My Take
So this is Moa Kikuchi, aka Moametal of BABYMETAL, and honestly she's one of those people who quietly rewires how you think about what a "pop idol" can be. I first clocked her as basically a kid, all giggles and peace signs, and somehow she grew up headbanging on festival stages where she didn't share a language with half the crowd, yet had them throwing devil horns anyway. That's the trick that gets me: under the bubbly Nagoya-girl charm there's this steel-spined precision, full-throttle metal choreography executed with idol-perfect timing. Founding member, lifer at this point, born in 1999 and performing since she could barely tie her shoes. I love that a tiny Japanese girl basically exported a whole genre-bending culture and made the West bow. Quietly fearless. Genuinely cool.
Overview
Moa Kikuchi (born July 4, 1999, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer, talent, and model best known as Moametal, one of the core members of the internationally acclaimed metal idol group BABYMETAL. She began performing as a child and grew into one of the group's central figures, appearing on major stages worldwide. Most personal details, including her educational background and agency affiliation, are kept private.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Moa Kikuchi
- Name (Japanese)
- 菊地最愛
- Reading
- きくち もあ
- Born
- July 4, 1999 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Singer / Child Actor / Talent / Model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.