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(More) Wardrobe Malfunctions

A term coined by Justin Timberlake to describe the infamous 2004 Janet Jackson Super Bowl halftime incident, it’s only surprising that “wardrobe malfunctions” don’t happen more often, given the outfits many female celebs and models wear onstage and on the red carpet. Pervious entries on these occurrences can be seen here and here.

Above, we see Japanese-born K-pop singer Ayumi Lee head off stage for assistance after literally shaking off one of her adhesive bra cups during a 2007 lip-synced performance of her single “Wrongful Meeting.” Taking it in stride, Ayumi returned to the stage to finish the number after adjustments were made, probably realizing that it could have been worse, as some other ladies will attest to.

Jo Hyang-gi
Back in 2000, then little-known Korean model/aspiring actress Jo Hyang-gi appeared on a TV show where the guests were given daunting feats to perform. Hyang-gi’s challenge was to dive into a swimming pool from a 11 meter high board. Rather than dive, she entered the water feet-first, which forced her bikini top upward to give the TV-viewing audience a brief underwater look at her uncovered bosom. Even though this incident seemed minor to me, I remember there being quite a buzz about it afterwards and there was even some speculation that Hyang-gi planned it to garnish media attention. She denied that and was quoted as saying she’d even lost sleep over the incident.

Nam Gyu-ri
When she was still with the group “Seeya,” Korean singer Nam Gyu-ri (featured here before) gave her fans a little more than they bargained for when the strap supporting her dress broke during a performance at Seoul’s COEX Hall in December, 2006. Gyu-ri went on with the performance and even and encore, but she was reportedly so upset over her unintended exposure that she cried inconsolably backstage.

Yumiko Cheng
Even though it’s the opinion of some that these separate incidents were not merely coincidental bad luck, Hong Kong singer Yumiko Cheng has twice been the victim of wardrobe malfunctions. The first time was during a December 2006 annual charity show where, while attempting to perform a basic trapeze maneuver, her pants got pulled down, revealing her black thong underwear. She then fell to the net below, where she struggled to pull up her pants and regain her composure. She wasn’t completely successful at either.

Yumiko Cheng
Yumiko’s second exposure incident occurred in June, 2007 during a televised singing contest in Toronto. While she performed as a featured guest, she provided the event with a featured breast.

Da-ham
One half of the Korean singing duo “Foxy,” Da-ham (featured here) had some problems keeping her top closed during the filming of their music video. A faulty front bra clasp exposed her a total of three times before a wardrobe assistant came to the rescue with a safety pin. She reportedly stated of the incident “I have nothing to say about it. If you’re interested, please watch our music videos.”

Shizuka Arakawa
Hard to tell if she was unknowing or just uncaring about her “uncoverage” during this routine, Japanese Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa showed fine form in an outfit she obviously hadn’t worn before. More examples of why she should have fired her costume designer here.

Bai Ling
Since her public exposures occur far too often to be merely accidental, I shouldn’t ever bother to mention Bai Ling, but here’s a photo of one of her practically trademark nip slips at a Life Through Art Foundation event.

Imagine Models Site Review

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Imagine Models has gone through a revamp, and they asked Asian Sirens (me) to review their current website, www.imaginemodels.com to help get their name out to the public.

From the owners:

Thank you for visiting Imagine Models. We feature some of the hottest models and new talent in the modeling industry. Imagine Models has been a pioneer in the modeling industry for over 10 years now and counting. No where else can you find a website that provides a huge selection of hot models, along with professional photography & web design services all in one place.

Below is my review of Imagine Models.Once again, I do not have the old site for reference. But the new site navigates extremely well. Nothing is cluttered, the speed to get from one page to another is above average, and the pages are broken down in straight forward ways. Want to view a model? Click on the model page and you have a list, with a photo. That’s simply and easy. There is also a list of names on the side. The rest of the review I am going to break down into sections.

What the Site Does Well

Beyond simply navigation, the quality of photographer is above average, especially for an import model website. As is often the case, the photos are heavily touched up, but fans of import models (and that style photography) should appreciate the effort.

Everything on Imagine Models is unique to their website, which is uncommon on most import model sites. in addition, I don’t recognize many of the models (which is nice) and even though not all of the models are of Asian descent (which may turn off some of the members), in my opinion all/most of the women on the site have at least a few nice features.

There are also videos of many of the models. The videos load very easily, and though they seem to have a bug that doesn’t tell you how much time is remaining, it is fun to watch these models pose for the camera in a video that isn’t low quality. One thing I noticed was that the Kini Lee video randomly has another model cut in at the end, but otherwise the videos are a decent length.

They also appear to be introducing a “submit yourself” open call to models, and they are receiving participants. I can see that aspect of the website becoming very popular as it grows.

Finally, the owners of Imagine Models are tremendously friendly and actually interested in having their website succeed. I have a feeling that they are going to take criticisms/requests seriously, which will easily help them grow as a company. I cannot tell you how important that is, even if it seems like a throwaway line.

What Needs Work

I don’t know an easy way to say this, but the website needs more content. Much more content. Each model only has one or two galleries, and each gallery only has about 40 photos at most, usually in the same clothes with similar poses. That’s not enough in the world of Google Image Search. What is interesting to me is that I recall this website HAD more content. Models like “Summer” were some of my favorite when I first visited the site a while ago, but most of her galleries have since seemed to disappear. Hopefully Imagine Models will stop by and explain their thoughts.

In addition, the website needs more nudity. Not because people will not be attracted to these models while they’re wearing clothes, but because that is one of the main things that attracts people to import model websites – the chance to see their favorite import models without clothes.

Also, videos are not listed under the model, which is odd because there is a section labeled “videos” under each model.

Final Thoughts

For those that like import models, this website is very promising. It is clean, it’s run well, the models are attractive, and the owners actually care about creating a product that people will enjoy. But it does need work. I would recommend that every model has at least two or three photoshoots in two different outfits, and that each model should also have at least one video. It is vital that they fill their website with more content before I can call it “ready.’ There are videos of models in multiple outfits, and once you get to the gallery, those photos are not there. This is a missed opportunity.

Imagine Models will be a really great import model website someday. It already has some extremely sexy women that I hadn’t encountered in my travels. But in my opinion it needs more content, especially these days where finding import models has become much easier.

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That was Emmie Doll’s butt.