<div>The &#8220;SMBC Japan Series 2023&#8221; began on October 28. <wbr></wbr>Behind the Hanshin and Orix teams, there were two &#8220;Orihime&#8221; competing with each other for the top spot in Japan. One was actress and figure skater Mochiyui Honda, 19, who appeared on TV Tokyo&#8217;s broadcast of the second game of the Japan Series on March 29.</div>
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<div><strong> Mochiyui is the younger sister of Marin Honda (22), the third daughter of five siblings in the Honda family, known for their figure skating family. She became interested in professional baseball after interviewing various athletes for a sports program that used to be broadcast locally in the Kansai area. <wbr></wbr></strong></div>
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<div><strong><wbr></wbr><wbr></wbr>She is a big fan of good-looking guys, and when former Hanshin players Takashi Toritani (42) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25) of the Orix team appeared in the studio, she was so excited <wbr></wbr>that those around her were worried, &#8220;Is that boy OK? <wbr></wbr>The people around him were worried about him.</strong></div>
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<div> The reason Honda was cast in the Japan Series broadcast was because she is a fan of the Orix, a team of &#8220;good-looking&#8221; players.</div>
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<div><strong><wbr></wbr> This year, for the first time in four years, media admission restrictions were lifted, and each station was allowed to have more than one person, including guests, appear. TV TOKYO must have decided to use Honda in order to create its own unique color.</strong></div>
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<div><strong><wbr></wbr>However, her flamboyance is known in various quarters, and <wbr></wbr>in the past, some teams have softly urged her to refrain from doing so. However, for Honda, who has not lost her child actor image as an actress, this job was an <wbr></wbr>unexpected chance to showcase herself. She probably didn&#8217;t think about the concerns of those around her. <wbr></wbr></strong></div>
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<div> Perhaps it was her experience in sports programs, but Honda handled the reporting itself without a hitch. His skills were solid. However, he was always being pulled away from the camera to talk about episodes related to ORIX, and some fans criticized him for overexposing himself and talking too much.</div>
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<div>In contrast to Honda, the &#8220;Princess of Ori&#8221; who is gaining more and more recognition in the professional baseball world is <wbr></wbr>Yayoi Miyagi (17), the younger sister of Orix ace left fielder Daiya Miyagi (22).</div>
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<div><strong> Her popularity exploded when she was accidentally caught on TV at the WBC finals this spring. A major entertainment agency scouted her <wbr></wbr>and she entered the entertainment industry. I had always wanted to be a TV personality and actress, so it was a dream come true. <wbr></wbr>However, his talk was not yet at the level of a professional, and his activities were limited.</strong></div>
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<div><strong><wbr></wbr>However, Yayoi&#8217;s market value rose as her brother won 10 games again this year, contributing greatly to the team&#8217;s three consecutive Pacific League titles. <wbr></wbr>She has also been asked to appear on a nationwide sports variety show <wbr></wbr>and has gradually become more proficient in her talk. <wbr></wbr><wbr></wbr>The other day, she was invited as a reporter for MBS, which broadcast the first game of the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series between the Orix and Lotte, <wbr></wbr>and appeared with Atsushi Nomi (44) and Masanao Yoshida (30), <wbr></wbr>&#8221; (reporter for an Orix sports newspaper).</strong></div>
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<div> The Orix people are also very pleased with him.</div>
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<div><strong> &#8220;Yayoi attended Miyagi&#8217;s press conference in &#8217;19 as a member of his family, and most of the players know her, including the team&#8217;s executives <wbr></wbr>. If you meet her at the ballpark, she will say things like, &#8216;You&#8217;ve grown up,&#8217; &#8216;You&#8217;ve become cute,&#8217; <wbr></wbr>and so on.</strong></div>
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<div><strong> She also went around greeting them, bowing politely and saying, &#8216; <wbr></wbr>Thank you, please take care of my brother for me&#8217; <wbr></wbr>. There are plans to invite him as a surprise guest to the fan appreciation event in November. <wbr></wbr></strong></div>
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<div> The two are so contrasting. It seems that what separated them was their &#8220;modesty and naivete.</div>


 Kyodo News

 The "SMBC Japan Series 2023" began on October 28. Behind the Hanshin and Orix teams, there were two "Orihime" competing for the top spot in Japan.

Mochiyui Honda was on fire at the Japan Series, while her sister Miyagi stood up to her brother and was highly praised&#8230; The two &#8220;Princesses of Ori,&#8221; the two &#8220;Ori Princesses,&#8221; were divided, and the reasons for it were understandable.

Mochiyui Honda was on fire at the Japan Series, while her sister Miyagi stood up to her brother and was highly praised… The two “Princesses of Ori,” the two “Ori Princesses,” were divided, and the reasons for it were understandable.

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