| DJ OZMA | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nao Baba (馬場 直 Baba Nao) |
| Also known as | OZMA Show Ayanocozey Naomi Camellia Yazima |
| Born | April 26 |
| Genres | Pop, hip-hop |
| Years active | 2006 - |
| Labels | EMI Music Japan to Avex Group |
| Associated acts | Kishidan Yazima Beauty Salon |
| Website | www.dj-ozma.com |
DJ OZMA, born as Nao Baba (馬場 直 Baba Nao) on April 26 (year unknown) in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, and legally known as Sumitada Ozumano (尾妻野 純直 Ozumano Sumitada), is a Japanese pop singer and musical artist.[1] He first came to prominence in early 2006 and is notorious for his performance at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, during which his female dancers stripped themselves of their outer clothing on stage to reveal unitards painted to resemble the nude female body while wearing a patch resembling a mushroom which covered the genitals. The station had to later clarify, in light of complaints, that the dancers were clothed, despite their appearance. DJ OZMA also released a song named "Chō!" (超!), a cover of the song 가 (Go) by the late Korean pop singer U;Nee, and "One Night", a cover of the Korean song of the same name by DJ Doc.
DJ OZMA was also known for his performances as alter-egos in the bands Kishidan as Show Ayanocozey (綾小路 翔 Ayanokōji Shō) and in Yazima Beauty Salon as Naomi Camellia Yazima (ナオミ・キャメリア・矢島 Naomi Kyameria Yajima). While on tour for his third album in 2009, he announced that he would be retiring from performing as DJ OZMA. He continued to perform as part of Yazima Beauty Salon, listed as its producer and its main lyricist, and reunited with Kishidan.
When performing as DJ OZMA, he was backed up by Pancho (Kishidan's Hikaru Saotome) and Junichi "King" Yaoh (Binetsu Danji's Teruya Hoshikuzu). He also had a series of back up dancers which included MC Maji, MC Korea, Mamoru, Takuya, Hiroki, Mine, Choleste, Ayami, Chiharu, Miki, Mariko, and Yukko. The DJ OZMA persona was "retired" in December 2008, but was revived in late 2011 with the release of a new single.
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