AKB48 Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

Let’s wrap up our special series on UTB’s (Up To Boy) Ultimate Top of Beauty magazine scans with a bang with 4 lovely Japanese teen singers from the popular J-pop idol group AKB48!

First up we’ve got Aki Takajo (高城亜樹).  The 17 year old lists her home as Tokyo but was born in Fukuoka Prefecture.  She belongs to Team A of AKB48.  She’s proud of her tennis playing skills and her older sister who goes by the stage name Jui Kizuki (希月樹衣) is a gravure idol.

The super cute Risa Naruse (成瀬理沙) is an U-15 idol who belongs to Team K.  All the AKB48 fanboys were saddened when it was announced recently that she’s leaving AKB48 due to a recurring problem with a herniated disk.  Risa would like to be a fashion model someday.

Aki Takajo (R) and Risa Naruse (L)

Chisato Nakata (中田ちさと) is an 18 year old cutie from Saitama Prefecture.  The petite 5′1″ Team A member is a big fan of Japanese professional wrestling and loves to go on long walks.

Last but not least we’ve got Moeno Nito (仁藤萌乃) who’s a Tokyo native.  The 17 year old Team B member is often portrayed as a little cold and bitchy but it’s really because she is extremely shy.  Moeno recalls just a year ago she couldn’t dance at all when she first joined AKB48.

Chisato Nakata (R) and Moeno Nito (L)

Ayame Koike Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

There’s no doubt Japanese teen actress idol Ayame Koike (小池彩夢) is cute but it’s hard to believe she’s only 14!  The U-15 (under 15) Kanagawa Prefecture native belongs to Japanese entertainment agency Office JR (オフィスジュニア) and would like to be an idol singer in the near future.  Here is Ayame as she appears in UTB’s (Up To Boy) Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scan.  I’m sure next time her face shows up it’ll be more than 1 page.

Mitsuki Tanimura Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

We bring a little cosplay action for you today.  Check out Japanese actress idol Mitsuki Tanimura (谷村美月) modeling in a furry cat costume in UTB / Up To Boy’s Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans.  The ironic thing is the 19 year old spunky Osaka native is actually allergic to cats!  Mitsuki has been a huge fan of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and her favorite member is Nozomi Tsuji.

Mikako Tabe Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

We’ve got a couple pages on Japanese actress idol Mikako Tabe (多部未華子) from the UTB (Up To Boy) – Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans.  The 20 year old with traditional Japanese beauty look has been acting since junior high but got her big break when she was chosen for the starring role in NHK’s morning mini drama Tsubasa this year.  The story takes place in Kawagoe, a suburb of Tokyo with history.  Sure enough, when I took a day trip there during my stay in Japan a couple months ago Mikako’s poster could be seen everywhere!

Mikako is good friends with Japanese actress idol Yui Aragaki and they went to the same high school

Rika Adachi Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

How about some super cuteness from Japanese teen actress idol Rika Adachi (足立梨花) to get your work week started?  Our special series UTB (Up To Boy) – Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans continues with this 16 year old beauty.  Rika was discovered at the 32nd Horipro Talent Search in 2007 after being encourage by her father to enter the contest.  She was chosen as the grand prize winner out of almost 52,000 entries!

I must say Rika looks really cute posing in that Japanese school girl uniform, and this is in the most wholesome way!  With her good looks and genki attitude, the Mie Prefecture born starlette has a promising career and has often been compared to Saki Fukuda, Kii Kitano and Maki Horikita.

Rika Adachi shows off her perky butt wearing a Japanese school swimming class uniform

Rika Adachi can come clean my bathroom anytime!

Kana Kobayashi Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

Why am I such a sucker for girls like Japanese teen singer idol Kana Kobayashi (小林香菜)?  The 19 year old might not be the prettiest face on J-pop idol troupe AKB48, but just one look at her big,  inncoent eyes and adorable, little sister next door face has got me melting!

I’m glad UTB / Up To Boy also included Kana in their special Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure collection.  The Saitama Prefecture native looks so cute I just want to pinch her soft cheeks and make her model in that yellow mini jumpsuit for me!

Umika Kawashima Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

15 year old Umika Kawashima (川島海荷) is up next in our special series of UTB (Up To Boy) Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans.  The U-15 (under 15) Japanese teen idol actress is multi talented, having appeared in several commericals, drama and movies since 2006.  Umika stands at 5 feet tall and is good friends with Pichi Lemon fashion model Nozomi Maeda and J-pop idol group AKB48 member Erina Ono.

Erina Mano Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

Boy do we have a treat for you today!  One of my favorite and super kawaii Hello!Project member Erina Mano (真野恵里菜) graces us in a Japanese school girl sailor uniform.  These beautiful snapshots featured in UTB / Up To Boy – Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans were taken in Erina’s hometown of Kanagawa Prefecture.

Erina is so damn cute and sweet (not to mention legal) I have a strong urge to pinch her cheeks and feed her cupcakes!

It’s hard to believe that the 18 year old Japanese idol singer actually didn’t make it the first time she auditioned for the popular J-pop idol group.  But it is a good thing that parent company Up Front Agency and producer Tsunku came to their senses the second time around and welcomed her into the family.

Airi Suzuki Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

After seeing these photos from UTB (Up To Boy) Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans, all I can say is our little Airi is all grown up!

Cute as buttons Japanese idol singer and J-pop unit C-ute member Airi Suzuki (鈴木愛理) traveled all the way to an abandoned school in Nagano (where the ‘98 Winter Olympics took place) for this photo shoot.  The white sailor school girl uniform the U-15 (under 15) Hello!Project artist got on matches perfectly with her angelic face and pretty eyes.  Next time I’d love to see Airi pose in a lady’s golf outfit since as the daughter of a pro golfer, she often talks about golf on her shows.

Aya Hirano Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

Let’s kick start the week with everyone’s favorite Aya Hirano (平野綾), taken from UTB (Up To Boy) Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans.  The Aichi Prefecture native went down to the Thai resort island of Phuket to capture these lovely images.

The 21 year old Japanese voice actress, singer and all around idol shot to fame when she was chosen to do the voice of the main character in the 2006 Japanese anime mega hit “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu”, or The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱).  Aya also sang both the opening and ending song for the anime, which are well versed by all the otaku in Japan.

Atsuko Maeda Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

AKB48’s Atsuko Maeda has made the cover of Up To Boy!

Let’s close out the work week with a huge spread of super adorable and talented Japanese teen idol singer Atsuko Maeda (前田敦子) in UTB / Up To Boy – Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans.  The U-19 (under 19) Chiba Prefecture native just turned 18 a couple weeks ago.  Nicknamed “Acchan” (あっちゃん), you can also see the popular Japanese idol unit AKB48 first generation member and her big sparkling eyes acting in TV drama and movies.

Stick around…because we’re not done with the special series yet!

Maimi Yajima Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

Next up in our UTB / Up To Boy – Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans special series is no other than the leader of the popular J-pop idol unit C-ute, Maimi Yajima (矢島舞美).  The squeaky clean 17 year old Saitama Prefecture native is famous for her huge apetite, having once polished off 87 mini bowls of soba within 10 minutes!

Misaki Momose Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

We’ve got another cutie for your hump day!  Here’s U-17 (under 17) Japanese gravure idol / talent Misaki Momose (桃瀬美咲) appearing in UTB (Up To Boy) – Ultimate Top of Beauty gravure magazine scans.  Misaki belongs to Japanese entertainment agency Horipro (ホリプロ).  She entered the company last year because popular Japanese actress and former mega idol Kyoko Fukada (深田恭子) who she really looks up to, also belongs to Horipro.

This is the first time the petite 4′11″ 16 year old Okayama Prefecture native is posing in a bikini!  I must say Misaki also looks hot in her Japanese school girl uniform, especially when she takes off her socks!

Rie Kitahara Ultimate Top of Beauty Photobook Scans

Continuation of our special series on Japanese gravure authority UTB (Up To Boy) – Ultimate Top of Beauty magazine scans.  Today we’ve got the cute and lovely J-pop idol group AKB48 member Rie Kitahara (北原里英).  Rie was promoted to Team A within AKB48 around this time last year.  The 18 year old Japanese teen has that girl next door look and carries herself well in public, always using properly spoken Japanese.

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