One of the regular themes of this blog is the after-lives of gravure idols, models, adult video performers, and so on. What happens after they retire? What can do they do after their time -- often only brief -- in the limelight? We had Reiko Nagaoka (永岡怜子) on our radar for a while in this regard, because she presents an interesting example. And then her story took an intriguing twist recently and we felt it was time to share. She first worked in gravure in the 2010s under a different name: Una Shirakawa (白川卯奈). Shen then switched to Reiko Nagaoka in around 2016, ...

We love selfies. Correction: we love to look at cute girls' selfies. In Korea there are plenty of lingerie selfies out there. What about Japanese girls? Well, there Jigadoribu, or "selfie club", which features a stunning array of a Japanese Gravure models posing for selfies. The images are drawn from the models' own Twitter accounts as they take behind-the-scenes snaps (of varying quality) from their latest photo shoots or just showing off their bodies at home, whether in lingerie, cosplay or just ordinary wardrobes. The models co-operate in the scheme by tagging their ...