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is an actress and former member of the
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 b ...
girl group
AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...
under Team A.


Biography

Iwata was born on May 13, 1998 in
Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
,
Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...
. Her mother is Miwa Sugawara, who works as a TV personality in Sendai. As a child, Iwata and her mother appeared in local information programs together, and musicals. She auditioned for
AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...
, but the Tōhoku earthquake struck just before the final screening and she was affected by the disaster, so she considered withdrawing from the audition. However, the auditions were postponed, so Iwata continued to participate and was selected to join the group as a 12th kenkyusei (trainee) in April 2011. In December 2011, Iwata auditioned for a role in the TV animated series ''
AKB0048 ''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the Japanese idol, idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The firs ...
'' and was selected to play the main character, Nagisa Motomiya. As part of the anime project, she sang with eight other AKB48 members in the subunit No Name on the show's theme songs. In March 2012, during the Saitama Super Arena concert, Iwata was one of the trainee members who were promoted to full AKB48 members in the new Team 4. She also participated on her first A-side, on the AKB48 single ''
Manatsu no Sounds Good! In the Japanese official title, there is a space between "good" and "!". (真夏のSounds good !) is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012. In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copies ...
''. In July 2012, Iwata was selected to host a TV program on
NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestr ...
as part of a series to support the areas affected by the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...
, which included Sendai. She mentioned that she had lived in a shelter for a while before auditioning for AKB48. On August 24, 2012, AKB48 had a major restructuring, in which Team 4 was dissolved, and Iwata was moved to Team A. On January 5, 2016, Iwata announced she would be leaving the group. AKB48 held her graduation events for Iwata in March 2016. Just before graduating from AKB48, she moved to the Japanese major talent agency
Horipro is a large Japanese talent agency. History It was founded in 1960 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション ''Hori Purodakushon'') and changed to its present name in 1990. Horipro has two locations in the United States: Nashville and ...
. She has appeared in numerous stage productions, musicals, films and TV dramas, as well as appearing in concerts organised by Horipro, performing songs and dances from her AKB48 days. In June 2021, she appeared in a concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 12th generation of AKB48, her first appearance in five years at an AKB48 theatre. She is currently playing the role of Delphi Diggory in ''
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' is a play written by Jack Thorne from an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London, on 7 June 2016 as a two-part play, and it prem ...
'' in Tokyo from June 2022.


Discography


Singles


With AKB48


= A sides

= * "
Manatsu no Sounds Good! In the Japanese official title, there is a space between "good" and "!". (真夏のSounds good !) is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012. In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copies ...
"


= B sides

= * "
Kaze wa Fuiteiru , is the 23rd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on October 26, 2011. Release history and information The title of the upcoming October single by AKB48 was first announced to 20,000 fans present at the handshake event held ...
" ** "Tsubomitachi" – Team 4+Kenkyūsei * "
Give Me Five! "Give Me Five!" is the 25th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48. It is also AKB48's fifth sakura-themed single, and their first single of 2012. This single was released in Japan on February 15, 2012. ''Give Me Five!'' is AKB48's fifth ...
" ** "New Ship" – Special Girls A * "
Gingham Check is the 27th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The members were chosen from their placements in the AKB48's 2012 general election. The single was released in Japan on August 29, 2012. It includes the graduation song for long-tim ...
" ** "Ano Hi no Fūrin" – Waiting Girls * " Uza" ** "Tsugi no Season" – Under Girls ** "Kodoku na Hoshizora" – Team A * "
So Long! "So Long!" (stylized as "So long !" with a space before the exclamation mark) is the 30th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It is also AKB48's sixth cherry blossom-themed single, and its first single of 2013. This single was rele ...
" ** "Ruby" – Team A * "
Sayonara Crawl is the 31st single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48; it was released in Japan on May 22, 2013. As of the release day, the CD single "Sayonara Crawl" had been shipped in 2.3 million copies, besting the group's previous record of 2.0 million f ...
" ** "Bara no Kajitsu" – Under Girls ** "Ikiru Koto" – Team A * "
Heart Electric is the 33rd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on October 30, 2013. * The participating members for the title track were given English nicknames. The single reached number one on Oricon and Billboard's weekly ...
" ** "Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku" – Under Girls ** "Kiss made Countdown" – Team A * "
Mae shika Mukanee is the 35th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2014, by King Records. This single was first performed at AKB48's "AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014" concert. This is Yuko Oshima's last se ...
" ** "Konjo" – Talking Chimpanzees * " Labrador Retriever" ** "Kimi wa Kimagure" – Team A * "
Kokoro no Placard is the 37th single by the Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 27, 2014. It was the 5th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,058,059 copies. 2014 general election The lineup for the title track and supporti ...
" ** "Sailor Zombie" – Milk Planet * "
Kibōteki Refrain is the 38th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The personnel that were chosen to sing in the song was revealed during the group's fifth rock-paper-scissors tournament. The song premiered during All Star Kanshasai 2014 on TV channel TB ...
" ** "Juujun na Slave" – Team A ** "Utaitai" – Katareagumi (Cattleya Group) * "
Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby is the 42nd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on December 9, 2015. As of February 22, 2016 (issue date), it has sold 1,041,763 copies. It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and was also numbe ...
" ** "Yasashii Place" – Team A * "
Kimi wa Melody is the 43rd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It marks the 10th annual anniversary of the group, and was released in Japan on March 9, 2016. It sold 1,133,179 copies on release day, topping the weekly sales of the previous single. ...
" ** "M.T. ni Sasagu" – Team A


With Hana wa Saku Project


With No Name

* " Kibō ni Tsuite" (August 1, 2012) * "Kono Namida o Kimi ni Sasagu" (April 10, 2013)


With Wake Up, Girls! Project


Appearances


TV dramas

* ''
Majisuka Gakuen 2 (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. Th ...
'' (Final episode, July 1, 2011,
TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...
), as Rena * '' Majisuka Gakuen 3'' (Episode 8, September 7, 2012, TV Tokyo) * '' Sailor Zombie'' (2014, TV Tokyo), as Milk Planet, Karen * '' Majisuka Gakuen 4'' (First episode, January 19, 2015,
Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...
), as Masamune * '' Majisuka Gakuen 5'' (Episode Nine, October 6, 2015,
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), as Anison


Films

* ''
Solomon's Perjury is a 2-part 2015 Japanese suspense mystery film directed by Izuru Narushima, based on the novel of the same title by Miyuki Miyabe. The first, , was released on March 7 and the second, , was released on April 11, 2015. Cast * Ryōko Fujino as Ry ...
'' (2015), as Saori Kawara * ''
The Magnificent Nine is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on May 14, 2016. The original story is collected by "Unsung Heroes of Old Japan" written by , a record of the townspeople who ...
'' (2016), as Kayo * ''
Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ritz Kobayashi. The story revolves around a first-year high school girl named Saki Miyanaga who is brought into the competitive world of mahjong by another first-year, Nodoka H ...
'' (2018), as Seiko Matano * ''Eternal New Mornings'' (2023), as Shoko Miyamoto


Anime

* ''
AKB0048 ''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the Japanese idol, idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The firs ...
'' (April 29, 2012 – July 22, 2012), as Nagisa Motomiya * ''
AKB0048 Next Stage ''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The first season aired ...
'' (January 5, 2013 – March 30, 2013), as Nagisa Motomiya/Atsuko Maeda the 14th


TV variety shows

* (2003 – 2010,
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) * (July 1, 2011 – 2016, TBS) * (March 16, 2012 – 2016,
TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...
) * ''
AKBingo! ''AKBingo!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese television variety show featuring Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The show aired weekly on Nippon Television. In each episode, members of AKB48 and occasionally their sister groups participate in ...
'' (July 18, 2012 – 2016,
Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...
) * ''Ashita e 1 min "Karen no Fukkō Calendar"'' (August 28, 2012 – March 7, 2016,
NHK General TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its ...
) — host * ''Zenryoku Ōen! NHK-hai Fugure 2012: Ginban Athlete-tachi'' (November 11–15, 2012,
NHK General TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its ...
,
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) — host


Stages

* Broadway Musical ''Footloose'' (September 15 – October 12, 2014), as Wendy Joe * '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' (June 16 – July 16, 2016), as Aoi Asahina * ''
Wake Up, Girls! ''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. T ...
Record of Green Leaves (Aoba no Kiroku)'' (January 19 – 22, 2017), as Megumi Yoshikawa * ''
Silent Möbius is a twelve-volume manga series created by manga artist Kia Asamiya. Both anime versions have been licensed by Bandai Entertainment. It is heavily influenced by the film ''Blade Runner'' and is centered on the lives of a dedicated group o ...
'' (March 29 – April 2, 2017), as Katsumi Liqueur * CEDAR Produce vol.3 ''
The Robbers ''The Robbers'' (', ) is the first drama by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany, and was inspired by Leisewitz' earlier play ''Julius of Taranto''. It wa ...
'' (May 31 – June 3, 2018), as Amalia von Edelreich * '' Kami no Kiba: Jinga'' (January 5, 2019), Guest appearance * CEDAR Produce vol.5 ''
Demons A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, ...
'' (January 23 – 29, 2020), as Lizaveta Nikolaevna Tushina (Liza) * ''
Brighton Beach Memoirs ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon, the first chapter in what is known as his Eugene trilogy. It precedes '' Biloxi Blues'' and ''Broadway Bound''. Productions ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' had a pre-Broadway ...
'' (September 18 – October 13, 2021), as Laurie Morton * ''
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' is a play written by Jack Thorne from an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London, on 7 June 2016 as a two-part play, and it prem ...
'' (June 16, 2022 –), as Delphi Diggory


References


External links

* at Horipro * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iwata, Karen 1998 births Living people AKB48 members Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers Japanese voice actresses Voice actresses from Sendai Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists Musicians from Miyagi Prefecture 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses Horipro