Matsumoto Wakana was born in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori in Yonago, which is a port town, on 25.02.1984. She is the youngest of three sisters. She belonged to the school brass band playing clarinet while in high school. Matsumoto reports that she was scouted at age fifteen in her hometown but declined the advance. Instead, she graduated from high school and began working various jobs such as a receptionist at a cosmetics company (interestngly she would star in Cosmetic Wars years later), at a hair salon and in a cafe. She moved to Tokyo in 2006, obtained a job and attended auditions. She became active in the entertainment industry in 2007 with an appearance in Kamen Rider Den-O, which is part of the famous and prolific series. Since then she has appeared on the small screen, silver screen and in commercials including being the a cute girl who is repeatedly groped by a senile and horny old man. She was the face of her home prefecture's advertising campaign and became an ambassador for Tottori beginning in 2010. Matsumoto has a couple of photo books and calendars to her name. She is a cat lover and cites the numbers two and five as favourites. She is managed by AAA Triple A.