6-Year-Old Idol Akiba’s Youngest Ever

Surely this is too far even for "delicious flat chest"?. You'd think people would at least wait until puberty came knocking...

This is true pedo stuff.

If I remember right, Aya Ueto is now a soap opera star.

AND- some of the girl idols that you see are really in there late teens and early 20's. They just look 16. A good friend is married to an Okinawan girl. Still looks 18.. She turns 39 this year.

Japanese women are some of the most beautiful in all the world.

Me.

Sure she's cute, in a non-sexual way, but could you imagine being one of those guys that actually goes to her little appearances?

I'd feel like such a disgusting pedo trying to get a 6 year old girl to sign an autograph and shake my hand...

she's actually goofy-looking in a lot of the pictures..

Junior idols, fine. But not like this.
Saaya Irie, anyone?
moar like it, shurely. Itadakimasu! (in 3 years)

Man, that is disgusting, on the part of both the parents and those in Japan who are responsible for these kind of events. It's simply twisted.

Sheesh, some here make it sound as though this kind of thing was a Japan only thing. But children in bikinis are not Japan only, and perhaps in fact Japan is actually "trailing behind" here. There are lots of legal non-nude "child model" sites, one of the largest perhaps being magazine fashion (not giving direct link, should be easy enough to find for those who feel the need to verify).

Whether this is really healthy is one thing, and perhaps the Japanese build more of a "stardom" around it, but saying "Japan is going too far" suggests you are merely not aware of much the same going on elsewhere.

Although the girl is cute, yes, I agree that even this is a bit too far.

Keep lolicon a 2D think, ok Japan?

Still, people question why such a thing exists? I think people need to factor that Japan likes to make money, no matter how niche that market may be as long as it makes money. I'm not supporting this BTW but I am stating what is probably the truth.

Akiba's no place for a 6yo. Seriously. Would you take your elementary schooler to clubs in Kabuki-cho? Then why take them to world lolicon central?

Thats a midget

Secretly I'm ok with this but she IS SO BUTT UGLY!!!

The really sad part of all this is that grown men are paying money and queuing to shake her hand.

Pedobears Everywhere

that is a midget

She's so cute!! But unfortunately for her, I can only imagine what nasty pedo-ku (I don't know if lolicon and pedophilia are that different) are thinking...
These is a difference between liking something that is truly cute,and liking it because you "moeru"="burn for it",have passionate feelings for it...

I don't know what to say, but I think this is beyond pushing the envelope. It's so wrong!

This is just not right! Japan gots problems!

FUKKEN SAVED!
seriously though this is kinda creepy.

i think ill stick to 2D. wouldnt want to get v&

i see nothing good coming from this...

nyo~~~

At first I thought "What's the deal? The dress she's wearing is perfectly fine". Then I noticed the photos of her posing in a bikini. :(

when she's 18 she'll be able to retire and live rest of her life without any worries..

Just wrong...poor girl. and what terrible parents

Slightly terrifying. With 12-14 year-olds I can see the appeal, but 5?

Now, now, moral qualms aside, someone has to mention how super cute she is.

I feel sorry for her, it must be pretty shocking to be stared at an photo'ed by a lot of scary looking lolicon bastards who can't draw a line between fiction and reality...

Anyways, i think she is a very standard 5 years old girl, even from a cuteness-factor point of view i can't find anything specially charming about her...

pedobear is aware!

2D is the only way to make lolicon
i have nothing to do with a real girl

This is just wrong...

Poor girl.. poor poor girl. But on the plus side i bet her parents are happy

Give the children their rights to a normal childhood !

Ookay, this is creepy.

sick japan is sick

This poor girl's psyche will be totally destroyed before she's 12.

Way to go Japan.

real children just should not ever be involved in anything lolita related.

Your toddlercon has just been served. You might as well want to dig in before it expires.

I'm usually very tolerable about many things about Japan, but this goes over the line. I'm ashamed of all the people involved. Though on a side thought, she seems to be happy...for now...

It's interesting that the comments on the Japanese article are kind of similar to the comments here. Having seen Little Miss Sunshine, and thinking of Jon-Benet Ramsay, maybe the American analog of this -- the preteen talent/beauty contest -- is not really so different.

There's an article in Newsweek [http://www.newsweek.com/id/162792] about the "pornification of a generation" that talks about how little kids are imitating styles that used to be used mainly by porn stars. It would be interesting to know just what effect this has on kids in later life. If it all seems normal to them, maybe they are less damaged than if people make a huge fuss. Or maybe not.