Karen Iwata

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Karen Iwata
Native name 岩田 華怜
Born (1998-05-13) May 13, 1998 (age 25)[1]
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Origin Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Associated acts AKB48

Karen Iwata (岩田 華怜 Iwata Karen?, born May 13, 1998 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese singer. She was a member of the Japanese female idol group AKB48. She is also a former member in Team A.[2]

Biography

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iwata grew up in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. She auditioned for AKB48 and was selected to join as a kenkyusei (trainee) in April 2011.[3] In December 2011, Iwata auditioned for a role in the TV animated series AKB0048 and was selected to play the main character, Nagisa Motomiya.[4] As part of the anime project, she sang with eight other AKB48 members in the subunit No Name on the show's theme songs.[5][6]

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!.[7] 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.[3] On August 24, 2012, AKB48 had a major restructuring, in which Team 4 was dissolved, and Iwata was moved to Team A.[8][9] On January 5, 2016, Iwata announced her graduation.[10] On March 15, 2016, Iwata graduated from the group and her final activity from the group is on March 21, 2016.[11]

Discography

Singles

With AKB48

A sides
B sides

With Hana wa Saku Project

Title Release date Chart
position		 Notes
Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
"Hana wa Saku" (花は咲く?) 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

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

Appearances

TV dramas

Films

Anime

  • 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

Stages

References

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