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Karen Iwata

Karen Iwata (岩田いわた 華はな怜れい, Iwata Karen, born May 13, 1998, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is an actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 under Team A.[1]

Karen Iwata
岩田いわた 華はな怜れい
Iwata performing at Taiwan, 2016
Born (1998-05-13) May 13, 1998 (age 26)
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Photographer
  • Singer
Years active1998–present
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2011–present
Formerly ofAKB48 (Team A)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Biography

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Iwata was born on May 13, 1998, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Her mother is Miwa Sugawara, who works as a TV personality in Sendai. As a child, Iwata and her mother appeared in local information programs together, and musicals. Iwata has made appearances in commercials as early as 6 months of age.[2] She auditioned for AKB48, but the Tōhoku earthquake struck just before the final screening and she was affected by the disaster, so she considered withdrawing from the audition. However, the auditions were postponed, so Iwata continued to participate and was selected to join the group as a 12th kenkyusei (trainee) in April 2011.[3][4]

In December 2011, Iwata auditioned for a role in the TV animated series AKB0048 and was selected to play the main character, Nagisa Motomiya.[5] As part of the anime project, she sang with eight other AKB48 members in the subunit No Name on the show's theme songs.[6][7] In March 2012, during the Saitama Super Arena concert, Iwata was one of the trainee members who were promoted to full AKB48 members in the new Team 4. She also participated on her first A-side, on the AKB48 single Manatsu no Sounds Good!.[8] In July 2012, Iwata was selected to host a TV program on NHK as part of a series to support the areas affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which included Sendai. She mentioned that she had lived in a shelter for a while before auditioning for AKB48.[4] On August 24, 2012, AKB48 had a major restructuring, in which Team 4 was dissolved, and Iwata was moved to Team A.[9][10] On January 5, 2016, Iwata announced she would be leaving the group.[11] AKB48 held her graduation events for Iwata in March 2016.[12]

Just before graduating from AKB48, she moved to the Japanese major talent agency Horipro.[12] She has appeared in numerous stage productions, musicals, films and TV dramas, as well as appearing in concerts organised by Horipro, performing songs and dances from her AKB48 days. In June 2021, she appeared in a concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 12th generation of AKB48, her first appearance in five years at an AKB48 theatre.[13] She played the role of Delphi Diggory in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Tokyo from June 2022 to May 2023.[14]

Iwata attended the Faculty of Arts at Nihon University and graduated from Department of Photography in March 2023.[15]

Discography

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Singles

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With AKB48

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A sides
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B sides
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With Hana wa Saku Project

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Title Release date Chart
position 		Notes
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"Hana wa Saku" (花はなは咲さく) May 23, 2012 17 Single by Hana wa Saku Project
Participated in the main single and "Hana wa Saku Iwata Karen ver."

With No Name

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  • "Kibō ni Tsuite" (August 1, 2012)
  • "Kono Namida o Kimi ni Sasagu" (April 10, 2013)

With Wake Up, Girls! Project

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"Wake Up, Best!3" March 28, 2018 27 as Megumi Yoshikawa, member of I-1 club
Participated in "knock out".

Appearances

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TV dramas

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Films

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Anime

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  • AKB0048 (April 29, 2012 – July 22, 2012), as Nagisa Motomiya
  • AKB0048 Next Stage (January 5, 2013 – March 30, 2013), as Nagisa Motomiya/Atsuko Maeda the 14th

TV variety shows

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  • Tosugeki! Namaiki TV (突撃とつげき!ナマイキTV) (2003 – 2010, Higashinippon Broadcasting)
  • Ariyoshi AKB Kyōwakoku (有吉ありよしAKB共和きょうわ国こく) (July 1, 2011 – 2016, TBS)
  • Shūkan AKB (週刊しゅうかんAKB) (March 16, 2012 – 2016, TV Tokyo)
  • AKBingo! (July 18, 2012 – 2016, Nippon TV)
  • Ashita e 1 min "Karen no Fukkō Calendar" (August 28, 2012 – March 7, 2016, NHK General TV) — host[4]
  • Zenryoku Ōen! NHK-hai Fugure 2012: Ginban Athlete-tachi (November 11–15, 2012, NHK General TV, NHK BS1) — host

Stages

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References

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  2. ^ 岩田いわた華はな怜れい (April 30, 2020). "生うまれまして。 - 岩田いわた華はな怜れいオフィシャルブログ" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "【東日本ひがしにっぽん大震災だいしんさい１０年ねん語かたり継つぐ】元もとＡＫＢ・岩田いわた華はな怜れい 仙台せんだいで被災ひさい１週間しゅうかん後ごに最終さいしゅう審査しんさ挑戦ちょうせん 避難ひなん所しょ訪問ほうもんで「お帰かえり」横断幕おうだんまくに迎むかえられ「ふるさとの光ひかりになる」" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. March 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "AKB岩田いわた華はな怜れい、中ちゅう2でNHK冠かんむり番組ばんぐみ 被災ひさい地ち支援しえん番組ばんぐみナビゲーターに決定けってい" (in Japanese). Oricon. July 17, 2012. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
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  8. ^ a b "AKB48、新曲しんきょく選抜せんばつメンバーは過去かこ最多さいた36人にん まゆゆ筆頭ひっとうに次世代じせだいエース候補こうほが台頭たいとう" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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  11. ^ "岩田いわた華はな怜れいがAKB卒業そつぎょうを発表はっぴょう。泣なき崩くずれるメンバーも" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "AKB岩田いわた華はな怜れいが卒業そつぎょう「女優じょゆうに向むけ」ホリプロ所属しょぞく" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. March 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "AKB48 12期生きせい10周年しゅうねん特別とくべつ公演こうえんに関かんするお知しらせ" (in Japanese). AKB48. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child official website" (in Japanese). TBS Television and Horipro. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "元もとAKB岩田いわた華はな怜れい、日大にちだい芸術げいじゅつ学部がくぶ卒業そつぎょうを報告ほうこく「６年ねんかかってしまったけど…」抱だいていた葛藤かっとう明あかす". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 21, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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  17. ^ AKB48岩田いわた華はな怜れい、元もとbump.y宮武みやたけ祭さいが『ソロモンの偽証ぎしょう』に集結しゅうけつ！ (in Japanese). Cinematoday Inc. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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