Mao Murakami (村上 真魚, Murakami Mao, born June 12, 1995 in Kiryu, Gunma), also known by her stage nameStrong Machine 2 (ストロングマシン2号, Sutorongu Mashin Ni-gō), is a Japanese J-popdancer known for her robotic and machine-like dance-style.[1] She currently lives with her family in a Buddhist temple. Her father, who is a priest at the temple, is also known by his stage name of Strong Machine 1. The two often team up to perform.[2]
She has appeared on multiple television programs in Japan, including fifteen appearances on the Super Chample dance variety show on CTV.[3][4] Murakami was featured in the music video for the 2006 single I My Me Mine by the Japanese new wave band Polysics.[1][4]
Murakami appeared as a gas flame in a series of promotions for G-line Toyama, a natural gas and propane company in Japan.[5]
^ abストロングマシン2号 [Strong Machine #2] (in Japanese). Dailymotion (originally ezpon.com). October 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
^ＧラインとやまＣＭでおなじみの、あのストロングマシン２号が富山にやってきた！！ [In a familiar G-line Toyama commercial, Strong Machine #2 came to Toyama!!] (in Japanese). G-line Toyama. October 21, 2007. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
