Mew Azama

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Mew Azama

Birthdate:	December 26, 1986 (1986-12-26) (age 21)
Birth location:	Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Measurements:	80-58-83
Height:	169 cm
Eye color:	Dark Brown
Hair color:	Black
Skin color:	White
Blood Group:	B
Alias(es):	Mew
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Mew Azama at IMDb

Mew Azama (安座間美優, Azama Myū^?), born December 26, 1986 in Hiroshima Prefecture and grew up in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese model and actress.

She became 'Miss SEVENTEEN' in October,2002 and was an exclusive model for SEVENTEEN magazine (Shueisha).

Her first internationally-noticed role was as the amazonian Sailor Senshi of courage and thunder, Sailor Jupiter in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

In October, 2006, She shone to the crown of the 38th 'non-no model grand prix' from among 5000 applicants.

From December 2006 to December 2007, she was as an exclusive model of non-no magazine (Shueisha). After a year at non-no, she has moved to another mainstream fashion magazine, CanCam.

[edit] Biography

In 1990s, She learned how to act, dance, and sing at Okinawa Actor's School, and took an active part as a member of 'B.B.WAVES'.
In October, 2002, She was elected the 21th 'Miss SEVENTEEN'. After that, she took an active part as an exclusive model of fashion magazine 'SEVENTEEN' until the sale title on November 15, 2006.
In October, 2003, She performed to the TV drama 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon' as Sailor Jupiter.
In October, 2006, She acquired the crown of the 38th 'non-no model grand prix', and she started operations as an exclusive model of fashion magazine 'non-no'.
On March 3, 2007, She performed to the 4th 'Tokyo girls collection 2007 Spring/Summer' as one of the top 70 models in Japan.
On April 24, 2007, She became 'JTA (Japan Trans Ocean Air) image girl in 2007'.
Since April, 2007, She has been performing to the information television program for women 'Omo-San' . (The broadcasting station is TV Asahi. )

[edit] Trivia

Azama, who portrays Sailor Jupiter in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is thought of by her co-stars as highly girlish and demure, the opposite of her forthright and tomboyish character.
Azama signs her name "Mew" using Roman characters. She explains it in her profile: "美優 is read Myu-. I was named from Koizumi Kyoko's famous song 'MEW of dawn'. So, the inscription is MEW"