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>>217107 Krummenaab, Leipzig, London, Tokyo: Sabrina Schultes is 21 years old, but has a long journey behind her. That journey wasn't always easy, but it paid off for this young lady.
Constantly people approach Sabrina Schultes. However, the people in Tokyo know her by a different name. The 21 year old Himezawa lives her dream as a star of the cosplay scene, which is huge in Japan and growing in the rest of the world. Cosplay is part of the japanese Manga-Culture. The supporters of the scene dress up like the main characters from japanese comics. There are contests, where you have to dress up as a drawn or animated character. This cosplay-scene is a world of its own. One of their protagonists is Sabrina Himezawa Schultes.
Before Sabrina moved to Japan one and a half years ago, she already lead an extraordinary life: After graduating from school she moved from Krummennaab to Leipzig and then to London. She finished acting school at the royal opera house and worked parttime as a model. At a fashion show for a japanese brand she was scouted by an agency. Since then, she lives in Tokyo as "Himezawa". "My real name is not reasonable to the Japanese." she chuckled. By now, the name Himezawa is already registered in her passport.
Author, Model, Actress
She regurlarly makes appearances on television or the internet. She also works as a model on the runway and for photoshootings. By now she also published her first book, "Staubmaedchen". At the end of october, her debut single "Wagamama Love" Was also released. Author, Model, Actress and singer: In the entertainmentindustry of japan this is not unusual: Singers become actresses, models become hosts, and authors become singers. Sabrina first didn't put much hope in her singing career: "When I auditioned, I got interrupted right away. Not a good sign, I thought." A few minutes later the producer already came back with the team of the music label. "Accomplished it at the first try."
She wrote most of the lyrics for the single herself, by now she also already has a good grip of the japanese language: "At the beginning I had difficulties." Lucky that she had friends in Japan, who helped her. Japanese has about 240 letters as a base. Additionally there are old japanese letters, with different pronounciation and meanings. Also, Japanese people don't think very highly of other languages: "Most of them don't speak any English."
What sounds like a dream career, wasn't always so dreamy. "At school it was difficult for me." she admits. "When you find a liking for something that the other students don't understand, then this leads to teasing, mobbing and fights." Apparently she found an interest in the japanese popculture quite early, "many people thought that was weird."
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