ANRI

Promoting Friends Are For (October 2023)

**Ogasawara Anri** (小笠原杏里), better known by her stage name **ANRI**, is a Japanese singer and performer. She is a member of MOONCHILD.

She passed the *iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~* audition in the girls division as one of seven winners in 2022 and was selected as one of the members of MOONCHILD.

## Biography

Ogasawara Anri was born on November 3, 2005 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

In 2016, she took part in the Kira Entertainment Challenge Contest (KIRA CHALLE) sponsored by avex and received the Photogenic Award.

From 2021 to 2022, she participated in the girls division of the audition *iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~* and was chosen as one of 7 winners, securing her spot and debut as a member of a future girl group.

On May 3, 2023, ANRI made her major debut as a member of MOONCHILD with the release of the group's first EP *DELICIOUS POISON*.

## Trivia

* Hobbies: Reading, visiting museums, listening to classical music
* Special skills: Ballet, piano, calligraphy, drawing
* Artists influenced by: Billie Eilish, BTS
* Favorite fashion: Vintage clothes, bright clothes in primary colors
* Described as very elegant, cute, beautiful and fragile.
* According to herself, she is like a grandmother, from her tastes to her thought process. She likes to spend her time in nature and enjoy good weather.
* Has been helped by music in times of sadness and pain since she was a child, and has always wanted to be an artist who can encourage someone through her voice or dance performance, help them through their sadness and provide emotional support.
* In order not to forget that feeling of gratitude, she writes down five things she is thankful for each day in a notebook before going to bed. "*When I think back to the things that made me happy or made me feel good, I can sleep in a good mood.*"
* Is grateful for the people around her, and her family comes to see her once a week even though she lives away from her parents.
* Her favorite food is natto kimchi rice, and her favorite sweet is yokan.
* Before the final judging of the *iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~*, she cut her long hair into a bob hairstyle, which was a suggestion from the visual director of the division (Yamanaka Sara).
* An piece of advice from ØMI that stuck with her is that "the important thing is not to be number one, but to be the only one" since artists are often compared to each other. "*If each one of us creates a different path, we can always be in the lead, so instead of following the same path as others, we should only to follow our own path and continue to be number one in our own genre.*"
* For stage outfits, she likes a "beautiful, fluffy tutu costume like a dress" since she admires princesses.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.yoshikanenaoya.net/blank
2. ↑ https://www.ldh.co.jp/news/detail.php?lang=eng&site=LDH&newsid=0000040065
3. ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/495066
4. ↑ https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/entertainment/entry/2022/026705\_2.html
5. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3373070
6. ↑ https://realsound.jp/2022/09/post-1138184.html
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://gingerweb.jp/timeless/person/article/20230605-moonchild-2
8. ↑ https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/entertainment/entry/2022/026737.html
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://id.exfamily.jp/s/ldh/diary/detail/874?
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.ellegirl.jp/fashion/column/a43733361/moonchild-2023/
11. ↑ https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/entertainment/entry/2022/026742\_2.html