Momoyo_Koyama

Momoyo Koyama

Momoyo Koyama

Japanese actress


Momoyo Koyama (Japanese: 小山 百代, Hepburn: Koyama Momoyo, born November 30, 1995)[2] is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Sapporo, Hokkaido, who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion.[3][4] She is known for playing Sailor Mercury in two stage play adaptations of Sailor Moon in 2014 and 2015, and for playing Karen Aijō, the protagonist of the multimedia franchise Revue Starlight. She is also a member of the musical group SoundOrion [ja].[5]

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On April 23, 2020, it was announced Koyama will take a hiatus in May due to vocal cord surgery.[6]

Biography

Koyama was born in Hokkaido on November 30, 1995.[2] Her mother is a nursery teacher.[7] From an early age, she had an interest in acting, particularly after becoming familiar with stage play adaptations of the manga series Sailor Moon; it would become her dream to perform in a play of the series.[7]

Koyama became affiliated with the Sapporo-based acting office Egg in 2007, and she would begin performing in several theatrical plays in Hokkaido.[8] In 2014, she was cast as Sailor Mercury in the stage musical Sailor Moon: Petite Étrangère,[9] and she would reprise the role the following year in the stage musical Sailor Moon: Un Nouveau Voyage.[10] At some point in her career, as she was unsure of what her future held, she considered retiring from acting and pursuing a different career.[7] Following a recommendation from the director of the Sailor Moon stage plays, who was surprised to hear that she was not a voice actress, she decided to try out voice acting.[7] After passing an audition held by the talent agency Stardust Promotion, she became affiliated with them in 2017 and moved to Tokyo.[4][7]

In 2017, Koyama was cast as Karen Aijō, the protagonist of the multimedia franchise Revue Starlight.[11] Her participation in the series began when she played Karen in the franchise's stage play, which was initially performed at the AiiA 2.5 Theater in Tokyo; she would then reprise the role in the 2018 anime television series.[4][11] To promote the series, she appeared at panels at C3 AFA Singapore, and CharaExpo USA in 2018.[12][13] She has also been cast as the character Haruka Shima in the multimedia franchise Onsen Musume.[14] In 2019, she and two other voice actresses from Hokkaido, Miharu Hanai and Reia Hayasaka, started hosting a radio program on STV Radio.[3][15]

In 2020, she played the role of Elma in Interspecies Reviewers.

Filmography

Stage plays

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References

  1. @koyamamomoyo (June 19, 2020). "もう少し(?)で、フォロワーさんが60000人だ🥺🥺なったら何する?リプ返?他に何かある?兎にも角にもありがとう......🥺🥺小山百代。射手座、A型、155cm!新人声優です。歌ったり踊ったりもします。舞台に..." (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. Kobayashi, Wataru (July 13, 2017). "NTR: Netsuzou Trap Ending Theme for Episode 4–6 Decided". MANGA.TOKYO. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. Mateo, Alex (April 23, 2020). "Revue Starlight Voice Actress Momoyo Koyama Takes Hiatus After Vocal Cord Surgery". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. "Casting office Egg profile" (in Japanese). Casting office Egg.[permanent dead link]
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 30, 2017). "Bushiroad Reveals Revue Starlight Franchise With Stage Musical, TV Anime Projects" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 25, 2018). "C3 AFA Singapore Holds Revue Starlight Talk Event". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 31, 2018). "3 Revue Starlight Actresses Attend CharaExpo USA in California". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  8. "四万治佳 | 温泉むすめ公式サイト" (in Japanese). Enbound Inc. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  9. "<こぶたランデブー>" (in Japanese). Casting office Egg. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 24, 2018). "Shojo Kageki Revue Starlight Franchise Gets Smartphone Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. "100% Orange Juice - Teotoratta Character Trailer". YouTube. June 25, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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