List of Japanese gravure idols

This is a list of gravure idols (グラビアアイドル, gurabia aidoru), who are glamour models in Japan that are generally more provocative than regular models and idols, though not to the point of posing nude.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

21st century

A

• Yuzuki Aikawa (b. 1983)
• Rina Akiyama (b. 1985)
• Sayaka Ando (b. 1981)
• Hikaru Aoyama (b. 1993)
• Yui Aragaki (b. 1988) - later became an actress.
• Haruka Ayase (b. 1985) - later became an actress.

C

• Rola Chen (b. 1987) - from China

D

• Leah Dizon (b. 1986) - non-Japanese, American-born.

E

• Enako (b. 1994)

F

• Ena Fujita (b. 1990) - also a musician
• Kyoko Fukada (b. 1982) - also an actress
• Mina Fukui (b. 1984)

H

• Shōko Hamada
• Mikie Hara (b. 1987)
• Ourei Harada (b. 1986)
• Marica Hase (b. 1981)
• Yuka Hirata (b. 1983) - later became an actress.
• Saori Horii (b. 1984)
• Aki Hoshino (b. 1977)

I

• Miri Ichika (b. 1999)
• Yui Ichikawa (b. 1986) - later became an actress.
• Waka Inoue (b. 1980)
• Saaya Irie (b.1993, alias: Saaya)
• Miku Ishida (b. 1988)

K

• Reon Kadena (b. 1986, alias: Minamo Kusano) - later become a nude model.
• Megumi Kagurazaka
• Yukie Kawamura (b. 1986)
• Kii Kitano (b. 1991) - later became an actress.
• Noriko Kijima (b. 1988)
• Hitomi Kitamura (b. 1985)
• Emi Kobayashi (b. 1983)
• Mao Kobayashi (b. 1992)
• Yumi Kobayashi (b. 1988)
• Michiko Koga (b. 1986) - later became a musician
• Eiko Koike (b. 1980)
• Ayaka Komatsu (b. 1986)
• Yuka Kosaka (b. 1985)
• Asaka Kubo (b. 1979)
• Risa Kudo (b. 1983)
• Yoko Kumada (b. 1982)
• Chiaki Kyan (b. 1986)
• Kana Tsugihara (b. 1986)

M

• Hatsune Matsushima
• Mami Matsuyama (b. 1988)
• Megumi (b. 1981)
• Mikuru (b. 1988)
• Yoko Mitsuya (b. 1984)

N

• Shoko Nakagawa (b. 1985)
• Yukie Nakama (b. 1979)
• Kasumi Nakane (b. 1982)
• Jun Natsukawa (b. 1980)
• Rio Natsume (b. 1985)
• Harumi Nemoto (b. 1980)

O

• Yuko Ogura (b. 1983)
• Mariko Okubo
• Miwa Oshiro (b. 1983)
• Aiko Otake (b. 1994)
• Nana Ozaki (b. 1982, alias: Akiko Aimoto)
• Anri Okita (b. 1986)

P

• Phongchi (b. 1990) - Vietnamese descent

S

• Natsume Sano (b. 1985)
• Nozomi Sasaki (b. 1988)
• Erika Sawajiri (b. 1986)
• Ayaka Sayama (b. 1993)
• Risa Shimamoto (b. 1987)
• Ai Shinozaki (b. 1992)
• Mina Shirakawa (b. 1987)
• Yukina Shirakawa (b. 1985)
• Yuriko Shiratori (b. 1983)
• Anri Sugihara (b. 1982)
• Yumi Sugimoto (b. 1989)
• Fumika Suzuki (b. 1974)

T

• Chiaki Takahashi (b. 1977) - later became a voice actress
• Nozomi Takeuchi (b. 1980)
• Nonami Takizawa (b. 1985)
• Rio Teramoto (b. 2001) - also an actress
• Erika Toda (b. 1988) - later became an actress.
• Azusa Togashi (b. 1990)
• Ami Tokito (b. 1987)
• Kana Tsugihara

U

• Rio Uchida
• Miyu Uehara (1987–2011)
• Takako Uehara

Y

• Haruna Yabuki
• Erina Yamaguchi (b. 1985)
• Erika Yamakawa (b. 1982)
• Azusa Yamamoto (b. 1981)
• Saori Yamamoto (b. 1985)
• Mami Yamasaki (b. 1985)
• Minase Yashiro (b. 1985)
• Yinling (Yínlíng Yán, b.1978) - Taiwanese chakuero model.
• Sarii Yoshizawa (b. 1985) - Chakuero model
• Risa Yoshiki
• Ryoka Yuzuki (b. 1974) - later became a voice actress

20th century

• Yuko Aoki - 1990s
• Fumie Hosokawa - 1990s
• Agnes Lum - 1970s; Chinese-Hawaiian

See also

• List of Japanese idols
• Bakunyū