
AKB48 idol Haruka Shimazaki‘s efforts to emulate the virtual beauty of holographic princess Hatsune Miku with some rather unflattering makeup and cosplay have been less than well received by Miku fans, so much so that some have been given to wonder if it is not a deliberate ploy…
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Elaborate nail art may be a staple of girly Japanese fashion, but that has not stopped the vast majority of men quizzed about it reporting that they actually hate it – much to the consternation of nail salons throughout the land.
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The latest video exposé of the power of makeup in the hands of Japanese women has been circulating online to the usual howls of terror…
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The all but indistinguishable contestants of a “Miss Korea” contest have been the subject of considerable attention online, in no small part thanks to Korea’s reputation as a powerhouse of plastic surgery.
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“LVL 28” idol Shoko-tan has scored a critical hit on her fans with a return to the long-time otaku favourite of long silky black locks, ending a long period of demi-gyarudom and eliciting the usual proposals of marriage – and more than a little relief that she has finally posted pictures of something other than her molesting poor Mamitasu.
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The disturbingly impressive results of South Korea’s notorious love of plastic surgery (most statistics have the nation as the most intensively enhanced on earth) have yet again surfaced, with the comparison imagery provided by various clinics proving especially controversial in Japan amongst those less than enamoured with the “Korean wave.”
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The precocious fashions enjoyed by Japanese schoolgirls are again attracting attention, with the “gal” ensemble of yesteryear apparently now back “in” amongst middle schoolers (“JC”) – causing some alarm amongst those who thought the nightmare was finally over.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Japan, News
- Date: Feb 21, 2013 20:24 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Fashion, Idol, Makeup, Marketing, Music, Photoshop, Plastic Surgery

AKB48′s much put upon Mariko Shinoda has been the subject of considerable praise after some rare shots of her without an outer hull of makeup applied emerged – admirers maintain she may even be naturally pretty.
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Famed “Real Barbie” Valeria Lukyanova has been posing with her family, revealing that her claim that her striking resemblance to a plastic doll is down to “good DNA” may be true after all – although others merely marvel at the quantity of makeup and Photoshop the tribe seemingly has access to…
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Cosplay fans have been amazed by the before and after comparisons of Taiwanese cosplayer Rolan Ajo, who says she went on a diet and lost some 20kg so she could cosplay her favourite characters – a diet which looks to have been a resounding success, with her Lum bikini cosplay being hailed as “angelic.”
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So cute is seiyuu and orthodontics poster girl Emiri Kato that she reports being mistaken for a precocious little girl on a recent shopping expedition to obtain cosmetics.
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Japan has again been gawping at the immaculate fashion sense of their youngest schoolgirls – this time in the fashion choices made by one stylish 12-year-old “JS” (“joshi shougakusei” – elementary school girl) even on her way to school…
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