is a Japanese singer and
idol
Idol or Idols may refer to:
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signed to YU-M Entertainment. She was a first generation member and the leader of
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! P ...
as well as the leader of
Hello! Project.
*
Biography
Wada joined
Hello! Project as a member of
Hello! Pro Egg
(formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group
is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agenc ...
in June 2004. Wada continued her training and appeared at numerous Hello! Project group concerts as a backing dancer, including the
Country Musume
was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project.
On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .[Hello! Pro Egg
(formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group
is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agenc ...]
unit
Shugo Chara Egg!
, also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her clas ...
alongside
Yuuka Maeda
is a former Japanese singer and actress. After joining Hello Pro Egg, a trainee program associated with Hello! Project, she achieved early fame as Amulet Heart in Shugo Chara Egg! before debuting in S/mileage, a Japanese idol girl group as ...
,
Kanon Fukuda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She is a member of Metamuse and a former member of Hello! Project idol group Angerme and Shugo Chara Egg!.
Biography Hello!Pro Egg
Fukuda Kanon joined Hello!Project as a m ...
, and
Akari Saho.
On 4 April 2009, Wada was selected to debut in the
Hello! Project group
S/mileage along with
Yuuka Maeda
is a former Japanese singer and actress. After joining Hello Pro Egg, a trainee program associated with Hello! Project, she achieved early fame as Amulet Heart in Shugo Chara Egg! before debuting in S/mileage, a Japanese idol girl group as ...
,
Kanon Fukuda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She is a member of Metamuse and a former member of Hello! Project idol group Angerme and Shugo Chara Egg!.
Biography Hello!Pro Egg
Fukuda Kanon joined Hello!Project as a m ...
, and
Saki Ogawa
, 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! P ...
and was named the leader of the group. S/mileage members, including Wada, then left
Hello! Pro Egg
(formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group
is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agenc ...
and
Shugo Chara Egg!
, also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her clas ...
to focus on their new group activities.
In July 2010, Wada joined the
Hello! Project revival unit
ZYX-α. In 2011, Wada, along with
Yuuka Maeda
is a former Japanese singer and actress. After joining Hello Pro Egg, a trainee program associated with Hello! Project, she achieved early fame as Amulet Heart in Shugo Chara Egg! before debuting in S/mileage, a Japanese idol girl group as ...
and
Kanon Fukuda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She is a member of Metamuse and a former member of Hello! Project idol group Angerme and Shugo Chara Egg!.
Biography Hello!Pro Egg
Fukuda Kanon joined Hello!Project as a m ...
, was chosen to voice act in the anime ''
Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri
, also known as , is a Japanese shōjo anime directed by Makoto Moriwaki. It was adapted from the Sega arcade game of the same name. It was also adapted into two manga series by Mai Jinna.
Plot
Ringo Yukimori was walking with her mom and f ...
''. Together, the trio formed the unit Lilpri and sang the opening and ending themes for the anime as well as the insert songs. In 2012, Wada joined the
Hello! Project and SATOYAMA movement unit Peaberry alongside
Riho Sayashi.
On 17 December 2014,
S/mileage changed their group name to
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! P ...
with Wada remaining as the leader. On 1 January 2017, Wada succeeded
Maimi Yajima
is a Japanese singer and actress. She was a member and the leader of Cute, a girl idol group within Hello! Project.
Career
Yajima first joined Hello! Project in 2002 as one of the fifteen children chosen from the Hello! Project Kids audi ...
as the leader of
Hello! Project.
On 5 April 2018, it was announced that Wada would graduate from
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! P ...
and
Hello! Project at the end of the group's spring tour in 2019. Her graduation was held on 18 June 2019 at
Nippon Budokan. As a member of
Hello! Project for almost 15 years, she had the second longest tenure after
Momoko Tsugunaga
is a former Japanese singer, actress, and radio personality. Tsugunaga joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids at the age of 10 and later became part of the girl groups Berryz Kobo and Buono! Following Berryz Kobo's hiatus, ...
, who beat her by one day.
On 1 August 2019, the day of her 25th birthday, Wada started her solo activities and opened an official website as well as social media accounts and a YouTube channel.
Hello! Project groups and units
*
Hello! Pro Egg
(formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group
is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agenc ...
(2004–2010)
*
Shugo Chara Egg!
, also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her clas ...
(2008–2009)
*
S/mileage•Angerme (2009–2019)
*
ZYX-α (2009)
* Lilpri (2010–2011)
*
Hello! Project Mobekimasu
is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but has s ...
(2011)
* Peaberry (2012–2016)
Discography
Filmography
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial blog*
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Angerme members
Japanese idols
Japanese women pop singers
Japanese voice actresses
Japanese television personalities
Voice actresses from Gunma Prefecture
Living people
1994 births
Musicians from Gunma Prefecture