Karen Iwata
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| Karen Iwata | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1998[1] |
| Origin | Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupations | Japanese idol, singer, voice actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Associated acts | AKB48 |
Karen Iwata (岩田 華怜 Iwata Karen, born May 13, 1998 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese singer. She is a member of the Japanese female idol group AKB48. Currently, she is in Team A.[2]
Career
Iwata grew up in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. She auditioned for AKB48 and was selected to join as a kenkyusei (trainee) in April 2011[3]
On December 2011, Iwata auditioned for a role in the TV animated series AKB0048 and was selected to play the main character, Nagisa Motomiya.[4] As part of the anime project, she got to sing with eight other AKB48 members in the subunit No Name on the show's theme songs.[5][6]
In March 2012, during the Saitama Super Arena concert, Iwata was one of the kenkyusei members who were promoted to full AKB48 members in the new Team 4. She also got her first A-side participation on AKB48's single Manatsu no Sounds Good!.[7] In July, Iwata was selected to host a TV program on NHK as part of a series to support the areas affected by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which included Sendai. She mentioned that she lived in a shelter for a while before auditioning for AKB48.[3] On August 24, AKB48 had a major restructuring where Team 4 was dissolved, and she was moved to Team A.[8][9]
Discography
Singles
With AKB48
A sides
B sides
- "Kaze wa Fuiteiru"
- "Tsubomitachi" - Team 4+Kenkyūsei
- "Give Me Five!"
- "New Ship" - Special Girls A
- "Gingham Check"
- "Ano Hi no Fūrin" - Waiting Girls
- "Uza"
- "Tsugi no Season" - Under Girls
- "Kodoku na Hoshizora" - Team A
- "So Long!
- "Ruby" - Team A
- "Sayonara Crawl"
- "Bara no Kajitsu" - Under Girls
- "Ikiru Koto" -Team A
- "Heart Electric"
- "Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku" - Under Girls
- "Kiss made Countdown" -Team A
With Hana wa Saku Project
- "Hana wa Saku" (May 23, 2012)
- Chart performance
| Title | Release date | Chart position |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | |||
| "Hana wa Saku" (花は咲く) | May 23, 2012 | 17 | Single by Hana wa Saku Project Participated in the songs "Hana wa Saku", "Hana wa Saku Iwata Karen ver." |
With No Name
- "Kibō ni Tsuite" (August 1, 2012)
- "Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu" (April 10th, 2013)
Appearances
TV dramas
- Majisuka Gakuen 2 (Final episode, July 1, 2011, TV Tokyo) — as Rena
- Majisuka Gakuen 3 (Episode 8, September 7, 2012, TV Tokyo)
Anime
- AKB0048 (April 29, 2012 — July 22, 2012) — as Nagisa Motomiya
- AKB0048 Next Stage (January 5, 2013 - March 30, 2013) - As Nagisa Motomiya/Maeda Atsuko the 14th
TV variety shows
- Tosugeki! Namaiki TV (突撃!ナマイキTV) (2003–2010, Higashinippon Broadcasting)
- Ariyoshi AKB Kyōwakoku (有吉AKB共和国) (July 1, 2011 — present, TBS)
- Shūkan AKB (週刊AKB) (March 16, 2012 — present, TV Tokyo)
- AKBingo! (July 18, 2012 — present, TV Tokyo)
- Ashita e 1 min "Karen no Fukkō Calendar" (August 28, 2012 — present, NHK General TV) — host[3]
- Zenryoku Ōen! NHK-hai Fugure 2012: Ginban Athlete-tachi (November 11-15, 2012, NHK General TV, NHK BS1) — host
References
- ↑ "AKB48公式プロフィール". AKB48. AKS. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ↑ "AKB48公式サイト｜メンバー情報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "AKB岩田華怜、中2でNHK冠番組 被災地支援番組ナビゲーターに決定" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ↑ "アニメ「AKB0048」公開オーディションで声優選抜9名決定" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ↑ "AKBまゆゆら“声優選抜”が新ユニット「NO NAME」結成！ アニメ主題歌デビュー" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ↑ "TVアニメ『AKB0048』、主題歌は声優選抜メンバーのユニット"NO NAME"が担当" (in Japanese). My Navi. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "AKB48、新曲選抜メンバーは過去最多36人 まゆゆ筆頭に次世代エース候補が台頭" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "Reformation of AKB48 in Tokyo Dome Concert" (in Japanese). 2012-08-24.
- ↑ Green, Scott (August 24, 2012). "AKB48 Announces Tectonic Line-Up Shift". Crunchyroll.
- ↑ "AKB48、過去最多36人で新曲初披露 HKT兒玉ら15人が初選抜". Oricon Style (in Japanese). 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
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