Rio Teramoto will release her second photobook from Kodansha on April 1, marking 10 years since her debut and her return to gravure after five years.
The long-awaited second photobook by actor Rio Teramoto, who drew attention in Netflix’s Sanctuary and the NHK morning drama Omusubi, is set for publication. This exceptional volume generously includes standout images in swimsuits, lingerie, and nude-style shots.
Rio Teramoto, an actor who has appeared in numerous talked-about dramas, will release her Second Photobook from Kodansha on Wednesday, April 1, marking the 10th anniversary of her debut.
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Since her gravure debut in 2018, Teramoto swept the scene with her overwhelming “powerful figure.” In recent years, she has established a firm position as an actor, and now, as the culmination of her 10th year, she returns by choice to gravure as a form of expression.
The location selected for the shoot was Western Australia. Amid its magnificent natural surroundings, the “treasure of the Reiwa era,” more beautiful and bolder after five years, takes on not only swimsuit and lingerie shots but also braless and nude-style shots in this ambitious work.
Advance cuts are also available on the photobook’s official X account, @rio_photobook. Further information about the photobook and behind-the-scenes shots are scheduled to be updated there from time to time.
Photography: Yasuhisa Kikuchi / Kodansha.
The location was Perth, Australia. Encouraged by the dazzling midsummer sun, I photographed while feeling nature’s energy with my whole body. There was also a nostalgia that made me recall how I felt when I first took on gravure, and it was a time when even my heart felt free. In this place where time passes leisurely, having my true self captured made it an unforgettable shoot.
At the milestone of the 10th anniversary of my debut, I have returned to gravure for the first time in five years. The 10 years felt long, yet went by in an instant. During the time I kept walking while feeling my way forward, this became a book in which who I was then and who I am now intersect. I was involved from the production stage, and filled it with careful attention to every detail, from unadorned, natural expressions to the mature appeal I can express only now. It is a book I can confidently deliver, into which I poured everything.
I have kept you waiting, but I am sincerely grateful to everyone who waited for me. It is because everyone has always watched over and supported me that I was able to reach the milestone of my 10th anniversary. I have filled it with all of who I am now, both the parts that have changed and the parts that have not. I would be happy if this book could become something special for you, connecting the time up to now with the time to come.
Photography: Yasuhisa Kikuchi / Kodansha.
Rio Teramoto (寺本莉緒)
Born November 5, 2001, in Hiroshima Prefecture, she is 24 years old. She won the Miss Young Magazine award in Miss Magazine 2018 and began gravure activities. As an actor, she has appeared in such acclaimed works as Netflix’s Sanctuary and NHK’s serial television drama Omusubi. Her first starring film, Tokyo Escape, is also scheduled for release on March 20. This photobook is her first gravure shoot in five years.
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Rio Teramoto's second photobook, RIO, will be released by Kodansha on April 1.
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