is a female

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ese

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duo ''( kombi)'' consisting of Haruna Kondo (近藤春菜) and Haruka Minowa (箕輪はるか) who have featured in a number of television shows. They are employed by

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, and are mainly active in

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. They graduated from

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's 9th generation class and are referred to as Harisen for short.

Members

* Haruna Kondo (近藤春菜), Born February 23, 1983 in

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. Plays the ''

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'' (sometimes boke). She is a graduate of

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with a specialization in

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studies. * Haruka Minowa (箕輪はるか), Born January 1, 1980 in

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. Plays the '' boke'' (sometimes tsukkomi). She is a graduate of

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, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences with a specialization in

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Life and career

The duo met each other in the

academy and formed the unit in 2003, debuting the next year in 2004. In 2005, the group joined a theatre unit for Yoshimoto called ''Gekidan Guts'' with other newcomer comedians. Later that same year, the unit saw major success through appearances on various variety and comedian audition television programs. In 2007 and 2009, Harisenbon made it as a finalist at

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. In the following years, Harisenbon became one of the most popular female comedy duos, with numerous appearances per year on television.

Media

This list consists of only media appearances made by the duo when they appear together as Harisenbon.

Television

Current regular programs

* ( TBS TV) (2013–Present) * (

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) * (Nippon TV) * (

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) * (

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) (2017–Present)

Dramas

* (TV Tokyo) (2006) as Haruna and Haruka * (

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) (2007) * (Nippon TV) (2008) * (

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) (2011)

Commercials

*Cream Genmai Bran ( Asahi Foods, 2009) *Meiko Gijuku - Narration *

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- alongside

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*Kyushu Shinkansen (

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, 2012) - alongside Morisanchu *Leopalace21 (2012) - alongside

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*Yomeishu Seizo Company (2013) *

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(2014) *Manulife Life Insurance (

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, 2014) * Big Hero 6 (

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, 2015) *

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(2017) * Daito Trust Construction (2017) - alongside

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References

External links

Official Profile on Yoshimoto Kogyo
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