is a Japanese actress, YouTuber, and model under Ken-On. She is known for playing lead roles in ''
Ouran High School Host Club
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori, and serialized in Hakusensha's ''LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran Aca ...
Zekkyō Gakkyū
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa, and had been published in Shueisha's '' Ribon'' magazine from 2008 to 2015. The format was a collection of horror-themed short stories that were presented by a ghost girl nam ...
'', and ''
Say "I love you"
is a Japanese 2008 romance manga by Kanae Hazuki. An anime adaptation by Zexcs aired from October 6 to December 30, 2012. In North America, the manga is published by Kodansha USA and the anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks. A live action f ...
''.
Career
In 2007 Kawaguchi won the Grand Prix at the 11th ''Nicola'' audition. After joining the child division of Ken-On, she made her debut in the October 2007 issue of '' Nicola'' released on September 1 of that year.
From October 4, 2008, to March 28, 2008, she became a regular in the girls' corner on the variety show Fightension☆TV, her first television show. She also performed in the music group merry merry boo in March 2009 when she covered " Ima Sugu Kiss Me", originally by
LINDBERG
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Location
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, as part of Fightension☆TV.
In spring 2009, Kawaguchi was selected as the 13th Rehouse Girl of Mitsui's Rehouse. On March 1, she moved from the children's division of Ken-On to Ken-On. Her diary "Haru na Hiyori" on the Ken-On mobile phone website. Her official website was launched in late March. On July 9, 2009, she made her first appearance in a music video with
Shunsuke Nakamura
is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans w ...
for Hi-Fi Camp "Dakara Ippo Mae e Fumidashite" which was used as the commercial song for
Pocari Sweat
, Pokari Suetto is a Japanese sports drink, manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical. It was launched in 1980, and is mostly well known across Asia and the Middle East; it is also available in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Mexico
...
"Unmei no Natsu-hen (Summer Edition of Fate)". In early August, she toured 12 cities across Japan at the event "Pocari Sweat o Nonde Kawaguchi Haruna・Hi-Fi Camp ni Aou! (Let's drink Pocari Sweat and Meet Haruna Kawaguchi and Hi-Fi Camp!)". In October 2009, she made her debut as an actress in the Fuji TV drama ''Tokyo Dogs''.
On March 13, 2010, she had her first lead role in the P&G Pantene drama special ''Hatsukoi Chronicle.'' On June 7, 2010, she became the second support girl for Senkou Riot and served as a support girl at "Senkou Riot 2010" held on August 1, 2010. From July 30 to September 2010, she appeared in au LISMO's commercials for LISMO Fes! This commercial was selected for the 2010 CM Grand Prize in the magazine ''CM NOW.'' On November 2, she was selected as "Face of the Year" by ''Nikkei Trendy.''
In 2011 she graduated from ''Nicola'' and stated that "from now on, I will focus on acting." She has been active as a model since then and has been featured on the covers of magazines like ''JJ'' and ''VOCE''; she has also worked on fashion features. In July 2011, she starred in a serial drama for the first time with ''Ouran High School Host Club'' which was broadcast in the TSB drama slot "Friday Break". In November 2011, she became the seventh support manager (image girl) for the 90th National High School Soccer Championship.
On March 17, 2012, she starred in the movie ''Ouran High School Host Club''. She released her first photo book "haruna" on March 20, which was shot on
Ishigaki Island
, also known as ''Ishigakijima'', is a Japanese island south-west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group, behind Iriomote Island. It is located approximately south-west of Okinawa Hontō. It is within the ...
, her hometown of Goto Islands, and
Fukue Island
is the largest and southernmost of the Gotō Islands in Japan. It is part of the city of Gotō, Nagasaki, Gotō in Nagasaki Prefecture. Gotō-Fukue Airport is on this island. As of July 31, 2016, the population is 38,481. In 2012 she placed first in MyNavi's "(Men's Edition) Who will be next year's star? Ranking of rookie actresses who will have their big break soon".
On March 24, 2013, she released her second photobook ''haruna2.''
In October 2013, she starred in TBS's Thursday drama ''Otto no Kanojo'' (Husband's Girlfriend)''.'' It was her first starring role in a prime-time soap opera.
In 2013, she starred in the movie adaptation of "Real Escape Game" which was also made into a drama ''Madam Marmalade no Ijō na Nazo''. It was released as a mystery solving movie with audience participation called "Nazoto Kinema" which was divided into "questions" (October 25) and "answers" (November 22).
In October 2014, she starred in her first tage performance at Aoyama Amphitheater "Ikiterumono wa Inainoka".
On February 10, 2015, she released her third photobook ''haruna3.''
In 2020, she played Kicho ( Nohime) in the
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestr ...
Taiga drama "Kirin ga Kuru" due to the previous actress,
Erika Sawajiri
is a Japanese former actress, singer, and model. After starting out as a junior model, Sawajiri transitioned to acting in 2002 and has starred in ''Break Through!'', ''Shinobi: Heart Under Blade'', and ''1 Litre no Namida (TV series), 1 Litre of ...
, dropping out due to being arrest on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Law before the start of broadcasting. This was her first period drama and her first appearance in a Taiga drama. Filming began on December 3 and the broadcast started on January 19, 2020, two weeks behind the originally scheduled January 5, 2020.
On January 31, 2020, she opened her official YouTube channel "Haachannel". The number of channel subscribers exceeded 700 thousand in the first month after opening. She continues to update by posting new videos almost every Sunday. She was adopted as a regular model for the magazine ''GINGER'' starting from the May 2020 issue.
On December 31, 2021, she was one of the hosts for the 72nd NHK
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK net ...
with
Yo Oizumi
is a Japanese actor, comedian, television personality and voice actor. He is a member of the theatrical and musical unit TEAM NACS, and is represented by Creative Office Cue. His wife Kumiko Nakajima is a drama producer at Fuji TV.
In 1995, w ...
and
Mayuko Wakuda
is a Japanese female announcer and news anchor for NHK. Wakuda previously is one of the anchors hosting NHK General TV's primetime news program ''News Watch 9''.
Early years
Wakuda was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. At age two, she moved ...
. Up until the previous year, hosts had been divided into red, white, and neutral, but they were unified as neutral.
In February 2022, she won the Élan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, presented to the most promising new actor through the year.
In the first half of 2022, she appeared as the heroine's older sister Ryoko in the NHK serial TV novel ''Chimudondon,'' marking her first appearance in a morning drama. In the second half of 2022, the NHK serial TV novel "Maiagare!", which is set in the Goto Islands, her hometown, aired, so she narrated in a related program.
Personal life
Kawaguchi was born on Fukue Island, Goto Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture. From the first to third year of junior high school, when going to work, there was no direct flight to Tokyo, so she traveled to and from Hakata by boat for nine hours. At first this was only once a month, but it gradually increased to once a week.
She is the youngest of three sisters and describes herself as a "genuinely selfish, spoiled, and lonely girl". Her father passed away when Kawaguchi was 19, and in her Father's Day 2018 Instagram post, she shared a photo of herself saying she "looks too much like her father".
Her name "Haruna" comes from a letter of her grandfather's name, "Haru (Spring)". The "Na" was actually given by her older sister; it was originally supposed to be "Haruna (春菜)" but her mother thought it was "Haruna (春奈)" and delivered it as so to the city hall.
Her hobbies include sea fishing, and she has caught up to 300 fish. Her favorite female artists are
Miliyah Kato
(born June 22, 1988), better known by her stage name of is a Japanese pop and urban singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and author. In 2003, Kato started her career as a singer when she provided vocal to Reggae Disco Rockers' song "Cherry Oh! ...
,
Ringo Sheena
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.
She describes herself as "". She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled ...
, and
Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro ( ; ja, 安室奈美恵, Amuro Namie, label=none; born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese former recording artist, producer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. A leading figure of ...
. Her favorite male artist is
EXILE
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. The entertainer she respects is Miho Kanno, who is also a senior at her company. She is also good friends with
Riisa Naka
is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in ''Hachi One Diver'' (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in '' Yankee-kun to Megane-chan'' (2010). Personal l ...
, her costar in ''Yankee-kun to Megane-chan,'' who is also from Nagasaki Prefecture.
She said that before she became a ''Nicola'' model, she wanted to become a nursery teacher because she likes children. In a 2016 interview, she said that her dream was to become the heroine of a morning drama.
When she appeared in ''Aitsu Ima Nanishiteru?'', according to her classmates from elementary school, Kawaguchi was more funny than cute at the time; she imitated Takayuki Haranishi of FUJIWARA so she was never popular.
Shinchosha
is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.
Books
* Haruki Murakami: ''Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), ...
1997-, as an exclusive model from 2007 to 2011
Photobooks
* ''haruna'' (20 March 2012,
Wani Books
is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979. It publishes a manga magazine called ''Comic Gum''.
Magazines published
''Wink Up''
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* ''haruna2'' (24 March 2013, Wani Books)
* ''Sonomanma Haruna'' (31 March 2014, Tokyo News Service)
* ''haruna3'' (10 February 2015, Wani Books)