Iwasa Misaki

Name

Iwasa Misaki

Iwasa Misaki (2018)


Kanji	岩佐美咲
Kana	いわさ　みさき
Romaji	Iwasa Misaki
Nickname	Wasamin (わさみん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	January 30, 1995
Birthplace	Chiba, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	29 Years Old

Sizes

Height	157cm

Professional Info

Agency	Nagara Pro
Social Networks	7gogo / Ameblo / Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / Twitter / YouTube

Idol Career Info

Former Group	AKB48
Former Team	Team B
Debuted	February 2009 / 7th Generation
Graduated	May 2016

Iwasa Misaki was a member of AKB48's Team B. She is now a solo enka singer, affiliated with NagaraPro.

Catchphrase

29歳のわさみんこと岩佐美咲です

29sai no Wasamin koto Iwasa Misaki desu

(I'm Iwasa Misaki also known as Wasamin, 29 years old)

Trivia

Hobbies: Dancing, watching anime and reading manga, watching YouTube, making puns
Future ambition: Enka singer
Good friends with: Komori Mika, Ishida Haruka
Admired member: Noro Kayo
Former member of Culture Club
Former member of Watarirouka Hashiritai
She lived with her grandparents growing up. Her grandparents often listened to enka singers Kitajima Saburo and Miyako Harumi, which influenced Misaki.
She went to the same high school as Fujie Reina. She also had the same junior high school teacher as Ishizuka Akari, though it was at different schools.
She has three dogs and one rabbit.
She is a big fan of Morning Musume. She wanted to join the entertainment world both because she wanted to be a singer and because she admired Morning Musume.
Her official nickname was briefly "Mikkii" (みっきー) for the first two weeks after her debut before she changed it to Wasamin.
She trained at Hajime Vocal Academy in Tokyo before joining AKB48.
She was a backup dancer for J-pop singer Tamaki Nami before joining AKB48.
She is for her talented singing voice and her sharp dancing skills. Takahashi Minami said that Misaki was a perfectionist when it came to choreography.
She participated in the AKB48 in Webster Hall concert in New York City when she was still a Kenkyuusei. She was one of the two Kenkyuusei to be invited.
She joined Ogi Production on March 25th, 2010. She then transferred to Nagara Production, a company known for its enka singers, on March 29th, 2011.
In September 2010 at "TeamOgi Matsuri" she performed "Ajisai Bashi" with Jonouchi Sanae, an enka singer and former member of Onyanko Club.
In October 2010 she performed Ishikawa Sayuri's "Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki" at the AKB48 Outdoor Karaoke Competition. She won the competition and was gifted a trip to Hawaii.
She was appointed as a tourism ambassador for Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, in honor of her song Tomonoura Bojou. Tomonoura is a port in the city of Fukuyama.
On April 11th, 2014 she sang the national anthem and threw the first pitch at a Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chunichi Dragons baseball game in Hiroshima.
She is a former member of the unofficial "Potebari!!" unit with Ishida Haruka and Iwata Karen.
She is the only member to be voted as a center for an under unit twice in a Senbatsu Election.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

1st Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
2nd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
3rd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
4th Senbatsu Election - #33 (Next Girls Center)
5th Senbatsu Election - #56 (Future Girls)
6th Senbatsu Election - #49 (Future Girls Center)
7th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

1st Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Ota Aika)
2nd Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Ichikawa Miori)
3rd Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Uchida Mayumi)
4th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Matsumoto Rina)
5th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Fujita Nana)
6th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Murayama Yuiri)

Solo Singles

#	Title	Release date
01	Mujin Eki (無人駅)	2012.02.01
02	Moshimo Watashi ga Sora ni Sundeitara (もしも私が空に住んでいたら)	2013.01.09
03	Tomonoura Bojou (鞆の浦慕情)	2014.01.08
04	Hatsuzake (初酒)	2015.04.29
05	Gomen ne Tokyo (ごめんね東京)	2016.01.06
06	Saba Kaido (鯖街道)	2017.01.10
07	Sado no Ondeko (佐渡の鬼太鼓)	2018.02.27
08	Koi no Owari Sangenjaya (恋の終わり三軒茶屋)	2019.02.13
09	Migite to Hidarite no Blues (右手と左手のブルース)	2020.04.22
10	Akira (アキラ)	2021.10.06

Solo Albums

#	Cover	Title	Release date
01		Request Covers (リクエスト・カバーズ)	2013.11.06
02		Misaki Meguri 〜Dai 1shou〜 (美咲めぐり～第1章～)	2016.11.30

Solo Concerts

#	Title	Date
1	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～)	2016.01.30