| Margaret Lillian Adams (Magibon) | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1986 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Known for | Vlogging |
| Influenced by | Japanese pop music[1] |
| Internet information | |
| Web alias(es) | Magibon, MRirian, Magichan2007 |
| Web hosting service(s) | YouTube, EdgeSNS.com[2] |
| Signature phrase | Minasan konnichiwa Magi desu (皆さんこんにちはマギです Hello everyone, I'm Magi) |
| Website | |
| youtube.com/MRirian | |
Margaret Lillian Adams (better known by her stage name Magibon; born August 9, 1986) is an American Internet personality and YouTube celebrity on the video-sharing website YouTube.[1][3][4][5] Magibon is also a member of the YouTube Partner Program.[6]
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Magibon was born in Florida, but currently lives in Pennsylvania.[7] Prior to her fame on YouTube,[1][5] she learned to speak some Japanese phrases from watching Japanese television dramas, anime, and listening to Japanese music. She is not fluent in Japanese.[5][7]
As of the end of 2010, Magibon had uploaded nearly 100 videos onto her YouTube channel since July 2006. Almost all her videos are in the form of video blogs lasting under one minute,[4] with most of them just showing her smiling silently into the camera. In a few of her videos, Magibon speaks or sings in broken Japanese.[8] When asked whether she planned making the videos, she replied "I don't use scripts. There's no grand plan."[1]
Magibon is a fan of Morning Musume, especially of former-member Ai Kago, Ai Kago's nickname is Aibon, So, -bon on magibon was taken from Ai Kago
In her YouTube videos, Magibon introduces herself by saying "Minasan, Konnichiwa, Magibon desu." (Hello Everyone, I'm Magibon) after saying this, she remains quiet until the end of the video where she says "Bye bye".
In Japan, Magibon has drawn comparisons for extreme similarity with Leah Dizon.[9][10] In addition to appearing on a TBS Radio show in Japan,[11] Magibon has been featured in the Japanese Weekly Playboy magazine, appearing in the February 25, 2008,[12] April 14, 2008,[13] 12/19 May 2008[14] and November 10, 2008[15] issues.
In April 2008, Magibon was invited to be interviewed by the Japanese Internet TV company GyaO and flown to Japan to make her debut appearance on internet TV program Midtown TV in which she met her idol, Mari Yaguchi of Hello! Project.[5][8] A fan event was scheduled for April 12, 2008 by USEN (the owner of GyaO), but this was canceled due to security concerns following the receipt of a number of threatening emails.[11]
In October 2008, Magibon was invited to the 21st Tokyo International Film Festival, and appeared at the world premiere of the film Blue Symphony in Roppongi on October 22, 2008.[9] Magibon featured as a voice actor in the film.[10][16]
Magibon returned to Japan in November 2008, appearing at the "YouTube Live Tokyo" event at Studio Coast in Tokyo on November 23 alongside other YouTube personalities and musicians such as BoA and Kreva.[17][18]