Moka Suzuki (鈴木 萌歌 Moka Suzuki?), nickname Moka-ga, is a fourth generation member of the I-1club and current center who is also part of the "W Suzuki" unit alongside Rena Suzuki.
Appearance[]
Moka is the shortest member of the group, only just shorter than Megumi Yoshikawa. She has blue eyes and a dull-maroon coloured bob hairstyle. Her hairstyle does shorten slightly with the re-design for Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter.
During practices, she typically wears a light blue high collared crop top, peach coloured short and purple trainers. Her training outfit for the "New Chapter" arc has not yet been revealed, as she has only so far been seen in her outfit for the 2016 Idol Festival and her current performance dress.
Personality[]
Moka is the youngest out of the seven main I-1club idols and as a result, this can show in her attitude. This is exhibited by her extreme desire for the center position and her immaturity in response to criticism. Additionally, Moka can come across as slightly playful or condescending at the same time, as exhibited when taunting Shiho Iwasaki on a TV show about an upcoming center event.
However, when faced with pressure, Moka does appear to have a more serious, mature side, that has grown with age throughout the several series and movies. She can take practice extremely seriously and puts in a lot of effort to portray herself as a leader. She appears to be friends with Rena and Tina Kobayakawa (or at least associates with them more) as well as wrongly being associated with Rena as sisters, when in reality they simply share a family name. Additionally, as of "New Chapter" Moka seems to be more grouped with Megumi, Nanoka Aizawa, Mai Kondo and Rika Takashina more now.
Plot[]
Wake Up, Girls! Seven Idols[]
In "Seven Idols", Moka does appear but only extremely briefly with no speaking roles. This appearance record is similar to Rena and Tina however she does get a slight other shot on the TV screen of the Green Leaves office when performing "Shirt to Blouse" near the beginning of the movie. However, apart from this, her screen-time is minimal.
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Additionally, Moka's screentime is not particularly huge within the TV series, however it does grow fairly significantly compared to the previous movie. Moka's desire for the center position and immaturity with age is also established. Despite her age difference though, she does keep up well for the most part with discussions from older members of the club, such as when discussing about Tasuku Hayasaka and his affiliation with Wake Up, Girls!. Additionally, during the Idol Festival, Moka is once again scolded by Shiho after not understanding a fair portion of Toru Shiraki's speech, which makes reference to 9/11, also correlating with her age possibly.
Wake Up, Girls! Shadow of Youth[]
Later, in "Shadow of Youth", Moka's role within the I-1club skyrockets as she is first mentioned by the caller to Tooru in that she should be finally ready for the center position. She is then selected to compete against Shiho in a center battle with the single "Unmei no Megami", where she lead Team M alongside Rena and Tina. She also appeared slightly surprised at the allocation of her as the leader. She then further appears on a TV promotion event alongside Shiho and the other I-1club members and teases Shiho at the magnitude of the center battle.
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom[]
It is then confirmed in "Beyond the Bottom" that Team M won the center battle by a mere 100 CD units and subsequently, Moka is now placed as the official new center of the I-1club for the new generation. She leads a practice with the entire I-1club and appears strict and determined however her complete desire to win as an idol does show at this point, after being confronted by Tina and Rena. However, eventually at the Idol Festival, she does regain her drive fully and centers "Tomaranai Mirai" however they eventually lose against Wake Up, Girls!.
Media Appearances[]
Manga[]
- Little Challenger: Wake Up, Girls! I-1 Club Side Story
- Wake Up, Girls! Leaders (non-speaking)
- Wake Up, Girls! Eternal Senses
Discography[]
I-1club[]
I-1club Team M[]
Etymology[]
- The name Moka means "bud, sprout" (萌) (mo) and "song, poetry" (歌) (ka).
- Moka's surname Suzuki means "bell" (鈴) (suzu) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki).
Trivia[]
Gallery[]
- For more information see Moka/Image Gallery
Trivia[]
- During WUG covers of songs, Moka is mirrored by Miyu Takagi, as well as both performing together as a pair during the joint I-1club and WUG performance of Gokujou Smile for example.
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Wake Up, Girls! | Mayu Shimada (Mayu Yoshioka) • Airi Hayashida (Airi Eino) • Minami Katayama (Minami Katayama) • Yoshino Nanase (Yoshino Aoyama) • Nanami Hisami (Nanami Yamashita) • Kaya Kikuma (Kaya Okuno) • Miyu Okamoto (Miyu Takagi) | |
Run Girls, Run! | Hayashi Ayumi (Hayashi Koko) • Morishima Otome (Morishima Yuuka) • Atsugi Itsuka (Atsugi Nanami) | |
I-1club | Moka Suzuki (Nozomi Yamamoto) • Mai Kondo (Emiri Kato) • Megumi Yoshikawa (Minami Tsuda) • Nanoka Aizawa (Kaori Fukuhara) • Rena Suzuki (Satomi Akesaka) • Tina Kobayakawa (Yasuno Kiyono) • Rika Takashina (Reina Ueda) | |
NEXT STORM | Shiho Iwasaki (Ootsubo Yuka) • Aya Mizuta (Chika Anzai) • Noa Morina (Kouno Marika) • Hina Fujisaki (Mao Amatsuka) | |
Green Leaves Entertainment | Kouhei Matsuda • Junko Tange |