Ran Asakawa(朝河蘭,Akasawa Ran?) is a famous and extremely prolific Japanesemodel and AV idol. She made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001, shortly after quitting Junior College. After making more adult videos than any other AV idol in Japan within one year, she and her agency petitioned the Guinness World Records for inclusion in their book.[3]
Ran Asakawa was born in KanagawaPrefecture, Japan on September 4, 1980. Her first sexual encounter happened when she was 19 and was with a businessman. She says that her first fully pleasurable experience wasn't until about the 10th time, however.[4]
Asakawa finished high school and began junior college.[4] When she realized that she couldn't make much money doing part time work she decided to start doing adult videos, and later explained, "I wanted to study to get a decent wage but I can't do that while I have a regular 9-5 job, right? So I picked AVs."[4]
Asakawa and her modeling agency submitted an application to the Guinness Book of World Records for making 212 adult videos within the year of 2002, a number unprecedented in the 20-year history of the AV in Japan.[5] In 2003 the Taipei Times reported that Asakawa had come to Taiwan with the hopes of expanding her career there.[6]
