Japanese Gravure Idol Aya Takigawa

Japanese gravure idol Aya Takigawa (滝川綾) is a sexy young girl I do not want to take my eyes off of!  The 22 year old Chiba Prefecture native looks so comfortable sitting on the hammock that I’d like to invite her into my banana hammock! xD  With her radiant smile and shapely body, Aya made it as one of the runner-ups in the Gravure JAPAN gravure idol contest (グラビアJAPAN) which took place recently.

U-15 Japanese Gravure Idol Nana Seino

We’ve got the cute and spunky U-15 Japanese gravure idol Nana Seino (清野菜名) in a white string bikini.  At only 14 years of age, Nana has already established herself as a fashion model with Japanese teen magazine Pichi Lemon (ピチレモン).  Earlier this month the Aichi Prefecture native also earned a runner up spot in Gravure JAPAN gravure idol contest (グラビアJAPAN).

U-15 Japanese Gravure Idol Rin Aoi

Here’s the super cute U-15 (under 15) Japanese gravure idol Rin Aoi (蒼井凛).  It is hard to believe this Tokyo native beauty is only 13 years old and was the youngest runner-up in the 2009 Gravure JAPAN (グラビアJAPAN) gravure idol contest put up by Shukan Young Jump and Shukan Playboy.

Rin’s got a warm girl-next-door smile and already a pretty healthy looking chest.  She belongs to Poseidon Entertainment talent agency (ポセイドンエンターテイメント), who also has Japanese teen gravure idol Aira Mihana, Honoka Ayukawa and Reina Sakura under its wings.

Japanese Gravure Idol Yuko Shimizu

Yuko Shimizu (清水ゆう子) in a pink bikini posing on the beach (or is it in a studio…who cares, she’s hot) looking cute and sexy.  The 20 year old Kanagawa Prefecture native is the runner up of Gravure JAPAN (グラビアJAPAN) gravure idol competition that just wrapped up.  With her pretty smile and inviting D cup chest I’d love to see more of her in the future!

Japanese Gravure Idol Nene Matsuoka

Meet the grand prize winner of the 2009 Gravure JAPAN gravure idol contest, Nene Matsuoka (松岡音々).  The Hiroshima Prefecture native is definitely looking sexy and pretty in the red bikini…I’m sure we’ll see more of her in the future.  Nene just turned 21 earlier this month and has appeared in Japanese fashion magazines such as ViVi, CanCam and PINKY.

Gravure Japan Gravure Idol Contest Bonus

What would you do if all of a sudden these 16 cute and sexy young girls showed up on your doorstep?

Here are some group shots of the 16 semi-finalists.  Gravure JAPAN is the result of collaboration between Shukan Young Jump (週刊ヤングジャンプ) and Shukan Playboy (週刊プレイボーイ).  This new gravure idol contest is run as part of the celebration for the 30 year anniversary of Young Jump comic.

In case you haven’t figured out, the “Y” and “J” stand for Young Jump.

Gravure Japan Gravure Idol Contest

As all of you Japanese gravure idol lovers know by now, Japan is the mecca of factories that churn out cute, young idols.  To combat the famous Miss Magazine (ミスマガジン) gravure idol contest put on by Japanese comic publisher Shukan Young Magazine (週刊ヤングマガジン), this year rival publisher Shukan Young Jump (週刊ヤングジャンプ) teamed up with Shukan Playboy (週刊プレイボーイ) and produced their own gravure idol search called Gravure Japan (グラビアJAPAN).

Confusing?  Yeah, I thought so.

Gravure Japan finalists (from L to R): Yuko Shimizu, Nana Seino, Nene Matsuoka, Rin Aoi and Aya Takigawa

Gravure Japan started out with 1200 girls applying.  100 entrants were kept and later 16 girls were selected.  Then the number was further narrowed down to 5 finalists.  The top Grand Prix prize went to Nene Matsuoka (松岡音々).  The part of her body the 21 year old is most proud of is the mole on her neck.  Nene is practicing karate but is still a white belt.  She said, “I’m thrilled to be standing here and I’ll work hard to have a photobook out.”

Runner-up included Rin Aoi (蒼井凛) who is the youngest of the group at just 13 years of age, as well as Yuko Shimizu (清水ゆう子-20), Aya Takigawa (滝川綾-22) and Nana Seino (清野菜名-14).

I don’t know about you guys but I’d much rather watch this contest unfold than a minute of that god awful American Idol!  What kind of “idol” are they talking about exactly?!

1st Row (L to R): Nana Seino and Rin Aoi

2nd Row (L to R): Yuko Shimizu, Nene Matsuoka and Aya Takigawa