Misaki Iwasa

is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and enka singer. Her nickname is Wasamin. Her talent agency is Nagara Productions. She was also a member of the sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7.

Career

2008
* December - Passed "AKB48's 4th Trainee Audition" and started her career as AKB48's 7th generation.
2009
* August 23 - During "Sokaku Matsuri" concert, it was announced that she was chosen to be a regular member. However, it took almost a year before the new teams started their theater shows, so she only officially became a member of Team A as of 27 July 2010. During the long wait, she was quite distressed about the situation and said, "I knew I had to do something, but I didn't know what to do."
* September 27 - Participated in AKB48's first oversea solo concert in New York. She was the only trainee alongside Sumire Sato.
* October 30 - Participated in AKB48's first musical troupe "∞・Infinity".
2010
* May 17 - Moved agency from AKS to Production Ogi.
* May 18 to 23 - Starred alongside Haruka Kohara (ex-SDN48 member) and Moeno Nito in Team Imagine's theater show . It was her first leading role in a stage show.
* June 30 - Became a member of Watarirouka Hashiritai 7, a sub-unit consisting of AKB48 members attached to Production Ogi.
* July 27 - Officially debuted as a member of Team A.
2011
* March 20 - Following the tsunami in Japan, she was one of two AKB48 members to perform at the "Japan Aid" Concert at Hilton Guam. She sang "Sakura no Ki ni Narō".
* March 29 - Announced in Team A's theater show that she is moving agency from Production Ogi to Nagara Production, a big agency handling famous enka singers such as Kiyoshi Hikawa and Yutaka Yamakawa, to pursue her singing career as an enka singer.
* April 1 - Officially joined Nagara Production, but she remained an active member of Watarirouka Hashiritai 7.
2012
* February 1 - Released her first solo debut, under Tokuma Japan Communications. She was the third AKB48 member to release a solo CD after Tomomi Itano and Atsuko Maeda, and the first enka singer in AKB48. She held her first solo release event on January 31 in Shinbashi Station Square.
* April 3 - Her first solo radio show started broadcasting on TBS channel every Wednesday at 3:30 am.
* June 6 - Ranked 33rd in AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu General Election, and became the center of Next Girls.
* July 29 - Held "Singing Mujin Eki (Ghost Station) in Ghost Station" event in Kuniyoshi Station of Izumi Railroad. After the event, she assumed the role of train conductor and rode the one-day only with 40 fans chosen by lottery.
* August 24 - During AKB48 in Tokyo Dome concert, it was announced that she will be moving to New Team B.
* October 20 - During "Mujin Eki Photo Contest Awarding" event, it was announced that she will release her 2nd single on early 2013.
* November 1 - Officially became a member of Team B.
* November 3 - Participated as a starting member of Team B's Waiting Show.
2013
* January 9 - Released her second solo single, under Tokuma Japan Communications. She held release events every day for a week from January 7 to 13 in various places. She debuted 6th in Oricon Daily Ranking, but successfully ranked 5th in Oricon Weekly Ranking.
2014
* January 20 - Her single "鞆の浦慕情" debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.
* In AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri Shuffle held at February 24th 2014, It was announced that she will be moving to Team K.
* April 22 - Officially became a member of Team K
2015
* During AKB48’s Spring Concert in Saitama Super Arena, it was announced that she will be transferred back to Team B.
2016
* January 30 - Announced her Graduation from AKB48 during her 21st Birthday and her Solo Concert, Iwasa Misaki 1st Concert ~Mujineki Kara Aratanaru Shuppatsu no Koku~
(岩佐美咲ファーストコンサート～無人駅から 新たなる出発の刻～)
* March 14 - Graduated from the group.
* March 21 - Her last activity from the group.

Discography

AKB48 singles

; 2009
* "River"
** - Theater Girls

; 2010
* " Ponytail to Shushu"
** - Under Girls
* " Heavy Rotation"
** - as a substitute of Miho Miyazaki in music video
* " Beginner"
** - Under Girls
* " Chance no Junban"
** - Team A

; 2011
* " Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
** - DIVA
* " Everyday, Kachusha"
** - Under Girls
* " Kaze wa Fuiteiru"
** - Under Girls
* " Ue kara Mariko"
** - Team A

; 2012
* " Give Me Five!"
** - Special Girls B
* "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"
** - Special Girls
** - only in Theater ver. CD
* " Gingham Check"
** - Next Girls
* " Uza"
** - Team B
* " Eien Pressure"
** - only in Theater ver. CD

; 2013
* "So Long!"
** - Team B
* " Sayonara Crawl"
** - Team B

Watarirouka Hashiritai 7

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Unit Songs in Theater

* as backdancer
* as backdancer
* as substitute of Miho Miyazaki

* as backdancer

* as backdancer

: Substitute of Aika Ota in all songs
* as backdancer
* as backdancer

: Substitute of Rina Chikano in all songs (when Yuko Oshima was absent)
* as a substitute of Manami Oku

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* as backdancer

Theater G-Rosso
* as stand-by for Tomomi Kasai, Reina Fujie, Aki Takajo, or Haruka Nakagawa

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* as substitute of Haruka Nakagawa or Atsuko Maeda

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Solo discography

Singles

*RIAJ Digital Tracks established April 2009.

References

External links

Official profileOfficial blogMisaki Iwasa - Google+
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1995 births
Living people
AKB48 members
Japanese female idols
Japanese women pop singers
Enka singers
Singers from Chiba Prefecture
Tokuma Japan Communications artists
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers