Strictly speaking Kaoru is not a newhalf because she he does not take hormones. She he is what you call Otoko-no-ko, meaning cross-dressing boys, a relatively new phenomenon that has taken Japan by a storm. Kaoru turned 20 this year. So far she he has refused all media exposure. The reason being, according to non other but herself, she he is too busy working as a makeup artist during the day and a part-time escort for an agency at night.