Sayuri Inoue UTB Magazine

Sayuri Inoue UTB Magazine


Japanese pop group Nogizaka46’s Sayuri Inoue in recent issue of UTB Magazine [Jp].

Sayuri Matsumura WPB Magazine

Sayuri Matsumura


Japanese girl group Nogizaka46’s Sayuri Matsumura, who reminded me of actress Kyoko Fukada sometimes, is featured in 2013-vol.12 issue of WPB Magazine [Jp].

Nanami Hashimoto Young Jump

Nanami Hashimoto Young Jump

Japanese pop group Nogizaka46′s Nanami Hashimoto in 2013-no.29 issue of Young Jump [Jp], a weekly manga-gravure magazine. Image via fansite Nogizakanouta…

Yu Aoi 蒼井優

Yu Aoi 蒼井優

Yu Aoi (蒼井 優 Aoi Yū, born August 17, 1985 in Kasuga, Fukuoka) is a Japanese actress and model. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai’s 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa inHana and Alice (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa in the hula dancing film Hula Girls and Hagumi Hanamoto in the 2006 live-action adaptation of the Honey and Clover manga series.

Momusu Sayumi & Mizuki

Momusu Sayumi & Mizuki

Japanese girl group Morning Musume’s Sayumi Michishige and Mizuki Fukumura in recent issue of Gravure The Television [Jp] Magazine.

Mirei Kiritani 桐谷美玲

Mirei Kiritani 桐谷美玲

Mirei Kiritani (桐谷美玲 Kiritani Mirei) is a Japanese actress who played Mayoi Ayasato in the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney live-action film adaptation and voiced her in the Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney crossover game.

Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木希

Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木希

Nozomi Sasaki ( 佐々木希 ) is a 22-year-old popular fashion model and actress from Akita Prefecture ( 秋田県 ), Japan. Working for Japanese fashion magazine Pinky, Nozomi’s fresh and sweet look has impressed the new generation. Some even say that Nozomi’s popularity equals famous Japanese model and actress Yuri Ebihara ( 蛯原 友里 ).

Keiko Kitagawa - Japanese actress

 Keiko Kitagawa

Japanese actress Keiko Kitagawa, looking amazing in an advert for watchmaker Citizen [Jp]. When I was a kid (late 80s) the brand’s commercial was shown pretty often on TV, perhaps wristwatches were the “it” thing back then.

Yuko Oshima 大島優子

Yuko Oshima 大島優子

Yuko Oshima [大島優子] born October 17, 1988 born in Yokohama, and was raised in Tochigi Prefecture. In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll’s Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa.

Meisa Kuroki 黒木 メイサ


Meisa Kuroki 黒木 メイサ

Meisa Kuroki’s mother is Japanese and her father is half Japanese and half South American. The mixture of the two ethnicities is what makes Meisa’s beauty so unique. Meisa can definitely be a famous international star if she can improve her English. She is a young, talented artist who has the potential to reach great heights.

Mai Shiraishi in Magazine

Mai Shiraishi in Magazine


Japanese girl group Nogizaka46′s Mai Shiraishi in November 2013 issue of Street Jack Magazine [Jp] which showcases some cute fashion concept for this autumn.

Yumiko Shaku 釈由美子



Yumiko Shaku 釈由美子

Best known for her role of Akane Yashiro in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla(2002), model turned actress Yumiko Shaku has been a popular in Japan since arriving on the scene. In 2000, Shaku won Square’s “Aya Brea Look-Alike” contest, were contestants posed as the protagonist (Aya Brea) of Squaresoft’sParasite Eve games. The next year, Shaku started her career as an actress with the film Princess Blade. 2002 saw Shaku doing voice work for an animated film, and starring as the lead in Masaaki Tezuka‘s Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla(2002). Following her successful appearance in the long going Godzilla series, Shaku would go on to star in Ryuhei Kitamura’s Sky High TV series in 2003.

Mai Nishida 西田麻衣

Mai Nishida 西田麻衣
Mai Nishida 西田麻衣 is a young, popular and hot Japanese gravure idol, tarentoand actress from Kyoto, Japan. Born on March 23rd, 1989, Mai Nishida entered the entertainment industry in 2006. Among her contemporaries of gravure models, Mai Nishida stood out in the 2006 Spacecraft Swimsuit Competition and beat other 3000 competitors.

Kana Tsugihara 次原かな - sexy Japanese gravure idol


Kana Tsugihara 次原かな

Kana Tsugihara 次原かな is a popular and sexy Japanese gravure idol from Tokyo, Japan. Born on August 25th, 1984, Kana Tsugihara has published quite a few hot photo album books and modelled with many other gravure idols before

Lena Fujii 藤井リナ


Lena Fujii 藤井リナ

Lena Fujii ( 藤井リナ ) is currently one of the most popular fashion models in Japan. Her father is American Japanese and her mother is Japanese. Born as a Tokyo native, Lena is best known for her work for Japanese fashion magazine ViVi.

Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木希



Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木希


Nozomi was born and raised in Akita, and began fashion modeling in her teens. She entered the magazine scene in late 2000s after been discovered by a seasoned fashion model, Emi Suzuki, who introduced her on the Pinky fashion magazine in late 2007. This magazine, Pinky, was originally for Emi Suzuki, since it was created for the popular model, but Nozomi became its featured model especially after March 2008 when she landed alone on the cover.

Aya Kiguchi 木口亜矢 - lovely Japanese gravure idol

Aya Kiguchi 木口亜矢 - lovely Japanese gravure idol

Aya Kiguchi 木口亜矢 is a young and lovely Japanese gravure idol and actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Aya Kiguchi has a very sweet and cute smile which is loved by many Asian fans. Born on October 11th, 1985, Aya Kiguchi has been in a few TV dramas including “Rookies” and “Jyouou Virgin”. Throughout Aya Kiguchi’s modelling career she has taken a large number of photos, especially bikini and lingerie photos

Mai Shiraishi is the cover girl for May 2014

Mai Shiraishi


Japanese pop group Nogizaka46′s Mai Shiraishi is the cover girl for May 2014 issue of Bubka Magazine 

Mikie Hara 原幹恵

Mikie Hara 原幹恵

Mikie Hara 原幹恵 is a hot and leading Japanese gravure idol and actress. Born on July 3rd, 1987, Mikie Hara has acted in many TV series and appeared in many DVD videos. Mikie Hara has not only starred in the live series of “Cutie Honey”, she has also done several commercials which earned her more popularity.

Keiko Kitagawa

 Keiko Kitagawa

Keiko Kitagawa (北川 景子 Kitagawa Keiko?, born August 22, 1986) is a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine from late 2003 to mid-2006, and left modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003-4), and after her role in the film Mamiya Kyōdai, she left modeling to concentrate on acting