Yui Mizuno

Yui Mizuno
Mizuno performing during the Babymetal US Tour 2017 in June 2017
Background information
Native name 水野 由結
Birth name Yui Mizuno
Also known as Yuimetal (in Babymetal)
Born (1999-06-20) June 20, 1999
Origin Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • model
  • actress
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2010–present
Labels Amuse, Inc.
Associated acts

Yui Mizuno (水野 由結, Mizuno Yui, born June 20, 1999)[1] is a Japanese musician, singer, model, and actress. She is a member of the kawaii metal group Babymetal and a former member of the girl group Sakura Gakuin. She is managed by Amuse, Inc.

Biography

On August 2, 2010, at the age of 11, Mizuno joined Sakura Gakuin, an idol group managed by the talent agency Amuse, Inc. She joined at the same time as another future Babymetal member, Moa Kikuchi. Sakura Gakuin had not yet released its debut single.[1][2] During their audition, Mizuno and Kikuchi performed a duo dance cover of "Over The Future" by Karen Girl's, two former members of which, Ayami Mutō and Suzuka Nakamoto, had also recently joined Sakura Gakuin.[3]

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. Mizuno and Kikuchi 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,[4] with the associated music group being named Babymetal. Before the formation of this club, none of the three members knew what heavy metal was.[5]

Babymetal became an independent recording group in 2012.[6] Mizuno "graduated" from Sakura Gakuin in 2015,[7] and now performs with Babymetal exclusively. Mizuno and Kikuchi 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.[8] The second Babymetal album, Metal Resistance, was released in 2016. Mizuno was absent from Babymetal's tour of the United States in May 2018, with no advance warning. Amid fan speculation on Mizuno's status with the group, a representative of 5B Management, the American management company representing Babymetal, replied to an inquiry from Alternative Press Magazine by saying that "Yuimetal remains a member of the band, but she is not on this current U.S. tour."[9] However, she was also absent from Babymetal's European tour in June 2018.

Personal life

In third grade, Mizuno was a fan of Karen Girl's, Suzuka Nakamoto's previous group, and had dreamed of joining the group after their music helped her endure the "life-threatening" illness of a family member. The group disbanded, however, and she attended the group's farewell concert and met all three members. During the Legend D concert in 2012, Babymetal performed a cover of the Karen Girl's song "Over the Future". Mizuno says that moment was when her "dreams came true".[10][11]

Mizuno is known for being fond of tomatoes[12] and likes to eat them whole. She has stated that she would want to eat tomatoes even when the world is ending.[13]

Mizuno has two brothers[14], one older and one two years younger than her.[13]

Associated acts

Discography

With Sakura Gakuin

With Babymetal

Filmography

Television
  • MW Dai-Zero-shō: Akuma no Game (MW－ムウ－ 第0章 ～悪魔のゲーム～) (2009)
  • Sagasō! Nippon Hito no Wasuremono (2009)
  • Kioku no Umi (2010)
Films
  • A Happy Birthday (2009)

References

  1. 1 2 "水野 由結 - アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト". Amuse. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ↑ "菊地 最愛 - アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト". Amuse. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  3. ↑ Mila Puspita (2013-09-25), Sakura Gakuin Yui&Moa Sakura Gakuin Entrance exam Over The Future], retrieved 2017-12-26
  4. ↑ Hudson, Alex (10 July 2014). "Did Babymetal invent 'cute metal' and what is it?". BBC. UK. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  5. ↑ "BABYMETAL: 'Cutest Headbangers On The Planet'". Razor TV (in Japanese and English). Singapore. December 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  6. ↑ "12～13歳女の子の「ヘビメタアイドル」 「さくら学院 BABYMETAL」に世界が大注目" [12 to 13 Year Old Girls World's Hottest "Heavy Metal Idols" – Sakura Gakuin's BABYMETAL]. J-CAST (in Japanese). 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  7. ↑ さくら学院が転入生6名迎え12名体制に、生徒会長は磯野莉音 [Sakura Gakuin welcomes 6 new members, bringing total to 12. Rinon Isono becomes Student Council President]. Natalie (in Japanese). Japan: Natasha,Inc. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  8. ↑ "K-bleJungle intervista BABYMETAL (KJ on the Road)". Associazione Ochacaffè. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  9. ↑ Pettigrew, Jason. "Yuimetal is still in BABYMETAL". Alternative Press (magazine). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "15歳" [15 Years Old]. Sakura Gakuin Official Website. Retrieved 2014-06-20. Lay summary.
  11. ↑ "Moa Kikuchi & Yui Mizuno Self Biographies before Sakura Gakuin". Gekkan Entame. Vol. 8. 2014. Retrieved 2018-05-09. Lay summary.
  12. ↑ "BabyMetal Play 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction". Loudwire. Loudwire.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. 1 2 "さくら学院 水野由結への100の質問【完全版】 | エンタメNEXT - アイドル情報総合ニュースサイト" [100 questions to Sakura Gakuin’s Mizuno Yui]. エンタメNEXT - アイドル情報総合ニュースサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-05-09. Lay summary.
  14. ↑ "祝★５０". Sakura Gakuin Official Blog (in Japanese). 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-06-07. Lay summary.
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