Like Shibuya gyaru gal fashion scene?  In the latest attempt to reproduce the success of  Jpop idol group AKB48 a new idol unit called Shibuya GAL’S is being formed.

The unit is being produced and led by the gal (gyaru) fashion model duo Yumachi & Aina  ゆまち ＆愛奈  which consists of Yuma Takahashi (21) and Aina Tanaka (21) both models for the fashion magazine Egg. After topping the Recochoku club music charts last year, they made their major label debut earlier this year and are releasing their debut album “QUEEN” this week.

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Did you know that the most popular menu item at Mister Donut ミスタードーナツ in Japan is? The answer is  Pon de Ring, ポンデリング which is a chewy textured doughnut which it was released in 2003 and total of 1,300,000,000 were sold by end of last year.

According to Mister Donut, the model of the Pon de Ring is Pao de Queijo, a popular chewy cheese bun in Brazil.  In Japan, there are various flavored Pon de Rings  available (the right one in the picture is the original, which is honey and sugar glazed, and the left one is muscovado (known as black sugar in Japan).  Read more...

Kowa コルゲン is a large Japanese  multinational  company established in 1894 and is actively engaged in various manufacturing and trading activities in the fields of pharmaceutical, life science and information technology, textiles, machinery and various consumer products. In Japan, Kowa pharmaceuticals is well known for its cute TV commercials for over the counter remedies for sore throats, mosquito bites etc.

Morinaga 森永  Choco Balls  チョコボール are one of the most famous chocolate candies in Japan. They are sold everywhere and even the mascot cartoon bird “Kyoro-Chan” キョロちゃん on the front of the box is well known in Japan.

Morinaga has advertised chocoballs and Kyoro-chan ever since they were invented. Kyoro-chan even had his own anime series 1999–2000 and movie (2001)

Morinaga Chocoball TV commercials

Kyoro-chan anime

Angela Baby アンジェラベイビー (Angela Yeung Wing 杨颖, 楊穎 ) is a Chinese fashion model from Shanghai and Hong Kong who is making waves in Japan.  Like Jessica Cambensy, her sexy and cosmopolitan looks have earned her a modeling contract with Avex and she has since been operating from Japan over the few months.  Angelababy started modeling at the age of 17 when she was discovered in Hong Kong and been modeling for the past 7 years.

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Gin no Sara 銀のさら is delivery sushi service run by Restaurant Express Co.   It’s been around for 44 years and they have a series of very entertaining TV commercials to catch your attention.

So the next time you have a craving for sushi and can’t get to your local sushi bar or supermarket, give them a call.  Which Gin no Sara 銀のさら TV commercial is your favorite?

Gin no Sara TV commercials

Miyu Uehara (Myuu Uehara)  上原 美優 is a pretty22 year old Japanese gravure model and a race queen from Kagoshima prefecture who is only 152cm tall and weighs 38kg! Coming from a family of 10 and being the youngest, she had a troubled childhood being expelled from high school and started working in a hostess bar at age 18 in Tokyo.  She later became a race queen for Forumla Nippon in 2006 and made her gravure idol debut for Sabra magazine in 2007

Weekly Playboy No.27 (2009/07/06)

Sabra No.07 (July 2009)
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Mayumi Ono 小野真弓 is a 29 year old actress, gravure idol and singer from Chiba prefecture who is also a graduate of Jumonji university.  She debuted a as a gravure idol in 2001 and has released 21 DVDs including appearing in TBS’ popular High Definition Beach Angels series last year.

Mayumi has also appeared on 22 TV shows and 9 films, 4 radio shows and 9 TV commercials including KDDI, Acom and Japan Gas.

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Toshimi Sugawara 菅原禄弥 is a 29 year old Japanese actress and fashion model from Chiba prefecture.  She has appeared in Japanese fashion magazines Cawaii, Ray and S-Cawaii and TV commercials for Kao, Asahi drinks (Wonda) and Beauteen.

Toshimi has also appeared in various TV shows from ten years  – Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari 4 (TV Asahi, 2009, ep4), Shinjuku Swan (TV Asahi, 2007, ep3), Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special Love Stories II (NTV, 2005), Memory of Love (MBS, 2004) , Koi no Chikara (Fuji TV, 2002) , Watashi wo Ryokan ni Tsuretete (Fuji TV, 2001), Rouge (NHK, 2001) , Taiyo wa Shizumanai (Fuji TV, 2000) , Kira Kira Hikaru (Fuji TV, 2000, SP2) Kiken na Kankei (Fuji TV, 1999) and Kokusan Hina Musume (国産ひな娘) (TV Tokyo, 1999).  Read more...

Tomomi Itano 板野友美 is the pretty and talented soon to be 19 year old  singer from Jpop group AKB48. Back in 2005, the Osaka born Tomomi (known as Tomochin) was chosen out of 7,000 auditioners to join the popular all girl AKB48.  She has featured in all the released singles and is part of unit A.

Tomomi has appeared in 3 TV commercials  including NTT Docomo (2006), Kirin Nuda by Kirin Beverage (2008) and a new one this month for  Ito-Yokado 株式会社イトーヨーカ堂 a Japanese general merchandise store (part of Seven & I Holdings Co) where she features in a traditional yukata and bikini for their 2010 Swimwear and Yukata fashion lines ー 恋水着 恋ゆかた. (see website here)  Read more...