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Meet the pop star who could steer Tanaka to L.A.

As the expression goes, behind every great man who draws the attention of global baseball fans, there is a petite Japanese pop star.

The Yankees’ offseason agenda hinges on landing free-agent pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, whose exploits in Japan and major league-ready arsenal have teams lining up to lavish $100 million on the right-hander.

Now meet his stunning wife, Mai Satoda, an entertainment idol who has appeared with several musical acts and on television variety shows in Japan.

Tanaka, 25, and Satoda, 29, were married in late 2012. Her professional ambitions are a mystery factor in the already secretive Tanaka sweepstakes. A New York Times report Monday, recycling word out of Japan, stated Satoda’s “goal” is to be on the West Coast, which would seem to favor the Dodgers, one of the consensus front-runners for Tanaka along with the Yankees.

Here is a sample of Satoda’s work. One of her biggest music singles was 2007’s “Oyaji no Kokoro ni Tomotta Chiisa na Hi”:

Working under the Hello! Project umbrella, Satoda is a past member of singing groups such as Country Mosume, Pabo and Ongaku Gatas, which brings us “Come Together”:

She also has been featured in several photobooks — which is a book of photos — and was a frequent guest on the elaborate quiz show, “Quiz! Horizon II,” which looks like this (Satoda is wearing the delightful black beret, after you get through the animation):

But Satoda’s not the only member of this couple who gets time on the tube. Tanaka’s brilliance on the mound has made him a popular guest on the Japanese variety shows, as in this recent dance routine: