Haruka Kudō (singer)


Haruka Kudō is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Kudō was a Hello! Pro Egg member. Kudo is the youngest member in history to join Morning Musume, at 11 years and 11 months old, surpassing Ai Kago's 12-year record.

Biography

2010

On March 27, 2010, at the 2010 Hello! Project Shinjin Kōen sangatsu: Yokohama Gold! concert, Kudō was introduced as a new member of Hello! Pro Egg.
Haruka Kudō debuted in concert on May 1, 2010, at the Hello! Project presents: Hello Fest in Odaiba :fr:Gourmet|Gurume Park festival.

2011

In 2011, Haruka participated in the 10th generation auditions for Morning Musume. Throughout September, she appeared weekly on the TV show Hello Pro! Time in the segment dedicated to the auditions.
Also in September, it was announced that Haruka Kudō would take part in two stage plays: Ribbon: Inochi no Audition, starting October 8, and 1974, starting December 14. The latter will also feature Karin Miyamoto, a fellow Hello! Pro Egg.
On September 29, 2011, at a concert at Nippon Budokan, which was part of Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai Believe: Takahashi Ai Sotsugyō Kinen Special, it was announced that Haruka Kudō passed the auditions alongside 3 other girls: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, and Masaki Satō.

2017

On April 29, she announced her upcoming graduation from Morning Musume and Hello! Project. It happened on December 11 at the Morning Musume autumn concert tour. She also stated that she desired to become an actress. She landed her first major role in the 42nd entry of the long-running Super Sentai series, Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger, as Umika Hayami/LupinYellow.

Hello! Project groups and units

Singles

; Morning Musume
; Kudo Haruka & Sato Masaki

Solo photobooks

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  2. :Haruka Kudo's 1st solo photobook

    Filmography

TV dramas

Concerts

; Hello! Project Egg
; Morning Musume