Akiko Wada

Akiko Wada
Born	(1950-04-10) April 10, 1950 (age 66) Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Singer, actor

Akiko Wada (和田 アキ子, Wada Akiko^?) (born April 10, 1950) is a female Japanese singer and television performer from Tsuruhashi, Ikuno-ku, Osaka.

She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is also nicknamed "jotei" (女帝), meaning "empress".

Akiko Wada is Japanese with Korean ethnicity. She was born Kim Bok-Ja (Korean: 김 복자, Hanja: 金 福子, Kim is the family name). Like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a Japanese-style name for everyday use, Fukuko Kaneumi (金海福子, Kaneumi Fukuko^?). When she took Japanese citizenship, her name became Akiko Wada (和田 現子, Wada Akiko^?), which upon marriage became Akiko Iizuka (飯塚 現子, Iizuka Akiko^?).

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