LiLiCo explained
LiLiCo |
Birth Name: | Ann-Sophie Lennerfors |
Birth Date: | 16 November 1970 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Occupation: | TV personality, actress, professional wrestler and film critic |
Years Active: | 1989-present |
Agent: | Plan Chime |
Spouse: | [1] |
Ann-Sophie Lennerfors (born 16 November 1970) is a Swedish TV personality and film critic who lives and works in Japan, best known under the stage name LiLiCo.
Biography
Early life
LiLiCo was born Ann-Sophie Lennerfors in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Japanese mother and a Swedish father.[2] [3] As a biracial child in Sweden, LiLiCo was bullied while at school.[3] Her father left the family when LiLiCo was 9 years old.[3]
Career in Japan
LiLiCo moved to Japan in 1988 at the age of 18, initially staying with her grandmother in Katsushika, Tokyo.[3] In May 1989, LiLiCo embarked on a career as a singer,[3] releasing her first single in 1992.[4] In 2001, she was offered a job as a film critic on TBS's Saturday morning King's Brunch programme.[3]
Professional wrestling
In 2014, LiLiCo began working for Japanese professional wrestling company DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where, over the next three years, she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship twice and the DDT Extreme Championship once, while also becoming part of the inaugural KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champions.[5] [6] [7] [8]
After having fractured her patella in 2020, forcing her to give up wrestling,[9] LiLiCo was invited back to DDT to have a retirement match on March 20, 2022, at .[10]
Filmography
Cinema
TV drama
- (2014, TV Tokyo), Ryoko Azuma
Dubbing
Live-action
Animation
Bibliography
- (2007, Goma Books),
- I Love Sweden (2008, Goma Books),
- (2010, Kodansha),
Championships and accomplishments
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ryohei Odai and LiliCo Announce Marriage . April 2, 2018 . April 18, 2019. English.
- Web site: Svenskan som blev stjärna i mormors Japan . Dagens PS . 28 October 2014 . 29 May 2016 . Stefan . Nilsson-Yamanaka . Swedish.
- News: For TV celeb LiLiCo, success flows from adversity and preparation . The Japan Times . 18 December 2014 . 18 December 2014 . Magdalena . Osumi . 3 . The Japan Times Ltd..
- Web site: Television Talent LiLiCo Talks about Her Rocky Road to Success. Matthew . Hernon . 14 March 2014. Tokyo Weekender . Japan. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/302260/ . ja:LiLiCoがまさかのプロレス王者に!「誰でもかかって来い」 . August 17, 2014 . May 29, 2016 . . Japanese.
- Web site: http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/womens_prores/490090/ . ja:赤井沙希まさか!LiLiCoにアイアンマン王座奪われた . January 4, 2016 . May 29, 2016 . . Japanese.
- Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2072533/full/ . ja:LiLiCo、プロレス業に充実感「人生で一番幸せ」 . May 31, 2016 . June 1, 2016 . . Japanese.
- Web site: http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/738459/ . ja:LiLiCoが初代KO―D10人タッグ王座奪取 股間握らせ投げ技発射 . August 20, 2017 . August 20, 2017 . . Japanese.
- Web site: ja:【DDT】LiLiCoが3月20日両国でプロレス引退試合 ヒザを負傷も「もう1回だけ戦えたら」(東スポWeb) . https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/37eb17e2020a6587e6a40bcfd2314b60126531f6. Yahoo! News. January 30, 2022. February 11, 2022. ja.
- News: https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/ddt/3961043/. ja:【DDT】LiLiCoが3月20日両国でプロレス引退試合 ヒザを負傷も「もう1回だけ戦えたら」. Tokyo Sports. January 30, 2022. February 11, 2022. ja.
- Web site: Kiki's Delivery Service. Derek. Elley. 2 March 2014. Film Business Asia. Film Business Asia Limited. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211926/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/kikis-delivery-service. 3 March 2016. 18 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: 108 海馬五郎の復讐と冒険. February 13, 2024. eiga.com.
- Web site: ニワトリ☆フェニックス. January 18, 2022. eiga.com.
- Web site: 時には昔の話を 森山周一郎 声優と呼ばれた俳優. October 22, 2022. eiga.com.
- Web site: お終活 再春!人生ラプソディ. December 1, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 九十歳。何がめでたい. April 30, 2024. eiga.com.
- Web site: バービー -日本語吹き替え版. November 17, 2023. Fukikae Kingdom.
- Web site: ダレン・シャン~若きバンパイアと奇怪なサーカス~ [DVD]]. November 12, 2021. Amazon. 13 April 2012.
- Web site: ウォンカとチョコレート工場のはじまり -日本語吹き替え版. December 11, 2023. Fukikae Kingdom.
- Web site: アダムス・ファミリー. September 14, 2020. Fukikaeru.
- Web site: ロラックスおじさんの秘密の種. January 30, 2023. The Cinema.
- Web site: メアリー&マックス. February 8, 2023. The Cinema.
- Web site: サミーとシェリー 七つの海の大冒険. February 14, 2023. The Cinema.