Emi Sakura
After graduating from Nihon University's College of Art, Matsumoto embarked on a career as an actress, most notably working on the television series "Muscle Venus", forming an idol group with fellow cast members Hikaru Shida, Hina Kozuki, Ichiko Mayu, Sachiko Koga, Tomoyo Morihisa, Tsukasa Fujimoto, Yuki Ueda and Yuri Natsume. In 2008, the "Muscle Venus" group, excluding Kozuki and Natsume, was cast in a film titled "Three Count", set in the world of professional wrestling and also starring veteran professional wrestlers Emi Sakura, Kyoko Inoue and Yoshiko Tamura. As part of their roles, all members began training professional wrestling under Sakura.