Cosmetic surgeon-turned celebrity Ayako Nishikawa, 39, left, joins transsexual celebrity Ai Haruna, 37, at a promotional event Tuesday for Kagome's new line of TOMAREPI! tomato-based stir-fried and stew products. "TOMAREPI!" is short for "Tomato de kantan watashi no recipe!" or "My simple recipe using tomatoes.” In the TV commercial, which airs from Wednesday, Haruna plays a tomato fairy-godmother helping housewives who are inexperienced at cooking.
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getsy
WOW the Trany is hotter than the real deal....
timorborder
What a combination.
Derelict
Wow, was Ayako her cosmetic surgeon?! From right here I would have never guessed that was a tranny.
Dubya
Well no more Kagome products for me - this is utterly disgusting!!
Gurukun
Can you guess what I want to throw at them right now?
cactusJack
You gotta wonder what is in the product!
getsy
Well no more Kagome products for me - this is utterly disgusting!! I dont get it.. What is utterly Disgusting???? I send 2 people and a box of food in the photo....
getsy
I see 2 people.....
Rugbyfan
Even if some people are "disgusted" by Transsexuals like Ai Haruna, there's no denying that she is beautiful.
Nessie
Looks like someone beat them with a tomato-flavored ugly stick.
Ninjazilla
Haruna Ai is a fat man. JT more Yamada Yu, less transsexuals please.
ratpack
Why are transexuals, new halfs, ex porn stars, guys who dress up as girls, blah blah blah even considered as celebrities in this country??? But gotta have to agree that shehe looks better than the doc.
BurakuminDes
I'm not disgusted - I just don't find "her" beautiful. I don't see all the fuss actually. I'm with Ninjazilla!
Zenny11
I don't care for her because of the way she acts, same for most of the other japanese and foreign talento, etc.
Darrin Flores
SHE?????.... HE IS NOT A SHE.... i saw this tranny on Hexagon and HE was much fatter than in the picture now... and the voice is horrible.. such a MAN.... disgusting
IvanCoughalot
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
koriyamaboy
That is one pretty nice tranny.
BrassKnuckles
Wow! This looks like a lot of fun!
klimbim78
The doc's near-incomprehensible conceit was obviously part of the character she played as a caricature of herself.
genjuro
Interesting. Who did Nishikawa ended up marrying? Never thought she'd end up tying the knot.
griff
what in god's name do this pair have to do with a tomato product?? or... is it just because the sheer randomness of the selection help attract attention?
japan is weirdsville
Sarge
Here's my simple recipe using tomatoes:
Ingredients: Two 400 gram cans whole peeled Italian tomatoes, 2 green peppers, 1/4 small-medium onion, 1 teaspoon salt, 2-3 teaspoons Italian herb mix ( oregano, rosemary, marjoram, tyme ), 2-3 tablespoons brown or white sugar
Crush the tomatoes a little, chop the green peppers & onion medium-fine, throw everything into a pot, put the gas on high, stir with a wood spoon til it starts bubbling, turn the gas down on low, put a lid loosely on the pot, simmer 10-15 minutes stirring a couple of times. Presto - Extremely Delicious & Healthy Stewed Tomatoes! Yer all welcome!
bdaniel08
...a 4000Man (40 000 000) yens, thats what she was looking for !
bdaniel08
...a 4000Man (40 000 000) yens...japanese male.
smithinjapan
I don't buy into it at all... the poor woman is pushed as a celebrity because she's a transexual, not because of talent. When they introduce her on variety shows or what have you, it's always, "Here's transexual Ai Haruna!" (even in the explanation of the picture), never just, "Here's Ai Haruna". It's like with a lot of 'talento' in Japan; treated like zoo exhibitions.
Regardless, this is one product I won't be trying based on how they're advertising, if these are their models. Not because I have anything against Ai Haruna (the doc is a hack, though), but because of how the media exploits her.
diuneahma
I thought the one on the left was the trans...
Derelict
I agree with you on that smithinjapan, lots of talento are only there because they're not the norm.
William Mazeo
Why a trans? Japan have enough pretty girls to do these things --" No more Kagome products for me too I gonna vomit if I eat this again LOL ><
crazychibi17
WTF! Transexuals are people too! I think she looks pretty...despite the costume!