Mari Yaguchi
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, born January 20, 1983, is a member of the Hello! Project and former member of Morning Musume. She was a member of Tanpopo, one of the first shuffle groups, and also founded Minimoni, was leader of Sakura Gumi when Natsumi Abe graduated and ZYX, and was in ROMANS.
Profile
- Name:
- Nickname(s): Marippe, Yaguchan
- Birthday: 1983-01-20
- Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type: A
- Height: 145 cm
- Weight: 39 kg
- Feet size: 22.5 cm
- Favorite color: Red
- Disliked color: Purple
- Favorite Morning Musume Song: Memory Seishun no Hikari
- Favorite Food: Yakiniku, Bibimbap
- Favorite Sport: Table tennis, Badminton
- Hobby: Playing video games, cooking (just a little), collecting platform shoes
- Specialty: Making her mouth into the shape of a heart
- Impersonations: Hamasaki Ayumi, Chihiro Onitsuka, Michael Jackson
History
She became a member of Morning Musume during the second generation auditions, but resigned suddenly in April 2005, basically citing her desire to move on "as an adult" with her career. Mari's role in the MM singles wasn't upfront and 'in-your-face', but her contribution to the image and progress of the Hello! Project has been significant. Some claim that she had to quit the group because it was discovered that she was in a relationship with a young actor, Oguri Shun, though she was 22 at the time. Her TV show Yaguchi Hitori continues as before, and her first post-Morning Musume solo release is in the works.Early on in the group Mari was often perceived as being "the short one" as she didn't stand out a lot, but by the time 4th generation joined she had dyed her hair blonde, and had become one of the most active members of the group. Her most famous phrase is "Sexy Beam!" one of her solo lines from Morning Musume's Koi no Dance Site single. This line has made its way around fans and fellow musicians alike.
Her first post-Musume recording, "Nigiyaka na Fuyu", done as a collaboration with Berryz Koubou, appears as the coupling track on Berryz Koubou's November 2005 single "Gag 100 Kaibun Aishitekudasai".
She currently stars in a Japanese B-daydrama called Gyarusa or "Gal Circle", along with her show Yaguchi Hitori, and MC'ing Hello Project concerts. It was recenty revealed that Mari and Shun Oguri has broken up because they hadn't seen each other since April. Some speculate that the reason they broke up is because Oguri found a new girlfriend, who is a model.
Source
- Profile transcribed from [wiki.theppn.org]
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