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[bokachu]

The pic was taken today on 10/6 when she left Taiwan at the airport




credit: as tagged


It's real right? Anyone can read it?

Edited by bokachu, 10 June 2012 - 02:48 AM.

[2boamystar]

she looks a bit chubby there

[Cori]

I brought it into photoshop and zoomed in on it. It looks like the first two letters are "Ch" Cherish....but it doesn't look like there is an h at the end...hmmm and nothing hanging below to be "Change". Chance? Charisma? It looks like a 6 letter word =P

[Zanarkand]

To me it looks like it starts with a "Chi-" if that is a C in the first place...haha idk. :c
I wish we could get a better view of it. ):

[bokachu]

the first letter also look like a b

[l3lueLillie]

"Chiaro"? my guess, I'm not sure about the 4th (looks like an 'a' or 'o') and 5th (looks like an 'r' or 's') letters tho
Chiaro in Italian means fair (colored), clear, obvious, daylight (according to http://dictionary.re...-english/chiaro)

I can see it!


Is it really a tattoo?..
When did she get it then? *goes back to watch Win Win..*

[kikyonomiko]

okay so i wasn't seeing things.
i saw it in the fan cam but i thought it was part of her outfit or something.
it's pretty!!

[yunapolaris]

I didn't notice this !! That looks cool, wondering what it means or what it is thou
Maybe we should try to ask her on her Tweet

[miwako]

Hmm. Pretty cool. Who knows when she got it though. You can never really be sure. I can't say if its similar in Korea but I know that its extremely common for celebrities in Japan to hide their tattoos and cover them with make up. So, its possible that she too might have had this and just had it covered with make up when she made TV appearances and etc.

And as for the tattoo itself, I'd have to agree with Zanarkand and say that the first three letters look like "Chi..", assuming that the first letter is actually a C.

[yunapolaris]

miwako, on 11 June 2012 - 12:40 AM, said:

I can't say if its similar in Korea but I know that its extremely common for celebrities in Japan to hide their tattoos and cover them with make up. So, its possible that she too might have had this and just had it covered with make up when she made TV appearances and etc.

Huh? Why bothers to get tattoo if they gotta cover it?? The artists in Japan are not allowed to have tattoos ?

[kikyonomiko]

yunapolaris, on 12 June 2012 - 05:51 PM, said:

Huh? Why bothers to get tattoo if they gotta cover it?? The artists in Japan are not allowed to have tattoos ?

Because in Japan it used to be that only the yakuza (japanese mafia) would get tattoos.

[l3lueLillie]

^but doesn't Amuro Namie has tattoos as well?

[Baco__]

^and that's why she was away of tv shows in the past, I heard.

[Mashimaro-san]

Baco__, on 13 June 2012 - 05:11 AM, said:

^and that's why she was away of tv shows in the past, I heard.

Tattoos in the Japanese entertainment industry are really not taboo. It mostly affects on the market the artist being targeted towards. Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki have tattoo's but they are marketed for around late teens-young adolescents therefore is alright. But artists targeted amongst teens generally require a clean image, such as no tattoos.

Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki never really had to cover their tattoo's. As far as I'm concerned Japan is a lot more open-minded about everything compared to South Korea.

Namie Amuro avoids appearing on TV shows because she doesn't want to nor does she really need to, her music gets picked up by all media-outlets within an instant. Whenever Namie Amuro releases an album you'll hear her song and see her music video constantly played and she appears on almost all of the magazine covers with billboards and posters of herself all over Tokyo. She was never banned from TV because of her tattoo, Namie is a legend. I believe Namie Amuro was last active on TV performances during her 60's70's80's single and partly because she was also promoting Vidal Sassoon (who also funded for her music videos which are amazing).

As for BoA, it won't affect her Japanese or South Korean career. In South Korea she's a legend, she really doesn't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. In Japan, like I said, tattoo's are generally alright on artists depending on the target market. BoA's overall fanbase are generally older now, many are in university or already started families (not uncommon to see families in BoA's concerts...)

Edited by Mashimaro-san, 13 June 2012 - 08:26 AM.

[miwako]

Mashimaro-san, on 13 June 2012 - 08:19 AM, said:

Tattoos in the Japanese entertainment industry are really not taboo. It mostly affects on the market the artist being targeted towards. Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki have tattoo's but they are marketed for around late teens-young adolescents therefore is alright. But artists targeted amongst teens generally require a clean image, such as no tattoos.

Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki never really had to cover their tattoo's. As far as I'm concerned Japan is a lot more open-minded about everything compared to South Korea.

Namie Amuro avoids appearing on TV shows because she doesn't want to nor does she really need to, her music gets picked up by all media-outlets within an instant. Whenever Namie Amuro releases an album you'll hear her song and see her music video constantly played and she appears on almost all of the magazine covers with billboards and posters of herself all over Tokyo. She was never banned from TV because of her tattoo, Namie is a legend. I believe Namie Amuro was last active on TV performances during her 60's70's80's single and partly because she was also promoting Vidal Sassoon (who also funded for her music videos which are amazing).

As for BoA, it won't affect her Japanese or South Korean career. In South Korea she's a legend, she really doesn't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. In Japan, like I said, tattoo's are generally alright on artists depending on the target market. BoA's overall fanbase are generally older now, many are in university or already started families (not uncommon to see families in BoA's concerts...)

Yeah. These artists wont get banned from TV shows or anything. They only really cover them up because their managers discourage them from doing so (to protect their image) BUT they DGAF lol. Tattoos are still actually more taboo than in the west but it has gotten SO MUCH better in recent years. Although I've seen shows where people who have various tattoos (Anna Tsuchiya, Mika Nakashima, etc.) have their all of tattoos covered with makeup when they appear on TV.

But yeah this tiny little tattoo won't do anything to BoA's career. Heck, she could probably even get another tattoo tomorrow and I doubt she would be effected by it.