Happie Nuts
 September 2010 | |
| Categories | Fashion |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 190,000[1] |
| Publisher | Inforest |
| First issue | November 2004 |
| Final issue | March 2016 |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
Happie Nuts was a gal fashion magazine published monthly in Japan by Inforest Publishing. Targeted at women in their late teens and early 20s, Happie Nuts was highly oriented toward the style of oneh-gal ("o-neh-san gal", lit. "older-sister gal") and dark-skin.[2] Based in Tokyo,[3] it was in circulation between 2004 and 2016.
History
Happie Nuts was first published in November 2004[4][5] as the successor to Happie, a fashion magazine targeted at female teenagers.[6] Happie Nuts spawned its special edition, Koakuma & Nuts, in October 2005, which later grew to be Koakuma Ageha as one of the highest-selling fashion magazines in Japan.[7]
In 2014 Happie Nuts was closed, but was restarted in July 2015.[5] However, the magazine ended publication again in March 2016.[5]
Model
Its exclusive models were called "Nuts Mates",[4] which have included Ena Matsumoto, Sayoko Ozaki, Akane Satomi, Sayaka Taniguchi, Miyu Ishima, Saki Nanba, Eriko Tachiya, Shizuka Takeda, Hiromi, Akane Suda, and Nicole Abe.[8]
References
- ↑ "Handling media : Happie Nuts", Get & Co. (Japanese)
- ↑ "Happie Nuts", Women's Fashion Magazine Guide (Japanese)
- ↑ Roman Cybriwsky (18 February 2011), Historical Dictionary of Tokyo, Scarecrow Press, p. 68, ISBN 978-0-8108-7489-3, retrieved 15 September 2016
- 1 2 "Happie Nuts", Model Press (Japanese)
- 1 2 3 "Relaunched gyaru magazine Happie Nuts closes again". Japan Trends. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Report About Segment Change Due To Clarification Of Business Concept", 28 May 2007, Sevenseas Holdings (the parent company of Inforest) (Japanese)
- ↑ "Interview with the chief editor of 'Koakuma Ageha', there are only two things in the world : 'kawaii' or 'not kawaii'", 14 July 2009, Gigazine (Japanese)
- ↑ "
Happie Nuts" dead link (http://www.l-f-tokyo.com/magazine/happienuts/), Ladies Fashion Tokyo (Japanese)
External
- Official website (Japanese)