Most Fabulous Celebrity Photoshoots (with NEWS)

[icecapades.livejournal.com]

Hello gorgeous people!

Looking at my previous posts it seems like I rant-slash-rage a lot like I'm about to pounce on someone, so before my blog gets tagged with an "anti" theme, let's focus on the positive for a change. But of course, as they say, "It's hard for a leopard to change its spots" - so I think I'll run back to being snarky soon, lol.

I've scoured a few photos of JPOP stars and I must say they were AMAZING so I just wanted to share them. They went all out with the overall style, and it's pretty obvious that they thought the shoot concept very well. Real creative. Quite a far cry from the usual tilt-your-head-cutely-and-smile-widely-at-the-camera style of stars in their photos.

Less words are required in viewing these photos, so for the most part we can let the images speak for themselves...

Abingdon Boys School

What can I say, these guys rock. And they really did look like classy boys in an exclusive high society school with the sleek, black vintage cadillac.

L'arc en ciel's HYDE

Hyde's got nothing to hide. He's a gorgeous man. The black-and-white photo shows his sophisticated style, on the opposite is his kick ass rock hard image.


Miyavi

This photo can be a legendary rock icon. He's such a rock star.

Miyavi doesn't really need an elaborate backdrop, his signature black goth style, slinky-seductive pose is more than enough to make one hell of a shot. The guy's got attitude.


M-flo

Cool guys from M-flo are not only musical geniuses, they're also very style savvy.

Manly man Tamaki Hiroshi

Smoldering and dashing.



Speaking of dashing...

NEWS





In this photoshoot, NEWS have come a long way from their cutesy-boy-next-door image in teen magazines, tacky plastic-fantastic concert outfits and crazy hair. The boys looked real classy. Particularly, Shige who's really working it at the center. RyoPi looked very handsome in suits. If only salarymen looked as good as they are...

One word. KYAAAAAHHHHH! (Well, technically that's not even a word)

Hikaru Utada

Lovely lady in red. Hikaru has always been creative in her music videos. And she's a very simple woman, especially in her TV appearances, so it's quite rare to see her all dressed up.

"It girl" Kuroki Meisa

This girl can do no wrong in terms of fashion. She dresses quite maturely for her age, but it works for her. She makes a plain beige tank top look expensive. Heck, she can even wear a garbage bag and still look great!

Aya Ueto

Aya Ueto has a tendency of being type-casted in cute, overly cheerful-and-enthusiastic roles because of her petite frame and wide smile. But in this photo, she shed off the kawaii-ness and looked fab.



Takeshi Kaneshiro

Looking like he got ripped straight off the page of a GQ magazine.



BOA

Commercial queen.

Anna Tsuchiya

You got to love Anna for rocking both the glam look and rock star vibe.



Koda Kumi

Koda around the world.

The different faces of Koda Kumi.

It's great to see a classy, sophisticated style from Koda who's usually dressed as a Vegas show girl.



Leah Dizon

I've mentioned before that I have this love-hate tug of war in the question of whether I like her or not. But this is an instance where I really like her. WHEN SHE HAS CLOTHES ON. In her latest photo-book, she went from a skanky gravure idol to a lovely African queen.

Leah is better off being seen, rather than being heard. She does well in modeling, except when her eyes read a little dead sometimes, but other than that, she's a really pretty girl.

Namie Amuro

Namie looking very glam in an old 1950's Golden Age of Hollywood look. In this picture she resembles a bit of Greta Garbo in some angles, and she doesn't come off as slutty at all.

Fashionista in her signature high-heeled boots.

Erika Sawajiri

Erika in high fashion couture gowns.

Even with her bitchy image, the girl really knows how to look smashing in whatever outfit she puts on. The camera loves her! I guess that's what divas are made of.

The different sides of Queen Bee Erika. Fabulously HOT.

Erika leading the pack (in a cosmetic ads with fellow stars), she looks best with dark, smoky eyes and a ferocious attitude. The girl is FIERCE.

THE BEST OF THE BEST...

SHUN OGURI

Shun looks good even as a flesh-eating ghoul.

Our homeboy looks damn hot.

To be gorgeous, or not to be... That is the question. Shun channels the Shakespearean era of the gentleman who can make any damsel in distress swoon.

Shun's latest Sony ad had him cosplaying different characters. A very versatile man indeed.

The best photo above all...

Lady Shun trumps all of our lovely female celebs in a gorgeous gray halter gown with drapes. Now that's girl power!

Shuraba by Tokyo Jihen

PICS SOURCES:

myfirstgossipblog.com for Namie Amuro Vidal Sassoon and Leah Dizon photobook pics
Major thanks to Shun Oguri, Leah Dizon and Erika Sawajiri LJ communities, you should join them, they're great! http://community.livejournal.com/loveleahdizon/
http://community.livejournal.com/oguri_shun/
http://community.livejournal.com/erikasawajiri/

Much love to you guys! ^-^
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Comments

[mysterieux999.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed reading through this post :)

btw this song is really nice...

[xtotchi.livejournal.com]

i don't see how this pertains to news all that much

and the autostarting song killed my coldplay groove

[mariedigbyryo.livejournal.com]

"and the autostarting song killed my coldplay groove"

- the world doesn't always revolve around you, sweetie.

[xtotchi.livejournal.com]

well what my point really was in a sarcastic candy coating is the an autostarting song without warning is discourteous to others... not just me... say if someone was in a quiet public place or they were at work or it was the middle of the night or they were trying to watch something else in the background...

[mariedigbyryo.livejournal.com]

i do get your point, but there's no reason getting all spazztic about it. i mean, first of all, if people were at work, as in your example, then why are they viewing a website that's obviously for leisure and entertainment? and it's not discourteous, this is, as i've said, those kinds of sites that are for entertainment. and it's pretty simple, just click the pause button of the player, or if you don't like the post, just don't read it. most people here liked the music anyways... if anything else, there are much more worse things, i can't count how many times i've opened a page and then suddenly a really explicit disgusting porn window pops up or an incredibly persistent ad pounces on you to buy useless stuff... now that's discourteous.

anyway... arguing about this is so pointless. so, no hard feelings my friend! peace!XDXDXD

[xtotchi.livejournal.com]

you mske a valid point... disgusting porn popping up would be super worst

[deeannees.livejournal.com]

whoaaaa! love this post so much! i love erika sawajir! she's so hottt. well, it shows NEWS in fabulous suits and kyaaaah! tokyo jihen rocks!

[stigma2008.livejournal.com]

oh my god... i was shock by oguri shun.. never knew that he can be a gorgeous woman,,,

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

Great post.

And I love that they don't have to look half-naked or skanky just to make a photo shoot work. :)

Lovely Shun indeed.

[mariegina.livejournal.com]

loveloveloveloveABSOLUTELYLOVINGTHISPOST! xP. Especially miyavi's, shun's and ryopi. These photoshoots are ... wow... :is star-struck:

[shadysoul-chan.livejournal.com]

as usual,the entry is enjoyable!
thanks!!

[katchi12.livejournal.com]

yay!
erika is rally great in those photoshoots;))
oh god!NewS is really hot there;]]
~they look so formal;))

[chibi-hime.livejournal.com]

Totally agree with you about Leah Dizon, she's really pretty when she has clothes on. But I never want to hear her sing live ever again...

[c1ncan.livejournal.com]

fabulous picture collections
thanks for sharing it.and i also enjoy your comment

[wanderingreen.livejournal.com]

Wow...those are some fabulous pictures of celebs.

Leah is just such a doll. And Koda's pics prove that she CAN do so much more than slutty :/

The only pictures that sort of didn't make me go :0! was shun's...sorry but he can't pull off the Old English gentlemen or the ghoul look :P he would make a pretty women though (most jap male celebs would xD;)

[kuro-tenshii18.livejournal.com]

This really is a nice post. :)) I enjoyed reading it. ♥ Haha! ^-^ Shun looks fabulous omg *O* :)) I never thought he's that pretty. ♥♥♥

[fireflychen.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed reading through this post. :D Kuroki Meisa looks amazing in every outfit, she can wear everything. i really like her style. And I think Ryo, Yamapi and Shige are the only three guys in NEWS who look SERIOUSLY good in suits and who I'd really like to see more often in such photoshoots.^^ Thanks for showing us all those gorgeous pics!

[noichi-desu.livejournal.com]

wow I love this :DDD and I didn't even know Tamaki Hiroshi will be that sexy *O* and Kuroki Meisa is so beautiful!! ♥

[yamapilovergyal.livejournal.com]

Tamaki Hiroshi and Gackt was the hottest!
But Pffffffffft omg Shun hahahahhah i cant stop laughting!
what a shocker!

[yamapilovergyal.livejournal.com]

opps my bad that wasn't gackt! my eyes! wow HYDE shocks me with how pretty he is @__@

[saintmickmars.livejournal.com]

O_O... amazing... but i really died with Oguri-san ones....


thanks for sharing!

[lifesareverie.livejournal.com]

erika looks amazing here ... she has that kinda aura around her...
fierce and feminine but it doesn't hurt her elegance.
my fav pic is the one with the castle.
btw, i never really knew her before this, just from 1lot, so this kinda opened my eyes O_O
cool song btw

[deeannees.livejournal.com]

right on!! i agree i love erika and the castle background too! she's come a long way from the teeny bopper innocent girl in 1LoT!!! love the hair, clothes and her classy style in those photos!!

[alecsa-chan.livejournal.com]

Miyavi...Anna...NEWS.
<333

Tamaki Hiroshi looks great as well. Meisa is a fine damn girl *drools over her*.
Shun gives class to everyone else!

[helios-blue.livejournal.com]

wow...
that... is.... oguri shun?

he really has no fear to act as anything ^^

[sakuramushy27.livejournal.com]

OH MY. oguri shun! so pretty! ♥_♥

[strawberrt.livejournal.com]

i love how people rant about celebrities 8D
SHUN OGURI LOLL

[gormarien.livejournal.com]

Ohh wow ! is That Shun ?? Kawaiiii lool i'm admiring him more and more after those photoshoots Oo'
Thanksss

[lachiastig.livejournal.com]

i looooved your post, thanks so much for sharing this. by the way i also liked the music that was playing in the background shuraba by tokyo jihen, do you know where i can download the mp3 of that song? thanks...yoroshiku!

[icecapades.livejournal.com]

i got it in esnips.com before, but i'm not sure if it's not licensed yet... try limewire, or if you want you can tell me, so i can send it to you, it's no prob. tokyo jihen is legendary!

[icecapades.livejournal.com]

oh btw, if you've watched hana yori dango 2, this song is featured when toma ikuta was modeling with mao inoue.

[lachiastig.livejournal.com]

a..... sou ka? okay i'll watch it again. by the way i already downloaded the song, thanks so much for sharing i got to know about tokyo jihen and their music. :D

[vtsoccagrl.livejournal.com]

this such a lovely post. erica is really beautiful, tamaki hiroshi is so sexy and NEWS is just *_*

[tecchinvie.livejournal.com]

I love all photos you posted here <333

[iizaaa.livejournal.com]

Awesome post!
Shun's post has got to be my favourite..

But then, NEWS totally killed me.
They are SO HOT in suits!
(^___^)V

[quark22.livejournal.com]

Your posts are all really great. I love how you sample all the way across the Japanese entertainment spectrum.
Oh God, Shun~!!
I burst out laughing when I saw that part. Thank you for alerting me of his new awesome-ad.

[icecapades.livejournal.com]

yeah i love how diverse jpop culture can be, i mean like how anna tsuchiya goes from glam to rock, from hip hop m-flo to boy band teen favorites like NEWS. gotta give them some love for their amazing work.

anyway, if you want to see more of shun's photos in that ad (he even had a vampire cosplay, lol) go to his LJ community i listed below.XDXD

[quark22.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they all need some love. *gives love to all of jpop culture*

I'm there already. I've got the photos and have been watching the CM on repeat for the past 10 minutes, alternately going Kyaaaa! and laughing my head off. What an amazing CM! XD

[blue-panda8.livejournal.com]

ahahah lol i love your comments!
OMG!!! SHUN in a girls outfit....totally looks hot as!!
He looked pretty hot in hanakimi when he was dressed as a girl too!! ^^

[supahkul.livejournal.com]

OMG Oguri Shun as a girl is smashing!!

[c-ryo-c.livejournal.com]

that was really fun! thanks for sharing!!!! ^o^

[pastelheart-x.livejournal.com]

I think my brain just got fried. Thanks oh-so-much for this brain melting session (:

[momo-ga-suki.livejournal.com]

thank you for sharing..I really enjoy those pics *nosebleed* I love Oguri's pics..very unusual oh him..
thank u..

[ayumwu.livejournal.com]

SO PRETTY, SHUN. *O*

And I love Anna Tsuchiya, really. She's so amazing, did you see her new single? She looks gorgeous. Thanks for the post of pretties!