is a Japanese musician, singer, model, and actress. She is represented by the talent agency
Amuse, Inc.
is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include idols, musicians, and so on.
Amuse produces TV and radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software ...
She is a member of the
kawaii metal
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group
Babymetal
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instru ...
and a former member of the
idol
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Religion and philosophy
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group
Sakura Gakuin
was a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 by the Amuse talent agency. The group's membership fell within the age range of Japanese compulsory education, typically containing between 10 and 12 members at a time who fall between the ages of ...
.
Biography
Moa Kikuchi was signed to the talent agency
Amuse, Inc.
is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include idols, musicians, and so on.
Amuse produces TV and radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software ...
at the age of 8, after winning Semi-Grand Prix (becoming a runner-up) in the ''Ciao Girl Audition 2007'' held by the company.
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On August 2, 2010, at the age of 11, Kikuchi joined ]Sakura Gakuin
was a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 by the Amuse talent agency. The group's membership fell within the age range of Japanese compulsory education, typically containing between 10 and 12 members at a time who fall between the ages of ...
, an idol group also managed by Amuse, Inc.
is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include idols, musicians, and so on.
Amuse produces TV and radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software ...
She joined at the same time as another future Babymetal
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instru ...
member, Yui Mizuno. Sakura Gakuin had not yet released its debut single.[ During their audition, Kikuchi and Mizuno performed a duo dance cover of "Over The Future" by Karen Girl's; two members of that group, Ayami Mutō and ]Suzuka Nakamoto
, known by her stage names Suzuka and Su-metal (both stylized in all caps), is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and model. She is best known as a member of the kawaii metal band Babymetal. She is represented by the talent agency Amuse, I ...
, had also recently joined Sakura Gakuin.
Besides performing as a whole group, Sakura Gakuin members were also divided into smaller subgroups known as "clubs”. Each club had its own musical group that recorded its own songs. Kikuchi and Mizuno first became members of the "Baton Club" and its musical group Twinklestars. As backing singers and dancers, they were later teamed with lead singer Suzuka Nakamoto in a "Heavy Music" club, with the associated music group being named Babymetal
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instru ...
. Before the formation of this club, none of the three members knew what heavy metal was.
Babymetal
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instru ...
became an independent recording group in 2012. Kikuchi "graduated" from Sakura Gakuin
was a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 by the Amuse talent agency. The group's membership fell within the age range of Japanese compulsory education, typically containing between 10 and 12 members at a time who fall between the ages of ...
in 2015, and now performs with Babymetal exclusively. Kikuchi and Mizuno have a writing credit under the name "Black Babymetal" on the first Babymetal album in 2014, having written "Song 4" together during a bus trip. The second Babymetal album, '' Metal Resistance'', was released in 2016. A third album, '' Metal Galaxy'', followed in 2019.
Personal life
Kikuchi is an idol ''otaku
is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in ''Manga Burikko''. may be used as a pejorativ ...
'', which was notably mentioned as part of her introduction in the Sakura Gakuin song "Mezase! Super Lady". Her favorite group is °C-ute, and she is acquainted with her favorite former member of the group, Airi Suzuki
is a Japanese singer, actress, model, and radio personality associated with Up-Front Works. In 2002, she joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids and later debuted as one of the lead vocalists of the Japanese girl group Cute i ...
. In interviews, she has also mentioned Bring Me the Horizon
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, Limp Bizkit
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, and Metallica
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as her favorite metal bands. In her spare time, Kikuchi also likes to watch anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening o ...
and her favorite show is ''Love Live!
is a Japanese multimedia project created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimino and co-produced by Kadokawa through ASCII Media Works; Bandai Namco Music Live through music label Lantis; and animation studio Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly ...
'', which is a series about idols.
Kikuchi is an only child
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Children who have half-siblings, step-siblings, or have never met their siblings, either living at the same house or at a different house—especially those who were born considera ...
.[ She has revealed that her mother was also approached by a ]talent agent
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as a student, but in the end never joined the entertainment industry.
Associated acts
* Sakura Gakuin
was a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 by the Amuse talent agency. The group's membership fell within the age range of Japanese compulsory education, typically containing between 10 and 12 members at a time who fall between the ages of ...
(August 4, 2010—March 29, 2015)
** Twinklestars (Sakura Gakuin sub-unit)
** Mini-Pati (Sakura Gakuin sub-unit)
* Babymetal
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instru ...
(2010—present)
** Black Babymetal (Babymetal subunit)
Discography
With Sakura Gakuin
*'' Sakura Gakuin 2010 Nendo: Message'' (2011)
*'' Sakura Gakuin 2011 Nendo: Friends'' (2012)
*'' Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation'' (2013)
*'' Sakura Gakuin 2013 Nendo: Kizuna'' (2014)
*'' Sakura Gakuin 2014 Nendo: Kimi ni Todoke'' (2015)
With Babymetal
*''Babymetal
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instru ...
'' (2014)
*'' Metal Resistance'' (2016)
* '' Metal Galaxy'' (2019)
Notes
References
External links
Official profile at Amuse Inc.
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Babymetal members
Sakura Gakuin members
1999 births
Living people
Japanese idols
Japanese women heavy metal singers
21st-century Japanese women singers
21st-century Japanese singers
People from Nagoya
Musicians from Aichi Prefecture
Kawaii metal musicians
Amuse Inc. talents