Bromide (Japanese culture)

In Japanese culture, bromide (ブロマイド, buromaido) is a category of commercial photographic portraits of celebrities including geisha, singers, actors and actresses of both stage and film, and sports stars.

It was noted that if the bromides of Japanese actor Kazuo Hasegawa were dirtied, they were gently wiped with handkerchiefs to prevent them from being scratched.

The store used photos where actors' eyes were facing forward, and also retouched the images to give them more youthful looks.

Wilhelm II personally thanked the NPG for printing copies of his portrait for every public building in the country.

Pokémon bromides are not sold individually, but instead included in chewing gum packs, often resulting in them having higher resell prices.

[9] Based on usage of the term by, for example, sellers of K-pop goods on eBay, "bromide" denotes an oversized photo or mini-poster of a celebrity on card stock with a laminated cover or glossy finish.