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.

Wakana Yamashita
山下 若菜
Born (1984-09-21) September 21, 1984 (age 40)
Other namesWacchan
Occupations
  • Tarento
  • idol
AgentSole Promotion
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]

Biography

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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

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TV series

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Year Title Network
SMAP×SMAP KTV, Fuji TV
2008 Lincoln TBS
"P" Sma TV Asahi
On'na Matatsuto-kun TV Saitama, Chiba TV
2009 Card Gakuen TBS
Hiruobi! TBS
Utsukushiki Aoki de Now TV Asahi
Shibuya Deep A NHK BS-2
Academy Night TBS
2010 Shin Chishiki Kaikyū Kumagus TBS
Zenryoku-saka TV Asahi
2011 Goddotan TV Tokyo
The Non-fiction Fuji TV
Hanamaru Market TBS
Non-fiction W WOWOW
Docking 48 KTV
Zenigata Kintarō TV Asahi
2012 Tokumei Kakarichō: Hitoshi Tadani TV Asahi
Onegai! Ranking TV Asahi
Koi Nante Zeitaku ga Watashi ni Ochite Kuru Nodarou ka? Fuji TV Two
Tsuntube Tokyo MX
mu-Jack KTV
2013 O Sekkyō Idol: Shikaru Genji ABC
Kimura Gyotaku Sky PerfecTV!, Pachi-tele
2014 Mayonaka no o Baka Sawagi CTC, Tokyo MX

Radio

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Year Title Network
2009 Aa!? So So Radio B-Max Shimokita FM
2010 Junji Takada Michiko Kawai no Tokyo Paradise NCB
2012 The Kanmuri Radio Radio Nippon
2013 Erena Ono, Fon de Rinku NCB

Internet

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Year Title Network
Kachinuki! Idol Tengoku!! Nuki Ten GyaO
Wakana no Counseling Room nakano@ddress
Koisuru Paradise nakano@ddress
2009 Sumomo Net TV
2012 Sir Amusement Hōsōkyoku: Idol Reporter no Kiseki Shimokita FM, Niconico Live
Sir Amusement Hōsōkyoku: Shinsō Kaiten! Sir no Nama Cafe Niconico Live
2014 Sir Pachinko Hōsōkyoku: Shinsō Kaiten! Sir no Nama Pachi Niconico Live
2015 Mayonaka no Ura Sawagi! Niconico Live

Films

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Year Title Role
2008 Noroi no List Yayoi Iizuka
2009 Baton
2010 Kami no Chi Yuki Kashiwabara
B-On: Furyō Zenmetsu-hen Tomo Uehara
2011 Dai San Byōtō no Oni Machiko
2012 Seirei Yakyoku: Mottomo Furui Kubitsuri no Ki Yoriko
Year Title
2009 Card Gakuen DVD
2010 Iradol

Stage

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

Pachinko machines

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Year Title
2013 CR King no Keiba

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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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