Tomoka Kurotani named 'Woman With the Most Appealing Teeth'
Entertainment ( 43 )
TOKYO —
In the latest award for celebrities, actress Tomoka Kurotani, 32, is the recipient of the “Woman With the Most Appealing Teeth” honor. Electric appliance maker Philips gives the award each year to promote its range of electric toothbrushes.
Kurotani said, “I brush my teeth three times a day. Coming from Osaka, I learned to take particular care of my teeth after eating ‘okonomiyaki,’ which has lots of tiny green laver on it.”
Order by Time Order by Popularity
43 Comments
Login to comment
0
fatloser
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh..."Wider"..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."Wider"..aaaHHHHHHHHHHHH...OK!! "What was that all about?" "I'm thinking of nominating you for best larynx!" "Ohhhhh..THAT will be a feather in my cap!" In JApan every Diet member can be Prime Minister and every celebrity can be a best---winner. I wonder if she flosses?
0
TeruSensei
Best teeth-ist?
0
KitsuneYoukai
Another nonsensical award awarded again. They just keep them coming...
0
OssanAmerica
I really wish J-people would stop using the word "laver" as a tranbslation for "nori".
0
Betting
I'm surprised, not the "Best toothist" award?
Yes, Ossan, what is this word laver? I've never heard of it. Kind of strange Japanese try to translate every food they've got into Engrish.
0
PaizuriSan
Slow news day huh?
0
thepro
Japan wins my living in a fantasy worldist award
0
slizzer
How about best breath award? Who won?
0
rjd_jr
Stop being so cynical bitter folk, she does have a nice set of chompers. I agree a lot of these awards are utterly ludicrousness, but at least she has a nice set of teeth.
0
Disillusioned
The best toothbrushist! -Linda Lovelace's dentist reckons she had the nicest set of teeth he'd ever come across :P
0
timeon
people, it's not the prize. look carefully, what do you see: a kawaii and popular talento, with an expensive Phillips toothbrush, explaining that she got the most beautiful teeth in Japan. The prize was awarded by Phillips. Got the message?
0
Dubya
You have to admit, it is plesant to come across a nice set of teeth!
0
BlackFlag
ho ho ho
0
clayton88
nice set of teeth is a plus in Japan
0
GW
timeon, no here is that daft not to notice the corporations behind all these asinine awards, I am waiting for the person with the most stunning left pinkie award, surely its not too far behind, but then again there are ONLY 365days in a year so........
0
techall
Bangkok implants maybe?
GW:
I picture a couple dozen yakuza's showing off their severed left pinkies in wooden boxes. Ha ha
0
slizzer
I'm just holding my breath for the most appealing knees award.
0
RakishGadfly
A toothsome lass indeed.
0
Bogi
How about this one. "Silly award for celebrity who hasn't won a silly award yet"
0
beavis
My wife makes okonomiyaki at least once a month. What is green laver?
0
Nessie
Seaweed.
0
Nessie
Whoah! Too much info.
And was "Best Teethist" taken?
0
Betting
I know this is slightly off-topic, but is there really such a word as laver? I only have one dictionary and it wasn't in it.
0
Betting
Nevermind, I just found out why God invented Wiki :)
0
Potsu
Can't wait for the best nostrils.
0
Sarge
I think the Toray swimsuit girl Tomoe Genzaki has better teeth...
0
Soochi
It is as real as Bara Brith and Welsh Rarebit boyo'.
I want to see the winner of "Woman with the most Appaling Teeth" instead.
0
Soochi
And yes I just get the Award for the worst spellerist....
0
OssanAmerica
The word isn't used at all in the United States. I think in the UK it is, as people eat seaweed in Wales so you mught want to try a British Englosh dictionary. I'm only annoyed because here in New York anyone who's had sushi more than once knows the term "nori".
0
JeromeInJapan
“I brush my teeth three times a day" Ehhhh! Nani! Everyday? Wow from what I've seen people in Japan brush once every three decades. And people think buck teeth is kawaii... wow.
0
the_sicilian
Well, I guess this is better than seeing a girl whose teeth look like someone played Yatzhee with them, and they randomly grew in any direction.
All of these silly awards are:
1: A way for forgotten, has been tarento to stay relevent
2: Nice advertising for very expensive products (I bet Phillips can charge Y12,000 for a toothbrush)
3: Comedic relief for us expats
Addiu
0
cleo
'laver' appears in the American-English dictionary that's part of my mac's OS. It doesn't mention anything about it being an exclusively British term.
0
Betting
Cleo, you might want to have a look at Wiki for the term. Seems that it is a seaweed found in Britain. Similar to, but not the same as nori. According to Wiki it is a traditional Welsh dish, that is cooked according to traditional recipes.
Seems quite silly to use the word, "laver" here as it different to nori and cooked/eaten differently as well. A Japanese using the word would confuse any Welshman. Much like some Japanese saying they eat "steak and potatoes" when they meant nikkujaga, confused the heck out of me for a while the first time I heard it.
0
cleo
I looked on Wiki. Under laver, it says that laver and nori are both members of the Porphyra family of seaweeds; under nori it says this is the Japanese name for various edible seaweed species of the red alga Porphyra including most notably P. yezoensis and P. tenera, sometimes called laver. For aonori it says green laver.
Granted, green-black sheets of nori and sprinkly aonori appear to bear little resemblance to what the Welsh traditionally do to laver, but it's still basically the same stuff, just as the potatoes in nikujaga are still potatoes, regardless of how they've been cooked and seasoned.
0
memyselfI
I have the most appealing teeth !!!! I have all my teeth and they are so beautiful. People need to eat more cheese and drink more milk. It helps the teeth. Stay away from SALTY foods and have a balanced diet. Veggies,Pork,poultry,meat and tofu. Using salty products destroy the tooth.
0
memyselfI
People need more calcium.
0
sohhp
This is just bonkers.
0
motytrah
Nice brushing habits aside, straight teeth are very hard for ethnic mongoloids (such as the Japaneses). Just not enough room for all the teeth. She obviously had some work.
Back to top