Japanese Gravure Idol Erika Ura

Here’s the sexy Japanese gravure idol Erika Ura (浦えりか). The 22 year old Tokyo native is a huge fan of Hello!Project and Morning Musume, having tried out for the most popular Japanese pop idol unit herself in the past. Erka is probably most well known as a member of “Nakano Fujo Sisters” (中野腐女子シスターズ), an otaku fan based idol group (ヲタクアイドルユニット). The Fine Motion artist has a degree in children education.

While showing off her excellent figure, Erika Ura has also become one of the few Japanese gravure idols who crossed over into professional wrestling. She has been active in the Japanese professional wrestling scene since 2006!

Japanese Idol Singer Minami Minegishi x Up To Boy

Lord have mercy! Could he have made Japanese idol Minami Minegishi (峯岸みなみ) any cuter?! The extremely popular U-15 (under 15) AKB48 Team A member is one of its original members. I don’t usually follow AKB48 but I can picture myself going to a concert of the popular Akihabara based Japanese pop idol group just to get a glimpse of this cutie pie!

Seriously, I think staring at those huge innocent eyes and her petite, cheeky face for more than a few seconds will lead to possible cardiac arrest! Japanese idol pimping machine Up To Boy (アップトゥボーイ) ran this spread of Mii-chan when she was still a junior high school student.

Japanese Idol Singer Rika Ishikawa x Up To Boy

Photobook snippets of smoking hot former Morning Musume Rika Ishikawa (石川梨華) as featured in Up To Boy. The 23 year old was a 4th generation member of arguably the most popular Japanese idol unit. She was also involved with various Hello!Project based groups including “Biyuden” (美勇伝), which sadly disbanded in June of this year.

“Charmy” is no stranger to gravure work, having done 8 photobooks so far. Unlike most Hello!Project (ハロー!プロジェクト) girls, Rika Ishikawa possesses a ripe and curvy body. Common fanboy guestimation (including yours truly) put her chest at around D cup.

Japanese Idol Singer Risako Sugaya x Up To Boy

14 year old Risako Sugaya (菅谷梨沙子) is the youngest member of the hugely popular j-pop Hello!Project idol unit Berryz Kobo (Berryz工房). Affectionately called “Rishako” (りしゃこ) by her fans, the fair skinned Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture native (about an hour south of Tokyo) already has 3 photobooks under her belt.

AKB48 Members To Graduate

It was announced this past Sunday that 5 girls from the popular Japanese pop idol unit AKB48 will soon end their activities with the group. The 5 AKB48 members who will “graduate” are Tomomi Ooe (大江朝美), Hitomi Komatani( 駒谷ひとみ), Hana Tojima (戸島花), Rina Nakanishi (中西里菜) and Risa Narita( 成田梨紗). Their final appearance will be at the concert held at NHK Hall in Shibuya on November 23rd.

Left - Tomomi Ooe, 19; Right - Hitomi Komatani, 19

The Japanese pop music industry often has a tendency to shuffle and reinvent personnel so this announcement was sort of expected. Especially since the 5 girls are part of the original members who formed the Akihabara based idol troupe when it was “only” 20 girls strong. But don’t feel down as these soon to be AKB48 alumni will still be around Japanese entertainment circle. For example, Rina Nakanishi is already active in another splinter unit called “Chocolove From AKB48″. And Hitomi Komatani has signed up with Japanese entertainment powerhouse Sun Music Production (サンミュージック).

Left - Hana Tojima, 20; Right - Rina Nakanishi, 20

Risa Narita, 17

Ayaka Kikuchi Pictures

Here are some random photos of the disgraced former AKB48 member Ayaka Kikuchi (菊地彩香).

Ayaka in a red shirt and white hoodie…taken from one of AKB48’s fan club DVDs.

AKB48 Member Ayaka Kikuchi Canned

Like many naive young girls who have fallen before her, Japanese idol Ayaka Kikuchi committed the cardinal sin of Japanese idol world by getting caught with a boy. And now she’s got to take the punishment.

Ayaka Kikuchi got the boot because of this “purikura”, or picture sticker. The writing says, “We’re always together these past 3 months.”

Ayaka Kikuchi (菊地彩香), B Team member of the popular Japanese idol group AKB48 finally got served her walking paper yesterday. AKB48’s official website didn’t give a clear explanation, only stating that “she had committed something that was unbecoming of an AKB48 member”. But it has been widely known that the 15 year old was caught having a romantic relationship with a boy, which is a huge no-no in Japan if you want to remain being an idol.

Nicknamed “Ayarin” (あやりん), the Tokyo native joined AKB48 in December of ‘06

Ayaka Kikuchi has been absent from all AKB48 activities since details and photos of the scandal were leaked on the internet late last month. All of her photos and information have been removed from the idol group’s website. Furthermore, AKB48’s official blog added the comment that the managing staff also feels a deep sense of responsibility and will provide “thorough education and guidance” to the girls’ lifestyle.

Poor Ayaka…all she wanted was some man meat to sooth her raging hormone