AV star Sola Aoi targeted on Twitter after tiff in China

An incensed user of social-networking site Twitter has made a public plea requesting that the account of adult video actress (AV) Sola Aoi be terminated, reports Shukan Jitsuwa (May 10-17).

A man in his 40s, claiming to be a writer and critic of topics related to education, raised concerns about the 28-year-old former AV actress — now a mainstream entertainer in China — maintaining a high-profile presence on Twitter.

With the large-breasted Sola having had starring roles in the fantasy-horror click “Big Tits Zombie” and the psycho-sexual thriller “Revenge: A Love Story,” it seems plausible that the objector was taking such a stance due to the risk that adolescents may have access to provocative content, but this appears to not be the case.

“People on the Internet are making a big deal out of this issue,” says a writer specializing in online media. “As the record shows, this man was requesting that Aoi, via multiple accounts, connect, or follow, him on Twitter.”

With the micro-blogging service, users are able to update their whereabouts and activities, with their followers making comments on such postings. If the interaction is between friends, that is, users who mutually follow one another, communication can be achieved, but given that Aoi has over 325,000 followers, there is little chance for substantial correspondence by her with people unknown to her.

Nonetheless, the educator made demands on a daily basis: “I am a fan of yours; please follow me,” “Please consider following,” “How’s work? Your English is getting better. Please follow me,” and, in the end, he wrote in English, “Please follow me.”

After being neglected, he launched a claim.

“On the Internet, many said it was simple retaliation (for him being rejected),” the same writer is quoted. “Through research, it was discovered that he had been making similar requests to Toru Hashimoto, Michiko Shimizu, and other celebrities, and was also being disregarded.”

The man then explained in vain that he made the requests in order to find out what actually happened regarding Aoi being singled out in a controversy that surfaced in China.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television in April demanded that satellite televison stations prohibit controversial personalities, including Aoi, from appearing in programming.

To lend support to the actress, fans at a soccer match in Guangzhou on April 17 combined their affection for the actress with support for a separate set of controversial outcroppings in the East China Sea. The group raised a sign that read: “The Senkaku Islands belong to us; Sola Aoi belongs to the world” — a reference to the disputed land masses that Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said he would like to purchase during a think tank forum in Washington D.C. the day before.

Online users, upset about the litigator’s demands, utilized the educator’s blog and Facebook page to expose his work background and residential address.

Shukan Jitsuwa chalks it up to being a middle-aged man checking in on the cool kids.

Source: “Ninki AV joyu Aoi Sola no tsuittaa ni kamitsuta, jisho ‘shosetsuka’ ken ‘kyoiku hyoronka’ no doki ha sakaurami,” Shukan Jitsuwa (May 10-17, page 265)