is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of the pop group

Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an ...

. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Kudō was a

Hello! Pro Egg (formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agenc ...

member. Kudō is the youngest member in history to join Morning Musume, at 11 years and 11 months old, surpassing

Ai Kago is a Japanese actress and former singer. In 2000, Kago debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume. During her time in the group, she was also part of Mini-Moni and other Hello! Project sub-groups. In 2004, Kago depa ...

's 12-year record. She is also known for playing the role of Umika Hayami/Lupin Yellow in the

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series ''

Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 42nd entry of the Toei Company's long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries, following '' Uchu Sentai Kyuranger''. This series is the first to feature two different teams of heroes-the gentleman thief-themed L ...

''.

Biography

Early life

Kudō was born on October 27, 1999, in

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, Japan.

2010–2011: Debut in Morning Musume

On March 27, 2010, at the ''2010 Hello! Project Shinjin Kōen sangatsu:

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Gold!'' concert, Kudō was introduced as a new member of

. She debuted in concert on May 1, 2010, at the ''Hello! Project presents: Hello Fest in

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Gurume Park'' festival. On September 29, 2011, at a concert at

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, which was part of ''Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai Believe: Takahashi Ai Sotsugyō Kinen Special'', it was announced that Kudō had passed the auditions alongside three other girls:

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, Ayumi Ishida and

Masaki Satō (born May 7, 1999 in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member of the pop group Morning Musume. Early life Masaki Satō was born on May 7, 1999 in Hokkaido, Japan. Career 2011–present: Debut with ...

, and would be joining

2017–present: Departure from Morning Musume and acting debut

On April 29, 2017, Kudō announced her upcoming departure from Morning Musume and

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. On December 11, at the Morning Musume Autumn concert tour Kudō graduated from the group. In February 2018, Kudō made her acting debut in ''Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger'' as Lupin Yellow.

Discography

''For Haruka Kudō's releases with

, see

Morning Musume discography The discography of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume consists of sixteen studio albums, five compilation albums, and seventy single (music), singles. Ever since its establishment in 1997, the group has experienced frequent line-up changes, and ...

.''

Bibliography

Books

#''Haruka'' (April 27, 2019,

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, )

Photobooks

#''Do'' (October 27, 2012, Wani Books, ) #''Ashita Tenki ni Naare!'' (あした天気になーれ！) (September 27, 2014, Wani Books, ) #''Harukaze'' (ハルカゼ) (February 27, 2016, Wani Books, ) #''Kudo Haruka'' (October 27, 2017, Wani Books, ) #''Haru Camera'' (ハルカメラ) (April 11, 2018, Wani Books, ) #''Lively'' (March 27, 2020, Wani Books, )

Filmography

DVDs and Blu-rays

Television

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, 2012) *' (

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, 2015) *' (

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, 2018–2019) *Toshishita Kareshi（年下彼氏）(ABC Television, 2020.6.7) *Iryusosa (遺留捜査)(TV Asahi, 2021.2.4)

Movies

* ' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019) * ''

Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger VS Lupinranger VS Patranger the Movie is a 2020 Japanese film, featuring the casts of '' Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'' and ''Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger'' and was double billed with the prelude film for ''Mashin Sentai Kiramager is a Japanese tokusats ...

'' (2020) * ' (2020) * ' (2020) * ' (2021) * ' (2021) * ''Two Outs Bases Loaded'' (2022), Saki

Theater

* (2010) * (2011) * (2011) * (2012) * (2013) * (2014) * (2015) * (2016) * (2017) * (2017) * (2019) * (2019–2020)

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kudō, Haruka Japanese women pop singers 21st-century Japanese actresses Living people Morning Musume members Japanese female idols 1999 births Musicians from Saitama Prefecture