Misaki Iwasa
Misaki Iwasa is a Japanese idol. She 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.
- 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."
- 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".
- May 17 - Moved agency from AKS to Production Ogi.
- May 18 to 23 - Starred alongside Haruka Kohara and Moeno Nito in Team Imagine's theater show "Ramerame". It was her first leading role in a stage show.
- 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.
- 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.
- February 1 - Released her first solo debut, "Mujin Eki" 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" 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 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" 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.
- January 9 - Released her second solo single, "Moshimo Watashi ga Sora ni Sundeitara" under Tokuma Japan Communications. She held release events every day 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.
- January 20 - Her single "鞆の浦慕情" debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.
- In AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri Shuffle held at February 24th 2014, It was announced that she will be moving to Team K.
- April 22 - Officially became a member of Team K
- During AKB48’s Spring Concert in Saitama Super Arena, it was announced that she will be transferred back to Team B.
- January 30 - Announced her Graduation from AKB48 during her 21st Birthday and her Solo Concert, Iwasa Misaki 1st Concert ~Mujineki Kara Aratanaru Shuppatsu no Koku~
- March 14 - Graduated from the group.
- March 21 - Her last activity from the group.
Discography
AKB48 singles
; 2009- "River"
- * "Hikoukigumo" - Theater Girls
- "Ponytail to Shushu"
- * "Nusumareta Kuchibiru" - Under Girls
- "Heavy Rotation"
- * "Lucky Seven" - as a substitute of Miho Miyazaki in music video
- "Beginner"
- * "Boku Dake no Value" - Under Girls
- "Chance no Junban"
- * "Kurumi to Dialogue" - Team A
- "Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
- * "Area K" - DIVA
- "Everyday, Kachusha"
- * "Hito no Chikara" - Under Girls
- "Kaze wa Fuiteiru"
- * "Kimi no Senaka" - Under Girls
- "Ue kara Mariko"
- * "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai" - Team A
- "Give Me Five!"
- * "Hitsujikai no Tabi" - Special Girls B
- "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"
- * "Mitsu no Namida" - Special Girls
- * "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..." - only in Theater ver. CD
- "Gingham Check"
- * "Do Re Mi Fa Onchi" - Next Girls
- "Uza"
- * "Seigi no Mikata Janai Hero" - Team B
- "Eien Pressure"
- * "Watashitachi no Reason" - only in Theater ver. CD
- "So Long!"
- * "Sokode inu no unchi fun jau ka ne?" - Team B
- "Sayonara Crawl"
- * "Romance Kenjuu" - Team B
Watarirouka Hashiritai 7
- "Valentine Kiss#Other recordings
- "Hetappi Wink"
- "Kibō Sanmyaku"
- "Shōnen yo Uso o Tsuke!"
Unit Songs in Theater
Team A 5th Stage "Ren'ai Kinshi Jorei"- Squall no Aida ni as backdancer
- Manatsu no Christmas Rose as backdancer
- Ren'ai Kinshi Jorei as substitute of Miho Miyazaki
- Gomenne Jewel as backdancer
- Junjou Shugi as backdancer
- Kataomoi no Taikakusen as backdancer
- Tengoku Yarou as backdancer
- Ai no Iro as a substitute of Manami Oku
- Kuchiutsushi no Chocolate
- Tengoku Yarou as backdancer
- Tonari no Banana as stand-by for Tomomi Kasai, Reina Fujie, Aki Takajo, or Haruka Nakagawa
- Hoshi no Mukougawa
- Ude o Kunde as substitute of Haruka Nakagawa or Atsuko Maeda
- Gomenne Jewel