Azusa Babazono (b. March 1, 1981) is, other than the youngest boy prince, the hardest member of the panel to get to know outside of Japan. She, like Yamachan, is a manzai comedian, and her comedy partner is Miho Sumida. Collectively, the duo is known as "Asian", and they had their most successful year in the M-1 comedy competition as Yamachan's did coming in 8th compared to Nankai Candies' 2nd in 2004. From what I can tell, her partner has gotten married and mostly retired from performing.
Babachan, on the other hand, has developed a steady career as a character actress. She's appeared in a few j-drama's every year since 2013.
Her most recent role is in Kono yo ni tayasui shigoto wa nai (watchable at that link with English subtitles) which was broadcast earlier this year. She appears in the first two episodes in the second largest role as a copy writer and announcer for a small city bus company who begins to show the young woman protagonist how to change her reality through the power of ... advertising. Babachan's performance in the show is sunny and magical, and it's well worth checking out those two episodes.
Her role on Terrace House is largely as a fashion goddess, and we, unfortunately, do not get hear from her as frequently as the other panelists. She is even more self-deprecating than Yamachan, She calls herself out for being ugly when, clearly, she's not. She may not match the ridiculous standards for cis-gendered women in the entertainment industry of our times, but she's pretty, she has amazing sense of style and an easy charisma that she can turn on like a klieg light. Her insights about what's happening between the housemates are well worth paying attention to.
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