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- Title
- 【2026年記念】髙野真央・溝端葵のダブル砲玉【21時配信】【GRAVURE】
- actress
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Aoi Mizobata
Mao Takano
- Play time
- 00:16:53
- Upload Date
- 2026-01-02
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Profile of Aoi Mizobata
| Name | Aoi Mizobata（溝端葵） |
|---|---|
| Occupation | グラビアアイドル |
| Date of birth | May 3, 2001 |
| Birthplace | Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 163cm |
| Blood type | A |
| Skills | Self-done gel nails, dance, badminton |
| Hobbies | Bedrock baths, sauna, visiting aquariums, collecting perfume, soba shop hopping |
| Agency | seju |
| Notable works | 1st photobook "Aoi Mamade." (あおいままで。, Shueisha), drama "Issho ni Kaeru?" (lead role) |
| Official links |
About
Aoi Mizobata is from Osaka Prefecture. Her gravure debut was in March 2025 — quite recently. Even so, that same year she won the Grand Prix at the "GRAJAPA! AWARD 2025" right away. She herself was surprised, posting on X, "Me, who hasn't even been doing this for a year!" — an incredibly fast rise.
By the way, she's with seju, the same agency as Ina Enohara, who won Best New Artist in 2024. With awards going to the same agency two years in a row, you could say it's the agency with the most momentum right now. Her 1st photobook "Aoi Mamade." (あおいままで。) from Shueisha was shot in Sri Lanka.
With her 163 cm figure and striking looks, social media is full of comments like "her visuals are the best." But ask about her hobbies and you get soba shop hopping, bedrock baths, saunas, and collecting perfume — surprisingly grown-up and refined. Her special skills are self-done gel nails and dance. She has also starred in a drama, so there should be more and more chances to see her in videos.
Source (partly): Wikipedia「溝端葵」 （CC BY-SA 4.0）
Profile of Mao Takano
| Name | Mao Takano（髙野真央） |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Gravure idol, TV personality |
| Date of birth | September 1, 2003 |
| Birthplace | Tochigi, Japan |
| Height | 153cm |
| Blood type | B |
| Skills | Flexibility, kendo, ballet, can hold a toothpick in my dimple |
| Hobbies | Strength training, listening to music, shopping |
| Agency | seju |
| Notable works | 1st photobook "Mao no Koto," (まおのこと、, Kodansha), many covers including Weekly Playboy, FRIDAY, and Weekly Young Jump, drama "Uso no Daisho" (as Aoi Omi), "Phoenix ~Kieta Tensaitachi no Chosen~" (as Satsuki Mikami), TBS "Sunday Japon" |
| Official links |
About
Mao Takano was born on September 1, 2003, and is from Tochigi Prefecture. A gravure idol with seju, in just about a year since her debut in March 2025 she has appeared on more covers than you can count, including Weekly Playboy, FRIDAY, and Young Jump.
What's surprising is how she got there. She graduated from nursing school, earned her nursing license, and had already been hired by a university hospital when she was scouted and jumped into show business. She gave up a stable path because she had always been interested in entertainment — she has admired Satomi Ishihara since childhood and even applied to an audition show. That bold decision seems to be fueling her momentum now.
She did ballet for about 10 years, from age 3 to her second year of junior high, and devoted herself to kendo in junior high and high school (she even placed third in a tournament). Perhaps because of that athletic foundation, she's disciplined about building her body for gravure — not only managing her diet and doing strength training, but also studying the magazines she'll appear in to research expressions and poses before shoots. On the other hand, she playfully lists "can hold a toothpick in my dimple" as a special skill, and that contrast is irresistible.
In 2026 she also tried acting in the dramas "Uso no Daisho" and "Phoenix ~Kieta Tensaitachi no Chosen~," and in July released her 1st photobook "Mao no Koto," (まおのこと、). Her goal is to become an actress in an NHK morning drama, like her idol Satomi Ishihara. She and Aoi Mizobata, who debuted at the same time, are close friends known as "the double Cinderellas of gravure." We can't wait to see how far this Cinderella story that began with nursing will go.
