most of the girls who are used the way she’s been don’t have her prospects or level of support, either. The Idol Formerly Known as Ladybaby are releasing with King Records, and her band,, is on the move again, with the theme for Slaveman:TY for the tip!That’s only slightly weirder than! But Brats is an interesting band I’ve always preferred them to Ladybaby/The Idol Formerly Known As.Note to like every other teen band this is edgier than you, with none of the ironyWhich does remind me to eventually get around to playing Idol or Not Idol, but I digress.Rei’s situation isn’t unique in idol. It in no way should be considered an indictment of Rei, but of the adults who exploited and failed her.There’s a lot of pain in her message, and the emotional and psychological damage are written plainly on her face, but she also shows hope and happiness with where she is now.Editing to clarify: The updated translation paints a different picture of Rei’s current state she is happy with where she is now, and doesn’t feel dead inside the way she did before. And extensively gone over all over the J-music world. The image belies real emotional damage being worked out by a young woman who’s been an object of sexploitation since she started modeling at an age in the single digits. She shared this photo as a celebration of her 16th birthday. This is important stuff.The girl in the picture is Kuromiya Rei, mostly known for her work in Ladybaby but also of Miss iD and Brats fame. Note: If you want to get a handle on everything that happened with this story, why I added the point below, read the comments.This is something that people need to take in.instagramembedding url=”you can’t Japanese, (with extra clarification in the comments) Viz Major’s post was taken down a translation appears in the comments.
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