Wada Ayaka

Wada Ayaka (和田彩花) is a Japanese pop singer signed to Hello! Project. She joined the project in 2004 as a member of Hello! Pro Egg and is a former member of Shugo Chara Egg!. She is the leader of S/mileage.

2004-2005
Wada Ayaka joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Pro Egg in June 2004 when she passed the auditions alongside thirty-two other girls. The aim of the group was to prepare the young girls for their debut into the world of entertainment, as such Wada recieved free dance and vocal training alongside the other Eggs.

2006
Wada Ayaka continued her training and appeared at numerous Hello! Project concerts as a backing dancer, including the Country Musume concert "Country Musume LIVE2006 ~Shibuya des Date~".

2007
In November 2007 Wada recieved a part in the musical "Reverse! ~Watashi no karada doko desu ka?". Wada also took part in a television show, "Chao.TV" (started 2007/09/02).

2008
Wada was selected to be one of the four members for a new Hello! Pro Egg unit alongside Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon and Saho Akari. The group was called Shugo Chara Egg! and was formed to record the opening songs for the anime that Buono! sings for, Shugo Chara!. The group have released two singles to date.

2009
Wada Ayaka, along with Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon and Ogawa Saki were announced on Tsunku's blog as a new group called S/mileage.

Wada and the rest of S/mileage are going to graduate from Hello! Pro Egg in the spring concert in 2010. Ayaka and the original Shugo Chara Egg! were in Shugo Chara! the Musical!. She and Saho Akari both played students, X-characters, and X-eggs. Yuuka and Kanon played Amu Hinamori (Yuuka) and Nadeshiko Fujisaki (Kanon).

2010
It was announced that Ayaka, Yuuka, Kanon, and Saki will graduate into full members in May. Ayaka, Yuuka, and Kanon became members of a new unit called Lilpri for the anime ''Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri ''which all three girls voice characters in. Ayaka is also to be a regular on a nagoya TV show called Go! Bungee Police with Mari Yaguchi

Profile

 * Name: Wada Ayaka (和田彩花)
 * Nickname: DAWA (official); Ayacho; by fans: Beauty-chan
 * Birthday: 8/1/1994
 * Height: 155cm
 * Birthplace: Gunma prefecture
 * Blood type: A
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * June 2004: Egg
 * 2009-04-04: S/mileage Member
 * 2010-03-27: Member
 * Hobbies: Collecting sparkling accessories, collecting belts and hats, shopping for clothes and watching
 * Special skills: Swimming, track-and-field
 * Likes:' Cherries, strawberries, raspberries, grapes, clothes, belts, hats, decorations''
 * Favorite colors: Pink, purple and black
 * Dislikes: Green caterpillars, TV shows with scary beings
 * Looks up to: Yaguchi Mari
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Hello! Pro Egg (2004–2010)
 * Shugo Chara Egg! (2008-2009)
 * S/mileage (2009-Present)
 * Lilpri (2010-2011)
 * ZYX-a (2009-Present)

S/mileage

 * aMa no Jaku (Indies)
 * Asu wa Deeto na no ni Ima Sugu Koe ga Kikitai (Indies)
 * Suki-chan (Indies)
 * Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii (indies)
 * My School March (Oha Girl Maple with S/mileage)
 * Yume Miru 15sai
 * ◯◯ Ganbaranakutemo Eenende!!
 * Onaji Jikyuu de Hataraku Tomodachi no Bijin Mama
 * Shortcut
 * Koi ni Booing Buu!
 * Uchouten LOVE

Mano Erina

 * Hajimete no Keiken
 * Sekai wa Summer Party
 * Kono Mune no Tokimeki wo
 * LOVE

Shugo Chara Egg!

 * Minna no Tamago
 * Shugo! Shugo!

Lilpri

 * Little Princess
 * Idolulu

Select Concerts

 * [2007.02.10] カントリー娘. LIVE2006～Shibuya des Date～ (Country Musume LIVE2006 ~Shibuya des Date~)

Television

 * [2007.09.02] ちゃお.TV (Chao.TV) [1]
 * [2010.03.29-] テストの花道 (Test no Hanamichi)
 * [2010.04.04-] ひめチェン！おとぎちっくアイドル リルぷりっ (Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri; voice only, as Yukimori Ringo)
 * [2010.07.06-] Go! Bungee Police

Theater

 * [2007.11.03] リバース！～私の体どこですか？～ (Reverse! ~Watashi no Karada Doko Desu ka?~)
 * [2009.08.13-23] しゅごキャラ! (Shugo Chara! Musical - Student, X-Egg)

TV Dramas

 * [2010] Hanbun Esper
 * [2010.05.01-] 5年後のラブレター (Love Letter 5 Years Ago; young Kanzaki Mai)

Anime

 * [2010–] Hime-chen! Otogichikku Idol Lilpri (ひめチェン!おとぎちっくアイドル リルぷりっ) (voice of Yukimori Ringo)

Photobooks

 * [2011.02.25] Wada Ayaka 16 (和田彩花 16)

DVDs

 * [2011.03.02] Ayaka (彩花)

Trivia

 * Eats bread in the morning.
 * Has a habit of cracking her knuckles.
 * Her favorite spot is her room.
 * Ayaka appeared as a backup dancer in the PV for Mano Erina's second major single, Hajimete no Keiken.
 * She once forgot the title of S/mileage's major debut single while they were performing as the opening act at a °C-ute concert.
 * She has a cat named Toranosuke, and a dog named Cheese.
 * As a result of incorrectly translated article, there is a misunderstanding that she dislikes foreigners.