Ladybeard

{{Short description|Australian wrestler, stuntman, singer and online streamer}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ladybeard

| image = Ladybeard by Gage Skidmore.jpg

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| caption = Magarey in his Ladybeard persona in 2016

| birth_name = Richard Magarey

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| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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| alma_mater = Flinders University

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| website = http://www.ladybeard.com/

| module = {{ Infobox professional wrestler

| child = yes

| height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|cm|abbr=on}}

| billed = Adelaide, South Australia

|names = Ladybeard{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=15273|title=Ladybeard|access-date=4 August 2017|publisher=Cagematch}}
Richard Burn

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| debut = 2009

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| module2 = {{ Infobox musical artist

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| years_active = 2015–present

| genre = Kawaii metal

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Vocals

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BABYBEARD
Ladybaby
Deadlift Lolita

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Richard Magarey is an Australian stuntman, professional wrestler, singer and online streamer, known for his bearded crossdressing persona named {{nihongo|Ladybeard|レディビアード|lead=yes}}. He is currently vocalist of the band Babybeard, formerly with the band Ladybaby and Deadlift Lolita.

Early career

According to GirlsWalker, Magarey first started crossdressing when he was 14 years old using his sister's school uniform. Ever since then, cute outfits have been part of his eventual wrestling gimmick.{{cite web|title=話題沸騰中☆ヒゲ女装レディビアードに迫る！|url=http://girlswalker.com/topics/entertainment/2014/08/11/44643/|website=Girlswalker.com|access-date=17 November 2016|date=11 August 2011|archive-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819144503/http://girlswalker.com/topics/entertainment/2014/08/11/44643/|url-status=dead}} Margarey worked in Supré when he was 18.

Magarey graduated from the Flinders University of South Australia Drama Centre in 2004 with a Bachelor of Creative Arts{{cite web|url=https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2018/01/03/cross-dressing-wrestler-no-closet-champion/|title=Cross-dressing wrestler no closet champion|date=3 January 2018 }} before moving to Melbourne to train in Hong Kong-style martial arts and cinematic stunt work with Paul Andreovski of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jePOmeSAgdg|title=Sitting Down with a Pro Cross-Dressing Idol Wrestler (ft. Ladybeard)|website=YouTube }}

Wrestling and acting career

Originally from Adelaide, Magarey moved to Hong Kong in 2006 to kickstart his martial arts stunt career in films, later becoming a hit in Hong Kong as a cross-dressing pro wrestler. He held roles in two Michael Gleissner movies: Irreversi, shot in 2010 in Hong Kong (where Magarey was also the stand-in for lead actor Ian Bohen), and Deep Gold, shot in 2011 in the Philippines. He also starred as the main foreign villain in The Fortune Buddies. In October 2013 he moved to Tokyo, Japan to attempt a similar career there. On January 1, 2015 Ladybeard released the DVD+CD "Ladybeard Justice Fight Ai To Yuki To Bikini To Hige To (ジャスティス・ファイト ~愛と勇気とビキニと髭と)".{{cite web|title=Ladybeard is in a movie called Justice Fight check out the trailer|url=https://uniteasia.org/ladybeard-is-in-a-movie-called-justice-fight-check-out-the-trailer/|website=UnitAsia.org|access-date=17 May 2017|date=12 July 2015}} In 2017 Ladybeard was part of the Australian documentary "Big in Japan".{{cite web|url=https://pozible.com/project/big-in-japan-documentary|title=Big in Japan Documentary: An Outrageous Diy Fame Journey|date=28 October 2016|publisher=pozible.com|access-date=17 May 2017}}

In addition to his native English, Ladybeard has conversational levels of Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese and can understand some German.{{cite web |title=Sitting Down with a Pro Cross-Dressing Idol Wrestler (ft. Ladybeard) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jePOmeSAgdg |via=YouTube |publisher=Trash Taste |access-date=2021-04-17}}

Championships and accomplishments

DDT Pro-Wrestling
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (3 times)
KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ken Ohka, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine{{cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/738459/ | script-title=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 | date=20 August 2017 | access-date=20 August 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese | archive-date=20 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820200846/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/738459/ | url-status=dead }}
Union Pro Wrestling
Fly To Everywhere World Championship (1 time){{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2327|title=Union Pro Fly To Everywhere World Championship " Titles Database |first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=cagematch.net}}

Music career

File:T-SPOOK 2016 Ladybeard (Onechans) (33930919055).jpg.]]

Ladybeard's musical style is described as Kawaiicore, a portmanteau of kawaii (Japanese for "cute") and the -core suffix associated with hardcore metal genres. His motto is "Sing, dance, destroy!".

=Ladybaby=

In 2015, he formed the band with singers Rie Kaneko and {{ill|Rei Kuromiya|jp|黒宮れい}} called Ladybaby.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/japans-biggest-metal-band-features-two-underaged-girls-and-a-bearded-cross-dressing-singer-111/|title=Japan's Biggest Metal Band Features Two Underaged Girls and a Bearded, Cross-Dressing Singer|work=Vice|date=10 October 2015|access-date=15 January 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Iannella|first1=Antimo|title=J-pop sensation LadyBeard, aka Adelaide's Richard Magarey, goes viral|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/jpop-sensation-ladybeard-aka-adelaides-richard-magarey-goes-viral/news-story/cbecc2ea106d2ef86b407fa53833c676|website=The Advertiser|location=Adelaide|access-date=23 January 2016|date=15 July 2015}} On 4 July, the group released their first track and music video titled 'Nippon Manju' ('Japanese Bun', in English) which is a song that covers all the things they love about Japan.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Released in July 2015, the music video went viral on YouTube, at one point gathering 1 million views in 2 days.{{cite web|url=http://www.metronews.ru/novosti/internet-vzorval-klip-gruppy-ladybaby-s-borodatym-solistom-v-plat-e/Tpoogi---tO3DgADl6eVA/|title=Интернет взорвал клип группы Ladybaby с бородатым солистом в платье: Буквально за два дня количество просмотров этого клипа увеличилось на миллион|date=8 July 2015|publisher=Metro International|access-date=15 January 2016|language=Russian}} Their second single, released in Japan on 13 January 2016, debuted at number 15 in the daily Oricon charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2016-01-12/p/2/|title=オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2016年01月12日付 11～20位|publisher=Oricon|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114092345/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2016-01-12/p/2/|archive-date=14 January 2016}} Ladybeard has since withdrawn from the group. The group re-branded itself, going by "The Idol Formerly Known as Ladybaby".{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/196554|title=Ladybaby からレディビアード脱退、れい＆理江は改名して再始動|date=1 August 2016|publisher=natalie|access-date=31 July 2016}} In 2018, the group returned to the original name after Rei left the group and three other girls joined. Ladybeard did however make a guest appearance on the EP "ホシノナイソラ -Starless_Sky-", providing additional growling vocals on the song "ビリビリマネー -Biri Biri Money-".

=Deadlift Lolita=

File:Deadlift Lolita's signing event, Comic Exhibition 20170813.jpg

On 28 February 2017, Ladybeard announced the formation of a new group, "Deadlift Lolita", with bodybuilding model and wrestler Reika Saiki.{{cite web|url=http://nextshark.com/reika-saiki-japanese-wrestler-model/|title=A Japanese Model for a Pro Wrestling League is Probably Buffer Than You Are|website=nextshark.com|date=27 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/01/26/japan-cant-stop-looking-at-modeling-idols-big-beautiful-muscles-%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/|title=Japan can't stop looking at modeling idol's big, beautiful...muscles! 【Photos】|date=26 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dl-lolita.com/about-eng|title=Deadlift Lolita Official}}{{cite web|url=http://dokipress.com/japanese-idols/ladybeard-starts-new-group-deadlift-lolita-with-reika-saiki/|title=Ladybeard starts new group: Deadlift Lolita with Reika Saiki – Dokipress|date=28 February 2017|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303213654/http://dokipress.com/japanese-idols/ladybeard-starts-new-group-deadlift-lolita-with-reika-saiki/|url-status=dead}} They are joined by guitarist {{ill|Isao Fujita|jp|ISAO (ギタリスト)}}, who also accompanied Babymetal. Their first single "Six Pack Twins" was released on 31 March 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2017/03/03/japans-only-crossdressing-death-metal-vocalist-forms-bodybuilding-idol-group-deadlift-lolita/|title=Japan's Only Crossdressing Death-Metal Vocalist Forms Bodybuilding Idol Group 'Deadlift Lolita'|first=Lauren|last=Orsini|website=Forbes }}

=Solo and collaborations=

On 1 January 2015 Ladybeard released the single CD bonus of the DVD "LadyBeard Justice Fight – Ai to Yuki to Bikini to Hige to -", with the single and four remixes of the song "Ladybeard Justice Fight".{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/%E9%BC%93%E8%86%9C%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC-Ladybeard-Justice-Fight-%E7%89%B9%E5%85%B8%E9%9F%B3%E6%A5%BDCD/release/6604844|title=鼓膜シュレッダー – Ladybeard Justice Fight 特典音楽CD|date=3 February 2015|publisher=discogs|access-date=17 May 2017}} On 20 January 2016 Ladybeard was featured in Shiori Tomita single "Valentine Kiss Cover", version of "Valentine Kiss", from Sayuri Kokushō. On 19 October 2016 Ladybeard released a collaboration single with PEE and Yuuka Furukawa, "Wanchan Aruchan".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/1162463608?app=itunes|title=わんちゃんズ(Ladybeard+ぺえ+古川優香)|date=19 October 2016|publisher=iTunes.com|access-date=17 May 2017}} On 28 October 2016 he released a collaboration single with the Chinese idol group ATF, "Ghost Script".{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/%E5%B9%BD%E7%81%B5%E6%89%8B%E8%AE%B0-single/id1165756305|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127045207/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/%E5%B9%BD%E7%81%B5%E6%89%8B%E8%AE%B0-single/id1165756305|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2017|title=Ghost Script – Single ATF & Ladybeard|date=28 October 2016|publisher=iTunes.com|access-date=17 May 2017}} On 23 May 2018 he released a collaboration single with the drummer MURATA TAMU, "Super D & D ~Kanzen ni Lead Shite I My Me~", with "D zettai! Samurai in the rain" as b-side.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/DAKARK-1020?s_ssid=e36dd5ade2e0c705|title=Super D&D – Kanzen ni Lead Shite I My Me – / D Zettai! SAMURAI in the Rain [CD+DVD]|date=23 April 2018|publisher=cdjapan|access-date=23 April 2018}} On 7 July 2020 he made screams in the single from Zakk Cash "Limit Break X Survivor (Dragon Ball Super Collaborative Cover) (feat. Amalee, Ladybeard, Samuel Cristea, Eric Emery, Julian Comeau, Mark Barela, Callgirl & Christian Grey"). All the proceeds from streams are going to Action Against Hunger, supporting victims of the Aussie bushfires, and those most affected by Covid.

= Babybeard =

On April 12, 2021, Ladybeard announced the formation of a new group called Babybeard with singers Suzu and Kotomi. Their debut releases "Nippon Kara Konnichiwa" and "PIENIZER" began streaming on April 28, 2021.{{Cite web|last=afaenia|date=2021-04-15|title=Ladybeard returns with brand new unit "Babybeard"|url=https://jrocknews.com/2021/04/ladybeard-new-unit-babybeard.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=JRock News |language=en-US}} "Nippon Kara Konnichiwa" reached the iTunes Store J-Pop Top Songs Top 2 in Australia on April 28, 2021 and Top 4 in the U.S. on April 29, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Babybeard|url=https://www.tunecore.co.jp/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=TuneCore Japan|language=en}} Songs for the group were written by Takashi Asano and Natsumi Tadano, the writers of Ladybaby's "Nippon Manju".{{Cite web|date=2021-04-22|title=Babybeard - Interview (2021)|url=https://unijolt.com/babybeard-interview-2021/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=UniJolt|language=en-US}}

Podcast

In 2022, he launched the podcast "Cat with Beard from JAPAN".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/@CatwithBeardfromJAPAN|title=cat with beard from japan podcast|website=YouTube }}