Ladybeard
| Ladybeard | |
|---|---|
 Wrestler Rick Magarey in his Ladybeard persona | |
| Birth name | Richard Magarey |
| Born |
3 August 1983 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Website | http://www.ladybeard.com/ |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed from | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Debut | 2009 |
Richard Magarey is an Australian stunt actor, and under his bearded crossdressing persona named Ladybeard is also a professional wrestler and metal vocalist, formerly with the band Ladybaby.
Starting out
According to GirlsWalker, Magarey first started crossdressing when he was 14 years old using his sister’s school uniform. Ever since then, cute outfits have been part of his eventual wrestling gimmick.[1]
Wrestling and acting career
Richard Magarey, originally from Adelaide, moved to China in 2006 to kickstart his martial arts stunt career in films, later becoming a hit in Hong Kong as a cross-dressing pro wrestler.[2][3] He held roles in two Michael Gleissner movies: Irreversi, shot in 2010 in Hong Kong (where Magarey was also the stand-in for lead actor Ian Bohen), and Deep Gold, shot in 2011 in the Philippines. In October 2013 he moved to Tokyo in Japan to attempt a similar career there.[3]
Music career
He later formed the band with singers Rie Kaneko and Rei Kuromiya called Ladybaby.[4][5] On July 4, the group released their first track and music video titled 'Nippon Manju' ('Japanese Bun', in English) which is a song that covers all the things they love about Japan.[3][6]Released in July 2015, the music video went viral on YouTube, at one point gathering 1 million views in 2 days.[7] Ladybeard has dubbed the band as 'Kawaiicore'.[3]
Their second single, released in Japan on 13 January 2016, debuted at number 15 in the daily Oricon charts.[8]
Ladybeard has since withdrawn from the group. As of August 1, 2016, the group re branded itself, now going by "The Idol Formerly Known as LADYBABY".[9]
Championships and accomplishments
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Union Pro Wrestling
- Union Pro Fly To Everywhere World Championship[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "話題沸騰中☆ヒゲ女装レディビアードに迫る！". Girlswalker.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Meet Ladybeard, the Bearded Crossdressing Australian Man Taking Japan by Storm". Oddity Central. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Carney, Josh (16 July 2015). "Sing, dance, DESTROY!!! Meet the Aussie wrestler named Ladybeard who is taking Japan (and the Internet) by storm by dressing in pigtails, polka-dot miniskirts and knee-high socks to sing death-metal versions of pop songs". Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Japan's Biggest Metal Band Features Two Underaged Girls and a Bearded, Cross-Dressing Singer". Vice. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Iannella, Antimo (15 July 2015). "J-pop sensation LadyBeard, aka Adelaide's Richard Magarey, goes viral". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Japan's Hairiest Metal Entertainer Invites You To 'Enjoy And Taste Many Japanese Products'". Forbes. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Интернет взорвал клип группы Ladybaby с бородатым солистом в платье: Буквально за два дня количество просмотров этого клипа увеличилось на миллион" (in Russian). Metro International. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2016年01月12日付 11～20位". Oricon. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "LADYBABYからレディビアード脱退、れい＆理江は改名して再始動". natalie. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Union Pro Fly To Everywhere World Championship " Titles Database". cagematch.net.