Why the sign of V is it so popular in Asia on photos?

Japanese and all the people of Southeast Asia have largely tended to proudly brandish their index and middle finger to each photo they take. The V sign usually indicates a victory or success.

Time magazine has addressed the question of the origins of such success in Asian culture.

According to some, the popularity of this move does not come from the Asian culture but, though, an American sports. In 1972, during the Olympic Games in Japan a young skater. Janet Lynn, tipped to the gold falls at its representation. Then she sees the coin spinning in his face, then she just smiles. Japan falls in love for the athlete and her smile and she became a national star chaining interviews with various media.
Where she will be asked many times by the famous finger gesture.

However, the "V-sign" was already present in Japanese popular culture. In the famous manga, as Kyojin no Hoshi (Star of the Giants), where the father of a hero that makes him act as encouragement or a manga about volleyball, whose name is simply Sain wa V! (The V is our sign).

Kyojin no Hoshi

But it seems that it is an advertisement that will definitely have inked the sign of V in popular culture. Jun Inoue, singer for the group Spider then success made ​​this gesture in a commercial for the brand Konica Camera.

Jason Karlin, a professor at Tokyo University and expert on Japanese culture media for Times said it would indeed this pub would have propelled the victory sign. It therefore emphasizes the power of the media, especially the TV about the spread of emerging trends.

Source : Lense.fr via Time.com