Kusumi Koharu
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Koharu Kusumi
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Also known as
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Miracle-chan, Koha-chan
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Born
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July 15, 1992 (1992-07-15) (age 17)
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Origin
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Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
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Genres
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Japanese pop
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Occupations
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Singer, voice actress
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Years active
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2005–present
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Labels
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Zetima
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Associated acts
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Website
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Hello! Project.com
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Koharu Kusumi (久住 小春, Kusumi Koharu, born July 15, 1992 in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan) , is a J-pop singer and voice actress in Hello! Project. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. 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.
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[edit] Biography
Koharu Kusumi joined Morning Musume in 2005 as the only seventh generation member.
Kusumi has been a member of the Hello! Project kickball team Metro Rabbits H.P. since its formation in the beginning of 2006 and since April 7, 2006, she has been 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 10 Nen Kinentai —a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen 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 is also a member of Kira Pika with °C-ute's Hagiwara Mai and Milky Way with Hello Project Eggs members Kikkawa Yuu (who also auditioned for Morning Musume back in 2006) and Kitahara Sayaka. Both units were formed for the Kirarin Revolution anime, which ended in March 2009. Kusumi is currently a regular on the TV Tokyo children's show Oha Suta, appearing every Tuesday.
In 2009, Kusumi was assigned to be apart of the new shuffle group, [[ZYX] a along with Niigaki Risa, Umeda Erika, Ogawa Saki, Wada Ayaka, Tsugunaga Momoko, and Sudou Maasa.
After the first performance at Morning Musume's 2009 Fall Tour Nine Smile, a shocking announcement was made that Kusumi would graduate from ]]Morning Musume]] and Hello! Project in December 2009. According to the official announcement, she is planning to be a model, similar to Umeda Erika (°C-ute)'s graduation purpose. Her graduation will mark the end of the longest stable lineup of Morning Musume (the group had gone just over 2 years without any change in membership, the longest in its history), as it will be the first change in the group's roster since the departures of Yoshizawa Hitomi and Fujimoto Miki in 2007
[edit] Discography and releases
The following singles and albums are released under the artist name Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume) .
[edit] Singles
| # | Title | Release date |
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| 1 | "Koi Kana" | July 12, 2006 |
| 2 | "Balalaika" | October 25, 2006 |
| 3 | "Happy" | May 2, 2007 |
| 4 | "Chance!" | November 7, 2007 |
| 5 | "Papancake" | July 16, 2008 |
| 6 | "Hapi Hapi Sunday!" | February 4, 2009 |
[edit] Albums and mini-albums
| # | Title | Release date |
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| – | Kirarin Revolution Song Selection | October 18, 2006 |
| 1 | ☆☆☆ (Mitsuboshi) | February 28, 2007 |
| – | Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 2 | September 12, 2007 |
| 2 | Kirarin Land | December 19, 2007 |
| – | Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 3 | July 23, 2008 |
| – | Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 4 | August 27, 2008 |
| 3 | Kirari to Fuyu | December 17, 2008 |
| – | Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 5 | March 18, 2009 |
| – | Best Kirari | March 11, 2009 |
[edit] Photobooks
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ISBN | Description |
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| 1 | Kusumi Koharu | March 24, 2006 |
Wani Books | First Solo photobook |
| 2 | Pop | September 20, 2007 |
Kadokawa Publishing Group | Second solo photobook |
| 3 | Koharu Nikki | July 25, 2008 |
Wani Books | Third solo photobook |
| – | Happy Memorial Photobook | December 1, 2008 |
Shogakukan | Released for Kirarin Revolution, credited as Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume) |
| 4 | Sugar Doll | September 27, 2009 |
Wani Books | Fourth solo photobook |
[edit] Acts
[edit] Television shows
| Show | Start date | End date | Station |
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| Hello! Morning | 2005 | April 1, 2007 | TV Tokyo |
| Musume Dokyu! | July 4, 2005 | Ongoing | |
| Oha Suta | 2006 | Ongoing | |
| Kirarin Revolution | April 7, 2006 | March 27, 2009 | |
| Haromoni@ | April 8, 2007 | September 28, 2008 | |
| Chichin Puipui | February 20, 2009 | ||
[edit] Radio
| Program | Start date | End date | Station |
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| TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu | November 7, 2005 | November 18, 2005 | TBC |
