Soooo, anyone remember reading about how a Japanese fan supposedly once came across an ad for some underwear store or something, where Klaha was the model, before he was famous? Well, perhaps there was a grain of underlying truth to the story, because look what surfaced on Mercari:
https://item.mercari.com/jp/m16670212760
Specifically the lower right, where a certain individual appears in an ad for a used clothing store.
The store itself, Ragtag, still exists:
https://www.ragtag.jp/
Seems like they had a different website back then, based on what you can see on the flyer, but I can't make it out.
This would have been 1996 or later, since he's listed as "ex-Pride of mind". If you search online, you can find a few old references to this on 2ch back in 2001 - seems like a few people knew about it at the time. They said the ads appeared in magazines, though it's not clear whether the one in this auction is a magazine cutting or a flyer.
Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there if anyone else wants to do their own research here. Not sure I want to spend $80 for just one picture, but it's interesting if nothing else.
... I bet that store is where Klaha and the gang bought all their costumes back before he joined up with Midi:Nette XD
https://item.mercari.com/jp/m16670212760
Specifically the lower right, where a certain individual appears in an ad for a used clothing store.
The store itself, Ragtag, still exists:
https://www.ragtag.jp/
Seems like they had a different website back then, based on what you can see on the flyer, but I can't make it out.
This would have been 1996 or later, since he's listed as "ex-Pride of mind". If you search online, you can find a few old references to this on 2ch back in 2001 - seems like a few people knew about it at the time. They said the ads appeared in magazines, though it's not clear whether the one in this auction is a magazine cutting or a flyer.
Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there if anyone else wants to do their own research here. Not sure I want to spend $80 for just one picture, but it's interesting if nothing else.
... I bet that store is where Klaha and the gang bought all their costumes back before he joined up with Midi:Nette XD