Kurahashi Nozomi
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Kurahashi Nozomi (倉橋のぞみ? born 1975) is an alias chosen by Yoshizawa Ayumi (吉沢 あゆみ?) following her debut as a photographic model. She published nude photo collections every year mainly during her time as a middle school student (though she was actually an elementary school student, details discussed later). Since the compilation of lolita photobooks in the 80's was not yet illegal, readers were able to see Nozomi's body in explicit detail and she soon gained immense popularity as an ideal lolita model. Furthermore, Kurahashi Nozomi was two years younger than declared at the time of the publication of her 1980's photobooks, her actual age being 11 instead of 13 in 1986. At age 13 she had her last photobook published before her disappearance from the idol world which lasted until the turn of the century when, at age 24, she announced another nude photobook. Retaining a vestige of her young girl looks she once again became popular, the revival of a legend. Her book "Kurahashi Nozomi, age 24" contains many retaken photographs from her younger years.
[edit] Photobooks
- Kurahashi Nozomi 13 Years old (1986) (「倉橋のぞみ13歳」?)
- Kurahashi Nozomi 14 Years old (1987) (「倉橋のぞみ14歳」?)
- Kurahashi Nozomi Photobook Vol.3 Last Message (1988) (「倉橋のぞみ写真集 Vol.3 ラストメッセージ」?)
- Kurahashi Nozomi 24 Years old (1999) (「倉橋のぞみ24歳」?)
- Kurahashi Nozomi Again (2001) (「倉橋のぞみアゲイン」?)
- Kurahashi Nozomi in Belgium (2002) (「倉橋のぞみinベルギー王国」?)
[edit] References in popular culture
- In episode 3 of the 2006 anime series "Welcome to the NHK!" (「N・H・Kにようこそ！」?), Satou Tatsuhiro (佐藤 達広?), the main character, after being introduced by his neighbour Kaoru Yamazaki (山崎 薫?) to the world of Bishōjo gaming, begins to gather photographs of several idols in an obsessive manner, among whom Kurahashi Nozomi in her early years.
[edit] External links
- Official Website (In Japanese)
- Official Photobooks
