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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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...

Azusa Yamamoto 山本梓 has that pretty girl next door look that has earned her a legion of fans.  The 29 year old gravure idol and actress is from Chiba prefecture debuted in 2001 as a model for teen fashion magazine Cawaii.

Azusa is a talented pianist and ballet dancer which helps explain how she keeps so fit. She has appeared in 9 photobooks and 16 DVDs, TV commercials for Suzuki, DoCoMo, Lawson, Mazda and J-pop station. Otaku fans will reconize her from her TV and sentai films like GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs Super Sentai, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, Bakuryuu sentai Abaranger vs Hurricanger and Ninpuu sentai Hurricanger vs Gaoranger.  Read more...

Ayumi Uehara 上原歩 is a pretty 27 year old fashion model and actress from Tokyo. She started acting in 2000 and has since appeared on 12 TV shows and is currently appearing in TV Asahi’s Eazy Sports and Otome音女 .

Despite her TV appearances, she has really been more popular as a fashion model regularly appearing in magazines such as S Cawaii and Puckish. She’s also modeled for lingerie maker Ravijour, MTV Pinks, Kobe Collection 2008 Autumn/Winter and appeared on MTV Japan and girlswalker’s Girls Collection vol1 and vol2.

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Does your girlfriend spend alot of money on going to the beauty parlor to have her hair done? Here are some hair styling tips from a Japanese girl ( youtube user biosusume) that can save time and money.  Check our her Japanese health and fashion blog here.

Japanese girls hair styling tips

Making a fake bob

Faux Mohawk Curly version

Half Braid Half Dutch Braid For Bangs

Classic Bob-Like Updo

Don’t be lonely on Valentines day…find a nice Japanese girlfriend here

Alisa Urahama 浦浜 アリサ is a half Japanese half American Japanese fashion model born in Hyogo prefecture who debuted as a model for JJ magazine at age 16.  The 172 cm (5′9″) 16 year old has also appeared in magazines 25ans, GINGER, その他雑誌 SWEET , GLAMOROUS, 流行通信 “Fashion communication” , 流行通信girl “Communication fashion girl”, S-cawaii, NYLON, Invitation, MEN’S NONNO, Anan, Tarzan and weekly SPA.

She has appeared on TV commerciasl for Allie (Kanebo cosmetics) and Kirin Beverage  “Black Lemon Ginger” , Kanebo, Big Echo, Baskin Robbins, Disneyland and Disneysea.

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Jpop queen Koda Kumi has teamed up with Fergie for a new song released in early June called That Aint Cool. The video featurs Koda Kumi with new look short black hair. The song was not well received by many Koda Kumi fans as they disliked that Fergie seemed to dominate the song.

photo shoot for S Cawaii (Japanese fashion magazine)

joint interview

that ain’t cool pv

Hisayo Inamori 稲森寿世 is a 16 year old model for Japanese fashion magazine Cawaii!. Cawaii magazine is popular with Japanese girls aged 15-20 years old. Past models for the magazine include gravure idol and actress Azusa Yamamoto 山本梓, Jpop singer Rina Aiuchi 愛内里菜 and Ana Suzuki 鈴木杏奈.

Hisayo Inamori hopes to be a successful model and singer and after she won the Nippon Broadcasting System’s “Dreamgirls Audition” last year she was awarded a recording contract with Avex’s rhythm zone label. She released her debut single last month called “GIRLS STYLE” with 2 versions of the music video, with the Shibuya girls video featuring Inamori in outfits from popular brands in Shibuya.  Read more...