Margaret Lillian Adams (born August 9, 1986), better known by her stage name Magibon, is an American

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and

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on the video-sharing website

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.The Japan Times
"Introducing Magibon, Japan's YouTube darling" (December 18, 2008)
, by Mark Schilling. Retrieved on December 19, 2008.

Biography

Margaret Lillian Adams was born in

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, but has lived in

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as of 2008.''Weekly Playboy'' April 14, 2008 issue: "マギボン独占ロングインタビュー" (Exclusive in-depth interview with Magibon) Prior to her fame on YouTube, she learned to speak some Japanese phrases from watching

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, and listening to

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. She is not fluent in

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YouTube videos

As of the end of 2010, Magibon had uploaded nearly 100 videos onto her

channel since July 2006. Almost all her videos are in the form of video blogs, or

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s, lasting under one minute, with most of them just showing her smiling silently into the camera. In a few of her videos, Magibon speaks or sings in broken Japanese. When asked whether she planned making the videos, she replied "I don't use scripts. There's no grand plan." Magibon is a fan of

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, especially of former-member

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. Ai Kago's nickname is Aibon, so -bon on magibon was taken from Ai Kago. In some of her YouTube videos, Magibon introduces herself by saying "Minna-san, Konnichiwa! Magibon desu" (Hello, everyone, I'm Magibon). After saying this, she remains quiet until the end of the video, where she says "Bye bye".

Japanese media coverage

In Japan, Magibon has drawn comparisons for extreme similarity with

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show in Japan,J-Cast News
"謎の女性「マギボン」が来日　素顔が見えて芸能界入りに賛否" (Enigmatic girl Magibon visits Japan and shows her true face - non-committal on show-biz start) (April 14, 2008)
Retrieved on October 28, 2008. Magibon has been featured in the Japanese ''

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'' magazine, appearing in the February 25, 2008, April 14, 2008, 12/19 May 2008 and November 10, 2008 issues. In April 2008, Magibon was invited to be interviewed by the Japanese Internet TV company GyaO and flown to Japan to make her debut appearance on internet TV program ''Midtown TV'' in which she met her idol,

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.www.gyao.jp

Retrieved on October 28, 2008. A fan event was scheduled for April 12, 2008 by USEN (the owner of GyaO), but this was canceled due to security concerns following the receipt of a number of threatening emails. In October 2008, Magibon was invited to the 21st

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, and appeared at the world

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of the film ''Blue Symphony'' in

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on October 22, 2008.Hochi Shimbun
“第２のリア・ディゾン”マギボン「温暖化気になる」 (Magibon, the next Leah Dizon, "concerned about global warming") (October 23, 2008)
Retrieved on October 28, 2008 Magibon featured as a

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in the film.Mainichi Shimbun
"マギボン：“黒船２号”はリアのファンだった" (Magibon - the next American import - is a fan of Leah) (October 23, 2008)
Retrieved on October 28, 2008. Magibon returned to Japan in November 2008, appearing at the "YouTube Live Tokyo" event at Studio Coast in Tokyo on November 23 alongside other YouTube personalities and musicians such as

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and

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.J-Cast News
"「YouTube」主催のライブイベント　2000人招待" (2,000 invited to live event staged by YouTube) (October 27, 2008)
Retrieved on October 29, 2008. Mainichi Shimbun
"＜ユーチューブ＞初のライブ開催　視聴１位の謎の美少女・マギボンの日本好き生素顔も" (November 23, 2008)
Retrieved on December 5, 2008.

References

External links

Magibon's new blog

Magibon's Yahoo blog

PingMag Interview
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Biography

YouTube videos

Japanese media coverage

See also

References

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