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Akiko Wada

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Also known as Kim Bok-ja, Fukuko Kaneumi, Akiko Iizuka, Wada Akiko

Japanese singer and talent

Person · Open Library

Born
1950
Works
1

Top works

  • Wada Akiko da monku akka!

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
29,512
Total plays
288,822

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japan80sj-pop70sfemale vocalist

Akiko "Akko" Wada (b. April 10, 1950; 和田アキ子 Wada Akiko) is a Japanese singer and television performer of Korean extraction. Due to her above-average height (174 cm), she is nicknamed "jotei", meaning "empress". She is signed to the Horipuro entertainment agency. Along with fellow Japanese entertainers Takeshi Kitano, Ken Shimura, and Nobuyoshi Kuwano, she severely criticized TV star Masashi Tashiro after his arrest for voyeurism. Akiko performed the voice of Bowser in the obscure Super Mario

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Akiko
Gender
female
Citizenship
Korea
Place of birth
Osaka Prefecture
Occupation
seiyū
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.wada-akiko.com
Height
174
Number of children
0
Represented by
Horipro
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date of birth
1950-04-10
name in kana
わだ アキこ
name in native language
和田 アキ子
medical condition
macular degeneration
start of work period
1968-10-25
birth name
김복자
nickname
ゴッド姉ちゃん
time period
20th century
writing language
Japanese
social media followers
50318
catchphrase
和製リズム・アンド・ブルースの女王
ethnic group
Koreans
married name
飯塚 現子
name
和田 アキ子
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