Retiring porn star Minamo auctions off personal belongings on TV
Minamo was recently denied entry to Hong Kong along with more than two dozen peers in the adult video industry, forcing the cancellation of the Mega Fans Event.
Nonetheless, the leading performer is still determined to end her career on a high. Before she retires at the end of the year, Minamo has auctioned off her possessions — and on TV.
Minamo appears in the first episode of a new show, Saraba’s Lega Auction, streaming on Abema every Wednesday at 11 p.m., starting on November 11.
The show is a money game hosted by Tetsuya Morita of the comedy duo Saraba Seishun no Hikari. Participants turn their personal connections into cash. Teams of two act as “buyers,” leveraging their own networks to source items for an auction. They then hold an actual auction, competing to see which team can secure the highest winning bid. The victorious team receives a cash prize of ¥1 million.
In the first episode, comedians Omiokuri Geinin Shinichi and Nishida (from the duo Lalande) pay a visit on Minamo. While negotiating for items that would be highly coveted by her fans, they are left completely stunned by the unexpected collection of things that she shows.
The pair also takes an interest in the personal belongings Minamo carries around with her. When they ask if she would be willing to put them up for auction, she readily agrees, from personally cherished items to merchandise.
Minamo later produces a bag containing skin from the soles of her feet. “It looks like dried bonito flakes,” Nishida remarks. And surely a foot fetishist’s dream come true.
Ultimately, the bag of skin is withdrawn from the auction due to an objection from her agency, though the comedians do manage to acquire 18 of her personal belongings, including used lip balm and pajamas she had worn.
The auction is held in the studio, began with a starting bid of ¥50,000. After editor Kosuke Minowa (of the publisher Gentosha and notorious for his affair with a YouTuber) places a bid, others including Rino Suzukita (who became an adult film actress herself after being inspired by Minamo) join in. In the end, a male fan wins the lot with a bid of ¥170,000.
On the same episode, Mari Yaguchi showcases some rare treasures from her time as a member of the idol group Morning Musume.
