Does it pay for idols and celebrities to get naked? In Japan people love to see their favorite star release a “hair nude” pictorial and bare it all. A certain Japanese tabloid asked two experts for their professional opinion.
Regarding “hair nude” photobook (meaning the idol / model shows her bush, pants down), publisher / producer Motoji Takasu was contacted. He’s so famous for publishing celebrity nude photobooks that he’s nicknamed “the hair merchant”! And for the price of appearing in an AV (Japanese porn), they asked Mr. Kita, a casting producer in the industry to provide the estimate.
1. Miwa Asao

“The Fairy of Beach Volleyball”
Nude photobook - $2.6 million
AV - $1 million
This Japanese pro beach volleyball player is hot in the media right now, appearing on all kinds of TV shows, promotional events and endorsing various products. I guess the public likes to take a break from the usual “cute idol” style girls and shower their attention on a more “healthy” and athletic type girl.

“In the photobook she released last year she didn’t even have any racy shots yet that sold within the top 30! I wonder how much more she would sell if she take it off…”

2. Ai Kago

At the turn of this century nobody was cuter than Aibon
Nude photobook - $2 million
AV - $1 million
The disgraced former Morning Musume still pulls plenty of weight whenever her name is mentioned. “Aibon”, as she is called affectionately by her fans used be one of the most popular members of the Japanese super idol group and some might even argue was the cutest thing ever to come out of Japan besides Hello Kitty!

She had it all and she blew it all away
“Ever since the scandal of her getting caught smoking underage for the second time last year which led to her expulsion from Hello Project and her production company Up Front Agency, there’s been rumors of the possibility of Aibon taking her clothes off because she’s no longer an idol. But it’s probably unlikely that this will come to fruition.”

“Shhh…don’t tell anyone I smoke!”
3. Masami Nagasawa

A young Masami in swimsuit
Nude photobook - $1.8 million
AV - $1 million
The 20 year old Shizuoka native actress and sometimes gravure idol has really blossomed and become everyone’s darling since the beginning of last year. Personally I don’t think she’s that cute but she radiates kindness and that girl next door charm, which undoubtedly captured the heart of countless fans.

“I don’t think she’ll ever get nude, but Rie Miyazawa (a mega popular 90s Japanese actress) did take it off at the height of her success. The fee is a bit lower than what I’d expect her to receive, though. I think she’ll sell a lot.”

To be continued…