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Nocchi

Nocchi Promoting Cling Cling (2014)

Nocchi is a member of Japanese electropop unit Perfume. She is the fourth member to join the group and replaced Kawayuka after the ex-member left the group and before the group officially debuted.

Profile

  • Stage Name: Nocchi (のっち), NOCCHi
  • Full name: Oomoto Ayano (大本彩乃)
  • Birthdate: September 20, 1988 (1988-09-20) (age 35)
  • Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 161cm
  • Favorite things: Music, Manga, Concert DVDs
  • Favorite foods and drinks: Kare, Green Tea, Milk Tea
  • Favorite sports: Soccer, Badminton
  • Favorite movie: One Piece
  • Favorite artists: Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Rip Slyme, Tokyo Jihen

Trivia

Nocchi (2001)
  • When she was in elementary school, in the second grade, Nocchi called out 10 boys and confessed her love to them one by one.
  • While attending Hiroshima's Actor School, Nocchi was placed in the advanced class for her vocal abilities while the other two members of Perfume were placed in the beginner's class.
  • Before joining Perfume, Nocchi was part of a group at Hiroshima's Actor School named Happy Baby. Back then she considered Perfume to be a rival.
  • In 2002 during Perfume's early years, Nocchi was a model for a Johnson & Johnson's teen product line in Japan.
  • Her special talent is being able to name all the essential amino acids. It is unknown why she is able to do this.
  • Another talent of hers is being able to spin a pen in her hand.