Saemi Shinohara

Saemi Shinohara is a gravure idol, tarento, and professional mahjong player. She won the first Miss Young Champion grand prize in 2010 and served as a founding member of Ebisu Mascuts. Known by the nickname "samī-", she is also a fortune teller practicing Western astrology and tarot reading.

After early model work with agencies including Oscar Promotion, Shinohara joined One Eight Promotion in 2010. She performed with Ebisu Mascuts from 2011 to 2013, appearing at venues including Zeppetto and the Makuhari Amphitheater. In 2017, she became a professional mahjong player and has since participated in numerous mahjong tournaments broadcast on ABEMA and other platforms.

Shinohara has released numerous image DVDs and photography collections. In 2020, she launched a crowdfunding project for a photo collection that exceeded its goal of ¥4 million, raising approximately ¥7 million. She has built a significant social media presence with over 400,000 Instagram followers and continues to participate in professional mahjong competitions.

Biography written from the Japanese Wikipedia article (text licence CC BY-SA 4.0) and structured data from Wikidata Q11603565. Facts as recorded there; report an error via the contact page.