Following a sex scandal (alleged prostitution!), the gravure idol Shoko Takasaki has made her porn debut on the Muteki AV label, which specializes in porn featuring former idols and actors. Ahead of her debut as "Shoko Takahashi" (changing her names for legal reasons after she left her previous agency), our voluptuous lady posed semi-nude for some ravishing shots... Though there was some confusion over the rumors of Takasaki's switch from gravure to porn, the naysayers have been proved wrong and these images reveal what a delight the results appear to be... Behold some initial ...

Known for her perfect body and gorgeous G-cup bust, Shoko Takasaki was until late last year one of the top rising gravure idols in Japan and a potential star in the general entertainment industry. But the gravure world is a fickle one and idols are sometimes more desperate for money than you might think, plus quickly learn that their looks and bodies are their top advantage in a ruthless industry where management expects to sleep with new talent. In September, images surfaced that seemed to show her engaging in enjo kosai (compensated dating, a euphemism for prostitution), causing her to ...

Japanese television at its finest indeed. Fuji TV have released a preview to "Yoroi Bijo", the show we wrote about last week. The concept is seductively simple: Gravure idols wear the suits of armor of famous samurai, then take them off piece by piece while talking about the history of the warrior. They are then revealed in their underwear beside all the shiny metal armor. That's it. The first show, which was broadcast on April 17th, features Gravure model Shoko Takasaki in the armor of Date Masamune. Here's the preview. No prizes for guessing that this is aimed at ...

We heard and blogged about this a few days ago but only now have nice pictures emerged. And what pictures they are... A new Fuji TV show called "Yoroi Bijo" (Armor Beautiful Girl) features hot gravure models putting on and taking off suits of armor, known in Japanese as kacchu or yoroi. As we know from a recent example, Japanese TV is not averse to some pretty risque and bizarre concept shows. So if you have a thing for girls wearing shiny armor and other medieval costumes, then this is definitely the TV show for you. The ladies wear the armor to demonstrate how nice and heavy it is. ...