Iori (伊織もえ) was born on January 24, 1993. She was originally just a Cosplayer active in the Kanto region of Japan, but became even more popular because of the cosmopolitan "Dead or Alive" series heroine Kasumi at the Comic Con.
As a well-known Cosplayer, Iori Meng can be said to be a full-fledged two-dimensional cute sister, sweet and cute and cute and looks plus a little girl-like smile, as well as a super material body, this big killer, anyone who sees it will feel excited. Her sense of lens is also very good, and her level of interpretation is also very good, and she can control various styles of COS objects.
This is due to the fact that she has loved anime and games since she was a child, so the character personality and expressions in anime or games also have their own unique insights, and COS is more handy.
As an otaku, Iorimon knows what the otaku family wants to see the most, and she also knows her unique advantages, so she carries this forward in various roles at COS, and naturally it is sought after by many fans.
But can you imagine that such a super Cosplayer who knows the heart of the otaku was once a timid and shy introvert.
Iori was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to an older brother and a younger brother in addition to his parents. As a child, she didn't like to socialize, preferring relatively quiet things like sewing, flower and tea ceremonies, and she didn't like to talk much, only communicating with a handful of friends.
However, her parents are people who like otaku culture, especially her father is a die-hard fan of Nintendo handhelds; the home is also close to Disneyland, and under the influence of these environments, Iori gradually joined the otaku army.
One day, her parents took her to the Comicket Doujinshi Instant Sale, where she met many Cosplayers, and from then on, she had the idea that "as long as she becomes a Cosplayer, she can say all kinds of things to all kinds of people."
With the encouragement of her parents, the good-looking Iorimon tried to play Cosplay, and her personality really became cheerful, the initial Cosplay costumes were purchased by her parents, then made by herself, and sometimes even stayed up all night, but the trend of interest made her persist.
Before her debut, Iori worked as a front desk lady in an ordinary clinic. However, she soon grew tired of the job and actively engaged in cosplay and photo careers. Although it felt a little strange at first to be surrounded by cameras, she quickly adapted to the feeling.
Iori's first COS role was Minami Bird in Love Live!, and she got out of control. She has a unique view of COS, she believes that a two-dimensional character to go to the three-dimensional world, visually will be greatly reduced, so in addition to working the appearance, the understanding of the character's personality is also essential.
Her understanding of beauty is very direct, that is, "big". She also said that if you want to be a cool sister, you must know how to be open.
This Coke spoiled many otaku, and Iorimon slowly became their goddess. After that, she entered the photo world and naturally harvested a large wave of fans. Her fame has even gone beyond Japan, with more than 2 million social media followers and being called "the most powerful Cosplayer in the world."
Iori's popularity naturally crossed the ocean to China, and in April 2015, she signed up for Weibo and said that she was trying to learn Chinese when her fans reached 100,000.
The mischievous Chinese otaku did not give up the opportunity to tease her, and the Chinese taught her were strange words. Of course, this embarrassed her, but she quickly adapted to this environment, and the speed of the car was able to go straight up mt. Akina.
But the speed is too fast and easy to overturn, and Iorimon's Weibo was blocked in September 2017. However, with the strong support of netizens, she re-registered an account to restart, but the speed of the car slowed down a lot at this time.
In fact, Iori came to China from the Internet, in addition to opening up a new journey to gain fans, but also to strengthen the exchange of experience of Cosplay. She admits that she has learned a lot from Cosplayer in China, especially in makeup, because there is no dedicated Cosplay makeup artist in Japan.
As a super popular Cosplayer, Iori's success is no accident. In addition to the unique physical advantages and environmental influence, it is also inseparable from their own efforts.
She attended two specialized schools and applied for a student loan herself in order not to add to the trouble for her family. After cosplay, she used the money she earned to pay off her loans — a template for a truly good otaku.
Her hobbies have also become an important factor in success. It can be seen that Iorimon really likes anime and games, console games, mobile games, and terminal games are all involved, and his favorite is FPS games. This has broadened her COS field, and also allowed her to get a lot of pre-game live broadcast work, and there are more products to find her endorsement, and the audience is naturally wider and wider.
After becoming famous, Iori still did not forget to learn. She communicates with Cosplayers from all over the world, constantly improving and upgrading her makeup technology and performance forms, so that she has always been able to stay at the forefront of Cosplay and maintain her popularity.
Although some people commented that she cos everyone wants Iorimon, it is impossible to deny her strength, and even believes that this expressiveness is the highest state of Cosplay. Although some people criticize her large scale, it cannot be denied that she was indeed able to attract the hearts of the otaku family for the first time.
Iori can be the little sister next door or a mature woman. It's hard to know which is the truest side of her, and maybe every look is the truest side of her. I hope Iorimon can "keep it cute".
In the 2020 and 2021 Japan's most popular Cosplayer selections, Iori lost to the popular Enako and ranked second. But I prefer the cute Miss Iorimon, what do you friends think?
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