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Those of you who spend much time thinking about sports, international politics, or moaning, naked women might recall the incident a few years ago where Chinese soccer fans held up banners proclaiming “The Senkaku Islands belong to us! Sola Aoi belongs to the world!” The dual proclamation served as a simultaneous declaration of their territorial stance towards the disputed land masses and their egalitarian attitude regarding the Japanese porn star-turned singer and actress who’s amassed a massive fanbase in China.

The Senkaku issue remains a thorny one, in part complicated by the islands’ stubborn refusal to simply pick a side in the spat between Japan and China and move themselves closer to one country or the other. Sola, on the other hand, is much more mobile, and may be taking the comment about the whole world having the right to bask in her aura to heart as she’s reportedly considering moving her target market from China to Southeast Asia.

While Aoi first made a name for herself in Japan, her popularity in China exploded just about the time her adult video career in Japan seemed to be tapering off. As she entered her late 20s, Aoi was already transitioning towards more mainstream TV and movie work that allowed her to keep more of her clothing on, and shortly after she made her Chinese social media debut, she found herself with millions of followers in the world’s most populous country.

Since then, she’s been showing up less often in the Japanese mass media, and some might even argue that China had become the new focus of her professional activities.

▼ Sola Aoi

You may have noticed, though, that the Chinese government isn’t known for its open and permissive policy regarding media content. Even as pop culture becomes increasingly globalized, the country’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television is seeking to put the brakes on what it considers the increasing vulgarization of what citizens watch, read, and listen to.

Aoi doesn’t seem to have appeared in anything that can be classified as pure pornography for a while, but her sex appeal is still a major selling point for productions she’s involved in. It’s also kind of hard to make people forget about your prior body of work when your resume includes items such as the politely phrased Wouldn’t You Like to Be Shown Sola’s Sex Thoroughly?, terrifying Certain Kill! Cum Face Shot!, plot-summarizing Sola Aoi Becomes a Prostitute, and doesn’t-initially-sound-like-a-porno-but-most-definitely-is Super High Image Vision Hollywood Standard Sex.

As such, Hong Kong media outlets report that Aoi is being targeted by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, or SAPPRFT.

▼ Just a tip, Chinese government: when even your acronym is too long to remember, you might want to consider a more succinct name, like Aoi’s 2004 film Sexy Butt.

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Apparently, Aoi is no longer being allowed to make live appearances at fan events, which that used to net her some one million yuan (US$161,000) a pop. With this source of revenue plugged, some are speculating that Aoi may start shifting her focus away from China, and give more of her love to film and TV in Southeast Asia. This wouldn’t be her first time working in the region, either, Aoi has previously acted in Indonesian and Thai films, including 2014’s I Fine…Thank You…Love You, a romantic comedy that was Thailand’s second-highest-grossing film for the year.

▼ Aoi as I Fine…Thank You…Love You’s Kaya

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If this is indeed the end of the China-centric section of Aoi’s career, at least her Chinese fans can look back on their fond memories of their time together as they shed a tear while watching her aforementioned sexy butt walk away.

Related: Sola Aoi Twitter
Source: Record China via Livedoor
Top image: Sola Aoi Twitter
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