Moe Oshikiri

Moe Oshikiri
Born	December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29) (age 31) Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Years active	2001-present
Height	5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Measurements	35C-21-35 (US)
Weight	99lb.(45kg)
Agency	Pearl Co.,Ltd.

Moe Oshikiri (押切もえ, Oshikiri Moe^?, born December 29, 1979 in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese model best known her work with fashion magazine AneCan and its sister magazine CanCam which Oshikiri was a former top model for. She is also a designer, starting her own Kimono line branded under her name, as well as a hosiery line with CanCam model Yuri Ebihara called f*ing motesto.

Biography

Oshikiri graduated from a public school in Matsudo, Chiba. She went to Showa Daiichi high school, however she dropped out. After that, she re-entered Ichikawa-Nishi public high school located in Ichikawa, Chiba, as a repeat student, and has graduated. While a high school student, dokusha models (literally, reader models, are amateur models) were not yet popular in Japanese fashion magazines. However, she actively appeared in Popteen magazine during that time, she has started her modeling career. Afterwards, she became a star dokusha model for Egg magazine, and Popteen. At that time, she was a charismatic model for high school girls. Still, after graduating from Popteen she tried to change her image and began modeling for ViVi magazine. Though, the new image did not resonate with fans and she left the magazine. After her failed attempt to change her image, she signed up with CanCam magazine, in order to be a feminine model in 2001. After spending 6 years with CanCam and gaining a solid reputation, she became a star model for AneCan, a spin-off magazine of CanCam targeted at women in their mid 20s to late 20s.

Personal life

• Her parents divorced when she was in junior high school.
• Her boyfriend died when she was a high school student.
• In 2003, she participated in the Honolulu Marathon as a runner. She finished 1130th in the female division and the time was 4H32M17S.
• In 2004, she again participated in Honolulu Marathon as an escort runner for a blind runner.
• She was seriously injured in Hawaii in February 2005.
• In February 2006, she was taken a photo when she received high-grade wine from an actor, Junichi Ishida. However, though the difference in age (Oshikiri was 26 and Ishida was 50), the incident was not a big deal.
• On September 22, 2006, when Oshikiri acted as a campaigner for an event of Dunhill in Omotesando Hills, she commented about a rumor on the web in which she was dating with a baseball player named Nagisa Arakaki who plays in Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks that she did not date with him and was wondering where such a groundless rumor came from.
• Her hair style rolling inward perm has been thought up by her, and it is sometimes called "Oshikiri Rolling" or Oshikiri-maki. This is a popular hairstyle for young working females.
• She likes to read books. She often reads three books a week, and her favorite author is Osamu Dazai, especially his novel "Tsugaru".
• She revealed on TV that her first kiss came at 16.
• When she appeared on a TV show, Eigo de Shabera Night, she said that her favorite performer was Ai (singer). She also likes Mika Nakashima and Namie Amuro. Plus, she enjoys comedies. She said that her favorite comedians are the stand-up comedy unit named Jicho Kacho and stand-up comedian Moody Katsuyama.

Career

Dramas

• Koi no Chikara (恋ノチカラ):1/10/2002 - 3/21 on Fuji television. she appeared in the first episode as a friend of main character.
• Damens Walker (だめんず・うぉ～か～):10/2006 on TV Asahi She appeared in he first episode as a cameo actress.

Variety Shows

• Eigo de Shabera Night (英語でしゃべらナイト):4/2007 - on NHK
• Omo san (オモ☆さん):4/2007 - on TV Asahi
• Toko Natsu Girl (常夏ガール):10/2003 - 3/2004 on TV Tokyo
• Moe Tabi (もえたび):9/2006 - 32007 on BS-i
• Super Bingo Night (スーパービンゴナイト):4/3/2007 on TBS. She was a MC with a comedian Keisuke Okada.
• Hiroshima SeeSaw (広島SeeSaw):5/5/2004 on Hiroshima Home TV. She was a guest.
• Mezamashi TV (めざましテレビ):3/5/2007 - 3/7/2007 on Fuji TV. She was a guest.
• Sta Men (タ☆メン):9/2005 - 3/2007 on Fuji TV. She was an occasional guest commenter
• World Basketball 2006(2006世界バスケ):2006 on TBS. She was a guest supporter.
• Ningen Korede Iinoda (人間!これでいいのだ):8/2006 - 2/2007 on TBS.
• F-1 Grand Prix in Japan 2006 (2006F1日本グランプリ):2006 on Fuji TV. She was a special supporter.
• 48th Japan Record Awards (第48回輝く!日本レコード大賞):12/30/2006 on TBS. She was a MC.
• Science Mystery (サイエンスミステリー それは運命か奇跡か!?～DNAが解き明かす人間の真実と愛～):2/17/2007 on Fuji TV. She was a MC.

Advertisements

• Sony Ericsson SO702i」、SO703i
• Asahi Beer
• Mandom
• Este La Parler
• Serux Lover Wedding VIVACIOUS
• H.I.S.
• Johnson and Johnson（2007年）
• lucido-L

Radios

• Oshikiri Moe no Moe Razi(押切もえのもえラジ):4/2005 - 3/2006 on NACK5

Fashion Shows

• Tokyo Girls Collection S/S 2007
• Tokyo Girls Collection A/W 2006
• Tokyo Girls Collection S/S 2006
• Tokyo Girls Collection A/W 2005

Web

• Girls-walker
• Fashion-walker

Magazines

• Egg
• Popteen
• ViVi
• CanCam
• AneCan

DVDs

• DOL BEAMS 2001 Vol.2 WAVEX - Emerald Color Of The Sea:7/25/2001 from BMG JAPAN
• Fight Girls (ファイト☆ガールズ):11/21/2003 from Geneon Entertainment
• Ai yue no Kodoku - the world of Osamu Dazai - (愛ゆえの孤独 ~太宰治の世界~ 押切もえ 辿る斜陽の時):11/3/2006 from Universal Music

Brands

• Kimonos "Moe Oshikiri":11/2004-
• Watches "WIRDE f.": 12/2005
• Hosiery "f-ing MOTESTO" 2/2007

External links

• Moe Oshikiri official blog (Japanese)

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Name	Oshikiri, Moe
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Date of birth	December 29, 1979
Place of birth	Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
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