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Wakana Natori
Wakana (written: 若菜, 若奈, 和可菜, 和可那, 和佳奈 or わかな in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese idol singer and a member of Japanese girl group Angerme *, Japanese actress and former idol *, Japanese tarento and actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese singer *, Japanese actress and writer *, Japanese tarento *, Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''Muteki Kanban Musume'' *, a character in the manga series ''My Dress-Up Darling is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinichi Fukuda. It began serialization in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' in January 2018, and has been compiled into ten volumes . An anime television series adaptation by CloverWorks ai ...'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Matsumoto (japanese Idol)
, formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! Project''. In 2010, they won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist. In 2011, five new girls were added to the group as part of the second generation, with two being former Egg members and three new girls. In 2014, three new members joined the group as third generation members. Since the formation of Angerme, there have been ten generations and twelve departures. As of November 2021, the total number of members of the group stands at ten members. History Smileage era 2009: Formation On April 4, Japanese music producer Tsunku announced on his blog that a new girl group consisting of Hello! Pro Egg members would be formed. The members would consist of Ayaka Wada, Yuuka Maeda, and Kanon Fukuda, all formerly of Shugo Chara Egg!, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angerme
, formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! Project''. In 2010, they won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist. In 2011, five new girls were added to the group as part of the second generation, with two being former Egg members and three new girls. In 2014, three new members joined the group as third generation members. Since the formation of Angerme, there have been ten generations and twelve departures. As of November 2021, the total number of members of the group stands at ten members. History Smileage era 2009: Formation On April 4, Japanese music producer Tsunku announced on his blog that a new girl group consisting of Hello! Pro Egg members would be formed. The members would consist of Ayaka Wada, Yuuka Maeda, and Kanon Fukuda, all formerly of Shugo Chara Egg!, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Aoi
is a Japanese actress and former singer. In March 2017, she landed the lead role in NHK's 97th Asadora, ''Warotenka'', which aired from October 2017 to March 2018. Career 2009–2012: Early career Aoi was scouted in Harajuku, Tokyo, in her fifth year of elementary school. She had been taking photos to send with her audition documents at the time. She made her television debut in 2009 through a FamilyMart commercial and made her acting debut in the TV series ''Samurai High School''. Her next appearance came in January 2010, where she played young Mamako Ino in an episode of the TV series ''Angel Bank''. The following month, she played Caroline Izumi in TV Asahi's 2 hour long television special ''Kasai Chōsakan Renjirō Kurenai''. She reprised her role as Caroline Izumi in November 2010, January 2012, and November 2012. Her character then returned to America. 2013–present In December 2012, Aoi was chosen to be a member of the new idol group Otome Shinto, along with Chika Arakaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Fukushima
is a Japanese ''tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...'', actress, Reserve Self-Defense Official, marathon runner and ultramarathon runner. She is nicknamed and . She is represented with N Force Promotion from Sun Music Production. Fukushima graduated from Hokkaido Hakodate Technical High School. Main results/records Filmography TV programmes Radio programmes Advertisements Works CD DVD Photo albums References External links * Affiliated office profileWakana Fukushima no "Keirei shimāsu" {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukushima, Wakana Japanese television personalities Japanese idols Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel People from Hakodate 1982 births Living people Japanese female long-distance runners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Matsumoto
is a Japanese actress from Tottori Prefecture. She portrayed Airi Nogami in the ''tokusatsu'' drama '' Kamen Rider Den-O''. Filmography Films * '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy'' (2010) * ''Pecoross' Mother and Her Days'' (2013) * ''Gonin Saga'' (2015) * ''A Cappella'' (2016) * ''The Crawler In The Attic'' (2016) * ''Carenin'' (2017), Natsumi Satō * ''Gukoroku: Traces of Sin'' (2017) * ''Marriage'' (2017), Mana Yoshioka * '' Cafe Funiculi Funicula'' (2018), Nagare Tokita * ''This Old Road: Konomichi'' (2019), Toshiko Matsushita * ''Peer'' (2019), Natsumi Satō * '' The Flowers of Evil'' (2019) * ''His'' (2020) * ''Love and the Grand Tug-of-war'' (2021) * ''Pornographer: Playback'' (2021) * ''The Blue Skies at Your Feet'' (2022) * ''Marriage Counselor'' (2023), Yui Tokita * ''Minna Ikiteiru'' (2023), Michiko Sakurai Television * '' Kamen Rider Den-O'' (TV Asahi, 2007), Airi Nogami * ''Around 40'' (TBS, 2008) * ''Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Nagahara
is a Japanese badminton player. She is a two-time world champion in the women's doubles. Nagahara attended Aomori Yamada High School, and was part of the Japanese national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2013, 2014 Asian and 2014 World Junior Championships. She won her first senior international title at the 2014 Smiling Fish International in the women's doubles event partnered with Mayu Matsumoto. In national events, she plays for the Hokuto Bank team. Nagahara was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her partner Mayu Matsumoto. They obtained the honour after winning the 2018 BWF World Championships title and improving their ranking from 14 to 3 in the world. On 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as the women's doubles world No. 1. Career 2021 In March, Nagahara and her partner Mayu Matsumoto won their first World Tour Super 1000 title in the All England Open defeating their compatriots, the defending champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Ootaki
, who goes by the mononymous stage name Wakana, is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina. She is currently signed with Victor Entertainment with a solo career, having released two albums and an EP that have charted on Oricon. Biography Wakana is from Fukuoka. She started learning singing at age 12. She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, where she performed on many of Yuki Kajiura's soundtracks for anime shows and films. She performed two songs for the original soundtrack of '' Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend'': and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track. She sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for ''El Cazador de la Bruja'') and in the ''Pandora Hearts'' soundtrack. In 2007, she and FictionJunction colleague Keiko joined Kajiura's new vocal group Kalafina, which was put together to sing the theme songs for ''The Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Sakai
is a Japanese actress, writer, and former gravure idol. Her real and former stage name is . Sakai is represented with Moon the Child, and later A-team. She is left-handed. Filmography TV drama Other TV series Internet drama Films Advertisements Radio Stage Internet Publications Photobooks DVD Publications Novels Essays Articles Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakai, Wakana Japanese gravure models 1980 births Living people Actors from Tochigi Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese writers 21st-century Japanese women writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Yamashita
is a Japanese ''tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...''. She is nicknamed . She is the leader of the idol group Sanspo Idol Reporter. She is represented with Sole Promotion. Biography Yamashita is the second daughter of three sisters. While in high school, she worked in the foundation of a local theatre company in Fukuoka. After graduating from high school Yamashita was scheduled to join to the company. It led her to have a career in Tokyo. Although becoming an actress after being passed from the audition, Yamashita wrote scripts in the theatre company because she lacked situations to act, and gained and income and sold to other companies. While working as an idol, she also worked as an MC. Yamashita's career expanded in television on 2008. From 2012 she joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Yamazaki
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who works for Aoni Production. She was born in Yokohama and is best known for her roles as Ran Mouri in ''Detective Conan'', Atsuko "Akko" Kagami in the 1998 version of ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'', Maria and Shoryuuki in ''Ghost Sweeper Mikami'', Azumi Kojou in ''Azumi Mamma Mia'', Meiko Akizuki in ''Marmalade Boy'' and Ayane in '' Dead or Alive''. Yamazaki also took over the role of Nami for episodes 70-78 of ''One Piece'' while regular voice actress Akemi Okamura is a Japanese voice actress and narrator. She performed a song in the NHK program ''Minna no Uta'' and currently voices Nami in ''One Piece''. Filmography Television animation ;1992 *'' Calimero'' (Priscilla) *''Hime-chan's Ribbon'' (Yumiko) ... was on maternity leave. Filmography Main Current Role TV Series animation Detective Conan's Film Series Crossover Film OVA Unknown Year Film animation Video games Drama CDs Live action voices Radio Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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