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Momoko Okazaki
Japanese musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Momoko Okazaki (岡崎 百々子, Okazaki Momoko; born March 3, 2003), known by her stage name Momometal, is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is best known as a member of kawaii metal band Babymetal, which she joined as a touring member in 2019 before becoming an official member in 2023. She was previously a member of the girl group Sakura Gakuin and is represented by the talent agency Amuse Inc.
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Early life
Okazaki was born in Fukuoka Prefecture on March 3, 2003, the second daughter of comedian Hanamaru Hakata.[2] She moved with her family to Kanagawa Prefecture at the age of three.
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Okazaki was signed to the talent agency Amuse Inc. in 2014, and started her musical career in May 2015 by joining its female idol group Sakura Gakuin.[2][3] She was part of the sub-units Cooking Club "Mini Pati"[4] and the Science Club "Kagaku Kyūmei Kikō Logica?".[5] At the transfer ceremony in 2017, she was appointed as the Perseverance ("Ganbare") Chairman. In addition to her activities in Sakura Gakuin, she was also a regular model for the fashion magazine Love Berry and an actress. From December 2017 to February 2018, she played the role of Elizabeth Midford in the musical Black Butler: Tango on the Campania.[6] On March 24, 2018, she left Sakura Gakuin with the live performance "The Road to Graduation 2017 Final: Sakura Gakuin 2017 Graduation",[7] ended her contract with Amuse at the end of the same month, and announced that she would be studying English abroad.[8]
In 2019, Okazaki became one of three support dancers for Babymetal, who would take turns filling in as the third dancer for the band's three-person dance choreography following the departure of original band member Yuimetal due to illness.[9] She made her first appearance with the band at the 2019 Super Slippa festival in Taiwan,[10] and later appeared in the music videos for "Da Da Dance"[11] and "Light and Darkness".[12] In August 2021, Babymetal announced that it would go on hiatus,[13] during this time Okazaki participated in the South Korean survival reality show Girls Planet 999.[14][15]
Okazaki was officially announced as Babymetal's new member on April 1, 2023, taking the stage name "Momometal".[14] On August 18, her vocals were featured in the spoken section of Babymetal's digital single "Metali!!"[16][17]
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Discography
With Sakura Gakuin
With Babymetal
- Metal Forth (2025)
Filmography
Film
- Mischievous Kiss The Movie: High School (イタズラなkiss THE MOVIE ハイスクール編) (2016), Rika Irie[21][22]
- Saki Achiga-hen: Episode of Side-A (咲-Saki-阿知賀編 episode of side-A) (2018), Hyakka Kurumai[23]
Television
- Saki Achiga-hen: Episode of Side-A (咲-Saki-阿知賀編 episode of side-A) (2017), Hyakka Kurumai[23]
- Girls Planet 999 (2021)[24]
Theater
- Black Butler: Tango on the Campania (2017–2018), Elizabeth Midford
References
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