Marie Morimoto

Marie Morimoto is the kind of idol who sneaks up on you — born in 2004, barely out of her teens when she joined Hinatazaka46 as a third-generation member, and already carrying herself like she belongs there. Her nickname "Rope-chan" came from the braids she wore on her very first livestream, which is honestly the most endearing origin story you could ask for. She got picked for the main track on Hinatazaka46's first studio album pretty early on, which tells you the group already trusted her with something real. Off stage she's apparently the type who watches travel videos for fun and has a genuine thing for beef tongue, which somehow makes her more likeable. Her catchphrase — "more, more, Morimoto, more happiness" — is a lot, but she seems to actually mean it.

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Marie Morimoto (森本茉莉) is a Japanese idol born on February 23, 2004, in Tokyo, Japan. She is a member of the idol group Hinatazaka46. She stands 161 cm tall. Most personal details remain private.

Name (English)

Marie Morimoto

Name (Japanese)

森本茉莉

Reading

もりもと まりぃ

Born

February 23, 2004 (age 22)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

161cm

Occupation

Idol

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Blood type

A

Agency

Seed & Flower

Active years

2020 -

Debut

2020

• Official sitehttps://www.hinatazaka46.com/s/official/artist/23
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mariemorimoto_official/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE%E6%9C%AC%E8%8C%89%E8%8E%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95551968

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Idol

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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