Why Former Idol Karen Ishida, a Member of a Popular Terrestrial TV Group, Changed Her Mind and Showed Her Nudity

I decided to take on this challenge because I thought it was a chance to change myself.

–The former idol who seriously went through everything up to her graduation event at the Nippon Budokan is publishing a nude photo book. When we asked her how she was feeling after her first nude photogravure shoot, she answered a little shyly, “I’m a little embarrassed,” she said in the interview.

I was nervous the whole time, but when it started, my mind shifted to how I could have my picture taken beautifully. The peak of my nervousness was when we took the first cut. In other shoots, I never took everything off, so I felt that the world was so different with or without one pair of shorts.

When I was an idol, I used to make a lot of kime during shoots, but for this shoot, I felt fresh and liberated because I was left in my natural state and the shots flowed to the sound of the camera’s shutter. There are stylish poses unique to nude shoots, and the sexy outfits and hairstyles, it was all a new world for me.”

–When asked about her time as an idol, she responded with some surprising words.

When I decided to become an idol, I was not good at group activities, so I was full of anxiety, thinking, ‘What am I going to do?’ But I thought it was a chance to change myself, so I took on the challenge, and that was the beginning. Originally, I had less of a desire to ‘be somebody’ than others, so I was able to stand in front of others thanks to the people around me assisting me. At the end, we performed a graduation live at the Nippon Budokan. At that time, I wanted to give everything I had to my fans, rather than just saying where I was going or that it would be my last time. I still vividly remember the view of the penlights at the end, and I think it was a very special time.