V sign

reading danny choo blog make me want to share to the 'V sign' pose when you are take a picture. japanese people always use this 'v sign' when they pose for taking picture. and already become culture . But why do they do it and where does the V-sign come from?

from what i read from danny choo blog is :
" According to the English Wikipedia, during the 1972 Winter Olympics in Japan, skater Janet Lynn (who was also a peace activist) was photographed by the Japanese media doing the V-sign. Although the V-sign was already recognized in Japan, it was apparently these photos of Lynn that popularized the use of the V-sign.
The Japanese entry in Wikipedia however does not mention Lynn at all and instead gives 2 theories of when the V-sign started to take off.
One theory says that the V-sign became popular after actor Jun Inoue decided to do the gesture in a Nikon commercial back in 1972.

Another theory talks about how the V-sign took off in the 80's when kids started to do the gesture when having their photos taken. Back then it was common to say "Peace" at the same time."

well as danny choo said too, when the cute girl pose with v sign. you will find it very awesome. ^^








credit to :
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/1104/Japanese+V+Sign.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign

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