| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 今井 メロ |
| Born | 26 October 1987 Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Snowboarder |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Event | Snowboarding |
Melo Imai (今井 メロ, 今井 夢露, Imai Mero, born 26 October 1987 in Suminoe-ku, Osaka)[1] is a Japanese TV personality and half-pipe snowboarder. Her maiden name is Narita (成田).
Imai's father is snowboarding coach Takashi Narita, and she has two brothers: former snowboarder Dome Narita and trampoliner Grim Narita.
She gave up snowboarding after the 2006 Winter Olympics and became a television presenter, then a nude model appearing in several gravure DVD's. In 2017 she had a short career as pornographic film actress and in 2018 announced a return to snowboarding.[2] The same year she won the All Japan Snowboarding Championships.[citation needed]