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Kaho Shibuya | |
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澁谷 果歩 | |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
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Years active | 2020–present |
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Followers | 341 thousand [1] |
Last updated: April 1, 2025 | |
Website | kaho-shibuya |
Kaho Shibuya (澁谷 果歩, Shibuya Kaho, born May 20, 1991) is a Japanese media personality and former AV idol.
Shibuya was born in Tokyo in 1991 to a prominent Japanese doctor, [2] and grew up watching Japanese anime and manga. [3] After graduating from high school, Shibuya studied English in Aoyama Gakuin University. [4] In September 2014, Shibuya passed the TOEIC with a perfect score of 990 points. [5] In 2016, she received qualifications in teaching English and in childcare. [4]
In May 2021, Shibuya revealed that at the age of 11, she was sexually abused by her elder brother, but her parents initially called her a liar when she confided in them over the incident. Her porn career severely strained her relationship with her parents, who wanted to keep their reputation as model citizens. [6]
Shibuya wrote for the daily newspaper Tokyo Sports as a baseball reporter, covering Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League from 2012 to 2014. [4] [7]
While taking a break from working with Tokyo Sports, Shibuya briefly worked as an English teacher. [7] Shibuya then took a part-time job writing reviews on adult products in an effort to work as a freelance writer. [5] [7]
In 2020, she released the book The Japanese Porn Industry Unmasked: An Insider's Guide, a memoir detailing her experiences in the adult film industry; [5] the book was later released in English in 2023.
While working part-time reviewing adult products, adult film productions began reaching out to Shibuya via her agency to have her perform anonymously in their videos. [7] This then led her to debut in her first adult video in November 2014 through an exclusive deal with Alice Japan. [5] [8] Throughout her career, she has released more than 750 films. [5]
From May 2015 to April 2016, Shibuya joined the Japanese AV idol group Sexy-J as its ninth member, and also recorded a single in August 2015. From April 2017 to November 2019, Shibuya hosted Kaho Shibuya's Tawawa Challenge on Japan's Skyperfect TV. [9] Shibuya announced her retirement from the AV industry at an event held in Tokyo in May 2018. [5]
In 2022, Shibuya has stated that while she does not intend to hide her adult film career, she is no longer involved with it, as she had retired. [7] In September 2023, she sent several cease and desist letters requesting adult film companies to suspend sales of all her previous adult films. [10] On December 23, 2023, Shibuya announced that her actions had been successful, as well as her name delisted from adult film anthologies in which she had appeared. [10]
Shibuya has since taken her love of anime and manga professionally, appearing as a cosplay guest at anime conventions internationally. She has also published two photo books of herself in various anime costumes. [11]
Shibuya appeared as an extra in Little Nights, Little Love . In December 2023, she was cast as Yue Kurumizawa in the anime series Adam's Sweet Agony. [12] The ending theme song, "Gin Gin Perfection", was also performed by her. [13]
Since August 2019, Shibuya has been the host of the radio show Kaho Shibuya's TOKUMORI. [14] She was also hired by a Japanese company to host their YouTube channel “おもちゃん -Omochan-” beginning in November 2018, [15] [16] but would later quit in October 2021 when the company canceled a shoot because she wouldn't show enough skin. [17] In June 2020, she launched her Twitch channel. [18]
In February 2023, Shibuya sued four parties, including a production company, seeking ¥7 million in damages for uncensored versions of her adult videos being leaked onto the Internet. [19] [20]
"My dad was a physician for the Japanese wrestling federation"