I Love Mama

I Love Mama (stylized "I LOVE mama") was a gyaru fashion and lifestyle magazine published monthly in Japan by Inforest Publishing.[2]

I Love Mama
January 2012 — From left to right: Mariko Mizuno (age 28, in the last month of her pregnancy); Yumiko Idogawa (age 24, nine-months pregnant); Yuhmi Sugiyama (age 21, eight-months pregnant)[1]
Chief editorAyako Yamashita
CategoriesFashion, Lifestyle
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation200,000
PublisherInforest
First issueSeptember 2008
Final issue2014
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Originally named "Mama Nuts × Ageha", I Love Mama was established as a special edition of two gyaru magazines, the hostess-targeted Koakuma Ageha magazine and dark-skin obsessed Happie Nuts magazine.[3]

I Love Mama was considered a unique magazine, as it was a magazine especially for "gyaru-mama", women who remain gyaru after pregnancy,[3] consisting of the likes of housekeeping tips, parenting tips, and fashion tips.[4]

Described as a "mega-hit" magazine, it has been the highest-selling gyaru-mama magazine ever since its launch in 2008.[5]

There was some Western interest in the magazine, and it could be purchased from Amazon and eBay.

History

I Love Mama was first published in September 2008 under the name "Mama Nuts × Ageha" as a special co-edition of Koakuma Ageha and Happie Nuts, after these two magazines' special editorials for "gyaru-mama" audiences gained considerable popularity.[6] Mama Nuts × Ageha was the first-ever magazine devoted solely to the gyaru-mama scene,[7] and it became a smash-hit, with 150,000 copies sold during its first three days and an additional 30,000 copies sold.[6] Mama Nuts × Ageha changed its name to "I Love Mama", becoming monthly in April 2009.[8] Circulation reached 200,000 by October 2009.[9]

Following the closure of Inforest Publishing I Love Mama ended publication in 2014.[10]

Models

The most notable trait of the models appearing in I Love Mama is that most of them appear in the magazine with their children. The children in the magazine are called the "chibiko".[3]

Exclusive models are officially called the "Love-mo". Irregularly-appearing models are officially called the "Love-mama".[11]
Model and her "chibiko"s on the cover of a 2011 issue
  • "Love-mo" : Ako Hina, Chika Kiguchi, Satomi Daikuhara, Hanako Noda, Yukari Shirai, Saori Nakamoto, Chika Arai, Kyo Son (the actual twin sister of fashion model Wei Son), Ayaka Shirato
  • "Love-mama" : Maho Ohshiro, Ayane Kubo, Saki Kawabata, Yukari Nakatsu, Akari Suzuki, Ai Hotta, Mariko Mizuno, Naho Mishima, Hiromi Sayama

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