May 13, 2005
Erogs, the hottest trend in Japan
There are blogs, moblogs, vlogs and even Kellogs. But now, thanks to liberated attitudes and the Japanese language's lack of an “l,” the latest online fad in this country is "erogs", a word that is a contraction of "erotic blogs", according to Asahi Geino via Jeans Now, blogging an article published in the Mainichi Daily News.
"Eroggers, the name given to the mostly female participants who post saucy pictures onto their erogs, are the hottest current new trend on the (Japanese) Internet.
Erogging has has even inspired Erogsearch, a site devoted entirely to tracking down erogs in a way similar to adult site fans may currently Google for an ogle.
Kyosuke tells Asahi Geino. “I think a lot of them like getting comments from male readers telling them about how beautiful, or cute they are. Eroggers like the idea that there are guys out there who find their looks attractive and desirable, or who want to make love to them."
Excellent related article from: - Japondit >Erogs
Picture from: blog2.fc2.com/erog
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