Author Topic: The Wada Ayaka Thread (和田彩花) (Read 93304 times)

muppet · « **Reply #120 on:** August 01, 2013, 01:28:42 AM »

Happy Birthday Ayaka san!!! Lovely Dawa turns nineteen years old today!

From stunningly beautiful, to silly space cadet, to caring Mamasan to lots of s-miling babies, Ayaka has been a delight to follow!

Hope that this lovely lass has a great day with her family and friends, and that the coming year is full of joy unlimited!

SayuForever · « **Reply #121 on:** December 14, 2013, 12:00:41 AM »

Dawa's dog Cheese passed away today

BlogPost: http://ameblo.jp/wadaayaka/entry-11728770373.html

muppet · « **Reply #122 on:** January 31, 2014, 03:32:09 PM »

Spotlight Post!!!
Dawa!

Somehow we knew Dawa would find
this exciting!!

Ayaka is a standup girl!!

But she handles all positions well!

Thank you Ayaka san,
for leading your team,
all of your hard work,
and your beautiful Smiles!!

Rina the Robot · « **Reply #123 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:57:20 AM »

Sorry if this is a severely uninformed question, but is Dawa formally studying art history at university/in general? I know she's really interested in art but the announcement of her upcoming book, "Maiden's Guide to Paintings," has me wondering if she's receiving some kind of official training.

Estrea · « **Reply #124 on:** February 07, 2014, 08:51:12 AM »

If I'm not wrong, she is studying formally at university of some sort. Can't remember exactly where or what though.

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muppet · « **Reply #125 on:** February 07, 2014, 03:27:23 PM »

She is said to be attending a Women's Uni

She writes an art column for on line site PHP Biz Online Shuchi:

http://shuchi.php.co.jp/sp/article/1644

True to her word, Ayaka san loves the Western Masters!

Good job, Captain!

Her column is called 乙女の絵画案内 / Otome no Kaiga Annai (The Maiden Painting Guide)

Her photo, with credit to above Site

oaxiac · « **Reply #126 on:** February 14, 2014, 05:12:28 AM »

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Art of being a pop idol

Ikuko Kitagawa / Japan News Staff Writer

Today, many Japanese entertainers have multiple skills to add value to their profession. For Ayaka Wada, a member of teenage pop idol group S/mileage, art is her favorite subject, regardless of whether it will eventually become her second career.

“You can’t be friends with the painting if you don’t show interest in the subject or open up your mind to it. You’ll learn nothing from the painting if you do that,” said the 19-year-old idol, adding that she visits exhibitions in smart attire to show respect for the art.

At the end of January, Wada visited “Ukiyo-e: A Journey Through the Floating World,” which is currently under way at the Tokyo Metropolitan Tokyo-Edo Museum.

Full article:
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001031454

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Ukiyo-e show offers a taste of time travel

Ayaka Wada / Special to The Japan News

Japan was seen as an international leader in the field of art in the 18th and 19th centuries—the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867)—when ukiyo-e artists produced numerous masterpieces. This was the thought that came to my mind when I finished appreciating the works on display at “Ukiyo-e: A Journey Through the Floating World.”

Back then, a single ukiyo-e print was reportedly sold for the price of a bowl of soba noodles, or about several hundred yen in today’s money.

It was common for ukiyo-e, which had a significant influence on such artists as van Gogh, Monet and other impressionists, to be circulated among people in the town of Edo.

Considered a simple, ordinary item, ukiyo-e prints came to be used for wrapping porcelain pieces to be exported abroad. In Europe, they were received with great surprise by artists there. Many painters overseas reportedly became enthusiastic collectors of ukiyo-e.

I imagine Japanese people back in those days probably were not aware that ukiyo-e prints could be valuable artworks, unlike today, when they are highly appreciated.

Full article:
http://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001010072

JFC · « **Reply #127 on:** February 14, 2014, 06:04:10 AM »

Awww...

WotaInTranslation - Rinapuu talks about her pet dog, makes Ayacho cry

oaxiac · « **Reply #128 on:** March 20, 2014, 12:34:53 PM »

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #95 Exploring the X and Y Axis of Western and Japanese Paintings! Wada Ayaka’s (S/mileage) Guide to Paintings Goes on Sale!
http://asianbeat.com/en/jjj/jjj095.html

JFC · « **Reply #129 on:** May 13, 2014, 02:08:39 PM »

WotaInTranslation - Wada Ayacho fails miserably at using Twitter
- http://wotaintranslation.com/2014/05/13/wada-ayacho-fails-miserably-at-using-twitter/

john_hung · « **Reply #130 on:** May 13, 2014, 08:26:47 PM »

i think i'm gonna start using the sharp symbol for hashtags in support of ayacho

oaxiac · « **Reply #131 on:** June 09, 2014, 03:58:36 PM »

http://www.e-lineup.com/shopdetail/000000002075/

http://hellonewsservice.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/wada-ayaka-to-release-new-solo-dvd/

JFC · « **Reply #132 on:** July 31, 2014, 03:47:09 AM »

AsianBeat.com - Ayaka Wada(S/mileage) presents "Ukiyo-e" Vol.02 Hokusai Katsushika "Mishima Pass in Kai Province"
- http://asianbeat.com/en/ukiyoe/002.html

john_hung · « **Reply #133 on:** July 31, 2014, 07:58:35 PM »

HAPPY AYACHO DAY!!!

kuro808 · « **Reply #134 on:** July 31, 2014, 09:08:14 PM »

Happy Birthday!!!!!

J-Triumf · « **Reply #135 on:** August 01, 2014, 10:29:06 AM »

HAPPY DAWA DAY! 二十歳おめでとう

Let's celebrate with a paintbrush on her chest and bucket on her ass!

Just realized this is my first post in this thread, so let me just say: as a fine arts graduate recently trying to get back into drawing, I love that she's an appreciator of old-school historic paintings and stuff (even if my own tastes skew more towards contemporary stylized arts).

muppet · « **Reply #136 on:** August 01, 2014, 03:02:35 PM »

和田彩花さん、
お誕生日おめでとうございます！！！

Happy Hatachi to a beautiful,
graceful, and caring young woman!

May this first year of your adulthood be
Full of Joy and Wonders!

mini*wheat · « **Reply #137 on:** August 01, 2014, 04:37:53 PM »

IT'S DAWA DAY!!!!

sayumi_fan · « **Reply #138 on:** August 03, 2014, 08:31:25 AM »

Late as usual... but...

Dawa-san! Happy coming of age in Japan!

Sweet Dawa, you are an angel. Loved you from the moment I set eyes on you, and the kimochi hasn't faded one bit. May your adult years shine brightly and may you continue to lead S/mileage for some time to come.

JFC · « **Reply #139 on:** August 25, 2014, 08:45:47 PM »

CROSS-POSTING!!

From Skoban's Twitter:

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RihoRiho makes Wada Ayaka mad, and Ayacho passes on her judgement.

Please turn on CC for subtitles.
From Sayashi Riho's 2013 birthday event, "Sayashi no Koto Itsu Iwau no? Ima desho!!"