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Line 1: {{Infobox musical artist ~~<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->~~ \| name = Minami Momochi \| image = \| caption = \| ~~caption~~ birth_name = \| birth_date = ▼ ~~\| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist~~ \| birth_place = [[Fukuoka]], [[Kyushu]], Japan▼ ~~\| birth_name =~~ \| genre = {{hlist\|[[Anison]]\|[[Japanese idol]]}}▼ ▲\| birth_date = \| occupation = DJ, Presenter▼ ▲\| birth_place = [[Fukuoka]], [[Kyushu]], Japan \| years_active = ▼ ▲\| genre = {{hlist\|[[Anison]]\|[[Japanese idol]]}} \| website = {{url\|https://web.archive.org/web/20170521190602/http://en.momochi373.com/}}▼ ▲\| occupation = DJ, Presenter ▲\| years_active = ▲\| website = {{url\|http://en.momochi373.com/}} }} Line 16 ⟶ 15: ==Career== Momochi describes herself as "the world's first animetic idol", and wears an anime-style face mask on stage.<ref name="Ani-Culture">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ani-culture.net/2015/07/interview-momochi-minami-dj-idol-anicrush/\|title=Interview with Momoich Minami DJ Idol of Anicrush!!!\|publisher=Ani-Culture\|date=July 8, 2015\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016122004/http://www.ani-culture.net/2015/07/interview-momochi-minami-dj-idol-anicrush/\|archivedate=October 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://anicrush.com/post/116987582899/they-do-something-completely-different-an\|title="They do something completely different": An interview with Androniki Christodoulou\|publisher=AniCrush\|accessdate=June 6, 2017}}</ref> She made her TV debut on ''Anison Live'' on [[TV Tokyo]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hyperjapan.co.uk/latest-news/minami-momochi/\|title=Minami Momochi: The World's First Animated Idol!\|publisher=Hyper Japan\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> and has since appeared on other TV shows including ''Quiz 30: Danketsu Seyo!'', ''Tsukuriba'' and ''Goddotan''. Her other roles include acting as a guide to [[Asagaya]]'s Anime Street,<ref name="Homepage">{{cite web\|url=http://en.momochi373.com/\|title=Homepage\|publisher=Minami Momochi\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521190602/http://en.momochi373.com/\|archivedate=May 21, 2017}}</ref> working as an ambassador for [[Akihabara]], hosting [[Niconico\|NicoNico Douga]] live broadcasts, and presenting [[professional wrestling]] matches.<ref name="Ani-Culture"/> She was the in [[ring announcer]] for [[Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling]], the women's division of [[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]. She left the promotion in 2017. Momochi claims in an interview with [[Vice Media\|Vice Japan]] that she looked like an anime character as a child and "used to have a bit of complex about it", but because she was complimented on her looks she decided to become an anime-like idol. She also says that made her own original anime series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbOkWDig_Y\|title=Internet Celebrities Ep. 1: Minami Momochi\|publisher=Vice Media via YouTube\|date=June 17, 2014\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, Momochi successfully [[crowdfunding\|crowdfunded]] a campaign to become the star in a series of sci-fi ninja [[light novel]]s, raising ¥1,852,300 ($17,000) on the website Green Funding. The novels, entitled ''Catch Me in Asagaya: Ninja Mangatronique'', are written by Kasuga Yasunori and ~~feature~~features a cover ~~illustrations~~illustration by Techno Fuyuno.<ref name="Homepage"/><ref>{{cite web\|last=Green\|first=Scott\|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/10/17/anime-chick-idol-momochi-minami-crowd-funds-light-novel\|title="Anime Chick Idol" Momochi Minami Crowd Funds Light Novel\|publisher=Crunchyroll\|date=October 17, 2014\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> ==Influences== Momochi has stated that when DJing that she prefers to use anime songs that used fixed choreography so that she can dance with the crowd, examples being music from the series ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' and ''[[Love Live! School Idol Project\|Love Live!]]''.<ref name="Ani-Culture"/> She has also said that musicians that have influenced her include [[hide (musician)\|hide]] from [[X Japan]].<ref name="Ani-Culture"/> ==References== {{Reflist\|30em}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170521190602/http://en.momochi373.com/ Official website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Momochi, Minami}} [[Category:People from Fukuoka ~~(city)~~]] [[Category:Musicians from Fukuoka Prefecture]] [[Category:Japanese idols]] Line 38 ⟶ 37: [[Category:Masked musicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]