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Maemi 29th January 2014 02:23 PM
Avex has created a ‘plus-sized’ idol group called “Chubbiness”
 
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Japan is the land of the fads, and one of the latest ‘in’ things is ‘marshmallow girls‘, which is basically what we know as ‘plus-sized’ in the West.

So, of course, the pop industry HAD to take advantage of this, and Avex joined up with fashion magazine CanCam for a ‘chubby girl’ audition to make an idol group.

And thus, we have Chubbiness.

Just to get an idea of how odd this is, Japan is a place where when comedians see a fat person (women, especially) on variety shows, they’ll go up to them and do sumo motions and put that on national television. For idols, some companies have monthly weigh-ins.

So … yeah.

Anyway, Chubbiness has already advertised that all of the members enjoy eating, so you know it’s a gimmick, but at least it’s an original take.

Now how long before they replace all the members like Piggy Dolls or make them lose weight?
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Minttulatte 29th January 2014 02:27 PM
Those girls aren't even that fat imo. :D

YUKARI 29th January 2014 02:35 PM
they aren't fat at all! gimme girls like Matsuko Deluxe!!

AyuGAME 29th January 2014 03:17 PM
they are barely fat...they are so fit..

ak.malfoy 29th January 2014 03:31 PM
That's. Not. Fat. :o

Maemi 29th January 2014 04:13 PM
:D Here are the members' pics, if you are interested: http://www.asianjunkie.com/2014/01/a...ed-chubbiness/

aloopy 29th January 2014 04:40 PM
Lol I think the idea behind is good, for a country where idols are pressured to stay thin, I think the approach is a bit weird though lol

The girls aren't even chubby... more like.. normal? They do look very cute though

Kazeyomi 29th January 2014 04:42 PM
The name is.. ugh. It's like there's a tall girls idol group and they're called "Heights", seriously :rolleyes

They're chubby compared to 99% of average thin female idols but they're rather normal for me. If I were in Japan I would be labeled as "morbidly obese" then, lol.

kimmeh 29th January 2014 04:49 PM
How is the girl to the bottom left fat?!?

Delicious n Bold 29th January 2014 05:08 PM
What a damn mess.
If you're one pound over 100 pounds, you're basically as good as a blimp in Japan.

milky_way 30th January 2014 12:39 AM
This reminds me of Piggy Dolls in Korea. How long until they switch out all the members for skinnier ones?

TeamAyu2004 30th January 2014 12:43 AM
marshmallow girls and chubbiness?
Really?

NintendoHTF1242 30th January 2014 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold (Post 3059297)
What a damn mess.
If you're one pound over 100 pounds, you're basically as good as a blimp in Japan.
lol

I dislike the name. But if their music is good, then it shouldn't really matter. Although the approach to it is still kind of...strange.

visionfactory 30th January 2014 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by aloopy (Post 3059291)
Lol I think the idea behind is good, for a country where idols are pressured to stay thin, I think the approach is a bit weird though lol

The girls aren't even chubby... more like.. normal?
I agree, I won't follow this group but I think the idea is nice in a place like Japan where idols are forced to get thin

Sandy 31st January 2014 11:14 PM
Sure, nice idea but I have a feeling that they (avex) did this for all the wrong reasons :shakehead
I hope their music is awesome and I hope people would respect them but I'm afraid we have all kinds of "those fat girls" -articles ahead of us... Ugh, I'm feeling sick to my stomach already

GREENsora 31st January 2014 11:21 PM
they're so cute! but sheesh, the approach is so wrong

Polyrhythm 31st January 2014 11:47 PM
In related news, Misono does a la Miyazaki and announces her un-retirement.

This is very relevant.

& + H 1st February 2014 02:01 AM
Oh yeah they are so chubby. not.

happiholic★ 4th February 2014 03:47 AM
They are not plus sized if you use North American standards :laugh

Hate to say it, but I feel like they are more of a gimmick than avex trying to promote "healthy body image".

marty 4th February 2014 08:16 PM
Omg... Japan, what the hell?
This makes me so uncomfortable, and I even can't pinpoint why...

SunshineSlayer 6th February 2014 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by aloopy (Post 3059291)
Lol I think the idea behind is good, for a country where idols are pressured to stay thin, I think the approach is a bit weird though lol

The girls aren't even chubby... more like.. normal? They do look very cute though
In the west, no this is not chubby at all. In Japan, it actually is considered fat. Not even chubby; fat.

emi♡ 6th February 2014 11:49 AM
It's so weird how many Japanese people hold their weight in their face and their legs/arms.

Ayu does too a little bit.


At least Avex chooses pretty girls though. Some of these girls look prettier and cuter than like 90% of the girls in AKB.

George 6th February 2014 11:53 AM
Wait... what? Seriously?

tsumekaze_ 10th February 2014 10:46 AM
Fat?
FAT?

.......I can't deal with these idols anymore.

Sandy 19th February 2014 11:07 AM
Could I hear them sing now, please, avex?

And what happens if one of them looses weight..? Wait, never mind, I know already...

tsumekaze_ 20th February 2014 08:56 PM
^ lol they graduate? haha.

Chibi-Chan 21st February 2014 01:50 PM
Fat???? Oh why...??? I'm crying right now. u.u


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