Koharu Kusumi
| Koharu Kusumi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 久住 小春 |
| Born |
July 15, 1992 Washima, Niigata, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, voice actress, actress, model |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Zetima |
| Associated acts |
Morning Musume (2005–2009) Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai Kira Pika MilkyWay ZYX-α Ex-ceed! Dream Morning Musume (2011–) |
| Website |
www |
Koharu Kusumi (久住 小春 Kusumi Koharu, born July 15, 1992 in Washima (now part of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan), is a J-pop singer, actor, television personality, essayist, and model. From 2005 to 2009, she was a member of the Hello! Project group Morning Musume from 2005 to 2009, the only seventh generation member. She also served as the voice of Kirari Tsukishima, the main character of the anime series Kirarin Revolution (2006–2009), and was featured in several musical releases affiliated with the series, including both solo releases under the name Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume) (月島きらりstarring久住小春(モーニング娘。)) and group releases for the units Kira Pika and MilkyWay. Currently, she is a member of Dream Morning Musume, a J-pop group consisting of former Morning Musume members.
As a television personality, she has made regular appearances on the TV Tokyo children's shows Oha Suta and Oha Koro, and has appeared on other shows. She became an exclusive model for CanCama fashion magazine in 2011. She maintains an avid interest in healthy eating and raw food, and has written about these topics on her blog and in her 2011 autobiography and essay book, 17sai no Tenshoku.
Biography
Koharu Kusumi joined Japanese idol group Morning Musume in 2005 as the only seventh generation member, a feat which earned her the nickname "Miracle" from producer Tsunku. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her school's volleyball team. Kusumi's audition process and debut was documented during the 2005 episodes of TV Tokyo television show Hello! Morning. She made her debut on the single "Iroppoi Jirettai".
Kusumi was a member of the Hello! Project kickball team Metro Rabbits H.P. from its formation in the beginning of 2006, and from April 2006 to March 2009, she was the voice actress for Kirari Tsukishima, the main character in the anime Kirarin Revolution.
In early 2007, Kusumi was chosen to be a member of Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai — a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai also consisted of Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto, and Risa Niigaki. Their first single, "Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia", was released on January 24, 2007.
Apart from her activities in aforementioned units, Kusumi was also a member of Kira Pika with Cute's Mai Hagiwara and MilkyWay with Hello Pro Egg members Yuu Kikkawa and Sayaka Kitahara. Both units were formed for the Kirarin Revolution anime, which ended in March 2009. Kusumi is a regular on the TV Tokyo children's show Oha Suta, appearing every Tuesday.
In 2009, Kusumi was assigned to be a part of ZYX-α, a revival of ZYX, along with Risa Niigaki, Erika Umeda, Saki Ogawa, Ayaka Wada, Momoko Tsugunaga, Chinami Tokunaga, and Maasa Sudo.
On September 19, 2009, Tsunku announced that Kusumi would graduate from Morning Musume and Hello! Project on December 6, at the final performance of Morning Musume's 2009 fall tour, Nine Smile.[1][2] According to Kusumi's official announcement, she had interests in becoming a model.[3] She later stated she would also like to try other career paths, such as comedy.[4] Roughly 4,000 fans attended the graduation concert.[5] Her graduation marked the end of the longest stable lineup of Morning Musume, as it was the first change in the group's roster since the departure of Miki Fujimoto two and a half years earlier, in June 2007.
After her graduation, she opened her own blog, and was announced to be joining "M-Line", the official fanclub of former Morning Musume members. She continued to appear on Oha Suta, as well as Oha Coro, and, as well as her modeling, branched out into food and health, appearing in a series of advertisements.[6]
In 2010, it was announced that Kusumi would be joining the group "Dream Morning Musume" alongside other former-Morning Musume members.
On September 24, it was announced that Kusumi has signed with a new model agency called Illume.
In 2014, Kusumi left the children's morning show Oha Suta and later was added as host of a music talk show, Blurred Sound Pops. She also starred in two live-action dramas, Inauguration! Girl's Cabinet, and Again!!.
Discography and releases
The following singles and albums are released under the artist name Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume) (月島きらり starring 久住小春(モーニング娘。)).
Singles
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| "Koi Kana" | July 12, 2006 |
| "Balalaika" | October 25, 2006 |
| "Happy"[7] | May 2, 2007 |
| "Chance!" | November 7, 2007 |
| "Papancake" | July 16, 2008 |
| "Hapi Hapi Sunday!"[8] | February 4, 2009 |
Singles with Kira Pika
| Title | Release date | Oricon Weekly Single Chart [9] |
|---|---|---|
| "Hana o Pūn / Futari wa NS" | August 1, 2007 | 9 |
Albums and mini-albums
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| 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) | October 18, 2006 |
| Mitsuboshi (☆☆☆(みつぼし)) | February 28, 2007 |
| Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 2 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション2) | September 12, 2007 |
| Kirarin Land (きらりん☆ランド) | December 19, 2007 |
| Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 3 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション3) | July 23, 2008 |
| Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 4 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション4) | August 27, 2008 |
| Kirari to Fuyu (きらりと冬) | December 17, 2008 |
| Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 5 (きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション5) | March 18, 2009 |
| Best Kirari (ベスト☆きらり) | March 11, 2009 |
Essay books
| Title[10] | Issue date | Publisher ISBN | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17sai no Tenshoku (17歳の転職 A Career Change at 17) | February 10, 2011 | Up-Front Books ISBN 978-4-8470-1965-4 | First essay book |
Photobooks
| Title[11] | Issue date | Publisher ISBN | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koharu Kusumi (久住小春) | March 24, 2006 | Wani Books ISBN 978-4-8470-2923-3 | First Solo photobook |
| Pop (POP 久住小春ソロ写真集) | September 20, 2007 | Kadokawa Publishing Group ISBN 978-4-04-894499-1 | Second solo photobook |
| Koharu Nikki (久住小春写真集「小春日記。」) | July 25, 2008 | Wani Books ISBN 978-4-8470-4102-0 | Third solo photobook |
| Happy Memorial Photobook (月島きらり starring 久住小春(モーニング娘。)『ハッピーメモリアル☆フォトブック) | December 1, 2008 | Shogakukan ISBN 978-4-09-132290-6 | Released for Kirarin Revolution, credited as Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume) |
| Sugar Doll (久住小春写真集「Sugar Doll」) | September 27, 2009 | Wani Books ISBN 978-4-8470-4202-7 | Fourth solo photobook |
Acting
Television shows
| Show | Start date | End date | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング。) | 2005 | April 1, 2007 | TV Tokyo |
| Musume Dokyu! (娘DOKYU!) | July 4, 2005 | December 6, 2009 | |
| Oha Suta (おはスタ, as Kirari Tsukishima) | 2006 | March 27, 2009 | |
| Oha Suta (おはスタ, as herself) | March 28, 2009 | March 31, 2014 | |
| Kirarin Revolution (きらりん☆レボリューション, as Kirari Tsukishima (voice)) | April 7, 2006 | March 27, 2009 | |
| Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@) | April 8, 2007 | September 28, 2008 | |
| Chichin Puipui | February 20, 2009 | ||
| Inauguration! Girl's Cabinet (発足！ギャル内閣, as Yamato Singh) | January 8, 2014 | March 19, 2014 | TV Chiba |
| Blurred Sound Pops (音ボケPOPS[12], as herself) | April 6, 2014 | Present | BS-TBS |
| Again!! (アゲイン!![13], as Abe TamaTakashi) | July 20, 2014 | September 22, 2014 | MBS |
Radio
| Program | Start date | End date | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu (TBC Funふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ) | November 7, 2005 | November 18, 2005 | TBC |
References
- ↑ "Regarding 7th Generation Morning Musume Member "Koharu Kusumi"" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Official Fanclub. 2009-09-19.
- ↑ モーニング娘。「久住小春」に関する大事なお知らせ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ↑ Kusumi, Koharu. "To all Hello! Project Official Fanclub Members" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Official Fanclub.
- ↑ 久住小春、モー娘。卒業後の進路は「正直、不安」 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ↑ 久住小春がモーニング娘。を卒業。涙と爆笑でいっぱいのセレモニー (in Japanese). Barks. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ↑ 元モーニング娘。久住小春、今後は「食と健康」に関する仕事に就くことに (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ↑ "Ikimasshoi: New H!P releases". March 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Hapi☆Hapi Sunday!" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works.
- ↑ "きら☆ぴかのCDシングルランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Hello! Project photobook release schedule" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- ↑ "Hello! Project photobook release schedule" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.bs-tbs.co.jp/genre/detail/?mid=MST1200700
- ↑ http://drama-again.com/cast-staff
External links
- Official blog: Koharu (Japanese)
- Koharu Kusumi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- JustPro Talent Agency website (Japanese)
- Incent Group- Illume Model Agency website (Japanese)
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