Wakana Yamashita

Wakana Yamashita
Native name 山下 若菜
Born (1984-09-21) September 21, 1984
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Other names Wacchan
Occupation
  • Tarento
  • idol
Agent Sole Promotion
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]

Wakana Yamashita (山下 若菜, Yamashita Wakana, born 21 September 1984,[1] in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese tarento. She is nicknamed Wacchan (わっちゃん). She is the leader of the idol group Sanspo Idol Reporter. She is represented with Sole Promotion.

Biography

Yamashita is the second daughter of three sisters.[2] While in high school, she worked in the foundation of a local theatre company in Fukuoka.[3] After graduating from high school Yamashita was scheduled to join to the company. It led her to have a career in Tokyo.[3] Although becoming an actress after being passed from the audition, Yamashita wrote scripts in the theatre company because she lacked situations to act, and gained and income and sold to other companies.[3] While working as an idol, she also worked as an MC. Yamashita's career expanded in television on 2008. From 2012 she joined activities in the idol group Sanspo Idol Reporter.

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Network
SMAP×SMAPKTV, Fuji TV
2008LincolnTBS
"P" SmaTV Asahi
On'na Matatsuto-kunTVS, CTC
2009Card GakuenTBS
Hiruobi!TBS
Utsukushiki Aoki de NowTV Asahi
Shibuya Deep ANHK BS-2
Academy NightTBS
2010Shin Chishiki Kaikyū KumagusTBS
Zenryoku-sakaTV Asahi
2011GoddotanTV Tokyo
The Non-fictionFuji TV
Hanamaru MarketTBS
Non-fiction WWOWOW
Docking 48KTV
Zenigata KintarōTV Asahi
2012Tokumei Kakarichō: Hitoshi TadaniTV Asahi
Onegai! RankingTV Asahi
Koi Nante Zeitaku ga Watashi ni Ochite Kuru Nodarou ka?Fuji TV Two
TsuntubeTokyo MX
mu-JackKTV
2013O Sekkyō Idol: Shikaru GenjiABC
Kimura GyotakuSky PerfecTV!, Pachi-tele
2014Mayonaka no o Baka SawagiCTC, Tokyo MX

Radio

Year Title Network
2009Aa!? So So Radio B-MaxShimokita FM
2010Junji Takada Michiko Kawai no Tokyo ParadiseNCB
2012The Kanmuri RadioRadio Nippon
2013Erena Ono, Fon de RinkuNCB

Internet

Year Title Network
Kachinuki! Idol Tengoku!! Nuki TenGyaO
Wakana no Counseling Roomnakano@ddress
Koisuru Paradisenakano@ddress
2009SumomoNet TV
2012Sir Amusement Hōsōkyoku: Idol Reporter no KisekiShimokita FM, Niconico Live
Sir Amusement Hōsōkyoku: Shinsō Kaiten! Sir no Nama CafeNiconico Live
2014Sir Pachinko Hōsōkyoku: Shinsō Kaiten! Sir no Nama PachiNiconico Live
2015Mayonaka no Ura Sawagi!Niconico Live

Films

Year Title Role
2008Noroi no ListYayoi Iizuka
2009Baton
2010Kami no ChiYuki Kashiwabara
B-On: Furyō Zenmetsu-henTomo Uehara
2011Dai San Byōtō no OniMachiko
2012Seirei Yakyoku: Mottomo Furui Kubitsuri no KiYoriko

DVD

Year Title
2009Card Gakuen DVD
2010Iradol

Stage

Year Title Role
2009Hae to Yoba Reta Hakase no Hanashi
2011Alice in Project: Alice in Chrono ParadoxKano Wadazuka

Pachinko machines

Year Title
2013CR King no Keiba

References

  1. 1 2 "山下 若菜". Sole Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 Sep 2016.
  2. ↑ Yamashita, Wakana (15 Jun 2015). "【B型三姉妹★次女あるある】(*ノ▽ノ)". Wakana Yamashita official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 Sep 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "ハチヨンアイドル山下若菜「自分のキャラは脚本の中のひとつ」" (in Japanese). Hachi Yon. 22 Jan 2010. Retrieved 8 Sep 2016.
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