Ken Shimizu
Ken Shimizu | |
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清水 健 | |
 Ken in 2019 | |
| Born | September 1, 1979[1] |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse |
Haruka Ito
(m. 2018; div. 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
Ken Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 健, Hepburn: Shimizu Ken; born September 1, 1979) is a Japanese YouTuber, businessman, restauranteur, and former pornographic film actor. Nicknamed Pornaldo and dubbed "the Cristiano Ronaldo of sex", he is credited with having sex with over 10,000 women in the course of making 10,000 films.[2][3]
Career
Born on September 1, 1979, and made his first appearance as a gravure model at 18 years old in the July 1998 issue of the Japanese gay men's magazine Buddy. His AV career began shortly afterward and by mid-2002 he was reported to have appeared in over 1,200 adult videos.[4][5]
Another possible example of the Japanese AV industry's new interest in women viewers is shown in the 2008 Adult Video Grandprix contest where Shimizu's video Shimiken's Private 7 FUCK (しみけんのプライベート7FUCK) won the Best Miscellaneous Video award.[6] The December 2007 video, produced by IdeaPocket and prominently displaying Shimizu clad only in briefs on the cover presents him having sex with seven AV idols: Chihiro Hara, Mangetsu Sakuragawa, Nene, Kaede Akina, Natsuki Sugisaki, Yua Aida and Marin.[7] A second volume in the series, Shimiken's Private 7 FUCK 2 (しみけんのプライベート7FUCK 2), which also portrays his physique on the video box front cover, was released in August 2008.[8]
On January 1, 2011, Shimizu changed his stage name to "ShimiKen" after receiving a phone call from his father telling him not to appear in adult videos under his real name.[9]
In 2016, he opened a restaurant in Tokyo that served "poo-flavored curry".[10]
In 2019, he was featured in an extensive interview published in The Chosun Ilbo. That same year, he launched a YouTube channel targeting Korean viewers called "ShimiKen TV".[11] Since many Koreans found the name “ShimiKen” difficult to pronounce, he also adopted a Korean name, Shim Ik-hyun (also written as Shimi-kyung).[11]
In October 2023, ShimiKen retired from being a pornographic actor, followed by the enactment of the AV Act for the Prevention and Relief of Victims of AV Appearances.[12]
Personal life
ShimiKen has been divorced twice and has two children from his first marriage and one child with his ex common-law wife voice actress Haruka Ito.[13][14]
References
- ↑ Infobox data from: "シミケンマニア (Shimikenmania)". July 17, 2002. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ↑ "Japan's 'Pornaldo' slept with over 8,000 women for 7,500 movies". AsiaOne. May 8, 2015.
- ↑ Ferrari, Paige (March 3, 2015). "Meet the Hardest Working Man in Porn". GQ.
- ↑ "シミケンマニア (Shimikenmania)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ↑ "ノンケAVは★生ハメ中出しが常識！for Gay & Women" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ↑ "AV Grand Prix 2008 Results" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
- ↑ "しみけんのプライベート7FUCK" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ↑ "しみけんのプライベート7FUCK 2" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ↑ "しみけんが告白。僕がAV男優になった理由！？". GWニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
- ↑ Wong, Maggie Hiufu (November 4, 2015). "Poo curry – Grossest restaurant ever? Inside Japan's poo curry cafe". CNN. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- 1 2 "日陰から表舞台へ…日本のAV女優ら、ユーチューブを活用し韓国へ進撃" [From the shadows to the spotlight... Japanese AV actresses use YouTube to invade South Korea] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
- ↑ "実は3児の父 しみけん、16歳になった愛娘との交流明かす「関係は悪くないですね」 養育費にも言及 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能" [ShimiKen, who is actually a father of three, reveals his relationship with his 16-year-old daughter: 'Our relationship isn't bad,' and also mentions child support]. スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 4, 2026. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
- ↑ "しみけんのバツイチ子持ちにはあちゅう氏が言及「子どもも2人」 - ライブドアニュース". Livedoor News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
- ↑ "はあちゅう、しみけんとの結婚を報告「お付き合いして４年、事実婚の手続きを取りました」/デイリースポーツ online" [Haachuu announces marriage to Shimiken: 'We've been dating for four years, and we've gone through the procedures for a common-law marriage']. デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). June 7, 2026. Retrieved June 7, 2026.