Asuka Hoshino
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is a Japanese former gravure model, singer, actress and AV idol
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, Japan but while still in elementary school
she moved to the Kantō region
. Her career started in 2004 when she was chosen as "Miss Weekly Shonen Magazine" in the annual Miss Magazine competition and she subsequently appeared in the gravure video . Between October 2004 and March 2006 she appeared in eight gravure videos and two photo books.
In addition, she made her debut as an actress in the 2004 horror movie Shibuya Kaidan urban legends Chan Sasso (渋谷怪談 サッちゃんの都市伝説), and in 2006 she starred in the V-Cinema
release , a live-action version of the anime
Sentimental Graffiti
.
After a long pause, she resumed her activities in 2009, slightly changing the Japanese spelling of her name (which phonetically remained the same).
On 7 September 2010 the Soft On Demand
(SOD) company announced that she would be making her debut as an AV actress for their label, and on 16 September 2010 Hoshino appeared nude for the first time in a full-frontal photo published by the magazine "Friday". Later that month, on 24 September, a nude photobook, , was released.
Her AV debut video, Ex-Miss Magazine Celebrity Asuka Hoshino AV Debut, was released by SOD in November 2010, followed by another DVD published in December. The same month it was announced that Hoshino had left SOD, and a final video was released by SOD in January 2011. Despite her small number of movies and her short time in the AV industry, the major Japanese video retailer DMM ranked her #23 in DVD sales for the entire year 2010 and she ranked #22 at DMM for the first half of 2011.
In February 2011 Asuka Hoshino debuted as singer with the single "Cassiopea" and in April 2011 she appeared in a new gravure video, Erotic Cute.
On 21 October 2011 Asuka Hoshino announced in her blog her comeback to the AV Industry with the S1
company. On the same day, S1 confirmed this announcement publishing Hoshino's profile on its official site and announcing the release of her new AV movie, Ban Idol, on December 7, 2011.
AV Idol
An AV idol is a Japanese idol who works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances have a wide range, from just the idol strolling around their house doing chores in bikinis to hardcore porn...
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Life and career
Hoshino was born on December 5, 1986 in Niigata PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan but while still in elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
she moved to the Kantō region
Kanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
. Her career started in 2004 when she was chosen as "Miss Weekly Shonen Magazine" in the annual Miss Magazine competition and she subsequently appeared in the gravure video . Between October 2004 and March 2006 she appeared in eight gravure videos and two photo books.
In addition, she made her debut as an actress in the 2004 horror movie Shibuya Kaidan urban legends Chan Sasso (渋谷怪談 サッちゃんの都市伝説), and in 2006 she starred in the V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
release , a live-action version of the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Sentimental Graffiti
Sentimental Graffiti
is the name of a popular dating simulation series by NEC Interchannel. A TV anime based on the series was later produced, titled Sentimental Journey. Three Japanese radio dramas based on the series, titled Sentimental Night, Kaettekita Sentimental Night, and Only Sentimental Night 2 were produced....
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After a long pause, she resumed her activities in 2009, slightly changing the Japanese spelling of her name (which phonetically remained the same).
On 7 September 2010 the Soft On Demand
Soft on Demand
, often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture...
(SOD) company announced that she would be making her debut as an AV actress for their label, and on 16 September 2010 Hoshino appeared nude for the first time in a full-frontal photo published by the magazine "Friday". Later that month, on 24 September, a nude photobook, , was released.
Her AV debut video, Ex-Miss Magazine Celebrity Asuka Hoshino AV Debut, was released by SOD in November 2010, followed by another DVD published in December. The same month it was announced that Hoshino had left SOD, and a final video was released by SOD in January 2011. Despite her small number of movies and her short time in the AV industry, the major Japanese video retailer DMM ranked her #23 in DVD sales for the entire year 2010 and she ranked #22 at DMM for the first half of 2011.
In February 2011 Asuka Hoshino debuted as singer with the single "Cassiopea" and in April 2011 she appeared in a new gravure video, Erotic Cute.
On 21 October 2011 Asuka Hoshino announced in her blog her comeback to the AV Industry with the S1
S1 No. 1 Style
or just S1 is a major Japanese producer of adult videos which has its offices in Tokyo's Meguro Ward.-Company Information:S1 is one of the many affiliated companies in the giant Hokuto Corporation group. Hokuto distributes the studio's videos via retail sales and online through its DMM website...
company. On the same day, S1 confirmed this announcement publishing Hoshino's profile on its official site and announcing the release of her new AV movie, Ban Idol, on December 7, 2011.
Gravure Video
- Asuka Hoshino Miss Magazine 2004 (ミスマガジン2004 星野飛鳥, October 2004, BOP)
- Hoppi'n Asuka Hoshino (Hoppi'n 星野飛鳥, January 2005, Begafakutori)
- Vivid Asuka Hoshino (Vivid 星野飛鳥, March 2005, Geneon)
- DUO (id., March 2005, Fosaido dot), with Yuko OguraYuko Ogurais a Japanese gravure idol and model who typically aims for the cute, innocent schoolgirl look. In Japan, she is mostly called by her nickname .Ogura regularly, if not entirely seriously, claims to be one "Princess Apple-Momoka" of the apple-shaped planet Korin . This is apparently an in-joke...
- Asuka Hoshino QUTIE PISTOLS (星野飛鳥 QUTIE PISTOLS, July 2005, Jioti)
- Petit Four (id., September 2005 Rainkomyunikeshonzu)
- Perfect collection (id., November 2005, Gena film)
- Asuka Diary. (あすか日記。, April 2006, Jioti)
- Erotic Cute (エロキュート, April 2011, Ol stack Pictures)
AV Video
- Ex-Miss Magazine Celebrity Asuka Hoshino AV Debut (元ミスマ○ジン ほしのあすかAV Debut, November 2010, SOD)
- Asuka's first experience (元ミスマ○ジン 芸能人ほしのあすか あすかの初体験, December 2010, SOD)
- Just My Idol Asuka Hoshino (元ミスマ○ジン ほしのあすか 僕だけのアイドル, January 2011, SOD)
- Ban Idol (解禁アイドル, December 2011, S1)
Television
- 69 ★ TRIBE Tribe Rock (Fuji)
- Babe of the gravure (Mondo21)
- Cash cow tonight (June 2, 2009, TV Tokyo)
Photobooks
- Asuka period (September 2004, Wani Books) ISBN 4847028260 Photographer: Masayuki Kozuka Takashi
- SYO-JO (November 2005, Aya Aya Publishing) ISBN 4775601008 Photographer: Masayuki Kozuka Takashi
- Asuka time (September 2010) Photographer: Yuji Fukushima
- Girl posing Encyclopedia (July 2011, Cosmic Publishing) ISBN 9784774790657 Photographer: Aida Makoto
Trading Cards
- After school Asuka - Asuka Hoshino Official Copper Card Collection Sakura (·ほしのあすか オフィシャルカードコレクション あすかの放課後, December 2010)