Signs of Japanese collapse …. ‘idols’ on the street
Times are getting tough in Japan and even the “idols” are struggling and hawking their talents on the street.
Click for full size.Via (and apologies to) dannychoo.com
Struggling Idol
You are in Akihabara and see what appears to be a struggling idol selling her DVD for only 480 yen where the average price is 4,800 yen. She looks up at you and gives you the watery eye puppy look. What do you do? ...more…
Footnote:
“Idol”, or aidoru
in Japanese, are disposable media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly cute and pretty. For more info about Japanese-style idols, refer to Wikipedia as well as 3Yen report on these life-size cardboard cutouts of idols.
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April 20th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
The idol’s name is Goto Saori and you can check out her squeaking (”singing”) songs from her DVD at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5R2DNdhc4Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijtIvMS2kAo
April 20th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
The idols are out peddling their purulent wares and now the Japanese mob is having trouble …
April 20th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
she looks really depressed. Guess her agency forced her to do that or get fired.
April 20th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Certainly you are willing to “help” her in her time of need.
April 20th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Actually the photo here is of the star of “Kana Box” is Kana Moriyama, and the photo on dannychoo.com is Saori Goto.
“Kana Box” (which does not show any “box”) was relatively a big hit on Amazon Japan.
April 20th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
This must be a publicity stunt since Kana-chan WAS a big star for the past few years.
April 20th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Wait! I thought Akihabara just banned street performers because of P.T.A. complaints that female “performers” were exposing themselves.
April 20th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Nah, nothing is banned.
Starting April, Tokyo issued a city-wide “guideline” with a provision that asks people to “refrain from making street performances that could disturb public order,” but there are no penalties for noncompliance. See:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090401a3.html
April 20th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
you mean that girl in the school girl costume who looks OK is Kana from that DVD? DAMN! That’s a total make over , wonder if the difference was the makeup or all the lollipops she had to lick to get there?! I’d sure her help out~! Got a nice lollipop too…!
April 21st, 2009 at 7:49 am
Sad. Exposing yourself to cameras for money is one thing, but having to stand out on the street hawking DVD’s of it (even if it is another girl) is just humiliating. I feel bad for her
There are a LOT of creepy old guys in Akiba too.
I was walking with a friend once and noticed this Goth Loli maid who was practically RUNNING down the street she was walking so fast. She was being stalked about 30 yards back by a middle aged skeev. She got to her shop, ducked inside, and quickly pulled down the security door. We decided he could use a little of his own medicine. We went up to him, wagged our fingers & said “That’s bad. Don’t do that,” then followed HIM around for a while and freaked him out.
April 21st, 2009 at 1:42 pm
ROFL!
You probably scared that prevy oji-san for life…especially if you addressed him in English.
Chewing out people in Japanese results in sounding cute and adorable to their ears no matter how rude the meaning of the Japanese words you use.
Basically, engRish is scary.
October 6th, 2009 at 3:44 am
i’d rape this fucking gook..fuck the shit out of her