Richard Magarey(born 3 August 1983) is an Australian stuntman, professional wrestler, singer and online streamer, known for his beardedcrossdressingpersona namedLadybeard(Japanese:レディビアード).He is currently vocalist of the band Babybeard, formerly with the bandLadybabyandDeadlift Lolita.
Ladybeard | |
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 Magarey in his Ladybeard persona in 2016 | |
| Born | Richard Magarey 3 August 1983 Adelaide,South Australia,Australia |
| Alma mater | Flinders University |
| Ring name(s) | Ladybeard[1] Richard Burn[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Billed from | Adelaide,South Australia |
| Debut | 2009 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Kawaii metal |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | http://www.ladybeard.com/ |
Early career
editAccording to GirlsWalker, Magarey first started crossdressing when he was 14 years old using his sister's school uniform. Ever since then, cute outfits have been part of his eventual wrestling gimmick.[2]Margarey worked inSupréwhen he was 18.
Magarey graduated from theFlinders Universityof South Australia Drama Centre in 2004 with aBachelor of Creative Arts[3]before moving to Melbourne to train in Hong Kong-style martial arts and cinematic stunt work withPaul Andreovskiof theJackie Chan Stunt Team.[4]
Wrestling and acting career
editOriginally fromAdelaide,Magarey moved to Hong Kong in 2006 to kickstart his martial arts stunt career in films, later becoming a hit in Hong Kong as a cross-dressing pro wrestler. He held roles in twoMichael Gleissnermovies:Irreversi,shot in 2010 in Hong Kong (where Magarey was also thestand-infor lead actorIan Bohen), andDeep Gold,shot in 2011 in thePhilippines.He also starred as the main foreign villain inThe Fortune Buddies.In October 2013 he moved to Tokyo, Japan to attempt a similar career there. On January 1, 2015 Ladybeard released the DVD+CD "Ladybeard Justice Fight Ai To Yuki To Bikini To Hige To (ジャスティス・ファイト ~ ái と dũng khí とビキニと tì と)".[5]In 2017 Ladybeard was part of the Australian documentary "Big in Japan".[6]
In addition to his native English, Ladybeard has conversational levels of Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese and can understand some German.[7]
Championships and accomplishments
editMusic career
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Ladybeard's musical style is described asKawaiicore,aportmanteauofkawaii(Japanese for "cute" ) and the -core suffix associated withhardcore metalgenres.[10]His motto is "Sing, dance, destroy!".
Ladybaby
editIn 2015, he formed the band with singersRie KanekoandRei KuromiyacalledLadybaby.[11][12]On 4 July, the group released their first track and music video titled 'Nippon Manju' ('Japanese Bun', in English) which is a song that covers all the things they love about Japan.[citation needed]Released in July 2015, the music video went viral on YouTube, at one point gathering 1 million views in 2 days.[13]Their second single, released in Japan on 13 January 2016, debuted at number 15 in the dailyOriconcharts.[14]Ladybeard has since withdrawn from the group. The group re-branded itself, going by "The Idol Formerly Known as Ladybaby".[15]In 2018, the group returned to the original name after Rei left the group and three other girls joined. Ladybeard did however make a guest appearance on the EP "ホシノナイソラ -Starless_Sky-", providing additional growling vocals on the song "ビリビリマネー -Biri Biri Money-".
Deadlift Lolita
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On 28 February 2017, Ladybeard announced the formation of a new group, "Deadlift Lolita", with bodybuilding model and wrestlerReika Saiki.[16][17][18][19]They are joined by guitaristIsao Fujita,who also accompaniedBabymetal.Their first single "Six Pack Twins" was released on 31 March 2017.[10]
Solo and collaborations
editOn 1 January 2015 Ladybeard released the single CD bonus of the DVD "LadyBeard Justice Fight – Ai to Yuki to Bikini to Hige to -", with the single and four remixes of the song "Ladybeard Justice Fight".[20]On 20 January 2016 Ladybeard was featured in Shiori Tomita single "Valentine Kiss Cover", version of "Valentine Kiss",fromSayuri Kokushō.On 19 October 2016 Ladybeard released a collaboration single with PEE and Yuuka Furukawa, "Wanchan Aruchan".[21]On 28 October 2016 he released a collaboration single with the Chinese idol group ATF, "Ghost Script".[22]On 23 May 2018 he released a collaboration single with the drummer MURATA TAMU, "Super D & D ~Kanzen ni Lead Shite I My Me~", with "D zettai! Samurai in the rain" as b-side.[23]On 7 July 2020 he made screams in the single from Zakk Cash "Limit Break X Survivor (Dragon Ball Super Collaborative Cover)(feat. Amalee, Ladybeard, Samuel Cristea, Eric Emery, Julian Comeau, Mark Barela, Callgirl & Christian Grey "). All the proceeds from streams are going toAction Against Hunger,supporting victims of theAussie bushfires,and those most affected byCovid.
Babybeard
editOn April 12, 2021, Ladybeard announced the formation of a new group called Babybeard with singers Suzu and Kotomi. Their debut releases "Nippon Kara Konnichiwa" and "PIENIZER" began streaming on April 28, 2021.[24]"Nippon Kara Konnichiwa" reached the iTunes Store J-Pop Top Songs Top 2 in Australia on April 28, 2021 and Top 4 in the U.S. on April 29, 2021.[25]Songs for the group were written by Takashi Asano and Natsumi Tadano, the writers ofLadybaby's "Nippon Manju".[26]
Podcast
editIn 2022, he launched the podcast "Cat with Beard from JAPAN".[27]
See also
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References
edit- ^abc"Ladybeard".Cagematch.Retrieved4 August2017.
- ^"Thoại đề phí đằng trung ☆ヒゲ nữ trang レディビアードに bách る!".Girlswalker.com.11 August 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 19 August 2017.Retrieved17 November2016.
- ^"Cross-dressing wrestler no closet champion".3 January 2018.
- ^"Sitting Down with a Pro Cross-Dressing Idol Wrestler (ft. Ladybeard)".YouTube.
- ^"Ladybeard is in a movie called Justice Fight check out the trailer".UnitAsia.org.12 July 2015.Retrieved17 May2017.
- ^"Big in Japan Documentary: An Outrageous Diy Fame Journey".pozible.com. 28 October 2016.Retrieved17 May2017.
- ^"Sitting Down with a Pro Cross-Dressing Idol Wrestler (ft. Ladybeard)".Trash Taste.Retrieved17 April2021– via YouTube.
- ^ＬｉＬｉＣｏが sơ đại ＫＯ―Ｄ１０ nhân タッグ vương tọa đoạt thủ cổ gian ác らせ đầu げ kỹ phát xạ.Tokyo Sports(in Japanese). 20 August 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 20 August 2017.Retrieved20 August2017.
- ^Kreikenbohm, Philip."Union Pro Fly To Everywhere World Championship" Titles Database ".cagematch.net.
- ^abOrsini, Lauren."Japan's Only Crossdressing Death-Metal Vocalist Forms Bodybuilding Idol Group 'Deadlift Lolita'".Forbes.
- ^"Japan's Biggest Metal Band Features Two Underaged Girls and a Bearded, Cross-Dressing Singer".Vice.10 October 2015.Retrieved15 January2016.
- ^Iannella, Antimo (15 July 2015)."J-pop sensation LadyBeard, aka Adelaide's Richard Magarey, goes viral".The Advertiser.Adelaide.Retrieved23 January2016.
- ^"Интернет взорвал клип группы Ladybaby с бородатым солистом в платье:Буквально за два дня количество просмотров этого клипа увеличилось на миллион"(in Russian).Metro International.8 July 2015.Retrieved15 January2016.
- ^"オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2016 niên 01 nguyệt 12 nhật phó 11～20 vị".Oricon.Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2016.Retrieved15 January2016.
- ^"Ladybaby からレディビアード thoát thối, れい＆ lý giang は cải danh して tái thủy động".natalie.1 August 2016.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^"A Japanese Model for a Pro Wrestling League is Probably Buffer Than You Are".nextshark.com.27 January 2016.
- ^"Japan can't stop looking at modeling idol's big, beautiful...muscles! 【Photos】".26 January 2016.
- ^"Deadlift Lolita Official".
- ^"Ladybeard starts new group: Deadlift Lolita with Reika Saiki – Dokipress".28 February 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2017.Retrieved3 March2017.
- ^"Cổ mô シュレッダー – Ladybeard Justice Fight đặc điển âm lặc CD".discogs. 3 February 2015.Retrieved17 May2017.
- ^"わんちゃんズ(Ladybeard+ぺえ+ cổ xuyên ưu hương )".iTunes.com. 19 October 2016.Retrieved17 May2017.
- ^"Ghost Script – Single ATF & Ladybeard".iTunes.com. 28 October 2016.Retrieved17 May2017.
- ^"Super D&D – Kanzen ni Lead Shite I My Me – / D Zettai! SAMURAI in the Rain [CD+DVD]".cdjapan. 23 April 2018.Retrieved23 April2018.
- ^afaenia (15 April 2021)."Ladybeard returns with brand new unit" Babybeard "".JRock News.Retrieved16 April2021.
- ^"Babybeard".TuneCore Japan.Retrieved5 May2021.
- ^"Babybeard - Interview (2021)".UniJolt.22 April 2021.Retrieved5 May2021.
- ^"cat with beard from japan podcast".YouTube.