Diskussion:Gravure Idol

Gravure idols (グラビアアイドル, gurabia aidoru^?) are Japanese models who appear in a wide range of photography styles and genres. Their photos are largely aimed at male audiences. Contrary to popular foreign belief, gravure idols never appear fully nude in their photos but their poses often can be labeled as semi-provocative.

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1 Industry

Gravure models may be of any age but usually range from their late teens to their mid-twenties. In addition to appearing in mainstream magazines, gravure idols often release their own professional photobooks and DVDs for their fans. Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as gravure idols. Unlike many other areas of Japanese pop culture, the gravure modeling industry is often dominated with non-Japanese and multiracial idols, with hapa women being particularly popular.

Gravure models are commonly photographed wearing bikinis or lingerie, but may also appear wearing schoolgirl uniforms, Japanese street fashion, and kimonos. Since 2008, zakzak magazine has awarded a Gravure Idol Award.^[1]

2 Former gravure idols

Wikipedia:Yui Aragaki - Later became an actress. Best known for her roles in Wikipedia:Koizora and Code Blue.
Wikipedia:Leah Dizon - Later became a singer.
Wikipedia:Ayumi Hamasaki - Later became a singer and idol.

3 Etymology

"Gravure" (グラビア) is Wikipedia:Wasei-eigo term from "Wikipedia:Rotogravure" a type of intaglio Wikipedia:printing process that was once a staple of newspaper photo features. The rotogravure process is still used for commercial printing of magazines, Wikipedia:postcards, and Wikipedia:cardboard product packaging.

4 See also

Wikipedia:List of Japanese gravure idols
Wikipedia:Junior idol
Wikipedia:Pin-up girl – similar but older cultural phenomenon
Wikipedia:Model (person)
Wikipedia:Sexual objectification
Wikipedia:List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms

5 References

↑ http://www.oneinchpunch.net/2008/07/20/japanese-gravure-idol-award/

6 Source

Der vorhergehende Text basiert überwiegend auf dem Artikel „en:Gravure_idol“ aus der freien Enzyklopädie Wikipedia in der Version vom December 29, 2010 (Permanentlink) und steht unter der Creative-Commons-Lizenz „Namensnennung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 3.0“. In der Wikipedia ist eine Liste der Autoren verfügbar.