Misaki Iwasa

Misaki Iwasa (岩佐 美咲, Iwasa Misaki, born January 30, 1995 in Chiba Prefecture) 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."^[1]
• 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 "Ramerame" (らめらめ). It was her first leading role in a stage show.^[2]
• 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, "Mujin Eki" (無人駅, "Ghost Station") 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 "Konbanwasamin" (こんばんわさみん) 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 "Wasamin Train" (わさみん号) 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, "Moshimo Watashi ga Sora ni Sundeitara" (もしも私が空に住んでいたら, "If I were Living in the Sky") under Tokuma Japan Communications. She held release events everyday 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.^[3]

2016

• March 14 - Graduated from the group.
• March 21 - Her last activity from the group.

Discography

AKB48 singles

2009

• "River"
  • "Hikoukigumo" (ひこうき雲) - Theater Girls

2010

• "Ponytail to Shushu"
  • "Nusumareta Kuchibiru" (盗まれた唇) - Under Girls
• "Heavy Rotation"
  • "Lucky Seven" (ラッキーセブン) - as a substitute of Miho Miyazaki in music video
• "Beginner"
  • "Boku Dake no Value" (僕だけのvalue) - Under Girls
• "Chance no Junban"
  • "Kurumi to Dialogue" (胡桃とダイアローグ) - Team A

2011

• "Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
  • "Area K" (エリアK) - DIVA
• "Everyday, Kachusha"
  • "Hito no Chikara" (人の力) - Under Girls
• "Kaze wa Fuiteiru"
  • "Kimi no Senaka" (君の背中) - Under Girls
• "Ue kara Mariko"
  • "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai" (隣人は傷つかない) - Team A

2012

• "Give Me Five!"
  • "Hitsujikai no Tabi" (羊飼いの旅) - Special Girls B
• "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"
  • "Mitsu no Namida" (3つの涙) - Special Girls
  • "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..." (君のために僕は…) - only in Theater ver. CD
• "Gingham Check"
  • "Do Re Mi Fa Onchi" (ドレミファ音痴) - Next Girls
• "Uza"
  • "Seigi no Mikata Janai Hero" (正義の味方じゃないヒーロー) - Team B
• "Eien Pressure"
  • "Watashitachi no Reason" (私たちのReason) - only in Theater ver. CD

2013

• "So Long!"
  • "Sokode inu no unchi fun jau ka ne?" (そこで犬のうんち踏んじゃうかね？) - Team B
• "Sayonara Crawl"
  • "Romance Kenjuu" (ロマンス拳銃) - Team B

Watarirouka Hashiritai 7

• "Valentine Kiss" (バレンタイン・キッス)
• "Hetappi Wink" (へたっぴウィンク)
• "Kibō Sanmyaku" (希望山脈)
• "Shōnen yo Uso o Tsuke!" (少年よ 嘘をつけ!)

Unit Songs in Theater

Team A 5th Stage "Ren'ai Kinshi Jorei" (チームA 5th Stage「恋愛禁止条例」公演)

• Squall no Aida ni (スコールの間に) as backdancer
• Manatsu no Christmas Rose (真夏のクリスマスローズ) as backdancer
• Ren'ai Kinshi Jorei (恋愛禁止条例) as substitute of Miho Miyazaki

Team K 4th Stage "Saishu Bell ga Naru" (チームK 4th Stage「最終ベルが鳴る」公演)

• Gomenne Jewel (ごめんねジュエル) as backdancer

Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" (チームB 3rd Stage「パジャマドライブ」公演)

• Junjou Shugi (純情主義) as backdancer

Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake" (チームB 4th Stage「アイドルの夜明け」公演)

Substitute of Aika Ota in all songs

• Kataomoi no Taikakusen (片思いの対角線) as backdancer
• Tengoku Yarou (天国野郎) as backdancer

Team K 5th Stage "Sakaagari" (チームK 5th Stage「逆上がり」公演)

Substitute of Rina Chikano in all songs (when Yuko Oshima was absent)

• Ai no Iro (愛の色) as a substitute of Manami Oku

Team Trainee "Idol no Yoake" (研究生「アイドルの夜明け」公演)

• Kuchiutsushi no Chocolate (口移しのチョコレート)
• Tengoku Yarou (天国野郎) as backdancer

Theater G-Rosso Yume o Shinaseru wake ni ikanai (夢を死なせるわけにいかない」)

• Tonari no Banana (となりのバナナ) as stand-by for Tomomi Kasai, Reina Fujie, Aki Takajo, or Haruka Nakagawa

Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha" (チームA 6th Stage「目撃者」公演)

• Hoshi no Mukougawa (☆の向こう側)
• Ude o Kunde (腕を組んで) as substitute of Haruka Nakagawa or Atsuko Maeda

Team B Waiting Show (チームB ウェイティング公演)

• Gomenne Jewel (ごめんね ジュエル)

Solo discography

Singles

*RIAJ Digital Tracks established April 2009.

References

External links

• Official profile
• Official blog
• Misaki Iwasa - Google+(in Japanese)
• Misaki Iwasa on Twitter
  
• Misaki Iwasa on IMDb