Kusumi Koharu

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Kusumi Koharu, August 2009

Kusumi Koharu (久住小春) is a Japanese pop singer and idol produced by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project. She is a seventh generation member of Morning Musume.

Profile

• Name: Kusumi Koharu (久住小春)
• Nicknames: Koha, Kussun, Miracle, Kirari, Koharunrun
• Birthday: July 15, 1992 (17 years old)
• Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
• Blood type: A
• Height: 162cm
• Skills: Impressions, abacus
• Hobbies: People-watching
• Motto: Kusumi Koharu
• Favorite food: Thick white chocolate, plums
• Favorite words: Miracle
• Favorite colors: Pink
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Morning Musume (2005–2009)
  • Wonderful Hearts (2006–2009)
  • Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai (2007)
  • Kira☆Pika (2007)
  • MilkyWay (2008–2009)
  • ZYX-α (2009)
• Other:
  • Metro Rabbits H.P. (2006)

History

Kusumi Koharu joined Hello! Project on May 1, 2005 as the sole member of Morning Musume's seventh generation after passing the Morning Musume Audition 2005. She was first featured on the single "Iroppoi Jirettai", on the studio album Rainbow 7, and made her concert debut on May 7, 2005 at Morning Musume's 2005 Spring concert tour.

Her big break came in 2006, when she was cast as the voice of Tsukishima Kirari, the main character in the anime Kirarin☆Revolution, which ran for three years and ended in 2009. She gained a solo debut as "Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu" with the single "Koi☆Kana". Her singles were used as opening and ending theme songs for the anime. In addition, fellow Hello! Project members Hagiwara Mai, Kikkawa Yuu, and Kitahara Sayaka lent their voices to prominent guest characters. Kusumi and Hagiwara formed Kira☆Pika in 2007, and Kusumi, Kikkawa, and Kitahara formed MilkyWay in 2008 until the show's end on March 27, 2009. On June 3, 2009, a one-shot manga titled "Miracle Revolution ~Kusumi Koharu Monogatari~" was published in Ciao magazine and covered her idol life.

At the first performance of Morning Musume’s 2009 Fall Tour Nine Smile, an announcement was made regarding Koharu’s graduation from not only Morning Musume but Hello!Project as a whole on December 6, 2009. According to the official announcement, she wants to concentrate on a career in modelling, just like Umeda Erika from C-ute.

Discography

• Note: All singles and albums are released under the name "Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu (Morning Musume)".

Singles

• [2006.07.12] Koi☆Kana (恋☆カナ)
• [2006.10.25] Balalaika (バラライカ)
• [2007.05.02] Happy☆彡 (ハッピー☆彡)
• [2007.11.07] Chance! (チャンス!)
• [2008.07.16] Papancake (パパンケーキ)
• [2009.02.04] Hapi☆Hapi Sunday! (はぴ☆はぴ サンデー!)

Albums

• [2007.02.28] ☆☆☆ (Mitsuboshi) (☆☆☆ (みつぼし))
• [2007.12.19] Kirarin☆Land (きらりん☆ランド)
• [2008.12.17] Kirari to Fuyu (きらりと冬)
• [2009.03.11] Best☆Kirari (ベスト☆きらり)

Compilations / Other

• [2006.10.18] Kirarin☆Revolution Song Selection (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション)
• [2007.09.12] Kirarin☆Revolution Song Selection 2 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション2)
• [2008.07.23] Kirarin☆Revolution Song Selection 3 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション3)
• [2008.08.27] Kirarin☆Revolution Song Selection 4 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション4)
• [2009.03.18] Kirarin☆Revolution Song Selection 5 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション5)

DVDs

• [2009.02.25] Kirarin☆Revolution Special Live (きらりん☆レボリューション スペシャルライブ)
• [2009.07.08] Kirarin☆Revolution Final Stage (きらりん☆レボリューション ファイナルステージ)
• [2009.09.30] Jump!!

Featured Discography

For discography as part of groups, see Morning Musume#Discography, Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai#Discography, Kira Pika#Discography, MilkyWay#Discography.

Photobooks

Koharu Nikki. Sugar Doll

• [2006.03.24] 久住小春 (Kusumi Koharu) amazon.co.jp
• [2007.09.20] POP amazon.co.jp
• [2008.07.25] 小春日記。 (Koharu Nikki.) amazon.co.jp
• [2008.12.02] ハッピーメモリアル☆フォトブック (Happy Memorial☆Photobook) (credited as "Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu (Morning Musume)") amazon.co.jp
• [2009.09.27] Sugar Doll

Works

Books

• [2007.11.??] きらりん★ファッション★レボリューション (Kirarin★Fashion★Revolution) amazon.co.jp

TV

• [2005–2007] ハロー! モーニング (Hello! Morning)
• [2007–2008] ハロモニ@ (Haromoni@)
• [2008] ベリキュー! (Berikyuu!)
• [2008–2009] よろセン! (Yorosen!)
• [2009–] おはスタ (Oha Star) (on Tuesdays)

Anime

• [2006–2009] きらりん☆レボリューション (Kirarin☆Revolution)

Theater

• [2006] リボンの騎士 ザ・ミュージカル (Ribbon no Kishi The Musical)
• [2008] シンデレラ The ミュージカル (Cinderella the Musical)

Trivia

• She is the second Morning Musume member to come from Niigata, following Ogawa Makoto.
• Skilled at volleyball, which she played since third grade of primary school and was the captain of her team.
• Her audition song was Morning Musume's "Furusato".
• Sometimes called the "Miracle", for during the auditions for Morning Musume's seventh generation, Tsunku stated that he was looking for an "ace".
• During her audition, she stated that she prefers cool images over cute.
• Stated Yoshizawa Hitomi and Fujimoto Miki as the members she admires the most. She has also stated that Fujimoto is her favorite celebrity on both Hello! Morning and Music Fighter.
• Her Morning Musume mentor was Michishige Sayumi.
• She is the youngest artist to debut solo within Hello! Project.
• She was the best selling Hello! Project soloist in 2006.
• In recent concerts, she will often argue with Junjun during MC corners.

External links

• Hello! Project Official Website: Morning Musume Profile page, Tsukishima Kirari Profile page, Tsukishima Kirari Discography page
• English Wikipedia: Koharu Kusumi
• Japanese Wikipedia: 久住小春