Maaya Wada

Maaya Wada is one of those people who quietly makes you do a double-take. Born in April 1998 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, she built herself into an idol with Nogizaka46 and then, somehow, also became an entrepreneur on the side. Those two lanes couldn't feel more different: one is all smiles under stage lights, the other is spreadsheets and hard decisions behind closed doors. That she's running both without making a big deal of it is honestly the most interesting thing about her. I don't know exactly where the business side takes her next, but I get the sense she's the type who's already three steps ahead while the rest of us are still catching up. Watching this one from a respectful distance.

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Maaya Wada is a Japanese TV personality and entrepreneur and a former member of the idol group Nogizaka46, born on April 23, 1998, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. Standing 161 cm tall, she is noted for holding both an entertainment career and a business role simultaneously. She maintains an official Instagram presence and her profile is linked to Wikidata. She is the representative director of the company kabo.

Name (English)

Maaya Wada

Name (Japanese)

和田まあや

Reading

わだ まあや

Born

April 23, 1998 (age 28)

Origin

Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Height

161cm

Occupation

Idol / Entrepreneur / Talent

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Blood type

O

Active years

2011 -

Spouse

Married (2026 -)

Works summary

Appearances

11 (2015–2024)

By year (titles with a known year)

2015: 1, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 1, year unknown: 1

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wada_maaya_official/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%92%8C%E7%94%B0%E3%81%BE%E3%81%82%E3%82%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60988876

Tags

• From Hiroshima Prefecture
• Idol
• Entrepreneur
• Talent

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.