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[gobzilla]

Welcome to ANGERME, Wakana-chan!

She already has a very nice singing voice. I can't wait to see how much her singing develops after several vocal training lessons

 

Also, some wotas are speculating that her real name is "松本若菜", and that the kanji in her given name were changed to hiragana for her stage name of "松本わかな". There's a famous actress named "松本若菜", and they might not have wanted people to get the two confused.

Tanaka Reina did a similar thing when she joined H!P. Her real name is "田中麗奈", but she uses the stage name of "田中れいな".

 

There's no way to know for sure as of right now though.

Yeah, it may or may not be. Wakana is a common Japanese name, so kanji would make the most sense, but using hiragana for names that usually have kanji for originality is also a thing.
 

[Nayok-Kihara]

While watching an old °C-ute performance ("Wakkyanai (Z)" at the 2006 Sports Festival) it really struck me how much Wakana does indeed remind of baby Airi.

[rurupedia]

she really has that energy! i wonder how she'll grow over time :0

[Nayok-Kihara]

It's exciting to think about where they'll be in just a year. I'm glad she was added; definitely a baby but her big squish face smile feels very ANGERME.

[洋hiromi水]

When she came out to introduce herself, I thought "Oh my she's so tiny!" Then they showed her singing footage and I was like "oh yeah I see why they added her!"

 

Welcome to Angerme Wakana-chan, haven't been this excited about a new Angerme member for quite some time!

[Nayok-Kihara]

BLT magazine January 2021 issue;

 

Q.17 : Which Hello! Project senior do you admire and why?

Matsumoto Wakana - Okamura Minami from BEYOOOOONDS.
She is always smiling, but in the performance of "GIRL ZONE"
I think the gap is nice because she transforms into a cool Okamura-san.

(Amp @ Jpl)

[mooniix]

baby baby Wakana and tennis playing skills

 

https://www.facebook...6391503031027:0

 

wait was that february of this year?

I can't tell fkgfbsgkr

[rurupedia]

shes so tiny AWWWWW and i see 2020 on the paper so i think it's this year?

[mooniix]

oh true, didn't see that i was looking at the facebook post lol

she grew up so much this year!

[rurupedia]

ikr! shes still so young tho hjdfkjsgs i can't believe she's only like 13

[mooniix]

shes the youngest debuted member in hello project by two years

 

protecc~

[DiegoKashiwagi]

she feels soso young even though a lot of members joined younger than her lol
for me it's the "2007 born" that i can't get over

[rurupedia]

SAME like i'm only a few years older but the 2007 birth year still makes me feel ancient lololol

[Nayok-Kihara]

So, regarding tennis just being her "favorite sport"...

 

"Matsumoto Wakana came runner-up in the Osaka Junior Satellite Singles in the Under-14 division earlier this year. She was most recently ranked 27th (of ~120) in Singles, Under-13.

 

She is affiliated with Tennis Club Cospa, Kanzakigawa." - @JPN_ENG_Kanda

https://twitter.com/...029440796356608

[rurupedia]

woah that's awesome!!!

[patapataful]

much respect!!!! Can't wait to see her performing! She has an amazing & awesome voice<3 

[Nayok-Kihara]

More trivia from her first blog post:

 

Blood Type: AB
Height: 144.5cm

 

Additions to her Hobbies: looking at recipes, looking for delicious food

 

• Her favorite foods are salad chicken and cheesecake. (Note: this is salad chicken)

• Became a fan of S/mileage in pre-school after hearing the song "Ee ka!".

https://ameblo.jp/an....html?frm=theme

[rurupedia]

^updated the op! also fixed the image since i realized it was broken rip

[Fall]

Uploaded today, a 2020 version of Samui Ne:

 

We already knew from the audition footage that Wakana had some talent to hold a note in the face of pressure, but a studio recording to display her talent shows the overachiever that she is, and that we should continue to support her as a consistent member of the 9th generation. She's an emerging talent for now, but it will be interesting to see her improve and see if she approaches Meimi in terms of both consistency and talent since she presently occupies a similar position as the younger sister of her generation.

[Verilian]

Her ears are so adorable!