Gravure idol

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Gravure idols (グラビアアイドル, gurabia aidoru^?) are Japanese models who primarily pose in bikinis, leotards, and other provocative clothing for photo spreads in magazines and photobooks aimed largely at men. Fetish themes may include wrestling, martial arts, and Superheroines from tokusatsu.

Gravure idols range from as young as age 9 to as old as 35.^{[citation needed]} However, they do not pose nude or perform sexually explicit acts in their work.

The term is derived from photogravure, or, technically more precise, rotogravure, the type of printing process used in the production of glossy magazines.

[edit] See also

• List of Japanese gravure idols
• Pin-up girl — similar but older cultural phenomenon

[edit] External links

• Gravure Idol Jo—A website dedicated to information and photos of selected gravure idols
• J-Idols.org - A site that offers a lot of pictures of Japanese Idols.