Wada Ayaka

Wada Ayaka 和田(わだ)彩花(あやか)
Wada Ayaka, August 2019
Name
Nicknames	DAWA Ayacho (あやちょ/あや著  Ayacho?)
Birth Info
Born	August 1, 1994 (1994-08-01) (age 25)
Origin	Gunma, Japan
Blood Type	A
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Sizes
Height	163cm
Professional Info
Genres	J-Pop
Occupation	Idol, singer, actress, model, author
Years Active	2004-present (15 years)
Agency	UP-FRONT AGENCY (2004-2012) UP-FRONT PROMOTION (2012-present) YU-M Entertainment (2019-present)
Label	hachama (2009-2019) UP-FRONT WORKS
Associated Acts	ANGERME, Hello Pro Egg, Shugo Chara Egg!, ZYX-α, Lilpri, Peaberry, Hello! Project Mobekimasu, Hello! Project Station Dance Club, Suzuki Kanon ni Peaberry wo Soete, Hagi-King, AFuRuRi
ANGERME Info
Joined	April 4, 2009
Generation	1st Generation
Member Color	Blue (2009-2014)      Red (2014-2019)
Debut Single	aMa no Jaku
Last Single	Koi wa Accha Accha / Yumemita Fifteen
Graduated	June 18, 2019
Time in Group	10 Years, 2 Months, 14 Days
Hello Pro Egg Info
Joined	June 20, 2004
Generation	1st Generation
Left	March 27, 2010
Time in Group	5 Years, 9 Months, 8 Days
Links
Blog	Wada Ayaka Official Blog
YouTube	Wada Ayaka Official YouTube Channel
Twitter	@ayakawada
Instagram	@ayaka.wada.official
Facebook	ayaka.wada.official
Other
Autograph	Ayaka's Autograph

Wada Ayaka (和田彩花) is a Japanese idol. She is a former member and leader of the Hello! Project group ANGERME (formerly S/mileage), as well as the former sixth leader of Hello! Project.

She initially joined Hello! Project in 2004 as a founding member of Hello Pro Egg, later taking part in Shugo Chara Egg! in 2008 before debuting as a member and the leader of S/mileage in 2009. She became the leader of Hello! Project in 2016.

She graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project on June 18, 2019.^[1][2]

BiographyEdit

Early LifeEdit

Wada Ayaka was born on August 1, 1994 in Gunma, Japan.

2002Edit

On June 30, Wada Ayaka participated in the Hello! Project auditions to find singers to form Hello! Project Kids. She made it into the final round and then voluntarily dropped out.

2004Edit

From June 19-20, 2004, Wada Ayaka passed the Hello Pro Egg auditions alongside twenty-nine other girls and subsequently joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello Pro Egg. The aim of the group was to prepare the young girls for their debut into the world of entertainment. As such, Wada received free dance and vocal training alongside the other Eggs.

2006Edit

Wada 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~.

2007Edit

In November 2007, Wada received a part in the musical Reverse! ~ Watashi no Karada Doko Desu ka?. Wada also took part in the TV show Chao.TV.

2008Edit

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 Shugo Chara!. The line up released two singles.

2009Edit

On April 4, Tsunku announced on his blog that a new group, later named S/mileage,^[3][4] was in the works.^[5] The members listed were Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon and Ogawa Saki. He stated the lineup was subject to change, and that it would be their "major debut".

Wada and the original Shugo Chara Egg! were in Shugo Chara! the Musical. Wada and Saho Akari both played students, X-characters, and X-eggs.

From November 11 to 19, Wada starred in Koisuru Hello Kitty alongside the other S/mileage members and Mano Erina.

2010Edit

Starting on March 29, Wada was a regular for the NHK educational television program Test no Hanamichi.

Wada and the other members of S/mileage graduated Hello Pro Egg in May 2010 and became full Hello! Project members. Wada, Maeda, and Fukuda became members of a new unit called Lilpri for the anime Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri in which all three girls voice characters. Wada also became a regular on a nagoya TV show called Go! Bungee Police with Yaguchi Mari.

2011Edit

On February 25, Wada released her first solo photobook titled Wada Ayaka 16.

On August 9, Wada teamed up with Japan Press Network 47 News as a columnist. Her column, "Art Mileage", featured articles about her visits to museums in Japan.^[6][7] The column ran until November 17 with 10 articles in total.

2012Edit

On February 15, Wada released her second solo photobook titled Aya aya.

On July 20, it was announced that Wada and Sayashi Riho were chosen to form the duo Peaberry.^[8] The unit released an indies single, titled "Cabbage Hakusho / Forest Time" (with Harvest), on November 7.

On September 23, Wada sprained her right ankle during the S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~ concert in Osaka. She was out for 2 to 3 weeks in order to heal.

2013Edit

On February 27, a special gravure mook titled Graduation -Koukou Sotsugyou- featuring Wada and Suzuki Airi, in honor of their high school graduations, was released.^[9]

On February 12, it was announced that Wada would participate in a stageplay titled Moshimo Kokumin ga Shusho o Erandara. There was eleven showings, which it ran from April 24 to April 30.

On March 18, Wada had her last appearance on Test no Hanamichi.

On March 20, it was announced at an event that Wada and Fukuda Kanon will have a shared photobook about their last moments in high school. It is set to be released in April.

Beginning on September 27, 2013, Wada teamed up with PHP Biz Online Shuchi as a columnist. Her column, "Otome no Kaiga Annai" (乙女の絵画案内), consisted of review articles on antique western paintings and was compiled as a book.^[10][11]

2014Edit

On March 14, Wada published her first art appreciation book, Otome no Kaiga Annai.

Starting from June 26, Wada began writing an art column for asianbeat titled "Ayaka Wada(ANGERME) presents 'Ukiyo-e'".^[12] The column concluded on April 23, 2015 with 10 articles.

On September 1, Wada celebrated her 20th birthday. She had a special birthday event, titled S/mileage ~Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2014~. The event featured two performances in Tokyo.

2015Edit

On February 2, it was announced that Wada Ayaka along with Fukuda Kanon were chosen as the plus models for this month issue of H!P Digital Books.

On March 25, Wada was announced as a new Charge Girl (weather girl) on TV Tokyo's morning program Charge 730!, appearing every Thursday.^[13][14]

On July 27, it was announced Wada's book Otome no Kaiga Annai would also be published in Traditional Chinese as Shao Nu De Ming Hua Dao Lan.^[15]

On August 3, Wada celebrated her 21th birthday. She had a special birthday event, titled ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2015. The event featured two performances in Tokyo.

On September 24, Wada graduated as Charge Girl on the morning program Charge 730!.^[16]

2016Edit

On February 10, Wada announced her second art appreciation book, Bijutsu de Meguru Nippon Saihakken ~Ukiyo-e・Nihonga Kara Butsuzo Made~, would be published on March 12.^[17]

On August 1, Wada celebrated her 22nd birthday at a fanclub event, titled ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2016, which featured two performances at Yamano Hall.

On December 31 at the Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~, it was announced that Wada would succeed Yajima Maimi as the 6th leader of Hello! Project with Fukumura Mizuki as the sub-leader from 2017.^[18][19][20]

2017Edit

On February 26, Wada participated as a one-day curator for a commentary course in the Sengoku Period Exhibition at the Museum of Kyoto.^[21][22]

On August 1, Wada celebrated her 23rd birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2017. The event had two performances at Yamano Hall.

On November 30, she began a monthly column in BIG ONE GIRLS magazine titled "ANGERME Wada Ayaka no Saishoku Kenbi" (ANGERME Wada Ayaka's Coloration and Beauty).^[23]

2018Edit

On April 5, it was announced that Wada would be graduating from Hello! Project and ANGERME at the end of ANGERME's 2019 spring tour.^[24][25]

Statement from Wada Ayaka[25][26]

“Everyone” Thank you for always supporting me. There’s a decision I made that I need to tell everyone about. I, Ayaka Wada, will be graduating from ANGERME, as well as Hello! Project, after ANGERME’s spring tour of 2019. I’m sure this decision coming so abruptly must get your mind running. For that I apologize. I chose to announce it via the blog because I wanted to compile my thoughts into a text. It’d make me happy if you could read it until the end. “Would it be possible keep chasing this dream together forever?” I’ve been been struggling to balance thoughts such as those with the reality that I’m currently in. I’ve kept asking myself the same things; Even though I know there’s no real answer. The more I thought about it, the stronger my feelings towards the group became. The more I thought about it, I questioned the meaning of life. The more I thought about it, I just became more and more confused. It was during one of these moments that the second generations said to me: - “You never think about anything but the group. Is there nothing that YOU want to do?” - “Singing. Dancing. I want to continue doing stuff like that.” For the first time, I told them the things that had been weighing on my mind. And they told me: - “You’re always putting the group above yourself. Just do the things you want to do.” It made me happy. To put it simply: It seems everyone thinks it’s fine for me to head onwards to chase my own dreams. But then there’s me. I’ve wanted to be a part of this group, even if it meant having to forsake some of my own goals. The road to my dream has been an endless loop of exaltation and disheartenment. Before I knew it, I had lost my sense of stability. From then on, I stopped talking about the future with the others. “I’ll look after my dreams inside the group;” As others around me kept graduating, I kept repeating that phrase. Both a principle, and a criticism towards the idea that everyone walks their own path in life… As if I was trying to convince myself I’m doing the right thing. “Everyone walks their own path in life” It’s one of the most basic principles that anyone would take for granted, but one I couldn’t face with honesty. This is the place I chose for myself because I wanted to be here. The idea of one day leaving it to walk my own path… It’s hard for me to grasp. So I figured my path in life wasn’t to go out there and chase my own dreams. My path in life is to be a part of this group. That was my answer. But at the pace the member lineup kept changing, even that conviction started to crumble. The group constantly moves forward, but instead of trying to reach for new heights with it, there I was trying to preserve something. ANGERME My group “I want to continue chasing my dreams together with everyone forever.” While holding on to feelings such as these, the way I viewed ANGERME was gradually changing. I began realizing that ANGERME can only truly become ANGERME if I were to no longer be a part of it (read: if all the original members are gone). It’d give the name change from S/mileage to ANGERME a real purpose. Thinking about the group, about its future, also influenced the way I think regarding myself. I didn’t come this far for nothing. I’m kept moving forward because I wanted to. That dream that we were all chasing, wouldn’t it be possible if it’s with ANGERME? I held on to these expectations. But after alluding to this dream for so long, would it be alright for me to be the one to ruin it? I became disappointed with myself. The ANGERME I’m trying to create is but an idealization of my personal desires. I wish I had noticed it sooner. Or if I hadn’t noticed it, then maybe I’d have been able to carry on as always. If things had turned out exactly as I envisioned it, I’m sure it wouldn’t have weighed so heavily on my mind. But being able to take a hold of me to this extent This is a true testament to the charm; The potential this group possesses. Furthermore, the members of ANGERME are also part of what’s kept leading me astray. “I’m in this group because YOU are the one leading it.” “Please stay with us forever” Were they reading my heart? No. I’d like to believe they never noticed anything. With a twinkle in their eyes, as if you can see their aspiration in them, they tell me things like this. Their existence is so bright to me. To the point where I almost need to close my own eyes looking at them. Thinking about the group after I’m gone scared me. I’ve gotten used to seeing others pass the torch to their juniors after witnessing their growth, but I don’t understand it myself. I’m not able to say that things will turn out alright, and I’m worried. Too worried even. 2017 was a year where the group and its future kept troubling both my mind and my heart. What did I gain during all these years? Was it becoming more talented? Was it a happy life as an idol? It’s nothing so simple as that. I think by experiencing so many different things over the years, I grew as an individual. Then… Will all my juniors be able to do the same? Thinking about ANGERME in this way… I came to the conclusion that what ANGERME and my juniors need isn’t me. What’s needed is that every member gets to experience standing on their own two feet. I’ve already gotten my share of life lessons from this. From here on out it’s better for them to step forward and express their own opinions and desires, and I really hope they feel that way too. It’s when all ANGERME’s original members are gone, that ANGERME will truly begin. What form the group will take is something they decide by their own hands; something they create together. There’s a lot of meaning to that, and it will be a great experience for them. I want for them to forget about me, and shape ANGERME together. I think it’s that type of environment that shapes our adolescence. That helps us grow. Adolescence is probably the best way to describe it. If the group were to continue the way it was, then it’d just lead to everyone eventually heading towards their own path in life. Seems I still can’t buy the idea of everyone having this predetermined path laid out for them. When I think of the group’s future, it’s that looming feeling that the members will eventually walk their own paths that get me the most. I feel it’s a waste. The more I think about taking the own path thing seriously, the less understand it. It’s so simple, but it’s what’s been nagging my mind. But I’ll have it that way. I’ll walk my own path with all my might. I want to continue standing on stage. My next goal is to continue singing and dancing well into my thirties. I want to try expressing myself in all sorts of manners. I’d like to spend my twenties making this a reality. If possible, I want to do so while still being regarded as an idol. “That’s probably not very befitting of an idol?” “You’ll be an idol at this point in life?” No matter what people might say, I’m ready to continue on as an idol. I dislike the idea that the label “Idol” has to follow some pre-determined set of conventions. I want to become someone who surpasses those; I want to show the world an idol can be so much more. That way, I can say that from here on out is the real beginning. I’m excited to discover my own expression. But more than anything, I want to continue being a girl who can provide people with courage, and lift them up no matter what kind of troubles might be weighing on their mind. I hope my future activities would come to be beneficial for Hello! Project as well. Hello! Project who reached its twentieth anniversary this year; It’d be nice if it’d continue this trend from now on as well. That’s another reason why I want to remain on stage. My activities in ANGERME, as well as Hello! Project will end in about a year. I’m sure you’re overcome with lots of different emotions after reading this text, but let me thank you for thinking about me, about ANGERME, as well as Hello! Project. It’s only one more year, but I’ll doing my utmost to present to you the best group there ever was, so I’d be happy if you’d continue to look after us. Or rather, I’ll work my hardest so that you’ll having something to look forward to in the future. Thank you for your continued support. Ayaka Wada

On May 27, the Fami Hello! PHOTOBOOK was released, including Wada's gravure that was originally published in the December 2015 issues of Weekly Famitsu.^[27]

On August 1, she celebrated her 24th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2018, which featured two shows at Yamano Hall.

On August 16, the music video for Horiuchi Takao's August 22 single "Minna Shounen Datta" was uploaded on YouTube, featuring Wada and six other Hello! Project members who all sing as chorus.^[28]

On September 20, Wada appeared in a daily guest role in the stage play LADY OUT LAW! starring former ℃-ute member Yajima Maimi as the lead.^[29]

On October 15, Wada began an article series titled "Art ni Muchuu!" (Obsessed With Art!) for the art news smartphone app Pia.^[30]

During the first part of the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ concert, she announced that Fukumura Mizuki would succeed her as the leader of Hello! Project after she graduates.^[31]

2019Edit

On May 29, Wada released a personal photobook to commemorate her graduation, self-titled Wada Ayaka.^[32]

On June 2, she held the ANGERME 26th Single "Koi wa Accha Accha / Yumemita Fifteen" Hatusubai Kinen Event "Wada Ayaka Solo Live" at Yokohama Bay Hall.^[33][34] Fans could win a ticket to the event by entering the serial number from the event lottery card that only came with Limited Edition SP of "Koi wa Accha Accha / Yumemita Fifteen" to the lottery site Frentry.^[35]

On June 7 and 8, she held the ANGERME Wada Ayaka Fanclub Tour in Hakone ~Geijutsu no Tabi 2019~.^[36]

On June 18, she graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project in the Hello Pro Premium ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final Wada Ayaka Sotsugyou Special Rinnetenshou ~Aru Toki Umareta Ai no Teishou~ at Nippon Budokan.^[1][2] In a post-concert interview, Wada stated that she would take a short break from stage performance to focus on completing her master's thesis.^[37]

On August 1, Wada officially began solo activities, which was marked by the opening an official website, a YouTube channel, and several SNS accounts.^[38][39]

On September 28, she appeared as a model in the Rakuten GirlsAward 2019 AUTUMN/WINTER at Makuhari Messe.^[40]

On September 30, she shared on Twitter that she signed a change.org petition protesting the government's cancellation of the subsidies that were scheduled to be given to the Aichi Triennale 2019.^[41] The cancelled portion of the exhibit in question deals specifically with the history of art censorship in Japan, and contains works that criticize Japan's role in World War II.

On October 5, the Hello Tsu PHOTOBOOK① was released, including Wada's gravure that was originally published in a September 2018 issue of Weekly Famitsu.^[42]

On October 9, she released a music video for a solo song called "Une idole" that is partially in French, which she wrote the lyrics for herself.^[43][44]

On October 20, Wada appeared at the cultural festival NEWTOWN 2019, where she held a poetry reading and had her first performance as a solo talent. She debuted a new song under the working title "Kono Kimochi no Yukusaki ni".^[45][46]

On October 23, Wada and lyricist Kodama Ameko began hosting a bi-monthly SHOWROOM live together, titled Wada Ayaka to Kodama Ameko no Zangeshitsu.^[47]

2020Edit

On February 24, she held the first stop of her first solo live tour, titled Wada Ayaka Live Tour Mae 2021 ―Kono Kimochi no Saki ni Aru Mono wa Nani?―.^[48]

On March 4, it was announced that the remaining stops for her live tour Wada Ayaka Live Tour Mae 2021 ―Kono Kimochi no Saki ni Aru Mono wa Nani?― would be cancelled.^[49] All other events and lives for the month of March were also postponed or cancelled for all YU-M Entertainment artists in consideration of a new policy established by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.^[50]

On March 13, all YU-M Entertainment artists collaborated for a 25 hour-long television program aired through NicoNico Live Broadcast at 7:30 PM JST titled 25jikanhan Television ~Idol to Mirai e Mukau Basho~.^[51]

On March 14, after the conclusion of the 25jikanhan Television ~Idol to Mirai e Mukau Basho~, YU-M Entertainment announced a crowdfunding project to help invest in their artists' future to make up for postponed or cancelled events due to the coronavirus.^[52]

Personal LifeEdit

ProfileEdit

DiscographyEdit

See also: List:Wada Ayaka Discography Featured In

Solo SongsEdit

• Gensou Genwaku Innocence (from LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki-)
• aMa no Jaku (S/mileage cover; from SMILE FANTASY!)
• Believe in Me (from MODE)
• Oni no Producer (from Yumemiru Television)
• Watashi no Yumemita Fifteen (from Rinnetenshou ~ANGERME Past, Present & Future~)

Original SongsEdit

• [2019] Une idole
• [2019] Kono Kimochi no Yukusaki ni (この気持ちの行く先に; The Destination of This Feeling)
• [2020] Anata ga Eranda Mono, Anata ga Erabu Mono (あなたが選んだもの、あなたが選ぶもの)

Solo DVDsEdit

• [2011.03.02] Ayaka
• [2012.03.07] Aya
• [2013.02.14] Vivid Flower (e-Hello! DVD)
• [2014.08.01] The Season (e-Hello! DVD)
• [2019.10.09] ANGERME Wada Ayaka Solo Special Live

Solo Fanclub DVDsEdit

• [2015.11.xx] ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2015
• [2016.12.23] ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2016
• [2019.10.xx] ANGERME Wada Ayaka Fanclub Tour in Hakone ~Geijutsu no Tabi 2019~

PublicationsEdit

See also: List:Wada Ayaka Publications Featured In

Solo PhotobooksEdit

• [2011.02.25] Wada Ayaka 16
• [2012.02.15] aya
• [2019.05.29] Wada Ayaka

BooksEdit

• [2014.03.14] Otome no Kaiga Annai
• [2016.03.12] Bijutsu de Meguru Nihon Saihakken ~Ukiyo-e・Nihonga Kara Butsuzo Made~

Lyrics CreditsEdit

• [2019] Une idole - Wada Ayaka
• [2020] Anata ga Eranda Mono, Anata ga Erabu Mono - Wada Ayaka

WorksEdit

MoviesEdit

• [2012] Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro・Igyou (怪談新耳袋・異形) (as Shiori)
• [2017] JK Ninja Girls (cameo)

TV ProgramsEdit

• [2007.09.02] Chao.TV (ちゃお.TV)
• [2010–2013] Test no Hanamichi (テストの花道) (Regular)
• [2010–2012] Hanasaka Times (花咲かタイムズ) (Disney Corner; Hanasaka Disney)
• [2010–2011] Bijo Gaku (美女学)
• [2010] Oha Star (おはスタ) (2 episodes)
• [2010] Go! Bungee Police (出動！バンジーP)
• [2011] S/mile Factory
• [2011–2012] Hello Pro! TIME (ハロプロTIME)
• [2012] S/mileage no Sono Joshiki Choto Mate Kudasai! (スマイレージのその常識チョトマテクダサイ!)
• [2012–2013] Hello! SATOYAMA Life (ハロー! SATOYAMA ライフ)
• [2014–2019] The Girls Live
• [2015] Charge 730! (チャージ730！)
• [2019–] AI・DOL PROJECT (narration)

TV DramasEdit

• [2010] Hanbun Esper
• [2010] Love Letter 5 Years Ago (5年後のラブレター) (as young Kanzaki Mai)
• [2012] Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)

AnimeEdit

• [2010–2011] 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) (as Yukimori Ringo)

TheaterEdit

• [2007] Reverse! ~ Watashi no Karada Doko Desu ka?
• [2009] Obaachanchi no Curry Rice ~Smile Recipe~
• [2009] Shugo Chara! (as Sakura, X-Egg)
• [2009] Koisuru Hello Kitty
• [2013] Moshimo Kokumin ga Shushou wo Erandara (もしも国民が首相を選んだら)
• [2013] Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~ (as Jeanne d'Arc and Gigi)
• [2014] LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- (as Snow)
• [2014] SMILE FANTASY!
• [2016] MODE
• [2017] Yumemiru Television
• [2018] LADY OUT LAW! (daily guest role)
• [2018] Attack No.1

RadioEdit

• [2015–2020] Wada Ayaka no Bijurme (和田彩花のビジュルム) (formerly ANGERME Wada Ayaka no Bijurme (アンジュルム和田彩花のビジュルム))

Music VideosEdit

• [2009] Mano Erina - Hajimete no Keiken (as a back-up dancer)
• [2009] Mano Erina - Sekai wa Summer Party (as a back-up dancer)
• [2009] Mano Erina - Kono Mune no Tokimeki wo (as a back-up dancer)
• [2009] Mano Erina - Love&Peace=Paradise (as a back-up dancer)
• [2017] ℃-ute - To Tomorrow (as a back-up dancer)
• [2018] Horiuchi Takao - Minna Shounen Datta

CommercialsEdit

• [2011] Zombie Daisuki (ぞんびだいすき)
• [2011] McDonald's
• [2012] Mister Donut (ミスタードーナツの)

InternetEdit

• [2011] Michishige Sayumi no "Mobekimasutte Nani??" (道重さゆみの『モベキマスってなに？？』)
• [2013–2019] Hello! Project Station
• [2014–2016] MUSIC+
• [2015–2016] GREEN ROOM
• [2016–] Upcoming
• [2016–2017] Girls Night Out
• [2017–] tiny tiny
• [2018–2019] OMAKE CHANNEL
• [2018] Hello Pro no Monohon!
• [2019] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge
• [2019–] Wada Ayaka to Kodama Ameko no Zangeshitsu (和田彩花と児玉雨子の懺悔室; Wada Ayaka and Kodama Ameko's Confessional) (SHOWROOM)

RankingsEdit

• She was voted 7th favorite member in the 2011 "Hello! Project Music Awards" event.^[64]
• She was ranked 3rd in the High School Group of the Beautiful Idol General Election 2012.^[65]
• She ranked 10th in mixi's June 2013 Hello! Project Popularity Ranking.

TriviaEdit

See AlsoEdit

• Gallery:Wada Ayaka
• Gallery:S/mileage 1st Generation
• List:Wada Ayaka Discography Featured In
• List:Wada Ayaka Publications Featured In
• List:Wada Ayaka Concert & Event Appearances
• List:Wada Ayaka Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A
• Side:Family of Wada Ayaka

Honorary TitlesEdit

Honorary Titles
Preceded by First	Leader of ANGERME April 4, 2009 - June 18, 2019	Succeeded by Takeuchi Akari
Preceded by First	Oldest member of ANGERME April 4, 2009 - June 18, 2019	Succeeded by Nakanishi Kana
Preceded by First	Longest serving leader of ANGERME April 4, 2009 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by First	Longest serving member of ANGERME November 30, 2015 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Yajima Maimi	Leader of Hello! Project January 1, 2017 - June 18, 2019	Succeeded by Fukumura Mizuki
Preceded by Miyazaki Yuka	Oldest member of Hello! Project June 17, 2019 - June 18, 2019	Succeeded by Kanazawa Tomoko

ReferencesEdit

External LinksEdit

• Official Website
• Official Blog
• Official YouTube Channel
• SHOWROOM "Wada Ayaka to Kodama Ameko no Zangeshitsu"
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Facebook Page
• YU-M Entertainment Profile
• ANGERME Profile (archived)
• S/mileage Profile (archived)
• Former Blogs:
  • ANGERME Wada Ayaka Official Blog "Ayacho"
  • S/mileage Wada Ayaka Official Blog "Ayacho"
  • Wada Ayaka (S/mileage) Official GREE Blog

S/mileage / ANGERME

Members 2nd Generation Takeuchi Akari (Leader) 3rd Generation Murota Mizuki | Sasaki Rikako 4th Generation Kamikokuryo Moe 5th Generation Kasahara Momona 6th Generation Kawamura Ayano (Sub-leader) | Funaki Musubu 7th Generation Oota Haruka | Ise Layla 8th Generation Hashisako Rin Former Members 1st Generation Wada Ayaka | Maeda Yuuka | Fukuda Kanon | Ogawa Saki 2nd Generation Nakanishi Kana | Katsuta Rina | Tamura Meimi Sub-Members: Kosuga Fuyuka 3rd Generation Aikawa Maho Discography Indie Singles 1. aMa no Jaku | 2. Asu wa Date na no ni, Imasugu Koe ga Kikitai | 3. Suki-chan | 4. Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!!! | 5. SMILE FANTASY! Major Singles 1. Yumemiru Fifteen | 2. ○○ Ganbaranakutemo Eenende!! | 3. Onaji Jikyuu de Hataraku Tomodachi no Bijin Mama | 4. Short Cut | 5. Koi ni Booing Buu! | 6. Uchouten LOVE | 7. Tachiagirl | 8. Please Miniskirt Postwoman! | 9. Choto Mate Kudasai! | 10. Dot Bikini | 11. Suki yo, Junjou Hankouki. | 12. Samui ne. | 13. Tabidachi no Haru ga Kita | 14. Atarashii Watashi ni Nare! / Yattaruchan | 15. Ee ka!? / "Ii Yatsu" | 16. Mystery Night! / Eighteen Emotion | 17. Aa Susukino / Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu | 18. Taiki Bansei / Otome no Gyakushuu | 19. Nana Korobi Ya Oki / Gashin Shoutan / Mahou Tsukai Sally | 20. Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi | 21. Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku / Itoshima Distance / Koi Nara Tokku ni Hajimatteru | 22. Umaku Ienai / Ai no Tame Kyou Made Shinkashite Kita Ningen, Ai no Tame Subete Taikashite Kita Ningen / Wasurete Ageru | 23. Ai Sae Areba Nanni mo Iranai / Namida Iro no Ketsui / Majokko Megu-chan | 24. Nakenai ze・・・Kyoukan Sagi / Uraha=Lover / Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (2018 Acoustic Ver.) | 25. Tade Kuu Mushi mo Like it! / 46okunen LOVE | 26. Koi wa Accha Accha / Yumemita Fifteen | 27. Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi / Zenzen Okiagarenai SUNDAY Other Singles DVD/Blu-ray: 1. Manner Mode / Kisokutadashiku Utsukushiku / Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends Lilpri: 1. Little♡Princess☆Pri! | 2. Idolulu Collaborations: My School March | Makeruna Wasshoi! | Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku | YEAH YEAH YEAH / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki Albums Original: 1. Warugaki ① | 2. ② Smile Sensation | 3. Rinnetenshou ~ANGERME Past, Present & Future~ Best: 1. S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban ① | 2. S/mileage / ANGERME SELECTION ALBUM "Taiki Bansei" Soundtracks: Engeki Joshibu Musical LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- Original Soundtrack Concerts & Events Concerts Winter Tours: 2020 Spring Tours: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 (Live, Concert) | 2017 (Live, Concert) | 2018 (Live, Concert) | 2019 (Live, Concert) | 2020 Summer Tours: 2015 | 2019 Fall Tours: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 (Live, Concert) Overseas: 2018 (Paris, Asia) | 2019 (Mexico City) One-Day: 2011 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 (Katsuta Rina Sotsugyou Special, ANGERME 2019 Aki "Next Page") Events "S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1" Hatsubai Kinen Special Concert | S/mileage 2nd Original Album "2 Smile Sensation" Hatsubai Kinen Event Other Concerts & Events Joint Concerts Spring Tours: 2010 (with Mano Erina) | 2011 (with ℃-ute) Fall Tours: 2013 (with ℃-ute) Other: 2017 (with Up Up Girls (Kari)) Hello! Project Concerts Summer Tours: 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 Winter Tours: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Hina Fes: 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 Hallo! Fes: 2018 COUNTDOWN PARTY: 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 Other: Hello! Project ☆ Festival 2011 | Hello! Project Yaon Premium Live ~Soto Fest~ | Berryz Koubou Matsuri Units & Other Groups In-group Subunits Lilpri Other Related Units Hello Pro Kenshuusei | Shugo Chara Egg! | Shin Minimoni | High-King | ZYX-α | Oha Girl Maple | Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu Singers | Hello! Project Mobekimasu | Peaberry | Harvest | HI-FIN | Sato no Akari | Kamiishinaka Kana | Country Girls

Shugo Chara Egg!
Members
1st Generation	Amulet Heart ♥Yuuka♥ | Amulet Spade ♠Akari♠ | Amulet Clover ♣Kanon♣ | Amulet Diamond ♦Ayaka♦
2nd Generation	Amulet Heart ♥Mizuki♥ | Amulet Spade ♠Akari♠ | Amulet Clover ♣Irori♣ | Amulet Diamond ♦Nanami♦
Discography
Singles	1. Minna no Tamago | 2. Shugo Shugo! Collaboration: 1. Omakase♪Guardian | 2. School Days | 3. PARTY TIME / Watashi no Tamago | 4. Going On!
Albums	Shugo Chara! Song♪Best (with Buono!, Guardians 4)
DVDs	Shugo Chara! Clip♪Best (with Buono!, Guardians 4)
Units & Other Groups
Related Units	Buono! | Guardians 4 | Hello Pro Egg | S/mileage | Lilpri | Up Up Girls (Kari) | Morning Musume

ZYX
Members
1st Generation	Yaguchi Mari (Leader) | Umeda Erika | Shimizu Saki | Yajima Maimi | Tsugunaga Momoko | Murakami Megumi
ZYX-α	Niigaki Risa | Tokunaga Chinami | Sudo Maasa | Kusumi Koharu | Wada Ayaka | Ogawa Saki
Discography
Singles	Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH | Shiroi TOKYO
Units & Other Groups
Related Units	Morning Musume | Hello! Project Kids | Berryz Koubou | ℃-ute | S/mileage

Chanpuru
Units
High-King	Takahashi Ai | Tanaka Reina | Shimizu Saki | Yajima Maimi | Maeda Yuuka
Tanpopo#	Kamei Eri | Mitsui Aika | Kumai Yurina | Okai Chisato
Petitmoni V	Mano Erina | Nakajima Saki | Hagiwara Mai
Shin Minimoni.	Linlin | Fukuda Kanon | Takeuchi Akari | Miyamoto Karin
Aa!	Natsuyaki Miyabi | Suzuki Airi | Saho Akari
ZYX-α	Niigaki Risa | Kusumi Koharu | Umeda Erika | Tsugunaga Momoko | Tokunaga Chinami | Sudo Maasa | Wada Ayaka | Ogawa Saki
Zoku v-u-den	Michishige Sayumi | Junjun | Sugaya Risako
Discography Featured In
Albums	As Chanpuru: Chanpuru ① ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~ | Petit Best 10 Other: Hello! Project no Zenkyoku kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 4 (Petitmoni V only)
DVDs	As Chanpuru: Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.21
Concerts Featured In
Hello! Project	As Chanpuru: 2009 SUMMER | 2010 WINTER | 2010 SUMMER | 2011 WINTER Other: 2013 Fuyu (High-King, Petitmoni V, ZYX-α, Zoku v-u-den only) | Berryz Koubou Matsuri (High-King, Aa!, ZYX only) | COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 (Tanpopo# only)
Units & Other Acts
Associated Acts	Morning Musume | Berryz Koubou | ℃-ute | Mano Erina | S/mileage | Mobekimasu | Buono! | Guardians 4 | Shugo Chara Egg! | Hello Pro Egg

Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Members 25th Generation Yonemura Kirara 27th Generation Yamada Ichigo | Nakayama Natsume 28th Generation Tamenaga Shion | Kubota Nanami | Matsubara Yulia 29th Generation Saito Madoka | Onoda Karin 30th Generation Hiromoto Ruri | Hashida Honoka | Nishizaki Miku | Hirayama Yuki | Kitahara Momo | Ebata Kisaki | Yofuu Runo | Murakoshi Ayana | Uemura Hasumi Former Members 1st Generation Korenaga Miki | Kawashima Miyuki | Okada Yui | Noto Arisa | Morozuka Kanami | Aoki Erina | Tanaka Anri | Ose Kaede | Sengoku Minami | Sawada Yuri | Muto Mika | Hashida Mirei | Furukawa Konatsu | Hashimoto Aina | Ooyanagi Maho | Akiyama Yurika | Okada Robin Shoko | Arihara Kanna | Goto Yuki | Sainen Mia | Mori Saki | Yutoku Ayumi | Kitahara Sayaka | Wada Ayaka | Maeda Yuuka | Fukuda Kanon | Saho Akari | Okai Asuna | Sekine Azusa | Ogawa Saki | Maeda Irori | Arai Manami 2nd Generation Mano Erina | Ogura Manami | Komine Momoka Transfer Student Linlin 3rd Generation Kikkawa Yuu 4th Generation Fukumura Mizuki | Kaneko Rie | Takeuchi Akari 5th Generation Miyamoto Karin 6th Generation Sezaki Azusa | Sato Ayano 7th Generation Hirano Tomomi | Katsuta Rina 8th Generation Takagi Sayuki 9th Generation Tanabe Nanami 10th Generation Kizawa Runa | Nagasawa Wakana | Kudo Haruka 11th Generation Yoshihashi Kurumi | Hamaura Ayano | Taguchi Natsumi 12th Generation Otsuka Aina | Mogi Minami | Ogawa Rena 13th Generation Yamaga Kanae | Oda Sakura 14th Generation Kosuga Fuyuka | Uemura Akari 15th Generation Okamura Rise | Murota Mizuki 16th Generation Yamagishi Riko | Nomura Minami 17th Generation Kanazawa Tomoko | Ichioka Reina | Kaga Kaede | Kishimoto Yumeno | Makino Maria | Wada Sakurako 18th Generation Sasaki Rikako 19th Generation Tanaka Karen | Inaba Manaka | Mikame Kana | Fujii Rio | Mashiro Kana | Inoue Hikaru 20th Generation Yamaki Risa | Yokogawa Yumei | Niinuma Kisora | Oura Hirona | Dambara Ruru | Haga Akane | Funaki Musubu 21st Generation Aikawa Maho | Takemura Miu | Saito Kana 22nd Generation Hashimoto Nagisa | Horie Kizuki | Shimano Momoko | Ogata Risa | Hirose Ayaka | Tanimoto Ami | Inoue Rei | Asakura Kiki | Onoda Saori 23rd Generation Takase Kurumi 24th Generation Ono Mizuho | Nakano Rion | Yanagawa Nanami | Maeda Kokoro | Akiyama Mao | Kanatsu Mizuki | Kasahara Momona | Okamoto Honoka 25th Generation Noguchi Kurumi | Ono Kotomi | Kodama Sakiko | Kiyono Momohime 26th Generation Kawamura Ayano | Yokoyama Reina | Yoshida Marie | Nishida Shiori | Yamazaki Yuhane | Hashisako Rin 27th Generation Shimakura Rika | Hibi Marina | Eguchi Saya | Doi Rena | Okamura Minami | Matsunaga Riai 28th Generation Hashimoto Momoko | Goto Sayaka | Shutto Anna | Kanemitsu Ruru 29th Generation Kusunoki Mei Discography Indies Singles 1. Kanojo ni Naritai!!! | 2. Ten Made Nobore! | 3. Oheso no Kuni Kara Konnichiwa / Ten Made Nobore! (DVD single) Soundtrack Singles Karen na Gasshoudan Campaign Singles Sora ga Aru | Mottainai Baasan Ondo Albums 1. ① Let's say "Hello!" | 2. Rainbow×2 Concerts & Events Shinjin Kouen Concerts 2007: May | August | November 2008: March | June | September | November 2009: April | June | September | November 2010: March | June | September | November Happyoukai Concerts 2011: September 2012: March | June | September | December 2013: March | June | September | December 2014: February/March | June | September | November/December 2015: March | June | September | November/December 2016: February/March | June | September | December 2017: March | June | September | December 2018: March | June | September | December 2019: March | June | September | December 2020: March Test Events: 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 Other Concerts 2010nen Hello Pro Egg Norimen Live 2gatsu Units & Other Groups Sub-Units & Groups Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai | Shugo Chara Egg! | Kashou Egg | Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit Debuted Acts (within UP-FRONT) THE Possible | Mano Erina | S/mileage | Kikkawa Yuu | Up Up Girls (Kari) | Juice=Juice | Kobushi Factory | Tsubaki Factory | BEYOOOOONDS Associated Acts v-u-den | Little Gatas | ℃-ute | Mix Gatas | Morning Musume | Ongaku Gatas | Gatas Brilhantes H.P. | MilkyWay | High-King | Aa! | Shin Minimoni | Reborn Eleven | Jurin | Country Girls Related Acts Up-Front Egg | NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei | Hello Pro Kansai Kenshuusei | Hello Pro Korea Kenshuusei | Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido