BREAKING: Marina Shiraishi's Latest Non-JAV Gig, Konan Koyoi Turns Brand Ambassador & More Deets On Minami Aizawa's Mystery Man!

Here's a rundown of some of the top stories, we had our eyes on in March

This recent gossip reads like a soap opera script. Apparently, JAV actress turned DJ Minami Aizawa, has not only reinvented herself as DJ Pixel but is also climbing the corporate ladder. You might be wondering how? By becoming married to the president of the Burning Promotion entertainment group, Shuhou Shougo.

For those living under the rocks, here's the TL:DR: Minami chose to retire from her JAV career earlier in 2023 only to reappear last year as DJ Pixel, and if a recent report is to be believed she has not only married the president of the Burning Promotion, but she's also been appointed vice president of the group and president of several subsidiaries, all without a single day of prior management experience!

So, the gossip came to light in an article published on March 14th. Apparently, her fiance is a 50-year-old president of a media empire, a role he inherited from his ailing dad. As a rich kid he had a glorious youth and even spent time as a racing boy in the literal sense (Yes, he went racing but didn't win any prizes. His Instagram is flooded with pics of him hanging out with some famous people)

But rather it’s his relationship with Minami, that has put him into the spotlight. Immediately upon assuming his position, Shougo appointed Minami as vice president, without even her going to work a day and having no management experience at all, this move sparked widespread suspicion and resentment among the group's artists and employees. If reports are to be believed few employees became suspicious and some even quit their jobs.

These allegations are further fuelled by the fact that Minami holds not one, but three high-ranking positions within the group’s subsidiary companies: vice president of the corporation, president of Burning Publishing Company, and president of the Ryukyu Golf Club, a top golf club in Okinawa

Shuhou has been actively giving shoutouts to Minami on his official Instagram handle. In one such post (pictured above), he could be seen promoting her latest album drop.

The timeline of their relationship adds another layer of intrigue. According to the article, Minami had been dating for 2 years before marrying the president and is not considered a gold digger type. "She is also not the type of person who begs for a fortune (having accumulated her own fortune in the JAV business), so perhaps that is why she is trusted with important responsibilities", it claims.

However, the timing of their marriage, just weeks after Shougo's dad's death, has raised eyebrows. "Initially, when she was appointed, she and her husband had no intention of getting married," sources reveal. "But at the beginning of this year, Minami’s in-law's illness became worse and he passed away. Before that, he and President Shuhou - her current husband - had talked and his last wish was that he wanted the two of them to be close to each other so that he could feel at ease. So after he passed away, the two talked and decided to get married."

The implication is clear: the marriage was always in the cards, at least in part, as a fulfillment of the late in-law’s wish. The fact that their marriage announcement coincided with the release of Minami's first CD as DJ Pixel, released under the same label belonging to the Burning group, has further fueled speculation. Could it be that this was a PR move, to capitalise on her newfound fame as a DJ

This begs the question is Minami a shrewd businesswoman, a woman of hidden talents who has earned her place at the top? Or is she a puppet, a trophy wife used to consolidate power? What do you guys think, let us know in the comments down below.

Is this even a genuine love story at all some power play is involved.

S1 just unveiled the fourth installment of its 20th-anniversary JAV, a series unlike any you have seen yet, promising "the strongest lineup in the history of the JAV industry." Nine of the studio's most illustrious stars, clad in shimmering silver swimsuits, are set to feature in a JAV spectacle that will have fans wagging their tongue.

The title promises a ‘super orgy party’! However, the reality, as revealed in the trailer, paints a completely different picture. Instead of a high-octane unrestrained orgy, the film adopts a format reminiscent of its predecessor, SONE-560 taking a segmented approach towards the nine actresses divided into three distinct groups.

The first group features Kiho Kanematsu, our exclusive feature Saika Kawakita, and Ai Hongo, the second group comprised Miyu Kiyohara, Nanami Kodama, and Moe Sakakibara, and finally, the biggest milkers stacked in the final group starring Ren Gojo, Kagura Momoka, and Yu Tano, each inhabit their own separate scenes, while their interactions remain limited and controlled.

While all of them share the same filming location, their performances are supposedly 'lackluster', a stark contrast to the promised orgy the studio claims of. Each group of actresses is assigned a distinct underwear set, color-coded to their respective group names.

In all this, the trailer, however, offers a glimmer of hope. Ren’s group appears to engage in the raunchiest sex, followed by Miyu Kiyohara's trio. Even Saika Kawakita, known for her more reserved demeanor, is seen sharing a scene with Kiho and Ai Hongo.

However, what you can’t deny is the fact that the star power on display is undeniable. The director makes the best use of Yu Tano's L-cup, Kagura Momoka's K-cup, Ren Gojo's J-cup, and Miyu Kohinata's H-cup tits and they all are prominently featured, promising a visual feast for fans.

I guess, although it is being filmed as an orgy, the director, however, has tried to emphasize that he’s making the girls compete against each other as to who comes out as the best performer in the end.

But as a fan, I wish that there was more mingling between the actresses, the lack of a true orgy scene somehow will leave you cheated as a fan. I hope S1 doesn’t resort to such click-baity titles down the line trying to generate hype without delivering on the promised spectacle.

Fans should keep an eye out for SONE-561 on April 8 next month, as it will undoubtedly be a major JAV release this year. Besides the trailer, do you guys think it will live up to the hype? Well, get your hands on the JAV from wherever you get it, FANZA, your local JAV stockist, and let us know down in the comments below!

I came across this clip on X, as the camera panned through passers-by and into a white van, as the intrigue built, out stepped the busty JAV goddess Marina Shiraishi. I bet some of the passersby stopped and gathered themselves to believe the fact that it was indeed the buxom star in attendance and then came to the big reveal, displayed on a billboard like the ones you see in New York's Times Square a showreel of Marina being introduced as the newest member of Anri Okita's girl group, BLACK DIAMOND. The live broadcast. on a Shibuya billboard, is all Marina needed to turn into Marilyn.

It all started when Marina decided to tease her fans with a cryptic tweet about a ‘new gig’ that was gonna be unlike anything her fans had been accustomed to. Without further ado Marina decided to pull the curtains off the deal.

"Thank you to everyone who came to Shibuya Ai Vision and everyone who watched the live broadcast," she tweeted, her excitement palpable. "As announced on the broadcast, I will now be active as Marilyn of BLACK DIAMOND."

With the announcement came a flood of wishes from her co-actors, most notably from the pioneer of the group BLACK DIAMOND's, Anri Okita. "Welcome. This is the new member of BLACK DIAMOND. Marilyn," an ecstatic Okita tweeted, as she welcomed Marina to the group "We've been practicing together for a year. Now you've finally been announced as a regular member. I'm so happy to welcome you."

But the celebrity facade comes at a cost. So, don’t let the appointment fool you into believing that everything’s alright in the group. There could be a potential backstage drama stemming from this as news comes that Shiraishi's appointment to BLACK DIAMOND's ranks comes on the heels of Mary Tachibana's abrupt departure, if true something is definitely fishy.

Mary on the other hand decided to make an official statement from the group’s website, a carefully worded farewell, hints at a deeper narrative at play. "I, MARY, will be graduating from BLACK DIAMOND," she announced, her words laden with regret. "I have made this decision after much consideration and deep reflection on my acting and musical career."

The timing of Tachibana's departure, coinciding with BLACK DIAMOND's "restart with a new concept," has fueled speculation about internal conflicts and creative differences. "We have had many discussions with MARY, and the answer she came to after seriously considering her future career and agonizing over it was very positive," the group's official statement claimed, but the carefully crafted language did little to calm the rising tide of gossip.

It begs the question of whether Mary's departure was even a voluntary decision, or was she pushed out to make room for Marina’s arrival? Or could it be that the 'new concept' that she did mention in her statement didn’t sit right with her creative endeavor? Chances of personal conflicts brewing behind the scenes could also be at play

Then there’s the fact that Marina had been discreetly practicing with the group which raises further questions.

Do you guys think this new gig could catapult Marina’s fame into the public eye? Let us know in the comments down below. This could be her shot to successfully transition from the explicit JAV industry to the mainstream realm of J-Pop.

Gotta give it to the girl for picking her stage name as Marilyn. It is simply a nod to Marilyn Monroe, an icon of timeless beauty and allure or the underlying thought could be a calculated attempt to capitalize on her existing notoriety, a way to attract attention.

The Shinjuku Gramstein fan meeting, a hastily arranged event to unveil Shiraishi's new persona, suggests a sense of urgency, a desire to capitalize on the momentum of her announcement. Now it’s up to the fans to embrace her in this new avatar. will they view her as an interloper, a replacement for their beloved Mary? We've got to await their response.

It was just yesterday when the buxom Konan Koyoi made her retirement official after an extended absence from the JAV film sets, and now it seems like she is back again doing what she does best. Konan who’s mostly been typecasted into ‘older-sister’ roles, in the past, had vanished from filming JAVs after a brief but impactful three-year stint with S1 in August last year, had resurfaced just to officially announce her retirement earlier last month. Now the 25-year-old is surprisingly back with her new venture: a male intimate care brand, "Togishi." Now it’s left to see if this particular career move is just an actual comeback, or a desperate attempt to capitalize on her fleeting fame

Konan’s retirement last month, while not entirely unexpected, left a lingering sense of unfinished business among her fans. The lack of a farewell JAV might have turned a lot of her fans bitter. Yet, she remained tight-lipped, hinting only at "many different fields" awaiting her.

Now, the curtain has been raised on her supposedly ‘new venture’. Konan is out here promoting male grooming products on her social media channels, and promises to cater to the discerning men, offering a range of products designed to enhance his… well, his "experience," as she delicately phrases it.

Seems as if she is out here leveraging her intimate knowledge of male anatomy, imbibed from her years in the JAV industry, to collaborate on a product line that promises to deliver… results. The brand has tapped into the perfect influencer in Konan who commands a likely huge male fanbase.

With this, Konan is likely to follow the path of her idols Kirara Asuka and Yua Mikami. Both former JAV stars have successfully transitioned into entrepreneurial ventures, building lifestyle brands that resonate with a wider audience. However, Konan’s foray into male grooming is a more niche endeavor but again has a direct appeal to her core demographic of followers.

"With her current diligence," sources suggest, "I believe that Konan can maintain her influence." Only time will tell if she can successfully bridge the gap between her former career as an adult star to now promoting male grooming products.

"Koyoi Konan has been appointed as the official ambassador for TOGISHI!", the brand's caption reads.

Although it is quite regretful that Konan decided to leave the JAV industry, to be able to carry out all the future plans in such a rapid pace, gives off the vibe that sooner or later the decision to temporarily leave the industry was made.

But as a fan, I still wish she had treated us to a farewell JAV, if at all promoting a grooming brand was in the cards it all smacks of a carefully orchestrated plan.

The prospect of encountering Konan’s products in a local DVD store to now finding items promoted by her at a local pharmacy adds a surreal twist to the narrative. Well, let's wish our girl to be strong and soft and who knows, fans can meet her promoting the product in their nearby pharmacy store. Just the idea of Konan selling male grooming products is so enticing, lol!

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