EXCLUSIVE: 16 things you don’t know about Maria Ozawa

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<div style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins_main2.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins_main2.jpg' width='600' height='435' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>It’s trivia time with Maria Ozawa. Here are some things about the popular Japanese personality that every fan should know.</div><div><br/></div><div>1. She loves to cook and going to an onsen (hot springs).</div><div><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><img src='' alt='062715-pushpins1_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><div><i><sub>Photo credit: www.japan-guide.com</sub></i></div></div><div></div><div><br/></div><div><div>2. Maria believes that people usually think she is hard to get close to, but she’s really a bright and happy person.</div></div><div><br/></div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-0' src='https://instagram.com/p/3LKbX1sTX2/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='763' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-0' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><br/>3. She loves fashion and picking out her outfit for the day. It can take her an hour to decide what to wear. She also loves Vivienne Westwood.<div><br/></div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-1' src='https://instagram.com/p/2UtWXQsTSX/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='865' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-1' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><br/><br/>4. She loves shoes and has about 30 to 40 pairs. But since space in Japan is limited, she has to dispose of some of them every now and then.<div><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins4_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins4_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: www.solestruck.com</sub></i></div><div style='text-align: center; '><i><sub><br/></sub></i></div><div style='text-align: center; '></div><div style='text-align: left;'><p class='MsoNormal'>5. She has a crush on Andy Lau because of all the <i>Infernal Affairs</i> movies. “I love AndyLau! He’s so handsome! But he’s married. Hahaha!” She confessed she has DVDs ofall the movies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins5_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins5_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo Credit: English.cri.cn</sub></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'>6. When she went to China for fan-signing event, one fan followedher to the hotel. He pretended to be part of the hotel’s housekeeping staff andmanaged to get into her room! This scary experience, she said, made her realizeshe was getting popular.</p></div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-2' src='https://instagram.com/p/x9CExqsTSl/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='763' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-2' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>7. One female Japanese fan devotedly copies her accessories,nail design, clothes, etc. She uses a photo of Maria on her Twitter profile.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'><br/></p><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-3' src='https://instagram.com/p/x_vfmhMTdW/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='865' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-3' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>8. Maria has two tattoos, one on her back and another on heleft arm. The clover on her arm is for luck. The tattoo on her back is of atiger and a lily. The tiger is solitary, but strong and warm-hearted and thelily is a woman’s ideal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins8_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins8_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: fabmansion.com</sub></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'>9. She’s a Jackie Chan fan. She just loves his <i>Rush Hour</i> movies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins9_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins9_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: movies.io</sub></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'>10. <i>Men in Black</i>is one of her favorite movies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins10_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins10_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: fanart.tv</sub></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'>11. She once wanted to be a veterinarian. She loves animals!<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'><br/></p><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-4' src='https://instagram.com/p/3X2bFjsTaQ/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='780' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-4' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>12. Her favorite horror movies are the seriously scaryJapanese ones like <i>The Ri</i><i>ng</i>. But whileshe loves horror movies, she often hides behind a pillow—or sometimes herdog—when she watches them.</p><p class='MsoNormal'><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p> <img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins12_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins12_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'>13. Her favorite anime is <i>One Piece</i> and her favorite character is Zoro. She even has the <i>One Piece</i> game on her phone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p> <img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins13_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins13_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal'>14. Coconut oil is one of her favorite beauty products. Shebought a lot during her last trip to the Philippines. She uses it on her skinand her hair. She also takes a few spoonful for its medicinal benefits.</p><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-5' src='https://instagram.com/p/4YThGCsTWR/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='780' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-5' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>15. One of the most romantic things that a guy has done forher is to give her a ring through a goodnight kiss after one of their dinnerdates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p> <img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins15_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins15_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: Jewelocean.com</sub></i></p><p class='MsoNormal'>16. She got a tongue ring when she was around 14 or 15.<o:p></o:p></p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins16_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins16_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></p>

<p class='MsoNormal'>6. When she went to China for fan-signing event, one fan followedher to the hotel. He pretended to be part of the hotel’s housekeeping staff andmanaged to get into her room! This scary experience, she said, made her realizeshe was getting popular.</div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-2' src='https://instagram.com/p/x9CExqsTSl/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='763' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-2' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>7. One female Japanese fan devotedly copies her accessories,nail design, clothes, etc. She uses a photo of Maria on her Twitter profile.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'><br/><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-3' src='https://instagram.com/p/x_vfmhMTdW/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='865' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-3' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>8. Maria has two tattoos, one on her back and another on heleft arm. The clover on her arm is for luck. The tattoo on her back is of atiger and a lily. The tiger is solitary, but strong and warm-hearted and thelily is a woman’s ideal.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins8_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins8_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: fabmansion.com</sub></i><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'>9. She’s a Jackie Chan fan. She just loves his <i>Rush Hour</i> movies.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins9_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins9_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: movies.io</sub></i><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'>10. <i>Men in Black</i>is one of her favorite movies.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins10_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins10_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: fanart.tv</sub></i><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'>11. She once wanted to be a veterinarian. She loves animals!<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'><br/><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-4' src='https://instagram.com/p/3X2bFjsTaQ/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='780' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-4' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>12. Her favorite horror movies are the seriously scaryJapanese ones like <i>The Ri</i><i>ng</i>. But whileshe loves horror movies, she often hides behind a pillow—or sometimes herdog—when she watches them.<p class='MsoNormal'><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p> <img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins12_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins12_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'>13. Her favorite anime is <i>One Piece</i> and her favorite character is Zoro. She even has the <i>One Piece</i> game on her phone.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p> <img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins13_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins13_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal'>14. Coconut oil is one of her favorite beauty products. Shebought a lot during her last trip to the Philippines. She uses it on her skinand her hair. She also takes a few spoonful for its medicinal benefits.<iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-5' src='https://instagram.com/p/4YThGCsTWR/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='780' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-5' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><p class='MsoNormal'>15. One of the most romantic things that a guy has done forher is to give her a ring through a goodnight kiss after one of their dinnerdates.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p> <img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins15_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins15_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: Jewelocean.com</sub></i><p class='MsoNormal'>16. She got a tongue ring when she was around 14 or 15.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins16_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins16_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/>

<div style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins_main2.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins_main2.jpg' width='600' height='435' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>It’s trivia time with Maria Ozawa. Here are some things about the popular Japanese personality that every fan should know.</div><div><br/></div><div>1. She loves to cook and going to an onsen (hot springs).</div><div><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><img src='' alt='062715-pushpins1_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><div><i><sub>Photo credit: www.japan-guide.com</sub></i></div></div><div></div><div><br/></div><div><div>2. Maria believes that people usually think she is hard to get close to, but she’s really a bright and happy person.</div></div><div><br/></div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-0' src='https://instagram.com/p/3LKbX1sTX2/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='763' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-0' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><div><br/></div><br/>3. She loves fashion and picking out her outfit for the day. It can take her an hour to decide what to wear. She also loves Vivienne Westwood.<div><br/></div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-1' src='https://instagram.com/p/2UtWXQsTSX/embed/captioned/?v=4' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='865' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-1' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe><script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><br/><br/>4. She loves shoes and has about 30 to 40 pairs. But since space in Japan is limited, she has to dispose of some of them every now and then.<div><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins4_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins4_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo credit: www.solestruck.com</sub></i></div><div style='text-align: center; '><i><sub><br/></sub></i></div><div style='text-align: center; '></div><div style='text-align: left;'><p class='MsoNormal'>5. She has a crush on Andy Lau because of all the <i>Infernal Affairs</i> movies. “I love AndyLau! He’s so handsome! But he’s married. Hahaha!” She confessed she has DVDs ofall the movies.<o:p></o:p><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2015/062715/PUSHPINS/062715-pushpins5_main.jpg' alt='062715-pushpins5_main.jpg' width='480' height='318' align='center' border='0'><br/><p class='MsoNormal' style='text-align: center; '><i><sub>Photo Credit: English.cri.cn</sub></i><o:p></o:p>

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