I have much more respect for the women and men who do porn, they live their lives not worried about what other people think. I’d much rather do it on my on terms than on someone else’s. It doesn’t matter what type of job you do you’re still a whore, you’re still whoring yourself out to someone else, giving your time and freedom to others for money. Their deaths have shit to do with their profession or how they make their money. (Right click and “Save As”.Hugo has just wrote one of the dumbest comments I’ve ever seen on the internet. In Singapore alone, it is ranked No.2 amongst major men’s titles on .ĮLEMENT Magazine – Media Kit 2015-2016. For its unique content, ELEMENT has also attracted the attention of both Western and Asian mainstream media such as The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, BBC World News, The Huffington Post, ABC Network (Australia), NNA (Japan), China Daily, Neue Zuercher Zeitung (Switzerland).ĮLEMENT is currently selling an average of 30,000 copies per issue across all digital platforms. For the latter, our Rainbow issue was her first-ever gay press exclusive cover shoot and interview. Since its launch in March 2013, ELEMENT has received overwhelming support from LGBT friends and supporters all around the world, including A-list celebrities such as Lady GAGA and top Mandopop diva Zhang Hui Mei (A Mei). It brings the Asian gay community together with contents that are closely associated with their lives. It is the essential one-stop read covering men’s fashion, entertainment, sex & relationship, fitness, LGBT community current affairs and more.
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Read the full article in ELEMENT Vol.12 – The RELAUNCH issue. I will always remember his professionalism and how normal a person he is. I remembered that I was very surprised at how different he was from what I pictured him to be before I met him, in a good way of course. He was very quiet and polite, totally different from his work persona. He was smaller in built than I expected but his face was strikingly handsome. The first time I met Masaki Koh it was at the rehearsal for the Opening Party of SONG KRAN 5. (Worked with Masaki for the party in 2013) I’m not that into porn (laugh…) but his eyes immediately captured my attention, and I was like, “what a beautiful sparkling pair of eyes he has!!” I have been in charge of the covershoots for Badi magazine for a long time, but to me that cover with him on it was still my most favorite so far.Ĭo-founder of G Circuit & Organizer of SONG KRAN party (Badi is the most widely-distributed gay magazine in Japan) Honestly speaking, I didn’t actually know he was a very well-known GV actor.
I first met him at a trial photo-shooting for the new cover of Badi magazine in 2011. (Worked with Masaki for numerous photoshoots) TENTEN: (Pause) Okaeri ! (Japanese: Welcome home) TENTEN: Before he left… he asked me if I could bring him to eat Pizza and BBQ…Those are his favorite food.ĮLEMENT: JUST IF…HE COULD COME BACK TO LIFE JUST LIKE WHAT WE WATCH IN SOME SCI-FI MOVIES, WHAT WOULD YOU WANNA SAY TO HIM?
So I keep all the photos away from my sight.ĮLEMENT: DID HE SAY ANYTHING TO YOU BEFORE HE…MOVED ON? TENTEN: Every picture we took together triggers my memory of him. So yeah…it was love at first sight.ĮLEMENT: WHAT TRIGGERS YOUR MEMORY OF HIM? I drank a lot that night but I do remember I was absolutely thrilled to see him again. We looked back at each other and later that night we met again at friend’s gathering. TENTEN: We had our first encounter at the train station as we were all going to watch Lady Gaga’s concert. GoGo Dancer & Party Organizer Masaki’s partner Still, his decision gave many gay men more than just a recognizable face in the porn they watched. By forgoing anonymity, Masaki didn’t set out to remake society. Dark sunglasses, hats and blacked-out swimming goggles are common accessories in an industry that is perceived bizarre by the society. He was seen as a bona fide Japanese GV star. From Singapore to Hong Kong, Bangkok to Shanghai, he had a solid fan base in these places where his popularity was peaking. In the digital age we’re living in today, Masaki’s name travels far beyond Japan. By the time he passed away from peritonitis at just 29, Masaki had established a celebrity persona in a business where such a thing was non-existent. It has been two years since the passing of the legendary Japanese GV star Koh Masaki. There is no death in remembrance for a part of me will always be with you.
Photo by Eisuke Komatsubara | Text by Hirokazu Mizuhara