Rebecca Flint(II)
Beckii Flint resided in the Isle of Man and attended Ramsey Grammar
School. The daughter of a policeman and a former dance instructor,
Flint became interested in anime and manga at the age of 11, when she
first started reading Fruits Basket. She began posting videos on
YouTube under the name "xBextahx" (from a nickname she had when she was
younger) dancing to Japanese pop and anime songs, with some her own
choreography. In November 2008, she posted a video of herself dancing
to Danjo, a popular Japanese Internet meme. Her YouTube video was
uploaded to the Japanese video streaming website Nico Nico Douga, where
she instantly attracted fans. Her looks and interest in cosplay made her
popular among Japanese fans for being a moe idol. Despite this, during
a press conference, she informed the media that she was well-aware that
her age and her image would attract unwanted attention from the
Internet, as her father had warned her. On December 11, 2009 she took
part in the Nico Nico compilation album series No, Upper Matsuri and
No, Ballad Matsuri, where she sang the first track on each album,
"Danjo" and "Toi Sora Kumo o Kuguri" respectively. In December 2009,
she released the DVD This Is Beckii Cruel. It reached #8 on Oricon DVD
Charts. After the success, she released her first single with Cruel
Angels, "Tsubasa who Kudasai" in February of 2010. On December 22nd
Beckii released a book and DVD called Beckii Cruel de Eigomini with the
main purpose to teach English to the Japanese. On January 1, 2011
she released a download exclusive single, Just Wanna Have Some Fun.