Average 13.7 Years: Japan’s new girl band

Only yesterday we were lamenting the victory of K-Pop over Japanese rivals.

And now we see news that kind of confirms how stranger and strange local pop music is getting. As if the boy band Sexy Zone (comprised of kids only just into their teens) or the army of AKB48 (not as young as they look, but looks are everything), now comes a new group with a much-trumpeted average age of just 13.7.

Formed by an agency to appear in TV dramas and sing terrible songs, Her Best is made up of 14 girls. There were over ten thousand applications to audition, leading to the name Her Best (sounds like “Harvest”, get it?). Look out for music, live performances and TV slots for the new girls on the block. Just don’t expect them to be performing overseas any time soon…

In related news, AKB48 are starring in a new TV commercial campaign dressed as men. So if you like that kind of thing…

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Hot Japanese artist photographs hot models, actresses

Take a beautiful Japanese female artist and it’s always going to be a fun day out.

Then she starts to make a series of beguiling, sensual images of hot Japanese female models, actresses and celebrities for magazines, adverts and exhibitions, and you have a truly great combination, popular with men and women alike.

That’s what Asami Kiyokawa does, working with the likes of AKB48’s Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima, and Yoko Maki, Masami Nagasawa and Asami Mizukawa.

A lot of CG work goes into the final images, transforming the beautiful women into peacocks, forest settings, or decorating them with pearls and other surreal ornaments.

Her current collection, Bijo Saishu (“Beauties Collection”), is now on exhibition in Mito, Ibaraki, and it’s no wonder that the exhibition catalogue has been selling so well!

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JKT48 Indonesian AKB48-style Idol Group

Tokyo’s AKB48 has already spawned NKE48 (Nagoya), NMB48 (Namba, Osaka), HKT48 (Hakata, or Fukuoka) and SDN48 (adult version)…Now comes JKT48 for, er, Jakarta!

JKT48 is a new overseas experiment from the makers of Japan’s top idol groups. If it’s a hit perhaps we’ll see other bands forming in Singapore, Paris and elsewhere? I’m just surprised that they didn’t try Seoul first, given the great similarities between Korea and Japan, but perhaps all the K-Pop gals were too scary to compete with!

To start with they have announced an open call for auditions in Indonesia, with results to be decided in mid-October and the “winners” announced. The lucky ladies will then take singing and dancing lessons, before making their debuts in the new year. Apparently the new group will demonstrate Indonesia’s unique culture, in the same way that AKB shows Japan’s, but I have no idea what that means.

AKB of course have already played many concerts abroad, including New York and LA, Paris, Moscow, Macao, Korea and Taiwan.

Obviously no pictures exist of the new group yet. What do you think, boys? Fancy an Indonesia idol or not?

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AKB48 Augmented Reality App

Top idols AKB48 have been promoting almost every product in Japan recently and prominent among the campaigns has been the one for travel agency H.I.S.

Though you sadly can’t actually book a trip with any of the lovely ladies, you can go some of the way there with the latest addition to the marketing smorgasbord: An AKB48 augmented reality app for smartphones!

From August 22 to September 30, guys up and down the land are going to be occupied with oen thing only — the AKB48 Augmented Reality Stamp Rally. After downloading the free app, uou have to go to branches of H.I.S. and read the AR markers and collect 15 virtual AKB idols ostensibly “standing” in the store and posing for your viewing pleasure.

After you collect 5 stamps/idols you then get to watch special video on your phone.

There other incentives like winning a vacation and all that jazz, but we know the real reason for this kind of campaign. And it’s slim and cute, with thin legs and a slender waist!

Some of the gals have also recently been doing sexy photo shoots for Peach John bras, proving that even petite idols can have nice busts if they choose the right lingerie.

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Fake AKB48 idol Aimi Eguchi is real

After generating uproar and surprise when they faked a new CGI member for an ice cream commercial, AKB48 have trumped us again by introducing a “real” Aimi Eguchi.

In front of 90 thousand fans during a major concert, “Eguchi” joined the regular gals on stage for an encore!

It later emerged that we had been fooled again by those dastardly ladies! The performer was in fact 15-year old Yukari Sasaki, who had been the voice behind the Glico Aimi Eguchi commercial, and was wearing special make-up to make her appear like the idol.

That’s a tough thing to attempt since Aimi is famously formed of all the cutest elements from the other members. Yukari is currently a “trainee” at AKB48 and thus a fledging compared to veterans like Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, Mariko Shinohara et al.

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Tomomi Itano’s Sexy New Single

She might have been losing some ground with the public of late if those Senbatsu Election results are anything to go by, but you’d be a fool to count the achingly cute Tomomi Itano out just yet, especially when she’s capable of producing material as pleasing to the eyes and ears as her new single ‘Fui ni’, released this week.

The song, available in Japanese retail outlets from the 13th, is the second physical single release from the 8th-placed AKB48 starlet, following last year’s quite well-received ‘Dear J’. Cleverly (or should that be cynically?) coupling a pounding, dancefloor-infecting chorus with reflective balladic verses, it’s sure to appeal to AKB’s followers and teeny-boppers across Japan and the globe alike. The other key demographic, comprising those of us who prefer AKB members to be seen rather than heard, will undoubtely be equally pleased by the classy-but-sexy music video, which showcases the lovely Tomomi in a variety of appealing outfits. For your viewing pleasure:

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AKB48 Senbatsu Election Results In

It might seem more than a tad cruel to publicly name and shame the least popular members of your group while vaulting others onto a pedestal to flaunt at the head of your column (at least until the next election rolls around). Then again, with 48 members to keep track of, the marketing team over at AKB headquarters are probably grateful for any help at all in that department – hate to put a dud on the next single cover, after all. Thus, we have the results of the 3rd Senbatsu Election to mull over.

The divine Atsuko Maeda has, somewhat predictably, nabbed the top spot in this year’s rankings, knocking former reigning Queen Yuko Oshima into a not-unrespectable 2nd position. Undoubtedly buoyed by greater exposure due to her TV and film appearances, both past and upcoming, comely young Ms. Maeda’s star continues to rise. Her starring role in the recently-released PV for AKB’s 21st single ‘Everyday, Kachusha’ reflects this – we’re not likely to see her fade into the background anytime soon, but that’s hardly a cause for complaint.

Elsewhere, the perpetually cute-as-a-button Tomomi Itano slipped a full four places, from last year’s 4th to 8th position, a little surprising given the launch of her solo career this year has provided her no shortage of publicity (or are peeved AKB loyalists punishing her for the slight?). Though gracious when interviewed about the drop, apparently unperturbed, she might do well to take steps to boost her image before the next election arrives. It would be a pity for that darling face to disappear into the featureless mass of background flesh that is, well, everybody else in AKB48.

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SDN48 Performance Age Restriction Lifted

Underage fans of overlarge idol groups rejoice – the long-standing ban on under-18s attending SDN48’s theatre performances has been lifted at last, granting you access to the AKB girls’ older, edgier counterparts in (almost) all their raunchy glory.

SDN, the brainchild of AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto, was conceived as an “adult idol” group, differentiated from AKB through sexier attire and their focus as a “Saturday Night”-style act (hence the name) aimed at a more mature audience. Having made their major label debut on Universal Music in November of last year with the single ‘Gagaga’, the group have enjoyed widespread popularity from Day One, with both that first single and its follow-up performing well and their stage show Yuuwaku no Garter consistently selling-out, something that can only continue in the wake of this newest development. While these shows were previously limited to over 18s, from June 16th shows before 7PM will be available to fans below that age. The earlier shows will now feature somewhat toned-down content, with choreography altered and some songs having their lyrics censored.

With tickets to the early shows being offered at a price of 2000 yen, instead of the usual 3000, SDN48 are sure to celebrate as fruitful an end to their first year as full-fledged stars of the idol scene as its beginning, with fans old and new flocking to the theatre. Naturally, though, if you’re over 18 there’s no choice to be made in the matter – I recommend the late showings every time. These saucy ladies could teach those whippersnappers in AKB a thing or three about how to sex up a performance.

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Maeda Atsuko to Star in Crossdressing Drama

AKB48’s ever-lovely Atsuko Maeda is set to make a welcome return to our screens this July, playing the crossdressing lead character in a brand-new adaptation of Nakajo Hisaya’s popular manga series Hanazakari no Kimitachi e.

Originally adapted as a TV series back in 2007, “Hana Kimi” is the story of Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese high-schooler living in the USA, who, having fallen in love with troubled young sports’ star Izumi Sano after seeing him on TV, moves to Japan and enrolls in his boys-only high school in order to get close to him. Fuji TV has announced that this will be a brand-new retelling of the story, distinct from the 2007 version, and major plot details are being kept under wraps for now. However, what we DO know is that AKB48 will not only be providing the show with its star, but its theme song too. The new tune will be released in August (possibly as the group’s 22nd official single) with the centre member and other participants to be decided in AKB48′s Senbatsu election, beginning June 9th.

The luscious Ms. Maeda is no stranger to working in front of a camera – in 2007 she scored her first movie role in Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata and she has previously appeared in several TV dramas, including Majisuka Gakuen and Q-10. This June she will also feature alongside fellow AKB48 member Minami Minegishi in the high school baseball team movie Moshidora.

Cropped hair and a boy’s school uniform might be a somewhat different look than the one that made us fall head-over-heels for Ms. Maeda in the first place, but no doubt the end result will see her looking as foxy as ever. Fingers crossed this’ll be but one of many screen performances to come from the 19-year-old starlet. And if the TV gig doesn’t work out, hey, there’s always AVs. Just saying.

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AKB48 Star Gets Wish of Big Boobies in her Face

Appearing to promote the new AKB48 off shoot “Not Yet”, Yuko Oshima sat down with the super plastic Kano Sisters. Livedoor reports that Oshima had actually been wanting to meet the sisters for a long time and got her chance during a very intimate interview section on the music program “Hey! Hey! Hey!”.

Not being one to mince words, Oshima dove right in saying she had been a big fan of the sisters and had a few requests very reasonable requests.
“I want to put my hand in your cleavage!”
“I want you to put my face in your cleavage!”
“Kiss me!”

The truth is that our adorable little Yuko isn’t as innocent as she would seem. When asked about Oshima, the long legged Mariko Shinoda immediately said that she is basically a dirty old man. Evidently she is always feeling on the other girls’ thighs and asses in the dressing room and simply being and all around perv.

More proof to Oshima’s sexy lesbian…I mean perverted behavior was shown on her official blog with pictures of her taking two hand fulls of Not Yet’s voluptuous costume director’s watermelons. Her face is priceless.

After a brief discussion with the Kano sisters, an elated Oshima’s wishes were granted showing that even a hot little AKB member can get a hard on for T&A.

Note to self: Send busty girlfriend to Oshima Yuko’s house with a video camera.

Want some fake boobs of your own? You know where to go. Worth every penny.

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