# Wakana Yamashita

Wakana Yamashita (山下 若菜, Yamashita Wakana, born 21 September 1984, 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.

## Biography

Yamashita is the second daughter of three sisters. While in high school, she worked in the foundation of a local theatre company in Fukuoka. After graduating from high school Yamashita was scheduled to join to the company. It led her to have a career in Tokyo. 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. 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
### TV series

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

### Radio

| 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

| 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 |
| 2012 | 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

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

### DVD

| Year | Title |
| 2009 | Card Gakuen DVD |
| 2010 | Iradol |

### Stage

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

### Pachinko machines

| Year | Title |
| 2013 | CR King no Keiba |