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As cheering squads from countries participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar attract attention, female drummer Shono from the Japanese band ‘PARADOXX’ is gaining popularity as the ‘beauty of the World Cup’ in her country. Shono has been featured on Korean TV and is known as ‘the beauty of the World Cup’ in Japan.
On the 26th, ‘Gekisaka’, a football media outlet, reported that “Shono’s number of followers is increasing after he was introduced worldwide after appearing in a World Cup match in Qatar.” Shono was introduced on a Korean broadcast, and tweeted, “I am also on Korean terrestrial TV and many Koreans follow me. Thank you,” he said.
In Japan, due to Shono’s popularity, nicknames such as “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” and “FIFA Official Beauty” have been created. Influenced by his father who liked football, Shono became a football fan by following the football field from a young age, and in 2013, he won second place in an audition held by Sony Entertainment.
Reporter Jeong Chul- soon
