, the most of any of the elections since 2009, including girls from all the major AKB groups and the various teams within each group: AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, JKT48 and SNH48. Six graduated members also stood, though not Tomomi Kasai.
The big surprise was the victory of "disgraced" former ...
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for pretending to be a comedy duo's manager in early March and approaching gravure model Momoko Tani (28) in a department store.
There she tried on some clothes and he put on a show of being helpful.
"It's dangerous so I'll carry your bag for you," he told her, whereupon he then stole her bag and went off.
The comedy duo, Bananaman, is now very popular in Japan and no doubt the suspect believed that claiming to be their manager would be a ticket to all sorts of fun activities he normally could not do.
Ironically, Bananaman's actual manager is a woman ...
Last autumn a sensual ad for Glico's sweet Dororich drink with five Gravure idols was a big hit.
Glico had such a good time with the curvy ladies that they made a new one!
This time the five lovely ladies are...
Anna Konno (b. 1989)
Ayaka Sayama (b. 1993)
Asuka Kishi (b. 1991)
Mitsuki Hoshina (b. 1996)
Arisa (b. 1989)
It's great to see Gravure idols getting mainstream exposure like this. More of this ...
