Zawachin
Kaori Ozawa (小澤 かおり, Ozawa Kaori, born August 16, 1992[1] in Ota, Gunma, Japan),[2] better known by her stage name Zawachin (ざわちん), is a Japanese idol, make-up artist and television personality[3] who was originally known for her impersonation of Tomomi Itano of AKB48.[4] She has 400,000 followers on her official blog.[5]
Zawachin さわちん | |
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Born | Kaori Ozawa (小澤 かおり) August 16, 1992 Ōta, Gunma, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Idol, television personality |
Years active | 2011–present |
Website | www |
However, she has been highly criticized by public on all social media forums owing to her unethical remarks and questionable acts.[6] On 18 September 2017, Zawachin posted four images of mesmerizing views of Tokyo DisneySea on her blog with a comment. Shortly, it became clear that the images were simply taken from a Twitter post done by an amateur photographer.[7] The comment posted on her blog was also exactly the same with the photographer's original comment. Moreover, Zawachin erased the copyright information of the photographer that was put on one of the images.[8]
Background
Ozawa was born to a Filipino mother and Japanese father.[9][10][11] Zawachin became popular for her monomane meiku (imitation make-up) by using her own face and transform into different celebrities and famous artists. She's known for her signature pink mask (a must have item when doing a monomane make-up). She then released her own book called “Zawachin Make Magic”. She released her debut single ‘Mada Minu Sekai’ (“Yet Unseen World”).
References
- "Profile" (in Japanese). Zawachin website.
- "Ameblo Blog" (in Japanese). Ameblo.
- "Ameba Profile" (in Japanese). Ameba.
- "AKB48板野そっくりタレントも"卒業"へ…偶然の一致にびっくり". Cinema Today. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- 小澤かおりさん (in Japanese). Tokyo Skin and Plastic Surgery Clinic Website. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- "ざわちん、また一般人撮影画像をパクリ転載し炎上 過去に無断転載を注意され弁明も|ニフティニュース". ニフティニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ">ざわちん 無断転載パクリで炎上|BIGLOBEニュース". BIGLOBEニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "【炎上】ざわちんがディズニーシーの話題画像を無断転載! アカウント名も加工で消した疑惑 余罪多数 - NAVER まとめ". NAVER まとめ. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "Zawa Chin Blog" (in Japanese). Ameblo. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- "Zawa Chin Blog" (in Japanese). Ameblo. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- "One Direction's Surprise(English ver.)". 12 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2017.