Haruka Shimazaki

Haruka Shimazaki
Native name 島崎 遥香
Also known as Paruru (ぱるる) (nickname)
Born March 30, 1994
Origin Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) idol, singer
Years active 2009–present
Labels King Records
Associated acts AKB48

Haruka Shimazaki (島崎 遥香 Shimazaki Haruka, born March 30, 1994 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is in Team A.[1]

Career

Haruka Shimazaki took part in the AKB48 6th Kenkyūsei Audition (9th generation AKB48 audition) in 2009, and on September 20, it was announced that she was accepted. In the AKB48 17th single senbatsu election, which took place from May to June 2010, Haruka Shimazaki ranked 28th, the highest of all trainees. In June 2011, it was announced that she would be promoted to a newly created Team 4. In the AKB48 27th single senbatsu election, which took place from May to June 2012, Haruka Shimazaki ranked 23rd. In August, she was transferred to Team B after Team 4 was dissolved. In September, Haruka Shimazaki won the 3rd AKB48 rock-paper-scissors tournament, held in Nippon Budokan, earning the center position in a new AKB48's single.[2] The single was titled "Eien Pressure" and was released on December 5, 2012.[3][4][5][6]

In October 2012, she appeared at the premiere of Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō,[7] a movie starring her. The movie was based on the 2012 TV series Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō. Later in October the same year, she appeared together with Minami Takahashi in an automated external defibrillator (AED) training session, sponsored by the Japanese Red Cross.[8] On February 23, 2013, she appeared on the cover of the April issue of the Japanese fashion magazine Smart.[9]

Discography

With AKB48

Singles

A sides
B sides

AKB48 theater acts

Team Kenkyūsei "Idol no Yoake"
  1. "Kataomoi no Taikakusen" (片思いの対角線)
Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"
  1. "Kataomoi no Taikakusen"
    substitute for Moeno Nitō
Team Kenkyūsei "Renai Kinshi Jōrei"
  1. "Tsundere!" (ツンデレ!)
Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jōrei"
  1. "Squall no Aida ni" (スコールの間に) (dancer)
  2. "Manatsu no Christmas Rose" (真夏のクリスマスローズ) (dancer)
  3. "Tsundere!"
    substitute for Tomomi Itano
Team Kenkyūsei "Theater no Megami"
  1. "Candy" (キャンディー)
Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"
  1. "Romance Kakurenbo" (ロマンスかくれんぼ) (as part of zenza girls, i.e. the opening number performed by trainees)
  2. "Candy"
    substitute for Amina Satō
Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"
  1. "Miniskirt no Yōsei" (ミニスカートの妖精) (zenza girls)
  2. "Ude o Kunde" (腕を組んで)
    substitute for Sayaka Nakaya
Team K 6th Stage "Reset"
  1. "Lemon no Toshigoro" (檸檬の年頃) (zenza girls)
  2. "Gyakuten Ōjisama" (逆転王子様)
    substitute for Tomomi Nakatsuka
Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyō"
  1. "Idol Nante Yobanaide" (アイドルなんて呼ばないで)
Team B Waiting Stage
  1. "Kimi no C/W" (君のC/W)

Appearances

Movies

TV dramas

TV variety shows

References

  1. ↑ "AKB48公式サイト｜メンバー情報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. ↑ "レコードチャイナ：AKB48じゃんけん大会、センターを射止めたのは島崎遥香！". Record China. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  3. ↑ "AKB48･島崎遥香、初センターは王道アイドルソング「永遠プレッシャー」" (in Japanese). My Navi. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. ↑ "AKB48ぱるるセンター「永遠プレッシャー」に48グループ曲" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  5. ↑ ぱるる、初センターは王道アイドルソング！じゃんけん選抜曲「永遠プレッシャー」で勝負！！ (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  6. ↑ "AKB48島崎遥香、初センターのジャケット写真解禁" (in Japanese). modelpress. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  7. ↑ "ＡＫＢ島崎遥香　メイド姿で銀幕センター成功熱望". Daily Sports. 2012-10-08.
  8. ↑ "[その他]高橋みなみ、島崎遥香がＡＥＤ講習会に参加" (in Japanese). 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  9. ↑ "「smart」表紙にAKB48ぱるる、魅力徹底解剖ブックも" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  10. ↑ "AKB48、過去最多36人で新曲初披露　HKT兒玉ら15人が初選抜". Oricon Style (in Japanese). 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  11. ↑ "AKB48、新曲選抜メンバーは過去最多36人　まゆゆ筆頭に次世代エース候補が台頭" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  12. ↑ "中居主演ドラマ『ATARUスペシャル』に堀北真希、岡田将生、AKB島崎遥香が出演" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-29.

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