The need and desire to see and be seen and to ascertain one’s worthiness is a fundamental human nature. Combine this with the exhibitionist and the voyeur and the zipai (self-photography) and Oppai Hinpyo Kai (breast appraisal) sites curently popping up in Asia make a lot of sense.
Sites like EroticZipai.com and Oppai Hinpyo Kai have been around in the West, at least on the internet, for some time. Now the phenomenon has started showing up in Asia as well. One Taiwanese site has webcam pics of girls showing off for the camera while a Korean site has voyeur webcams in various locations at a club. However, some of these are more voyeur and nonconsensual. The real meat of the phenomenon is the self-photo and post, waiting for the reactions of others.
These sites range in tone from hardcore to erotic to simple glamour or just everyday photos of everyday folks. They take the photo-sharing concept to a level of titillation and flirtation.
