Comments on: Japanese Cute Ambassadors

By: D

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:35:05 +0000

Has seriously nobody here noticed their noses?!

By: A.

A. — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:15:48 +0000

1) Fujioka Shizuka is NOT a school girl. She models for brands which sells school uniforms, which is, on it’s own, a fashion in Japan.
2) Yu Kimura is a GAL model, she models for gyaru magazines, but also wears a lot of Spank clothing, she isn’t ‘mixing her own style’, or ‘creating her own style’, she’s PART of a HUGE fashion trend called ‘gyaru’. Look it up.
3) Misako Aoki is a model who models for lolita brands such as Baby the Stars Shine Bright.

AT LEAST RESEARCH THE PEOPLE YOU WRITE ABOUT. Jesus.

By: T.

T. — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:08:55 +0000

The girl on the left, Fujioka Shizuka, is not a school girl. She’s 21! According to several webpages she’s acting and modeling, especially for expensive brands which are selling school uniforms. I didn’t know anything about her before her becoming “cute ambassador”. Same for the one in the middle. I guess that her style falls into a category of harajuku fashion which is called “spank”. (Correct me if I’m mistaken, I don’t know much about this style) For sure she’s not the single one in Japan dressed like this. I know the Lolita girl, though. She’s in every edition of the Gothic Lolita Bible.
According to the page of the ministry of foreign affairs of Japan the girls had been elected because they are playing leading roles in their own fashion sectors: Shizuka-school uniform fashion,Yu-Spank(?) fashion, Misako-Lolita fashion. Their looks weren’t important at all. Japanese cuteness isn’t about looks, at least not about looks as in our Western sense of the word. When talking about the Japanese sense of cuteness I got the following for an answer: “Not everybody can be beautiful, but everybody can be cute.” I suppose that the Japanese sense of cuteness is a very diplomatic thing.

By: elzee

elzee — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:04:15 +0000

I’m guessing the people above who commented don’t know who the hell these people are. I don’t think these girls were chosen simply because they were ‘Cute’, but because they represented 3 different mainstreams of ‘cuteness’ in Japan.

The left one = the typical japanese school girl (although I’l admit her smile does kinda freak me out)
the middle one = the young fashionista who puts tgt her own coordinates. She may not be pretty or an artiste, but she’s a harajuku celeb of some sorts. The Harajuku fashionista.
the right one = The Lolita. She’s a popular model for the brand, Baby the Stars Shine Bright. & I do think she’s really cute. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9w7TaXJW_qM/Sa9aL2d_5JI/AAAAAAAAAnY/vTYscPZM RjM/s400/lolita.jpg

So its the Japanese School Girl, the Harajuku Fashionista and the Lolita. These 3 girls are simply the reps for these 3 groups of ‘cuteness’ in Japan.

By: Yuki

Yuki — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:12:38 +0000

????

By: lannaxe96

lannaxe96 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:28:58 +0000

You must be joking right? Another reason why this country is so far ahead of us.

By: Japlapdance

Japlapdance — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:59:14 +0000

Tylerp – hahahahahahah
hahaha
I just watched that. Right on!

By: Moroch

Moroch — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:13:39 +0000

Having lived in China for a few months, I can tell you the Japanese are losing the battle when it comes to the cuteness factor of the general population. This is just a death rattle before the army of Chinese Hello-kitty wearing 30ty-ish business women will finish them off.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:22:47 +0000

I dunno if I’d call them creepy – just strange. The one in the middle looks like Peg Bundy.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:37:42 +0000

Oh and one more thing…

Could you imagine if one of these girls began following you around the city? Every time you looked around, you’d see her walking towards you, that little smile on her face… You’d walk and walk… and she’d follow… You’d hop on a bus thinking you’s be safe, but no, she’d be there, at the far end… waiting for you to get off again… that little smile, those perfectly laundered clothes, the hair… the little bow… unchanged… still smiling….

Stalking… creeping…. following you, but always at the exact same distance…

Ok, I’m going to quit now, I have the willies!

By: Bruno

Bruno — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:38:38 +0000

Am I the only one who finds these girls creepy? I thought about it a while before posting this, and yes, I still find them rather creepy.

I don’t think they are cute at all.

By: tocuteforwords

tocuteforwords — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:05:59 +0000

They are cute in the little girl way but they arent pretty (their faces) why is japan doing this exactly???
but its just weird they choose THESE girls..

By: Yay

Yay — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:39:26 +0000

Oh god…exactly who are they competing with? There are far cuter japanese girls out there than these three…

They should just send some JE boys XD because those boys actually have a huge fanbase AND they’re cuter than these girls

By: jessleigh

jessleigh — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:15:58 +0000

I would bet money that the girl in the middle has had eye-widening surgery. It is an extremely popular trend in Japan, and it has been linked to the anime popularity and the idea that that type of girl, with the wide eyes, is desirable. I don’t know if this is true, but she does not look Japanese to me, so this defeats the whole thing, in my opinion.

By: meg

meg — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:15:11 +0000

they remind me of that fleshy robot that recently was featured in the news. creepy looking.

By: Non

Non — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:56:36 +0000

Huh…? These girls are not cute. They’re borderline odd looking. There are FAR more attractive Japanese gals out there. That chick in the middle is weirding me out, and agree with what Tylerp else said, the one on the left looks like a Gelfling from Dark Crystal. The one on the right looks ok, but very plain.
Whoever picked these three needs to try again.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:55:47 +0000

“I’m a little creeped out. I just know,somehow, that they all have fangs”

lol@Warren!

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:48:57 +0000

@Gail Pink & Kampai

Hey! I resemble that remark!

By: Kampai

Kampai — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:13:15 +0000

I agree Gail Pink. *snickers* Round Eyes!

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:46:58 +0000

When did this become HotorNot.com?

By: weewillie

weewillie — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:38:26 +0000

THEY’VE GOTTA BE ROBOTS!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2023392.ece

By: Blacksheep

Blacksheep — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:33:28 +0000

Damn TylerP stole my comment…that was the first thing I thought when I seen the pic. Dark Crystal FTW.

By: warren

warren — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:14:34 +0000

I’m a little creeped out. I just know,somehow, that they all have fangs

By: Gail Pink

Gail Pink — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:08:01 +0000

Round Eyes.

By: Scooter

Scooter — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:59:01 +0000

G-d@m those half Japanese girls..

How does one rate cuteness by the way?

By: MTHS

MTHS — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:49:39 +0000

japanese guys like collecting little girls panties

By: Baierman

Baierman — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:30:38 +0000

I keep thinking their cuteness has to do with their outfits and how they conduct themselves not their face or beauty.
One just has to google Japanese Cute Culture to find a lot more attractive candidates. Course, these girls probably had better PR agents.

PS – Thanks for the link!

By: I C KooK

I C KooK — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:10:02 +0000

That’s Kooky. Totally Kooky, I tell ya!

By: LisaL

LisaL — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:02:27 +0000

The girl on the left has a scary smile o_O

Anywho, Japan is so weird….. love im!

By: mkultra

mkultra — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:00:44 +0000

Sorry, the girl on the left is NOT cute. However, I would be willing (for a small fee of course) to oversee auditions for a replacement cute girl.

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:52:44 +0000

I wonder how a picture of three girls became a discussion about sick cultural issues with young girls and defecating in bars, lol. The lolita outfit/concept is a mainstay of anime/cosplay gatherings, so I can see that part. The middle I have no idea what that is, looks like something from the 80′s. The school girl on the left I admit it is a bit creepy.

By: BlessedBlogger

BlessedBlogger — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:53:55 +0000

I agree with Supaswag, this is just another example of the Japanese infantilizing women because they have a sick obsession with the violation of young girls. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure Japanese people in general are lovely people and they have a lot to offer the world artistically/technologically etc. But this unhealthy fascination with very young girls, rape and shaming or debasing women is indicative of some seriously sick cultural issues.

This is obviously a fake article at The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/japan_pledges_to_halt_production but it makes a good point.

By: Jamie McDee

Jamie McDee — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:42:37 +0000

abve? I always spell-check my work. I guess that means I’m better than you.

Diss.

By: Eric the Red

Eric the Red — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:23:15 +0000

The one in the middle scares the #$%* out of me.

By: Valdis von Squi

Valdis von Squi — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:21:20 +0000

@TylerP LOL! She does!

By: Bobo

Bobo — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:18:53 +0000

I agree with Timm, they’re not cute at all.

By: Timm

Timm — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:10:59 +0000

Wierd. They’re not really cute either. I’ve seen a lot of cute Japanese women, and none of them were dressed up in ugly outfits with bows.

By: TylerP

TylerP — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:58:53 +0000

The girl on the left is a Gelfling from the Dark Crystal!

By: supaswag

supaswag — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:34:52 +0000

Another manifestation of a certain male urge to have sex with really young girls. The more you really think about it, the weirder it gets. Cute Lolitas represent a country where you can have a drink in a bar while above you girls in school uniforms dump a sh*t on a glass ceiling. I think LostInDaJungle is spot on with his comment on yesbutnobutyes.com

By: ph1ght

ph1ght — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:38:58 +0000

these girls are the best,my Jesus.are u kidding me?

By: Evilbeagle

Evilbeagle — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:26:42 +0000

I love the Japanese and all their weirdness. I am also just relieved that they didn’t come out with some sort of tentacle monster ambassador.

I don’t know that these girls will help Japan in any way whatsoever, but bless their little hearts for trying.

By: Oomi

Oomi — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:14:13 +0000

o_________0

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:43:59 +0000

The one on our right is the only one remotely cute. Come on Japan; you can do better.

By: alexio

alexio — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:24:08 +0000

Is there really any competition against Japan in pure strangeness? They really do seem to be above and beyond everyone else. Example: these girls, creepy.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:32:40 +0000

This also solidifies Japan as a world leader in the odd category.