

Top AKB48 idol Mariko Shinoda has expressed her dismay at one of her sweet cookies being sold for some $12,000 to one of her creepy fans.
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The 40 semi-finalists for the “Miss JK Kanto” competition have been unveiled, and as usual with a gyaru-centric event their distinctive fashion choices and charmingly makeup encrusted features have been attracting a great deal of attention, not all of which is admiring.
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The precocious fashions of Japan’s JS fashionistas (“joshi shougakusei” – elementary school girls) have again been attracting attention – this time it is their efforts to impart some style onto their “randosel” school bags.
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The notoriously well-hidden build of moeblob seiyuu Ayana Taketatsu, or “Debunyan” as more unkind observers have taken to calling her, is once again the subject of speculation amongst seiyuu watchers, with a careless snap revealing “quite a paunch.”
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Miku fans have been outraged by fashion designer Marc Jacobs’ unflattering portrayal of Hatsune Miku in his new Louis Vuitton label costume for her, although they have so far refrained from threatening to bomb Louis Vuitton outlets.
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Scandal seiyuu Aya Hirano’s “deko-bitch” nickname has passed her own lips for the first time, with Hirano sharing one of her famous stories – this time about a random admirer commenting on how beautiful her surgical mask and/or forehead is on the street – with her 366,000 diligent (or merely morbidly curious) followers.
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Yet another precipitous celebrity decline has been exciting online interest – this time that of Uno Kanda, formerly widely recognised the very model of an elegant fashionista.
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As if it were not distressingly well established enough already, yet more evidence of the incredible transformative power of makeup has surfaced, and looks sure to distress anyone on the receiving end.
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The highly precocious nature of the fashion enjoyed by Japan’s female elementary schoolers (or “JS” – “joshi shougakusei,” as opposed to “JC” and “JK,” all of which is enjo kousai cant which has somehow found its way into mainstream usage) is once again causing concern amongst those who for some reason would rather they all be forced to dress up as cute little sailors…
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The hideous surgical procedures which pass as tattoo removal in Japan have once again been the subject of a grotesque expose, with a TV show helpfully detailing the practice in the hopes of terrifying anyone who might be thinking of getting inked out of their madness.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Sep 25, 2012 19:06 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Comparison, Fashion, Gravure, Idol, Makeup, Marketing, Otaku, Photoshop



Yet another of AKB48’s endless ranks of identikit idols is courting controversy – this time by daring to appear without makeup, with 21-year-old Atsuko Maeda’s natural appearance brutally distressing fans with her “ugly” and “below average” looks.
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Japan’s little monsters have been decrying the sight of Lady Gaga hungrily waddling about the stage after putting on “30 pounds” (13.6kg) – which could hardly be more topical, as recently published estimates suggest 44% of US adults will be clinically obese by 2030, Gaga among them it would seem.
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