Haruna Kojima from AKB48 will appear on the cover of a new edition of Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s classic novel ‘Naomi’ (org. ‘Chijin no Ai’), published by Takarajimasha. The paperback is on sale from 19^th February.

‘Naomi’ (first published in 1924) is written from the perspective of a electrician called Jouji. One day, Jouji meets a beautiful girl in a cafe. He is bewitched by her Eurasian looks and unusual name: Naomi. He decides to form her into his ideal western woman, like Pygmalion. What Jouji doesn’t expect is that soon a cold-hearted, manipulative Naomi will have a full control over him.

The photo chosen for the cover comes from Haruna’s 2015 photobook ‘Dou suru?’. It shows Kojima in white shirt and underwear in a seductive pose. The editors named her ideal impersonation of the titular Naomi, a beautiful villain you cannot resist. Hopefully, the public will be tempted to buy the book. Would you?

(via mynavi.jp)