Posts Tagged ‘gravure’

Big Breasts Win Verdict For Japanese Gravure Idol

Odd news for today:

A Japanese pin-up model says that her big breasts have not only boosted her career — they also helped her overturn a court verdict.

The bikini model, who goes by her professional name Serena Kozakura, was cleared after a court decided she was too well-endowed to squeeze into a room through a hole, as she had been found guilty of earlier.

“I used to hate my body so much,” Kozakura, who has appeared in product commercials on television, told the private Asahi network in an interview aired Tuesday.

“But it was my breasts” that won in court, she said.

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The case was splashed through the Japanese media on Tuesday, with the Asahi network even inviting her to demonstrate how she could not fit through the opening.

Kozakura, 38, was convicted last year of property destruction after a man said she kicked in the wooden door of his room and crawled inside, apparently because he was with another woman.

Kozakura had said the man made the hole himself.

In her appeal, the defence counsel held up a plate showing the size of the hole and said that she could not squeeze through with her 110-centimetre (44-inch) bust.

“The judges were very good-mannered as they showed no expressions on their faces. I guess they’re well-trained,” Kozakura said.

And some screen captures from tv news coverage of the case, including a re-enactment performed by Kozakura:

[Thanks to Brad for e-mailing us about this story!]

Leah Dizon to Retire?

It is being reported that Leah Dizon, the American model who has enjoyed great popularly since bursting onto the Japanese gravure idol scene a couple years ago, may be retiring:

Leah Dizon, an American singer currently popular in Japan, will retire in March due to stress, weekly magazine Shukan Gendai reports. According to the magazine, Dizon will not renew any contracts with advertisers or her agency.

A showbiz insider was quoted by the magazine as saying “She was very shocked by some DVDs that were released in Japan, which include nude videos taken while she had been modeling in the U.S.” Dizon has also been struggling to sing in Japanese.

Update: New developments show that these rumors may be false!

Eating Idol Tomoko Miyake Enters Gravure World

Eatfeats/J-Cast report that eating celebrity Tomoko Miyake will be making her gravure idol debut in the March issue of Sabra. Here’s a sample photograph from the set, which has Miyake lying in a pile of Wendy’s hamburgers:

[If you're unfamiliar with Tomoko Miyake, check out this video we posted back in May 2007 of her eating 11 pounds of ramen!]

Gravure Idols Mayuka Okada & Junne Okada Become Singers

Somebody picked a good promotional image to send the media:

The Sankei Shinbun is reporting that gravure idol sisters Mayuka and Junne Okada will be releasing an album next month. Although the large-busted sisters are sweeping the gravure idol world with popular DVD titles such as Breast-Breast Paradise (乳乳パラダイス), they actually dream about being singers instead. Their debut mini-album, entitled “Pink Pie JacK,” will be 5 tracks of spirited pop music, and is expected to hit stores February 14th (Valentine’s Day).