Maki Horikita (堀北真希 born 6 Oct 1988) is a Japanese actress. She had her acting debut in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in a number of Japanese television dramas, television and magazine ads, and films. Born Marina Hara, Horikita started appearing in TV advertisements in 2003. Her first photobooks featured her as a gravure model, but she gradually dropped gravure modeling to concentrate on her acting career. After gaining much recognition in numerous TV dramas, she bagged a Best Actress award for her lead role in the 2007 adaptation of the gender-bender manga Hana-Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, 花样少年少女). In the same year, she was chosen by Vogue Nippon as one of its eleven recipients of the prestigious Women of the Year award.

Pictures from her last photobook S (Oct 2008) after the break.

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Natsumi Kamata (鎌田 奈津美 born 19 Aug 1988) is a gravure idol from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. She began modeling in 2006. The following year, she won the 2007 Sunday Weekly Young Grand Prix. Since then she has appeared in numerous TV dramas and several stage performances. Pictures from YS Web feature after the break. [PNSFW]

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Ai Takabe (高部あい born 16 Aug 1988) is a popular actress in Japan. She began modeling in 2004, and was quickly recruited into the Bishoujo Club 31 (girl pop group). In 2005, Ai won 1st prize at the Miss WPB Grand Prix. She began acting in 2006 and became a popular TV actress. Pictures from her photobook Sky, Wind and You after the break.

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Daily ChioBu: Rina Chinen

Rina Chinen (知念里奈 born 9 Feb 1981) is a singer, model and TV actress. The native Okinawan was trained in dance and song at the Okinawa Actors School, whose graduates include J-pop queen Namie Amuro. Debuting in 1996 with the Single “Do-Do for Me”, Rina’s career transitioned through bouncy pop songs and ballads to rock and then R&B. Her last album “Breath” was released in 2001. In 2002 Rina appeared in the Japanese TV Drama California Dreaming (夢のカリフォルニア Yume no California). This was followed by Central Ikegami Police (こちら本池上署 Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho) which ran successfully for five seasons. In 2007, she appeared in the Tokyo Production of Les Miserables.

Pictures after the break. [NSFW]
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Rina Akiyama (秋山莉奈, born 26 Sep 1985) is a Japanese actress and gravure idol. Her most notable appearances are in the Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider Den-O. She also has a cameo appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in which she is featured in a poster on one of the levels. In 2007, Rina was named “Japan’s Best Butt” 日本一の美尻だ, which earned her the nickname “Oshirina” オシリーナ, a portmanteau of the words “oshiri” (butt) and “Rina”.

Pictures from the photobook Paradise Lost after the break. [PNSFW]

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白歆惠 Bianca Bai Xin Hui, graduated from Taiwan’s Shih Hsin University and went into modeling. Nickname 天使面孔，魔鬼身段 (Angle’s face, Devil’s body), she quickly became one of Taiwan’s top 10 models, and has recently starred in 2 dramas and hosted a variety show on TV. Bai Xin Hui’s latest photobook after the break.

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