Favorite Japanese gravure idolsGravure idols are bikini and leotard models whose photos are published in magazines and photo books. These books are aimed mainly, but not exclusively, at men. Idols are popular among men and women, with great interest shown in the idol's taste in food, movies, clothes, music, and celebrities.
Rio NatsumeRio Natsume was born on February 20, 1985 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She has released several dvds and photobooks and has appeared in several TV shows in Japan. In 2005, Natsume was featured in a video game called Gal of the Sparrow 2.
Miri HanaiMiri Hanai was born on October 15, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, where she lives today. Her vital statistics are 93cm-58cm-85cm or in inches, 37-23-34. She is 1.47 m or 4 ft 10 in. She is very well known for her large and vital assets, which appear even larger on her tiny frame. Her photographs make the most of this as she is often sending bending over or in poses accentuating her shapely boobs.
Leah DizonLeah Dizon was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her mother is French-American, and her father is Chinese-Filipino. She is the fourth of six children. After graduating from high school, Dizon moved to Los Angeles, California. She became mother to her first child, Mila, on April 24, 2009 and is currently taking a break from the entertainment industry.
Rio Natsume In recent years, many gravure models have released dvds, some of which feature wrestling or martial arts. Some even feature sexually suggestive, though not pornographic, moves. Gravure idols also feature in tokusatsu movies with superhero themes. Gravure models do not pose nude.
Gravure is a printing term which derives from rotogravure, the type of printing process used to produce glossy magazines.
Here's a selection of a few of our favorite Japanese idols...
