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Angela Mei

Post by Ribitta » Jan 22nd, '22, 01:40

Angela Mei, birth name Yamamoto Yumi, is a Japanese model and actress managed by 01familia. Her mother is Filipino while her father is Japanese. Angela began her entertainment activities as a model. She won a Kanto's Regional High School Girl Grand Prix contest in 2014 and became famous through her modeling of the virgin-killing sweater, later making her gravure debut. Through her friendship with model Aya Kawasaki, Angela was signed into her current agency.
(Source: Kamen Rider Wikia)

Drama

2021 Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger - Shindai Reika / Kamen Rider Sabela (Ep. 20) (Guest Role)

2020 Kamen Rider Saber - Shindai Reika / Kamen Rider Sabela (Support Role)


Film

2021 Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki - Reika Shindai



Details

First Name: Yumi
Family Name: Yamamoto
Native name: アンジェラ 芽衣
Also Known as: 山本結巳, Yamamoto Mei, Angela Yumi
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: April 29, 1997
Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ange_la00/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angela_mei01/

Biography

Angela began her entertainment activities as a model, and became famous through her modeling of the virgin-killing sweater, later making her gravure debut. Through her friendship with (now retired) model Aya Kawasaki, Angela was signed into her current agency.

Personal life

-Angela is half Filipino through her mother. Her father is Japanese.
-Angela was a fan of Kamen Rider Den-O in elementary school. Her mother had watched Saber every week to support her daughter's role in the show.
-Angela is a fan of Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger, which had aired alongside Saber in 2021. Her favorite character is Magine as she was seen with Zenkai Magine's Sentai Gear and paper craft on her tweets. This is acknowledged towards the end of Episode 20 of Zenkaiger, where Reika uncharacteristically hugs Magine.

Notes

-Angela is the first Filipina actress to have a major role in Kamen Rider, though she isn't the first to be involved in the franchise as Beverly had previously performed music for media related to Kamen Rider Build. Maria Theresa Gow portrayed Neon Ulsland in Kamen Rider W, and Yu Takahashi played Yuri Aso in Kamen Rider Kiva. Furthermore, Tomomi Jiena Sumi had joined the Kamen Rider Girls during the run of Gaim, and transformed on-screen as Masako Suzuka in Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Gridon VS Kamen Rider Bravo, which premiered during the concurrent run of Saber.
-Angela is one of five actresses from her agency who had starred in a Tokusatsu production during the 2020-2021 season, with the others being Naomi Majima, Nashiko MomotsukiIcon-crosswiki.png Hikari KurokiIcon-crosswiki.png, and ToomiIcon-crosswiki.png. This is recognized by their agency who featured the five actresses in publications together.
-She celebrated her 24th birthday while filming for Saber's thirty-fourth episode.

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