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Naomi Watanabe

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Japanese actress and comedian

Naomi Watanabe
渡辺 直美
Naomi Watanabe in 2010
Born
Naomi Watanabe

(1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (age 37)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, fashion designer
Years active2007 (2007)–present
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Musical artist

Naomi Watanabe (渡辺 直美,Watanabe Naomi, born 23 October 1987) is a Japanese comedian, actress, and fashion designer. She rose to fame in 2008 for her imitation ofBeyoncé, after which she was given the title "the Japanese Beyoncé".[1][2][3]

Career

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Watanabe doesimpersonations of popular artists inJapanese culture, among which her imitation of Beyoncé singing "Dreamgirls" and "Crazy in Love" quickly became popular. She has also launched her own fashion line calledPunyus (loosely translated to "chubby" in English), and played the role of Mabel in the musicalFame and Tracy Turnblad in the musicalHairspray. HerInstagram account has 9.9 million followers as of 23 February 2023.[4]

Guest appearances

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Watanabe was seen as a guest in the 2013 anime movieCrayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!.[5] In 2016, shevoiced the character ofAshima in the Japanese language dub of theThomas & Friends filmThe Great Race.[6] In 2019, she was featured inQueer Eye: We're in Japan!, Season 1, Episode 3, "The Ideal Woman".[7]

In March 2021 she announced her intention to move from Japan to theUnited States the next month.[8] She has appeared inUs Weekly magazine.[9]

Personal life

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Watanabe was born inTaipei to a Japanese father and a Taiwanese mother and raised inIbaraki.[10] She is of Japanese andTaiwanese descent.[11][12]

Awards

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In December 2024, Naomi Watanabe was included on theBBC's100 Women list.[13]

Discography

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Singles

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As a featured artist

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TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
JPN Hot 100[A]
"Kira Kira (キラキラ)"

(Ai featuring Naomi Watanabe)

201719Wa to Yo
"Kiss Me More"[15]

(Doja Cat featuring Naomi Watanabe)

2022—Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart.

Filmography

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Variety shows

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YearTitleNetworkNotesRef(s)
2010–14Waratte Iitomo!Fuji TV
2011Saturday Night Live JapanFuji TV
2023Takeshi's Castle (2023)

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2012Tug of War!
2013R100
2018Sunny: Our Hearts Beat TogetherUme
2020The Untold Tale of the Three KingdomsDiaochan[16]
The Promised NeverlandKrone[17]

Television drama

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2011Deka Wanko
Yūsha Yoshihiko
2014A Time of Love
2016The Hiddens
2019Queer EyeGuest
2020Followers
2025OmusubiAkipiAsadora[18]

Animation

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YearTitleRoleTypeNotesRef(s)
2007Sazae-sanTV
2013Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!Film
2015Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from ItalyFilm
2020Doraemon: Nobita's New DinosaurNatalieFilm[19]
2021Sailor Moon EternalZirconia2-Part film,
Season 4 ofSailor Moon Crystal		[20]
2022Deemo: Memorial KeysSachetFilm[21]

Japanese dub

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Live-action
YearTitleRoleVoice dub forNotesRef(s)
2015Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombTillyRebel Wilson[22]
2015PixelsSerena Williams[23]
2016GhostbustersDr. Abigail L. "Abby" YatesMelissa McCarthy[24]
2018I Feel PrettyRenee BennettAmy Schumer
2022Ghostbusters: AfterlifeGozer / Mini Marshmallow Man[25]
Animation
YearTitleRoleVoice dub forNotesRef(s)
2016Thomas & Friends: The Great RaceAshimaTina Desai
2017CocoFrida KahloNatalia Cordova-Buckley[26]
2022Minions: The Rise of GruMaster ChowMichelle Yeoh[27]

Notes

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  1. ^Sources for chart positions:

References

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  1. ^"和製ビヨンセ・渡辺直美、美空ひばりさんのモノマネ初披露".Oricon (in Japanese). 23 August 2008. Retrieved12 March 2010.
  2. ^"和製ビヨンセ・渡辺直美が激白？「椎名桔平に口説かれたら芸人辞めます！」".Cinema Today (in Japanese). 2 May 2008. Retrieved12 March 2010.
  3. ^Hou, Kathleen (August 2019)."Make Some Room For Naomi Watanabe The unstoppable Japanese comedian is coming for America and the world". The Cut. Retrieved2 August 2019.
  4. ^Inagaki, Kana (18 April 2018)."Comedian Naomi Watanabe on luxury, loneliness and being plus-size in Japan".Financial Times.
  5. ^"Archived copy". Archived fromthe original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved15 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^"映画 きかんしゃトーマス「走れ！世界のなかまたち THE GREAT RACE」" (in Japanese). Archived fromthe original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved15 December 2016.
  7. ^"Queer Eye: We're in Japan! | Netflix Official Site".www.netflix.com. Retrieved7 November 2019.
  8. ^Baseel, Casey (3 March 2021)."Naomi Watanabe moving to U.S.; switching base of operations to outside Japan".Japan Today. Retrieved22 March 2021.
  9. ^Us Weekly, 13 December 2021, p. 46.
  10. ^Inagaki, Kana (18 April 2018)."Comedian Naomi Watanabe on luxury, loneliness and being plus-size in Japan".Financial Times.
  11. ^Hou, Kathleen (1 August 2019)."Make Some Room For Naomi Watanabe".The Cut. Retrieved1 August 2019.
  12. ^"渡辺直美は8.5kg減 「肉食ダイエット」がいいかも".Ameba News (in Japanese). 25 November 2009. Archived fromthe original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved10 March 2010.
  13. ^"BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the list this year?". BBC. 3 December 2024. Retrieved3 December 2024.
  14. ^"Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2017/08/09".
  15. ^"渡辺直美がラップで全世界デビュー、ドージャ・キャット楽曲に参加 | CINRA".www.cinra.net (in Japanese). Retrieved22 July 2022.
  16. ^"『新解釈・三國志』"自称イケメン将軍"岩田剛典＆"絶世の美女"渡辺直美が参戦".Crank-in!. Retrieved3 August 2020.
  17. ^"Live-Action The Promised Neverland Film Casts Keiko Kitagawa, Naomi Watanabe".Anime News Network. Retrieved9 November 2021.
  18. ^"渡辺直美が朝ドラ「おむすび」出演、歩を元気づけるパワフルギャル・アキピー役".Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved10 January 2025.
  19. ^"Naomi Watanabe Cast in 2020 Doraemon Anime Film".Anime News Network. 29 January 2020. Retrieved10 March 2022.
  20. ^"劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal」 ジルコニアのキャストが発表！".Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). 10 September 2020. Retrieved10 September 2020.
  21. ^"DEEMO Memorial Keys Anime Film Reveals February 25 Debut, 5 More Cast Members".Anime News Network. 21 October 2021. Retrieved21 October 2021.
  22. ^"ナイト ミュージアム／エジプト王の秘密".Fukikaeru. Retrieved1 December 2021.
  23. ^"マイアミ・ギャングスター".Sony Pictures. Retrieved30 December 2021.
  24. ^"ゴーストバスターズ".Fukikaeru. Retrieved5 June 2021.
  25. ^"ゴーストバスターズ／アフターライフ －日本語吹き替え版".Fukikaeru. Retrieved4 February 2022.
  26. ^"リメンバー・ミー". 16 March 2018. Retrieved11 February 2021.
  27. ^"ミニオンズ フィーバー －日本語吹き替え版".Fukikaeru. Retrieved29 June 2022.

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