It feels like it’s been quite some time since we’ve got excited about a current member of the once-might idol groups like Nogisaka46 or AKB48. Sure, the former members give us plenty of material to wax lyrical about on these digital pages — we’re looking at you, Haruka Kodama and Ruka Kitano — but are we alone in lacking a crush among current members?
Perhaps that’s going to change soon.
Renka Iwamoto (岩本蓮加) is still just 20 years old but a veteran of Nogizaka46, having joined the group way back in 2016.
She’s now developed into a mature young woman, as her debut solo photo book, Itazura na Kaze (Mischievous Wind), amply demonstrates with several semi-nude shoots.
The book came out on November 19 in Japan. Though she’s still maintaining that girl-next-door charm that has won her many fans, the pics of her in skimpy lingerie, swimwear, and naked in the bath reveal a more sensual side to the slinky Tokyo native’s appeal.
Let’s hope she continues this more mature streak in her twenties.
For more, bigger pics of Renka Iwamoto, see our tumblr page.
