Sunday, July 13, 2014

Mixed-race 'Rola' changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture

Japanese fashion model and TV personality Rola poses for photographs during an interview in Tokyo on May 20, 2014 In celebrity-obsessed Japan with its conveyor belt of 15-minute stars, fashion icon 'Rola' is blazing a meteoric trail at the forefront of a galaxy of mixed-race stars changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture. A marketing gold mine, Rola smiles down celestially from giant billboards, her wide eyes and girlie pout grace magazine covers and she even greets you at vending machines. Japan's largely mono-ethnic society -- a culture where skin whitening creams are still huge business -- has long been mirrored by its entertainment industry. Rola and host of others are beginning to change that.








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