Wakatabe Haruka

Name

Wakatabe Haruka

Wakatabe Haruka (2016)


Kanji	若田部遥
Kana	わかたべはるか
Romaji	Wakatabe Haruka
Nickname	Wakachan (わかちゃん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	September 26, 1998
Birthplace	Fukuoka, Japan
Blood type	AB
Current Age	26 Years Old

Sizes

Height	170cm

Professional Info

Agency	Fuji TV
Social Networks	**

Idol Career Info

Former Group	HKT48
Former Team	Team H
Debuted	July 2011 / 1st Generation
Graduated	February 2017

Wakatabe Haruka was a member of HKT48's Team H. She is now a Fuji TV reporter.

Catchphrase

高校3年生 26歳、わかちゃんこと若田部遥です

Koukou 3-nensei 26-sai, Wakachan koto Wakatabe Haruka desu

(I'm Wakatabe Haruka, also known as Wakachan, a 26 years old highschool senior)

Trivia

Hobbies: Reading
Special skill: Swimming, skiing
Future dream: To be an announcer
Charm point: Silhouette
Favorite HKT48 2nd Generation member: Inoue Yuriya
- In Team H 3rd Stage they share the unit Return Match, which she said makes her uncharacteristically nervous and flustered
Likes: Talking and MC
She is a former member of Culture Club and Marathon Club.
She has an confident, tough girl attitude.
She goes to yoga classes regularly.
She is best friends with Shimono Yuki.
- They often engage in banter and they only call each other by their last names.
She is the daughter of Wakatabe Kenichi, a former baseball player. Her mother was an idol in Fukuoka, and is currently a TV presenter. Together they also appear in commercials or public appearances.
She is a regular for Nishinippon Bank advertisement campaigns, in light of this her image can often be seen on busses, billboards, flyers and posters around Fukuoka prefecture.
She acted as a co-host at baseball matches of the SoftBank Hawks.
She went to the same dance school as Kusaba Manami.
Her first nickname was "Wakaharu", but she later changed it to "Wakachan".
In 2021, she graduated from Hosei University.

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Team History

HKT48 Kenkyuusei → Team H → Graduation

Joined HKT48 as a Kenkyuusei on July, 2011

Promoted to Team H on March 4, 2012

Graduated from HKT48 Team H on February 5, 2017 (Announcement: December 19, 2016 | Graduation Stage: January 12, 2017 | Final activity: February 5, 2017)