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11:32 pm - 04/21/2012

Koh Masaki on His Private Life and How He Came to Work in the Porn Industry



Apart from the six DJs headlining this Songkran’s Gcircuit party, we’re particularly looking forward to go-go dancer, Koh Masaki. With DJs Sky and Tomo acting as our translators, we speak to the Japanese porn star who set the internet on fire after his perfect physique starred in Ayumi Hamasaki’s latest music video.

How did you start shooting adult videos?
My friend, a manager of an adult film company, called me. I was managing female models in a model agency at the time.

How many films have you done?
Too many to count.

Is your family okay with this career?
Yes.

Are you gay?
Yes, 100%.



Have you ever had a crush on another actor?
Never.

What’s your limit when working as a porn star?
I quit sex without a condom in May last year. I have other limits, but I won’t say them here.

Do you ever think about retirement?
Sorry, I won’t answer that, because I don’t want to be bound by my answer. It will just happen.

But what will you do next?
I have no plan. I am just doing what I have to do right now.

Do you feel Japan is open to gay men?
I think that the gay scene in Japan is not so open as in Thailand. But sure, it is more progressive than other countries in Asia.

What’s your personal fetish?
None.

What’s your sexiest body part?
My eyes.

Boxers, bikinis, briefs or thongs?
Boxers from DUGAS only.

Remember your first kiss and first love?
No. Wait. Yes, I was eight years old.

You participated in Ayumi Hamasaki’s music video recently. People said it was the first male kiss scene in Japanese music.
Yes, it was my first time in a music video. It was exciting for me! I suppose it was the first time in Japan for something like this.

Do you have boyfriend?
Yes, Sky, who is also a go-go boy. He is smart and has always understood my job from the very beginning.

Koh Masaki in ten years?
I think that I will remain happy and surrounded by my closest friends.


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wuhuan11 22nd-Apr-2012 08:49 am (UTC)
From what I understand of japanese society, only "rotten" girls like these bands.

Ayumi Hamasaki is an international star... those bands can only perform in small clubs. It certainly is not a comparison.

So what if it's not the first kiss? It's the first legit kiss! Not a kiss fangirls can schlick over.

Cheap porn vs Art

Edited at 2012-04-22 08:51 am (UTC)
coika 22nd-Apr-2012 09:05 am (UTC)
What are you talking about even old ladies adore Daigo, lol. I would agree that Japanese considered girls into bands like Pierrot after the VK boom died "rotten" (i.e. have mental disorders, wrist slashers, etc.) because they no longer fit into the comformist majority, but Daigo has long been apart from the VK scene and as I mentioned previously, actually failed as a VK star before his career in Breakerz took off.

When Pierrot was at their top game they performed in many of the venues Ayu performs in still. Pierrot has been disbanded for quite awhile now so really hard to compare how they would have fared in comparison to Ayu now. No doubting Ayu is an international star in Asia, but her career isn't as bright as it once was. i.e. in the past Ayu used to attract fans of all ages, but as of late her fandom has become more niche than it used to be.
dimension_gurl 22nd-Apr-2012 09:27 am (UTC)
Please define what you mean by "from what I understand of Japanese society". Any society has so many sub-cultures and faces to it, besides from its mainstream culture/hegemony. Esp the "Japanese" society, it is extremely complicated that it's virtually impossible to give ONE single definition of what is "THE Japanese society".

What has popularity got to do with the ability of musicians making good music? A street musician or in your words "a band that can only perform in small clubs", can be musically as talented as any musicians playing in Budoukan/The Dome or internationally acclaimed superstars. They are not different in my opinion. A good musician is a good musician, popularity has nothing to do with the quality of music being produced.

You are entitled to your opinion, but you do not have to bash a genre or a sub-culture that you do not like. Visual Kei is a sub-culture in Japan, and of course being a sub-culture, it is not readily accepted, but saying "only 'rotten' girls like these bands" is too absolute and remains as a stereotypical image of the fanbase of Visual Kei.

Edited at 2012-04-22 09:29 am (UTC)
uledy 22nd-Apr-2012 03:15 pm (UTC)
Haha, you're wrong on so many accounts and obviously don't know of what you're talking about. Pierrot and Kirito have performed at large venues in the past on several occasions (and it's obvious you know nothing of the band as you're using present tense and they have long since disbanded) and I don't understand how international popularoty equals legitimacy.



If you think a kiss is porn, then what do you think that wonderful man who's the topic of this post does for a living? Is there even an English word to describe it?

As someone explained up top, if you actually listened and understood Pierrot and Kirito's lyrics, you'd realize that the kiss was not fanservice but a reflection of the band's overarching political and social critiques. Also, how can it be fan service when no band members are participating... O.o
innocentwilight 22nd-Apr-2012 05:25 pm (UTC)
You must not know a whole lot about Japanese society (what does it have to do with Japan's society anyway?) then, because every fandom, whether they are jpop, mainstream, jrock, indie whatever... have 'rotten' people.

But i'm not going to waste my time arguing with you, i've said my peace.
liime_arix 22nd-Apr-2012 05:58 pm (UTC)
They're talking about fujoshi (which literally means rotten girl). A lot of vkei fangirls in Japan are fujoshi, just like yaoi fangirls?
innocentwilight 22nd-Apr-2012 06:02 pm (UTC)
Ah, I see~
Well whatever she was talking about, it still doesn't change the fact that majority of fandoms have rotten people in them, its not just he VK scene. :/
kazeyumi 23rd-Apr-2012 04:00 am (UTC)
Yes! Like the arashi fandom, for one..?
innocentwilight 22nd-Apr-2012 06:04 pm (UTC)
I also wanted to say that I've always loved your icon :3 lol
coika 23rd-Apr-2012 06:26 am (UTC)
You forgot those b-kei girls you like to stan and any non-mainstream form of gyaru also falls into the "fujoshi" category, too.


liime_arix 24th-Apr-2012 03:41 am (UTC)
You seem upset and a bit obsessed. If you're gonna throw shade do it right or don't bother at all. You know well enough that non-mainstream gyaru =/= fujoshi.

Not my fault that there's some unstable people in the vkei fandom, and that a lot of bands are the scum of the earth ^_^
moob 24th-Apr-2012 01:12 pm (UTC)
this is a beautiful comment, i want to print it out and frame it
coika 24th-Apr-2012 01:21 pm (UTC)
Not really, it's just that I'm not fooled by your weak arguments that have no basis in real life.

No doubt there's troubled teens/women in the VK fandom and your average Japanese person likely will have that image of that. To deny it would be silly, just like you denying those same stereotypes don't exist in the gyaru subculture world is silly. Some of the articles you've posted (some probably by you, even) in the past have commented on these stereotypes so I don't get why you're trying to play the my fandom is more widely accepted/better card. They're honestly on the same level mainstream opinion-wise.
liime_arix 24th-Apr-2012 01:58 pm (UTC)
But I'm not deny any stereotypes? There's some gyaru that are fujoshi (if you do know what fujoshi mean) but not all gyaru are fujoshi, hence fujoshi =/= gyaru.

I'm not even trying to play any card. But you obviously got offended by a comment I made about vkei so you feel the need attack my interest (in this case, gyaru) to feel better. Because god forbid I like the women for their style or personality.
yoru_no_hikaru 23rd-Apr-2012 10:27 am (UTC)
Just because I can't do with the bitching. Many groups who work with fanservice are filling the biggest halls in Japan, known by people from 8-80 and some of them very significantly coloured the development of Japanese music industry. To claim they have no relevance is as ignorant as it's stupid - just because the personal taste is different one can't deny the facts. As for Breakerz, they might not be THE most popular J-Rock band ever, although Daigo is still gaining in popularity, but they already fill up the Budoukan, which is more than jsut considerable.

Please note, I realize, of course, that the scene in Ayumi's video is special, because it shows the real thing, two gay males kissing, which hasn't been known before now.

I just don't see the point in showing such disregard towards other artists work. It's in appropriate and lacks respect for hard work. What's more, I also wonder about your perception of "Japanese society". Isn't it generally that mainly fans know an artist? ^^ Just saying.

Anyway, no harsh feelings, I just think it's good to talk respectfully and not to keen too loudly when you don't have all the information.
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