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Wakana Aoi

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Wakana Aoi
葵 わかな
Aoi in 2018
Born (1998-06-30) June 30, 1998 (age 26)
Kanagawa, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
WebsiteOfficial website

Wakana Aoi (葵 わかな, Aoi Wakana, born June 30, 1998 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese actress and former singer. In March 2017, she landed the lead role in NHK's 97th Asadora, Warotenka, which aired from October 2017 to March 2018.[1][2]

Career

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2009–2012: Early career

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Aoi was scouted in Harajuku, Tokyo, in her fifth year of elementary school. She had been taking photos to send with her audition documents at the time.[3][4] She made her television debut in 2009 through a FamilyMart commercial and made her acting debut in the TV series Samurai High School.[5][6] Her next appearance came in January 2010, where she played young Mamako Ino in an episode of the TV series Angel Bank.[3] The following month, she played Caroline Izumi in TV Asahi's 2 hour long television special Kasai Chōsakan Renjirō Kurenai. She reprised her role as Caroline Izumi in November 2010, January 2012, and November 2012. Her character then returned to America.

2013–present

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In December 2012, Aoi was chosen to be a member of the new idol group Otome Shinto, along with Chika Arakawa, Yurika Takahashi, and Ayame Tajiri.[7][8] The group made their CD debut two months later with the single "Mousou☆Koukan Nikki".[9] Aoi left the group in July 2014 to focus on acting.[10][11]

In 2013, she played small roles in Aibō Season 11 and Taberu Dake. Later that year, she played young Mao Waratai in Takahiro Miki's fantasy romance film Girl in the Sunny Place.[12] The film received positive reviews and Aoi gained attention for her performance.[13][14][15][16] The following year, she played a supporting role in the adventure film Samurai Pirates, portraying the main character's classmate.[17] Next, she played small roles in the TV series Divine Retribution: Punisher of Darkness, Aoi Honō, Binta!, and Woman won't allow it. Aoi gained attention for her appearances in commercials for Tokio Marine Nichido and Yamazaki Biscuits.[18] In March 2014, she placed 3rd place in the 35th Kodansha Advertising Awards for the category "New Talent".[19]

In 2015, she played supporting roles in films Kuchibiru ni uta o and Tsumi no Yohaku, and in the TV series Omotesando Koukou Gasshoubu!.[20] In March 2016, she starred alongside Yoko Moriguchi in the TV series Joyu Ochi.[21] The following month, she starred in the horror film Horror no Tenshi.[22] She was named the new "CM queen" in November.[22]

In March 2017, she landed the lead role in NHK's 97th Asadora Warotenka, portraying Ten Fujioka. Warotenka is set during the late Meiji era to post-World War II period. Her character was modelled after Sei Yoshimoto, the founder of entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo.[1][2] On December 12, 2017, she hosted the year-end music program Waga Kokoro no Osaka Melody.[23] From April to June 2018, Aoi played nurse Miwa Hanabusa in the TBS medical drama series Black Pean, appearing alongside Kazunari Ninomiya and Ryoma Takeuchi.[24] Her performance earned her a Television Drama Academy Award nomination.[25]

Aoi made her stage debut in February 2019 at the Tokyo International Forum, as Juliet in the musical version of Romeo and Juliet, sharing the role together with Erika Ikuta and Haruka Kinoshita.[26] She along with Haruka Kinoshita then played Anya in the musical Anastasia in 2020 and 2023. She has also played Emma Nolan in the musical The Prom.

Personal life

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Aoi was born in Kanagawa, Japan.[4] In January 2017, Aoi was accepted to Keio University. She is studying policy studies.[27]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2013 Girl in the Sunny Place young Mao Watarai Takahiro Miki [12]
2014 Samurai Pirates Aiko Miyamoto Kenichi Ōmori [28]
2015 Have a Song on Your Lips Chinatsu Sekiya Takahiro Miki [29]
Assassination Classroom Ayaka Saitō Eiichirō Hasumi [30]
The Edge of Sin Nanao Sasagawa Yuki Otsuka [31]
2016 Horror no Tenshi Herself Toshikazu Nagae Lead role [32][33]
2017 Survival Family Yui Suzuki Shinobu Yaguchi [34]
Lights of Kyoto Mikoto Keiichi Kobayashi Lead role [35][36]
2018 Midnight Bus Akina Takamiya Masao Takeshita [37]
Lost in Ramen Kojima Yūki Kumagai [38][39]
Ao-Natsu Rio Takeshi Furusawa Lead role [40]
2019 Ninkyō Gakuen Chihiro Hisashi Kimura [41]

Television drama

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2009 Samurai High School young Ai Nagasawa NTV Episode 1 [2][6]
2010 Angel Bank young Mamako Ino TV Asahi Episode 1 [3]
2014 Woman won't allow it. Mayu Misawa TBS Episode 7 [42][43]
Aoi Honō Hiroyuki's sister TV Tokyo Episode 6 [44]
2015 Kageri Yuku Natsu Mio Wowow [45]
High School Chorus Kyoko Hasumi TBS [46]
Itsumo Majika ni Ayaka Hayase Imagica BS Television film [47]
2016 Money no Tenshi Madoka Sugawara YTV, NTV [48]
Joyu Ochi Rui Kiyoshima BS Asahi Lead role [21]
2016 Mae! Kagura Hime Sakiko Kodama NHK BS-P Lead role [49][50]
2017 Kin no Tono Suzu Hoshino CBC [51]
Survival Boy and Girl Yui Suzuki BS Eiga [52]
Konya mo LL Episode 2 Hikari Tokyo MX Lead role [53]
& Bishōjo: Next Girl meets Tokyo Misako Fuji TV Episode 3 [54]
2017–18 Laugh It Up! Ten Fujioka NHK Lead role, Asadora [1][2]
2018 Black Pean Miwa Hanabusa TBS [55]
2021 Influence Maho Wowow Miniseries [56]

Other television

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2012 Yōkoso! Higashi Ikebukuro Himawari Sō Herself NTV 12 episodes [57]
2014 100% Takarazuka Herself (guest) NOTTV 1 Episode 6 [58]
2015 Tsūkai TV Sukatto Japan Herself Fuji TV 6 episodes [59][60][61][62]
2017 17th Waga Kokoro no Osaka Melody Main host NHK G Music program [23]
68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen Guest NHK Music program [63]

Dubbing

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Kodansha Advertising Awards New Talent 3rd Place [19]
2016 Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Money no Tenshi Nominated [65]
2017 Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress (Winter) Warotenka 2nd Place [66]
Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress (Final) 9th Place [67]
2018 Television Drama Academy Awards Best Actress 4th Place [68]
Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actress (Spring) Black Pean 2nd Place [69]
Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress 2nd Place [25]
2019 43rd Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won

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