Yaoi is a manga (Japanese comic) style aimed primarily at women. It presents relatively feminine, glamorized male characters in sexually charged scenarios. It is generally more "romantic" than graphic, and cannot be directly likened to...
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Yaoi is a manga (Japanese comic) style aimed primarily at women. It presents relatively feminine, glamorized male characters in sexually charged scenarios. It is generally more "romantic" than graphic, and cannot be directly likened to either Western homosexual erotica, or the inverse of "lesbian" fantasies targeting heterosexual men. Basically, eye candy for women and gay men.
However much I might wish otherwise, I can't include KAT-TUN in a blog about visual kei. They are not a rock group, but a collection of "talent idols" - first letter taken from each member's name, and an enormous commercial success. Yes, N'Sync. But while this particular group started around 2006, Johnny & Associates (the talent agency responsible for putting them together) has been in business since 1963. Other enormous commercial successes from the agency include KinKi Kids (now that's a... Read Full Story
Red Model Management's new face Tyler Riggs strikes a fine pose. The exposure is a little bright, but the hair is perfect - and I would like to encourage more tattoos on the runway. You can laser all that stuff off when you get old and wise, beautiful. A toast... to the next Underwear Model of the Week (in the fine tradition of winners who don't wear underwear)!
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The fashion industry's fondness for Flash has been giving me fits. It is difficult to direct people to pretty pictures without providing some hint of what's waiting on the other end. "Trust Me!" doesn't cut it. People! Open up! Well, turns out Red Model Management has opened up a bit, with a blog right here. And it did not take much scrolling (well, not too much) to find my next Underwear Model of the Week. Francesco Balestra . Goddam. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. With such a magnificent... Read Full Story
If you have a hunger for high fashion and low cut jeans, Red Model's blog lays out the agency's assets on a series of "cards" made with your peculiar needs in mind. The images aren't as big as one might wish (they would be fantastic wallpapers), but there are over 30 cards in all, and I highly recommend checking out the entire series . Here are a few of my favorites: Nelson. Jason. Ibrahim. All in all, an excellent promotion!
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I was pleased to find another modeling agency blog in the neighborhood, this one for Specimen Model Management . Scrolling down that page, I was even more pleased to see the introduction of "Marko, 6 feet 2 inches," followed by this portrait: Well, now, damn if that's good enough face to remind me of Tyler Riggs (still sweet darling of my little page's search statistic fairies). "But wait," I thought. "I've seen this muffin before... yes. Yes! He was one of November's Underwear Models of the... Read Full Story
Sexy couples are the new black, it seems: tres chic; and so I have cast my net wide looking for just that right dash of naughty tossed with a sprig of nice. It's a perilous journey, but someone must face the peril... to victory (and maybe a spanking or two)! Baby, behave! LuciferDemoness never disappoints with her stumbled gallery of edgy kink and rough-around-the-edges tenderness. The mix of tattoos and stubble here is absolutely perfect; and although I am denied my belly button shot, that... Read Full Story
Well, there's no getting around Chad White. He's incandescent, so none of this will be new to those who follow superstar male underwear models. But I want him in my blog, damn it. Without further delay, his card (from Milan's Fashion Model agency): Stateside, White is represented by Major Models, conveniently a blog-enabled agency. Scattered around are several appealing shots, including this gritty "yaoi" sequence: And although it does not appear to have a blog that my meager skills could... Read Full Story
There can only be so many annoying double-underlined words in a post with few words, so getting right down to it, when I saw the scar on this bad boy, I knew I'd found my next Underwear Model of the Week... Myron H. ! Scars and torso hair - this is fashion verite .
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With more for the jeans afficianados, here, a couple shots from Red bracket a dramatic find on DeviantArt. Sadly, we're still on a first-name-only basis with handsome Benjamin . Although I would prefer it if the shot were somewhat better illuminated (detail fades to black just when things get interesting), that's some fantastic face atop a solid pose. There is something about raised back bumps that make me all shivery and bumpy, myself; and KarNeo delivers the goods in this high contrast... Read Full Story
Stepping back from the campaign brink, another round of romantic fantasy! Huzzah! A golden moment, elegant and romantic - from Shirotsuki's fine gallery. SweetMoon's buxom nymphs are so cute, I want to pinch them... but that looks like an ancient magic incantation that's best not to interrupt. A slinky dark moment of fine yaoi conniving, from Ghostfire. ...while Saimain imagines a magnificent moment. The colors washing Tobiee's beautiful watercolor appeal to me strongly. ...as do those in... Read Full Story
