June Lovejoy is an adult video actress based in Japan. She is also a voice actress, vocalist, and cosplayer. The JAV actress is known for her roles in productions such as Zetsurin tantei DX: Ai to in’yoku no baibu, Geki mabu tanteina na shuin ga sakuretsu susru toki, and The Naked Doctor.
She openly loves to talk about human sexuality and has a YouTube channel that she mostly dedicates to such topics. The actress has also worked with other brands on their sites that promote similar ideologies to what she stands for.
In addition to all these, Lovejoy is a producer and an entrepreneur whose business brand is known as ‘Mama Lovejoy’.
There Are Many Interesting Facts About June Lovejoy Here:
1. June Lovejoy’s Early Life
June Lovejoy can also be called June Chan or Lovejoy Chan. She came up with the name ‘June Lovejoy’ as her stage name when she was still working with an agency.
She was born in Florida, United States of America to Japanese and German parents on December 1, 1994. The actress does not identify as Japanese, ethnically.
Lovejoy was brought up in the United States of America. She grew up in a Christian home and her mother was very conservative.
The actress is bilingual and spent most of her early years in America. She is also a singer and songwriter since 2024 and has 4 songs on Spotify with 74 monthly listeners.
When she graduated college, she thought she wouldn’t be able to visit her home country except she saved up for it once every 5 years or maybe as a retirement plan.
However, she had a rethink and realized that her love for her heritage was stronger than her inability to travel home so she made better plans and relocated to Japan to begin her life there.
2. She is Queer and a Loud LGBTQ Advocate
June Lovejoy who doesn’t want to be identified in this space by her real name, realized she liked girls more than she did guys when she was about 11 years old.
Her mother found out about this and took her to a ‘fun time’ camp where the ‘gay spirit’ was supposedly prayed out of her. However, that wasn’t the case and she grew up being sad for many years because of her sexuality and how she believed it was inappropriate.
Right now, since she proudly accepted who she is, she has become a voice and advocate for the LGBTQ community and encourages queer people to embrace themselves as they are.
3. June Lovejoy Went Into AV Acting After a Depressing Job
The actress used to work as an interpreter, translator, and trainer for a company. After schooling, she took up the role and stayed in the company for about 2 and a half years.
The job was quite depressing for her. She felt like she was treated badly and didn’t like the working hours and conditions of the company.
June eventually decided to quit her job and after careful consideration, decided to go into AV acting because she had a strong passion for erotica and Japanese manga.
As a child, she was a huge fan of Japanese pop culture and this aided her decision to go to Japan.
She made her decision known on the social media platform, Facebook, and issued a disclaimer that anyone who knew her legal name should desist from addressing her as that moving on.
She honed her acting skills, went for an interview, and got into the field of adult videos.
Over the years, she has worked on erotica manga for herself and other producers.
IMDB has her movie credits for productions such as Zetsurin tantei DX: Ai to in’yoku no baibu, Geki mabu tanteina na shuin ga sakuretsu susru toki, and The Naked Doctor.
Lovejoy has been in Netflix movies, and documentaries, consulting for upcoming actresses, and voice acting.
4. June LoveJoy Didn’t Initially Have a Great Relationship with her Parents
Lovejoy also known as Lovejoy Chan, didn’t have a good relationship with her mother. Her father was an absentee dad.
She and her mother fell off when she was still a teenager and she ran away from home at the age of 16 and remained independent ever since. She didn’t have any help from any family members since she left her mom’s house.
June faced hard times when she decided to be independent, went hungry for about 3 days, and even passed out as a result.
At the time she was transitioning to AV acting from her regular job, she had gotten cordial and close to her mother as she said that distance did a bit to help their relationship.
June told her mother about her decision and she was in support of it and told her to be careful. This advice June Lovejoy has kept dear to her heart ever since.
5. She Doesn’t Look Up to Anyone in The Industry
June Lovejoy did not draw inspiration from anyone in the industry because she believed that a lot of them were being basic about their jobs.
Before fully becoming an AV actress, she researched and realized that many of the other actresses in the Japanese industry especially were doing the same thing and didn’t spice up their roles or jobs.
This didn’t quite appeal to her and so she decided to carve her special, distinct method. This also helps her remain relevant in the industry and avoid expiring early.
The adult film actress is also very original and enjoys showing her true self no matter how embarrassing it may be. She sometimes shares embarrassing moments in her life with her fans when she goes live on social media.
6. She Has A YouTube Channel
As someone who has been interviewed a lot, June began her YouTube channel to share all she loves to do and talk about; eroticism and sexuality.
She also interviews her colleagues and questions them about what drew them to the industry and what their goals are.
Her channel currently has over 130k subscribers and over 470 videos. Aside from the channel, the actress is active on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (now X), and Discord.
7. She is a Feminist
June is a feminist and also an advocate for people who don’t want to be in the industry or are being exploited. She doesn’t agree with people getting into the industry out of pressure of any sort.
June Lovejoy advocates for passion and love for the industry work and so would not advise young people who are looking for just quick cash-outs and are not particularly interested in adult video acting to attempt it.
She also stands against forcing people into the industry and would advise that agencies make things easier for actresses who are already in the industry.
8. Her Plan for Retirement
Lovejoy’s plans for when she eventually retires from acting in the JAV industry is to go full-time into AV production. With her background, she already knows so much about the production of these videos so it would be a joy to get into it full-time.
She is a well-experienced producer although she is unable to draw well enough. However, she has been working with a brand as the co-founder on the project; ‘Tokyo Love District’ which is about the eroticism of Japan.
It involves videos of BDSM dungeons in Japan and it is available to watch on the project site.
June wants to be known as a very good producer who makes great videos and not just be wealthy.
Also, if she does open an agency, as a feminist, June Lovejoy will look into bettering the lives of actresses in the industry.
She hopes that some of these actresses be empowered in other types of businesses. This is in case they retire or get booted out of the industry for one reason or another, they will have something else to fall back to.
9. June Lovejoy Has a Movie Label
This Japanese Adult Video actress has a movie label known as ‘Star Gaze’. Under the umbrella of this label, she has and will be releasing her productions.
She has worked in Japan, Europe, America, and Taiwan and would want to do more interesting projects as a CEO of her own label.
She also has a TV show in Japan.
10. She Has a Coffee Brand called ‘Mama Lovejoy’
June Chan popularly known as June Lovejoy, wears many hats.
She has a coffee brand known as Mama Lovejoy which is a collaboration with her mother. Her mother roasts the coffee beans while she distributes the beans.
