Terrace House is sadly canceled but the people that the show made into (minor) stars are still around, and some of them are trying to continue their success. The "sports talent" Risako Tanabe (田辺莉咲子) is one and has now made her gravure debut. The athletic and well-toned beauty just did her first gravure shoot, which appears in the issue of Weekly Playboy on sale from November 8. As gravure goes, there's not too much to get excited about here, but perhaps it will lead more, racier shoots in the months ahead. The 23-year-old (who is a petite 148 cm) stays in shape by doing workouts ...

Yume Hayashi has finally released her first photo book in a sign that her career as a gravure idol is picking up pace. After three previous digital photo books, the 25-year-old released her debut print photo book, "Yumemi-gokochi" (Dreamy State), with major publisher Kodansha on June 4. In it, she appears in swimwear and in various states of nudity, her modesty covered by carefully placed arms or by turning her naked back to the viewer. You can enjoy plenty of side boob, butt cheek, and cleavage, but no actual nudity. We've included some highlights ...

On the troubled Japanese Netflix reality show Terrace House, which faces possible cancellation after one of its stars took her life following online bullying, the gravure model Yume Hayashi recently made quite a personal confession. Much of the appeal of the show hinges on watching young people with emerging careers as models and so on hook up. Accordingly, Hayashi has attracted the attention of both male viewers and an occupant of the house. Hokkaido-born, 24-year-old Yume Hayashi is well known for her sporty body. She goes by the name Yume Yoshida on the show, despite (or perhaps ...

What happens after gravure idols hang up their bikinis and try to move on in their careers is a question that fascinates us. Most crash and burn, but in the meantime manage to find a nice husband in the industry who will take care of them. The tale of Aki Mizusawa is an interesting one. Born in 1959, she was a gravure pin-up during the 1980s. In between winning the hearts of men around the nation, she found time to have an affair with Jackie Chan, a well-known philanderer, in Spain in 1984. She was also working as a singer during this time. She sealed her sex siren reputation by ...