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Sexy race queen team’s seventh member is a costumed cat girl【Photos】
Casey Baseel May 31, 2019- Tweet
Up-chan once again shows that Japan loves cuteness and sexiness in equal measures.
Race queens are an ubiquitous part of motorsports marketing in Japan. Dressed in outfits that are a mix of fanciful and revealing design elements, the racing team spokesmodels are uniformly fit and cheerful young women, radiating active, energetic auras.
For example, here are the Drift Angels, who represent the racing team of Up Garage, which also runs one of Japan’s largest used auto and motorcycle parts chains.
【お知らせ👼】
6月11日にドリドリスーパーライブを
やる事が決まりました🎉💗
*
場所は渋谷でっす✌️
スケジュール空けておいてね♡♡
*#ドリフトエンジェルス#アイドル #LIVE pic.twitter.com/z0RmN06KM8— 宮瀬 七海🎀 (@miya_nana73) May 1, 2019
恒例のメディアキャラバンで今年もドリフトエンジェルスが編集部を訪れてくれました。今日はこれから下北沢でアップアップライブに出演。3組に分かれプロの芸人に交じって漫才を披露するドリエンちゃん。お暇な方はぜひ! https://t.co/YzcpRNGv7H pic.twitter.com/Q3kNe6bcxx
— ギャルズ・パラダイス公式サイト (@GALPARA_mobile) May 22, 2019
As you can see, there are six women currently in the unit, but they’re often accompanied by a seventh race queen. See if you can spot her.
SuperGT 第2戦富士のおもいで その⑪
18号車 team UP GARAGE ドリフトエンジェルスの3名以上集合写真編
いも+みーにゃの"チームふりーだむ(勝手に付けたw)"はじめ、みんな笑顔がステキでした。
そして、7人一緒は画角いっぱいいっぱいでイロイロごめんなさいm(_ _)m#UP_GARAGE #ドリエン pic.twitter.com/cknLzQlcr1— しみず (@shimizu04) May 5, 2019
Still can’t find her? How about now?
皆、5/22のアップアップライブきてくれるニャのー?!
アップちゃんも、ステキで重要なはっぴょーしに行くニャのよ♡
ごよやく、まだのひとは、DMくださいニャのヾ(o゚ω゚o)ノ゙https://t.co/EOTkJzCIEo pic.twitter.com/YazB3UqaoZ— アップちゃん (@upchan_upchan) May 14, 2019
Yep, it’s that fluffy cat on the right, named Up-chan, who’s thought to be the industry’s first kigurumi (full-body costumed character) race queen.
アップちゃんの空中浮遊😂 pic.twitter.com/ZZ8UFdKIqy
— じみ~る (@Jimmy_overseas) May 25, 2019
The “industry-first” claim might be kind of surprising, since all sorts of Japanese companies have cute mascot characters (even one that makes enemas). But Up-chan isn’t a traditional mascot character, but rather a recognized trainee member of Drift Angels. That means she appears alongside the human Drift Angels at races and promotional events, and even dresses in the same outfits.
▼ Yes, even the cleavage-exposing ones.
うぇいくアップルーヾ(o゚ω゚o)ノ゙♡きょうほ、下北沢リバティで、アップアップライブニャの♡きょうも、いちにち、ぇぃぇぃおー! pic.twitter.com/1XVtgooj9g
— アップちゃん (@upchan_upchan) May 21, 2019
アップちゃんの、おヒジとおヒザが90度すぎるニャの( *´艸`) pic.twitter.com/xi9OmOLz2T
— アップちゃん (@upchan_upchan) May 15, 2019
朝から目つぶしヽ(´Д`ヽ)うぇいくあっぷっぷヾ(o゚ω゚o)ノ゙ pic.twitter.com/GU7apJAV7g
— アップちゃん (@upchan_upchan) May 12, 2019
Of course, being a costumed cat means that sometimes Up-chan’s behavior is unique from her human teammates, like when she was recently filmed wrapping her mouth around this thick tube, which looks like some sort of air duct that she wanted to use to funnel a cool breeze into the costume.
https://twitter.com/KOKUYO4923/status/1132153269864714242
And then there was the time Up-chan decided to prank one of the regular Drift Angels by surreptitiously fanning the back of her thighs.
また@upchan_upchan 関連で伸びそうな動画が撮れましたwww
本気で怒られてます。(笑)ちなみに3.4本面白いの撮れましたw pic.twitter.com/nWol5PeYoZ
— 山田 真之亮 (@Yshinnsk) May 25, 2019
Still, it’s not like Up-chan is constantly goofing off, as she’s also often seen working on her alluring poses in an effort to be as photogenic as possible.
令和はつ出勤の皆さーん!がんがってニャのーヾ(o゚ω゚o)ノ゙♡♡♡ pic.twitter.com/QJOkGLpsed
— アップちゃん (@upchan_upchan) May 6, 2019
うぇいくあっぷるヾ(o゚ω゚o)ノ゙♡ pic.twitter.com/VjTXdIPtv5
— アップちゃん (@upchan_upchan) April 27, 2019
However, Up-chan is yet to be made a full-fledged Drift Angel, as her trainee status is unchanged since her 2016 debut. Her official profile still lists her dream as to one day become an official member of the unit, though, which means she hasn’t given up yet, so maybe one day she’ll become famous enough to warrant her own race queen clock photo series.
Source: Up Garage, Twitter/@KOKUYO4923 via Jin
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