Kudo Haruka

File:Kudo Haruka - Help Me!! Promo.jpg

Kudo Haruka promoting "Help me!!" (2013)

Kudo Haruka (工藤遥) is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project. She is a tenth generation member of Morning Musume.

Profile

• Name: Kudo Haruka (工藤遥)
• Nickname: Kuduu (くどぅー)
• Birthday: October 27, 1999 (1999-10-27)
• Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
• Blood type: A
• Height: 157cm
• Hobbies: Watching DVDs
• Specialties: Swimming, cartwheels, sinking her throat in
• Favorite Food: Meat, green tea
• Favorite Color: Lime green, orange, light blue
• Looks Up To: Tanaka Reina
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Hello! Pro Egg (2010–2011)
  • Morning Musume (2011–)
  • Reborn Eleven (2011)

History

Kudo Haruka joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Pro Egg in March 2010, with Nagasawa Wakana and Kizawa Runa.

Haruka was selected from Morning Musume's 10th Generation audition to join the group on September 29, 2011, along with Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, and Sato Masaki.

The tenth generation made their official presentation on the same day they were announced as new members in the "Morning Musume Concert Tour Fall 2011 Ai Believe ~Takahashi Ai Graduation Memory Special~" concert, and they participated in a performance of the song "Tomo".

Discography

DVDs

• [2012.06.22] Greeting ~Kudo Haruka~ (Greeting ～工藤 遥～)
• [2012.11.07] HARUKA
• [2013.01.16] Alo Hello! Morning Musume 9 10ki DVD (Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka)

Publications

Photobooks

• [2012.10.25] Do

• [2012.09.10] Morning Musume｡ 9・10ki 1st official Photo Book (モーニング娘。9・10期 1st official Photo Book) (Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka)
• [2013.01.16] Alo Hello! Morning Musume 10ki Photobook (アロハロ！モーニング娘。10期メンバー写真集) (Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka)

Works

Filmography

TV Programs

• [2011–2012] HELLOPRO! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)

TV Dramas

• [2012] Suugaku♥Joushi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)

Internet

• [2011] Michishige Sayumi no "Mobekimasutte Nani??" (道重さゆみの『モベキマスってなに？？』)

Theater

• [2010.10.30]-[2010.11.07] Ima ga Itsuka ni Naru Maeni (今がいつかになる前に)
• [2011.12.14-18] 1974 (Ikunayo) (1974(イクナヨ))
• [2011.10.08-17] Ribbon~Inochi no Audition~ (リボーン～命のオーディション～) (as Leonardo da Vinci)
• [2012] Stacy's Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki (ステーシーズ 少女再殺歌劇)
• [2012] Idol Nihonryuu ~Onna Nichibu~ (アイドル日本流～おんな日舞～)

Radio

Regular

• [2012–] Morning Musume no Morning Jogakuin ~Houkago Meeting~ (モーニング娘。のモーニング女学院～放課後ミーティング～)

Trivia

• Her official Morning Musume image color is orange.
• Her first time performing was on May 1, 2010 during the first day of the Golden Week events "Hello! Project Presents ~ Hello☆Fest in Odaiba Gurume Park".
• At the time she joined Hello! Pro Egg, she was even shorter than Miyamoto Karin.
• She enjoys swimming.
• Before sleeping she always drinks milk (to grow), and tea.
• Is known for her husky voice. During her introduction as a Morning Musume member, she said she hopes to get many solo parts with her husky voice.
• She is the youngest member to have joined Morning Musume at 11 years old. Kago Ai was formerly the youngest, having joined at 12 years old.
• Her favorite Morning Musume song is "Shabondama".
• Her favorite phrase is "You just have to step foward".
• Her motto is "Happy and lively".
• She believes she can't lose with her husky voice, and her sports skills.
• Considers her charm point to be her smile.
• Before joining Morning Musume she competed in the Kanto Swimming Tournament 2010 in the 50m breaststroke, 9-10 year old females category. She ranked 202 out of 595 for elementary school students, and 305 overall. Has said she wants to compete again when she is 15 years old.
• Her parents owned many old Morning Musume CDs, many which were given to her when she was young. Her father especially treasured "Ai no Tane".

External Links

• Hello! Project Profile
• Morning Musume 10th Generation Official Blog
• Wikipedia Profiles: Japanese: 工藤遥 | English: Haruka Kudo