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Happy Halloween?

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 6:08PM / Standard Entry

Most likely attending AnD party
Cross your fingers

Anyways, how are you all?

Updates.

MC at the Geneva IT Telecom in Switzerland: (Oct 2nd-12th)

cheese fondue and wine

MC for the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Ise: (Sep 6th to 13th)

The Ise Grand Shrines:
the most beautiful, spirited, powerful Shrine in Japan. it's where the energy source of life dwells and your body feels purified...
make a trip there and you'd understand what I mean.

Toba Aquarium (next to Ise)

Beyonce concert was exciting and still in a dream.

Otherwise keeping my spirits up while the air gets colder.

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Summer 09

Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 1:06PM / Standard Entry

Vacated from your city this summer?

No vacation for moi.
Working during people's holiday season has been my routine for the past 8yrs.

Since the Roppongi Hills complex opened 7yrs ago, I've been MC-ing for the arena events.

Last couple of weeks were Carribbean Festa and Bondance festival.

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Costume play karaoke

Thursday, Jun 18, 2009 10:02PM / Standard Entry

It's been awhile!!!
How are you guys?

I've been great!
Same old, same old; talking on the radio, MC-ing, singing karaoke, turning into a mini-skirt police once in awhile............????

Introducing a member's only karaoke in Nishi-Azabu called J&H.
They have a room full of costumes.

Only in Tokyo...

I wouldn't usually do it, but my friends know how to convince me...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

hahaha!!

check out all these outfits

after all we all had a lotta fun as you can see...

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Tsukiji experience

Sunday, May 3, 2009 7:12PM / Standard Entry

Have been to Tsukiji to have 5am breakfast, but this was my first time to experience the auction!

Not a lot of Japanese experience it, and I truly thought we all should once in our lifetime;)

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save the date: April 10th

Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 6:05PM / Standard Entry

Mai's live at the R's court Shinjuku.

I will be singing!!! Finally my singing career is kicking off.

would LOVE it if you guys can make it!

Details soon!

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Mai Shoji

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Whether it’s J-WAVE, Lawson or Roppongi Hills, the next voice you hear may belong to Mai Shoji...
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Whether it’s J-WAVE, Lawson or Roppongi Hills, the next voice you hear may belong to Mai Shoji

When you meet Mai Shoji, the first thing you notice, besides her down-to-earth charm, is that her voice sounds familiar. Anyone who tunes in regularly to radio station J-WAVE’s Entertainment Express segment each weeknight from 8:30pm will certainly recognize the cultured voice that has endeared Shoji to listeners, including the occasional taxi driver.

The bilingual Shoji has an impressive list of career achievements. Ask her for a business card and you’re likely to get half a dozen. Having studied at TV Asahi Announcer’s School and Tokyo Announcer’s Academy, she serves as the exclusive MC at Roppongi Hills Arena events; she is the voice for Lawson CS Hot Station and does Nagoya Radio-I Road to Tomorrow each week. She has been in demand at numerous events over the past few years, including as stadium announcer at the 2002 World Cup. On top of all that, the stylish Shoji has modeled in ads for Max Factor and Sony Dream World; she sings with R&B group Prince Squad and Diva Rose (she’s Diva Rose), and is a licensed beauty consultant for Shiseido. She even finds time to do admin work at her mother’s drugstore in the Asakusa View Hotel.

Born in Tokyo, Shoji received an international education at Aoba, Nishimachi and the American School in Japan. She recalls being attracted to show business early on. “I started singing seriously when I was 13,” she says. After high school, her interest shifted to mass communications; she studied it at Temple University in Philadelphia. Her year there was an “eye-opening experience,” she recalls. Entertainment Express, which Shoji has been doing since April, occupies most of her time. “I report on Hollywood gossip, concerts and movie info. I interview lots of artists, both Japanese and Hollywood stars. It’s a real challenge because I only get about 10 minutes with them,” she says. Of the celebrities she has interviewed so far, Shoji has no hesitation in nominating Johnny Depp as her favorite. “Meeting him was like a dream come true. Morgan Freeman was great, too. He has an aura and such confidence in himself that you can feel as soon as he walks into the room. Cameron Diaz was a ball. Her eyes were so transparent and captivating.”

Each week is different for Shoji, with requests coming in for MC and narration work (she jokes that some months “I eat well, others it’s fast food”). Her music is on the move, too. “We’re working with a record label at the moment.” Her next goal is to be a professional interpreter (she is studying at Simul) and perhaps start her own business. “I read magazines and translate in my head and whenever I watch news on TV, I try to retain whatever I hear,” she says of her training.

Shoji’s beauty counseling, which she does at her mother’s store, is another passion. “The cosmetic industry is always changing its ‘in’ products, so I have to keep pace with what is cutting edge,” she says. “I advise girls on skin care, make-up and how to be stress-free, which is directly related to skin problems. Sleeping habits, work hours, how often they go outside, how much they drink, whether they eat sweets—these are all important.” Sho ji credits her parents (her father is a well-known lyricist and her mother a pharmacist) for much of her success. “I am very proud of them,” she says. “They invested quite a lot in me and I want to return something to them.”

By Chris Betros
http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/617/faces.asp

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