The Japanese gravure idol (glamor model) industry is a competitive and overly populated place, with idols coming and going in quick succession.
In order to maintain their status, idols are required to keep up strong social media presences. This, of course, means Twitter and Instagram, but increasingly also YouTube. Gradols have to be YouTubers these days, too.
The coronavirus has made this more urgent than before as splashy shoots and meet-and-greet events are either not having or only in far reduced numbers, decreasing the potential for idols to earn fees. Perhaps feeling the pinch, ...
It's an open secret that "compensated dating" (援助交際, enjo kosai) is common in the Japanese idol world, even among mainstream entertainers and celebrities.
Just as the casting couch exists, so too does the dating table. Idols don't earn that much money and their careers are fickle, so they boost their income with dates.
There doesn't always sex involved, it should be added, but it's surely not impossible. It's like a hostess "dohan" date (where the hostess accompanies you for dining before going to the club together) or services offered by "dating clubs" (交際クラブ, kosai ...
It's the usual story. An idol hits 30 and her career is on the verge of waning. What can she do to raise the ante? Oh, right: strip off.
And so it goes that Shoko Hamada has revealed her cute butt to us at the ripe old age of 30.
The former race queen, gravure idol and so-time music idol (yes, we all remember that classic from 2004, "Lolita Race Queen") has dropped her clothes for a photo shoot, and the results are petty fine.
Sure, her butt's a bit flat -- this is Japan, after all -- but it has grab-me-now charm.
Of course, all this flesh is ...
Remember the hot Peach John Sailor Moon lingerie? Originally modeled by AKB48's Haruna Kojima, it swiftly became a sell-out hit and attracted a lot of other slinky models.
Well, now Gravure model Shoko Hamada has got together with her friends like former AKB48 idol Risa Narita to start a new Gravure idol group called gra-DOLL.
And they celebrated with some very nice cosplay sessions with the newly re-released Peach John Sailor Moon ...
Not all of us are thrilled by the prospect of watching flimsy, vrooming death-traps circle a few kilometers of track for lap after endless lap as a means of entertainment, but it'd take a heart of stone indeed to not be moved by the charming set of ladies that motorsports bring to the table -- at their lovely feet at least the claim of inducing boredom could never be laid.
In this regard the gorgeous Shoko Hamada is one among many, but one glance at her pics and you'll see she's most definitely in pole position.
'Race Queen', of course, is not the only title to adorn the divine ...
