|
By Johanna M. Sampan, Reporter
Wondering if underwear models really wear what
they endorse, I bravely asked one of Penshoppe’s icons, Victor
Basa, if he certainly uses one. He promptly answered, “Yes, yes .
. . here” and, flashing the label of his underwear, aptly showed
me that he is in fact, using the brand. Flushed, I shyly said, “no
it’s alright, you don’t have to show me, just answer my
question.”
Strutting onstage wearing nothing but bikini
briefs and oil, Basa it isn’t hard to do at all, especially with
so many other studs sharing the tight spot on the limelight, fellow
models who have grown to be
his friends.
“I highly regard the concept and layout of the
advertisement, for this reason I was able to pose even with only
brief on,” he says. The 23-year-old Basa admits that he was
conscious prior to the shoot, a bit stiff, but was able pull it
through with the help of her co-models. He admits that he’s a
“brief guy” from Mondays to Saturdays and wears boxers on
Sundays when he has nothing to do but rest at home.
Half-Japanese, half-Brazilian Akihiro Sato is
the latest ambassador of Penshoppe. Making waves in the country,
Sato was able to penetrate the scene with both TV and print ads in
his first four months in the country—undeniably the turning point
of his life.
“I’m proud and happy to be in the
Philippines and tends to be here forever,” Sato enthusiastically
shares, adding, “I’m learning the Filipino language at this
moment and hopes to become a movie star in the Philippines.”
Revealing that he is extremely shy, Sato at 22
recently walked on the ramp as one of hottest guys for
Cosmopolitan’s Bachelor Bash 2008, which allowed him to conquer
the consciousness and awkwardness he felt when sauntering in nothing
but underwear. He disclosed that he was paid in Euros for the
Penshoppe project.
Now on his fourth year in the modeling industry,
Sato was first discovered in Brazil by the seashore where he lives.
He started at an early age of 16 and jumped into professional
modeling when he was 18.
Aside from his well-structured body, he displays
three Japanese tattoos engraved in his ribcage that reveal details
in his life– love, sun and woman are the ideas that he can’t
live without.
He girds for his stints at the runway by
preparing his mind and body. Thrice weekly trips to the gym are a
must. A special diet that includes vegetables, fruit, soymilk and
intake of protein supplement is what he does to keep his body fit.
More than just baring all, underwear models
reveal a discipline and fortitude that make the stand tall and
proud.
|
