Haruka Kudō (voice actress)
{{short description|Japanese voice actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{about|a Japanese voice actress|the actress and former singer with the group Morning Musume|Haruka Kudō (singer)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Haruka Kudō
| image =
| alt =
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| native_name = 工藤 晴香
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|03|16}}
| birth_place = Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
| other_names = KudoHaru
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Voice actress
- singer
}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| agent = Ace Crew Entertainment inc.
| height = 151 cm
}}
{{Nihongo|Haruka Kudō|工藤 晴香|Kudō Haruka|born March 16, 1989}} is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and guitarist. She is best known as the voice of Hagumi Hanamoto in Honey and Clover, Haruka Kaminogi in Noein: To Your Other Self, and Sayu Yagami in the anime adaptation of Death Note. Kudō also portrays Sayo Hikawa in the BanG Dream! franchise, which includes playing guitar for the band Roselia.
Career
She worked for Top Coat and was an exclusive model for Seventeen Japan from 2003 to 2006. Kudō appeared in 2007 No.15. She was originally a reader model for magazines such as CUTiE. The manager of the Top Coat era scouted her after seeing her photo in a magazine.
She debuted as a voice actress in 2005 as Hagumi Hanamoto in the TV anime Honey and Clover. She was a reader of the original manga for the same work, and was surprised when offered an audition.
After graduating from university, she moved away from performing arts activities and her contract with Top Coat expired on the end of September 2007. Thereafter she started working as a voice actress in earnest and belonged to Sigma Seven in 2011.
In August 2014, she left Sigma Seven and became a freelance.{{cite news |last1=Kudō |first1=Haruka |title=工藤晴香『ご報告』 |url=https://ameblo.jp/910harukakudo/entry-11901632320.html |accessdate=24 September 2019 |work=工藤晴香オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba |publisher=Ameblo |date=1 August 2014 |language=ja}}
She joined ELBS Entertainment from October 2016. Later in the year, she joined the BanG Dream! music franchise as guitarist for the band Roselia, which included portraying the fictional character Sayo Hikawa.{{cite magazine|url=https://app.famitsu.com/20160918_839220/|title=『バンドリ！』Roselia（ロゼリア）メンバー初顔出し！音楽にストイックな彼女らのストーリーは修羅場必至？【TGS 2016】|magazine=Famitsu|date=September 18, 2016|accessdate=March 7, 2020|language=Japanese|trans-title="Bandori! The first appearance of Roselia members! Is their stoic story in music inevitable? [TGS 2016]}}
On May 1, 2017, she announced on her official blog that she would transfer to Ace Crew Entertainment.{{cite news |last1=Kudō |first1=Haruka |title=工藤晴香『ご報告。』 |url=https://ameblo.jp/910harukakudo/entry-12270754944.html |accessdate=24 September 2019 |work=工藤晴香オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba |publisher=Ameblo |date=1 May 2017 |language=ja}}
On February 11, 2020, she announced her solo singer debut on Twitter. By March 25, 2020, she debut as a singer and songwriter on her mini-album, KDHR.{{cite web|last1=Komatsu|first1=Mikikazu|title=BanG Dream! Sayo Hikawa VA Haruka Kudo Makes Solo Singer Debut|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/11-1/bang-dream-sayo-hikawa-va-haruka-kudo-makes-solo-singer-debut|website=Crunchyroll|accessdate=March 31, 2020|date=February 12, 2020}}
Filmography
=Anime=
- Noein - To Your Other Self – Haruka Kaminogi
- BanG Dream! – Sayo Hikawa
- Honey and Clover – Hagumi Hanamoto
- Honey and Clover II – Hagumi Hanamoto
- Death Note – Sayu Yagami
- Nodame Cantabile – Gorota in PuriGorota
- Nodame Cantabile (live-action drama) – Gorota in PuriGorota
- Hunter × Hunter (2011) – Ponzu
- From the New World – Mamoru Itō (12 years old)
- The World is Still Beautiful – younger Livius I
- Soreike! Anpanman – Poppochan
- Captain Earth – Setsuna
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis – Luna Yumizuki
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate – Luna Yumizuki
- Bungo Stray Dogs – Yumeno Kyūsaku
=Video games=
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! – Sayo Hikawa
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology – Kanonno
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 – Pasca Kanonno
- The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces – Maumi Orishina
- Revue Starlight: Re LIVE – Yachiyo Tsuruhime
=Others=
- Asahi Broadcasting Nagano – Ringo-maru
Discography
=Albums=
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| rowspan="2"| | rowspan="2"|Release date | rowspan="2"|Title | colspan="2"|Package number | rowspan="2"| Oricon peak ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD + M-Card | CD Only | ||||
| 1 | March 30, 2022 | 流星列車 | CRCP-40640 (Type-A) | CRCP-40641 (Type-B) | 25 |
=Mini-albums=
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| rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |Release date | rowspan="2" |Title | colspan="2" |Package number | rowspan="2" | Oricon peak ranking{{cite web |title=工藤晴香の作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/368092/products/album/ |website=Oricon |accessdate=April 2, 2020 |language=ja}} | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD + M-Card | CD Only | ||||
| 1 | March 25, 2020 | KDHR | CRCP-40600 (Type-A) / CRCP-40601 (Type-B) | CRCP-40602 (Type-C) | 14 |
| 2 | October 7, 2020 | POWER CHORD | CRCP-40608 (Type-A) / CRCP-40609 (Type-B) | CRCP-40610 (Type-C) |
= Remix Albums =
References
External links
- [https://ameblo.jp/910harukakudo/ Official blog] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://acecrew.co.jp/talent/kudoharuka.html Official agency profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627024909/http://acecrew.co.jp/talent/kudoharuka.html |date=June 27, 2020 }} {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=01366&namecode=1 Haruka Kudō] at GamePlaza Haruka Voice Acting Database {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|people|id=39770}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI9TbQEztz5MYpsRMHvu3pg Official Youtube Channel]
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Category:Japanese rock guitarists
Category:Japanese women guitarists
Category:Japanese video game actresses
Category:Japanese women pop singers
Category:Roselia (band) members