JC Plays, Pasay City (2026)

11/05/2026

「 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚢 」
好きだよ
𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎

"𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴.

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘵𝘩.

𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦.

𝘒𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘬𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝘈 𝘴𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮."

🎭 Character / Series: Kaoruko Waguri (Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity)
👤 CN: Kimaeh
📷 Photography by: JC Plays
🖼 Layout design by: JC Plays / Đồng Hải Vân
✏️ Illustrations by: Scrib / Rin / Rocel
📍 Shot on location: Manila, Philippines
🗓️ Date: April 2026

I've been wanting to do a Waguri (casual version) photoshoot inspired by series "The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity" when I first saw that episode in the series. The cafe where we did this shoot was the perfect location that I imagined where Waguri would casually walk in and have cake as a snack.

My sincere thanks to Kimaeh for amazingly portraying Waguri in this shoot. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to collaborate and for the trust given to me in executing the concept. Being able to pursue the visual direction I had in mind, along with the photography style I typically work with, made this project especially meaningful.

09/04/2026

「 𝚊 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 」
言葉の間の赤面
𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎

𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥.

𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦… 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?

𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦,
𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘪 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵.

𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮,
𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵.

𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨…

…𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 😌

🎭 Character / Series: Alya Kujou (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian)
👤 CN: Hoshi
📷 Photography by: JC Plays
🖼 Layout design by: Cozue
✏️ Character illustration by: Loise Bee
👗 Wardrobe by: Kianna
📍 Shot on location: BGC
🗓️ Date: March 2025

02/04/2026

Event: Cosplay Carnival 2026
Location: SMX Convention Center

Character illustration by: Loise Bee

Had the chance to capture some photos during both days of Cosplay Carnival a few weeks ago, and I wanted to share a few images that stood out to me.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to take some portraits of my awesome mutuals who also attended the event. As a photographer, I appreciate the effort of my subjects to go to my preferred location, which is usually outside of the venue just to get good ambient lighting and far from the busy crowd.

Check out the album to see a few of my favorites!

13/03/2026

「 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚘𝚝 」
誰もが忘れた少女
𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵… 𝘐 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯.

𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥.

𝘌𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴. 🐰

🎭 Character / Series: Mai Sakurajima (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai)
👤 CN: Ashlee
📷 Photography and layout by: JC Plays
🖼️ Character illustration by: Joanna
👗Wardrobe by: Lovesia Studio
📍 Shot on location: Manila, Philippines
🗓️ Date: March 2025
🎞️ Stock photos: Pexels

Fujifilm X-T5 / Fuji 35mm 1.4 R
Film simulation used: Fujicolor Natura 1600

02/03/2026

「 𝚊 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚖𝚎 」
自分を思い出させる場所
𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎

🎭 Character / Series: Reiko Kujirai (Kowloon Generic Romance)
👤 CN: Precious Nazz
📷 Photography by: JC Plays
🖼️ Photo edited by: Zeta Arts
🗓️ Date: February 2025

Some ideas stay with you quietly, waiting for the right moment to exist. This was one of them, inspired by the lingering atmosphere of Kowloon Generic Romance and that particular scene I’ve always dreamed of recreating.

I’m genuinely thrilled with how everything came together. The final image holds that soft mystique and nostalgic warmth that defines Kowloon’s world.

27/02/2026

“𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭, 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱.”
– 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪

𝚃𝙾𝙺𝚈𝙾 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁𝚂
👤 Jepz - Takemichi
👤 Dylan - Mitsuya
👤 Ishi - Yuzuha
👤 Aloysius - Kazutora
👤 Ziannah - Mikey
👤 Ankou - Senju
👤 Skai - Rindo Haitani
👤 Maxi - Kisaki
👤 Kaedehara - Inupi

📷 Photography by: JC Plays
🖼️ Character illustration by: Kai & Leandrew
📍 Shot on location: The Seascape Village, Pasay City
🗓️ Date: February 2025

Ever since I watched Tokyo Revengers, I’ve always wanted to shoot this series. I’ve been so fascinated by the bōsōzoku delinquent culture, the loyalty, the brotherhood, the way their uniforms carry so much identity and pride. It’s chaotic, emotional, and somehow nostalgic all at once… and I’ve been waiting for the right moment to finally bring it to life through my lens.

This shoot was completely impromptu for me. I just happened to see Jepz post about organizing a group shoot, and without hesitation, I immediately asked if I could join. And honestly, I’m so glad I did.

I was surprisingly super relaxed the whole time. No pressure, just taking photos with everyone while they brought their characters to life. The location turned out to be amazing too. It elevated the whole mood and made everything feel so immersive, like we stepped straight into a scene from the series.

Plus, it’s always so fun being around people who are hardcore fans and completely invested in the series. You can really feel the passion when everyone talks about the characters they are cosplaying during the shoot. Can't wait for the next one!

17/02/2026

「 𝚊 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚖𝚎 」
自分を思い出させる場所
𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎

🎭 Character / Series: Reiko Kujirai (Kowloon Generic Romance)
👤 CN: Precious Nazz
📷 Photography and layout by: JC Plays
🖼️ Character illustration by: Leandrew
📍 Shot on location: Manila, Philippines
🗓️ Date: February 2025
🎞️ Stock photos: Pexels

𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘯.
𝘖𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐’𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐’𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, “𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦.”

𝘒𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘰.

𝘐’𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘬𝘰 𝘒𝘶𝘫𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪.
𝘈𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰.

Camera: Fujifilm X-T5
Lens: Fuji 35mm 1.4 R
Film simulation used: Fujicolor Natura 1600

03/02/2026

「 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚒 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 」
少しの思い出
𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎

👤 Muse: Tay
📷 Photography and layout: JC Plays
🖼️ Character illustration: Ado11 + Leandrew

This shoot was very much a “should we… yeah, let’s just do it” kind of day.

I was honestly hesitating a lot before this. The weather was cloudy, my mind was busy, and I kept thinking about reasons to push it to another day. But somehow, we still ended up showing up. No heavy plans, no pressure. Just seeing what we could make out of the moment.

Tay was super chill about the whole thing, which made everything easier. We walked around and took photos whenever the light felt right. The sun never really showed up, but we still managed to get some solid shots out of the gray skies. Proof that you don’t always need ideal weather to make something nice.

This shoot ended up being surprisingly therapeutic for me. It was a good reminder that sometimes you just need to show up, even when you’re unsure. Especially when you’re unsure. Turns out, pushing through a little hesitation can actually be pretty rewarding.

24/01/2026

"𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥. 𝘈 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭."

「 𝚏𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 」
私は消えます
𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎

👤 Muse: Aisy Tan
📷 Photography and layout: JC Plays
🖼️ Character illustration: Scrib

“fade into you” feels like an afternoon that doesn’t ask you to hurry. Soft light spilling through, quiet smiles in between takes, and that calm feeling of finally being where you’re supposed to be. The kind of day you’ll remember when everything starts moving too fast again.

This shoot was one of my first few projects to start the year and kick off another year in taking portraits. This was one of those very impromptu shoots that just happened without much planning, and honestly, those are sometimes the best ones.

The weather was a little unpredictable that afternoon, with rain coming and going, but somehow that only made the experience feel more real and memorable. Between short breaks from the rain and quick moments of light, everything felt unforced and natural, like we were simply working with whatever the day decided to give us.

Huge thank you to Aisy for being such an amazing model for this little project. From the start, everything felt easy and natural, like we were just following the moment instead of forcing anything. I really appreciate your patience, your trust, and the way you brought the whole shoot to life so effortlessly!

31/12/2025

“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.”
- 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘶

CN: Akari Ji
Photography by: JC Plays
Co-creatives: Zed / Maru
Photo edited by: Recreatety

My favorite photo of the year came from this Steins;Gate shoot, and honestly, I didn’t expect it to hit this hard! 📸

Makise Kurisu portrayed by Akari Ji was just too good.

I’ve only watched Steins;Gate once back when it aired, but rewatching it again because of this shoot? Yeah… instant obsession all over again. The vibes, the story, Kurisu herself, everything clicked.

The shoot was very chill from start to finish and easily one of my highlights for the year. Huge shoutout to Zed and Maru, who cooked up the concept and let me be part of this amazing project. Also to Recreatety for the photo manipulation magic that turned it into this final piece.

Grateful to everyone who was a part of this project! 💜🕰️

18/12/2025

"𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘺!"
- 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘴

In frame: Twiin Devilzz Cos
Edited by: Monochrome Edits
Photography by: JC Plays

Event: Cosmania 2025
Location: SMX

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