Koharu Kusumi

Koharu Kusumi
久住小春
Background information Also known as Miracle-chan, Koha-chan Born July 15, 1992(1992-07-15) (age 15) Origin Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan Genre(s)Japanese popOccupation(s) SingerYears active 2005–present Label(s)ZetimaAssociated acts Morning Musume, Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai, Kira☆PikaWebsite Hello! Project.com

Koharu Kusumi (久住小春, Kusumi Koharu?, born July 15, 1992 in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan), is a J-pop singer 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.

1 Biography
2 Discography
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 Albums and mini-albums
3 Appearances
4 References
5 External links

Biography

Koharu Kusumi joined in 2005 as the only seventh generation member of Morning Musume.

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 (きらりん☆レボリューション, Kirarin Revolution ?).

In early 2007, Kusumi was chosen to be a member of Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai (モーニング娘。誕生10年記念隊, 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 consists of Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto and Risa Niigaki. Their first single, Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia (僕らが生きるMy Asia, 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 Mai Hagiwara 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.

Discography

For releases as a member of Morning Musume, please see the Morning Musume discography.

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。), Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume)?).

Singles

# Title Release Date 1 "Koi Kana" (恋☆カナ, "Koi Kana"?) 2006-07-122 "Balalaika" (バラライカ, "Balalaika"?) 2006-10-253 "Happy" (Happy☆彡, "Happy"?)[1]2007-05-024 "Chance!" (チャンス！, "Chance!"?) 2007-11-075 "Papancake" (パパンケーキ, "Papancake"?) 2008-07-16

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, "Kirarin Revolution Song Selection"?) 2006-10-181 "☆☆☆ (Mitsuboshi)" (☆☆☆(みつぼし), "☆☆☆ (Mitsuboshi)"?) 2007-02-28– "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, "Kirarin Revolution Song Selection Vol. 2"?) 2007-09-122 "Kirarin Land" (きらりん☆ランド, "Kirarin Land"?) 2007-12-19

Appearances

Photobooks

# Title Release date Publisher ISBN Photobookinformation 1 Kusumi Koharu (久住小春, Kusumi Koharu?) 2006-03-24Wani Books ISBN 978-4847029233First Solo photobook. 2 Pop Kusumi Koharu ( POP 久住小春ソロ写真集, Pop Kusumi Koharu ?) 2007-09-20Kadokawa Publishing Group ISBN 978-4048944991Second solo photobook