Haruna Īkubo

Haruna Īkubo (飯窪春菜, Īkubo Haruna), born on November 7, 1994, is a Japanese fashion model, actress and pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member and sub-leader of the pop group Morning Musume and former model for the Japanese fashion magazine Love Berry.

Haruna Īkubo
飯窪春菜
Born (1994-11-07) November 7, 1994
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesHau Dan (壇 はう)
Occupation
  • model
  • actress
  • singer
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Years active2011–present
LabelsZetima
Associated acts
Websitewww.helloproject.com/morningmusume/

Biography

Early life

Haruna Īkubo was born on November 7, 1994, in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

2009–2011: Modelling

In 2009, Īkubo won a special award at the exclusive auditions for the fashion magazine Love Berry. She first appeared as a model in the June number of the magazine. Since the July issue, Īkubo adopted the stage name Hau Dan (壇 はう). She "graduated" from Love Berry (left the project) in the February 2011 number.[2]

2009–2018: Debut in Morning Musume

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 Īkubo passed the auditions alongside three other girls: Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Satō and Haruka Kudō, and would join Morning Musume.[3].

On May 21, 2013, at Reina Tanaka's graduation concert, Īkubo and Mizuki Fukumura were appointed the new sub-leaders of Morning Musume.

On August 17, 2018, Īkubo announced that she would graduate from both Morning Musume and Hello! Project at the end of the fall tour Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~Get Set, Go!~. [4] She left the group on December 16, 2018.[5]

Discography

For Haruna Īkubo's releases with Morning Musume, see Morning Musume discography.

Bibliography

Photobooks
  1. Haruiro ((春色) (January 28, 2017, Odyssey Books, ISBN 978-4908643088)
  2. Female (May 12, 2018, Odyssey Books, ISBN 978-4908643231)

Filmography

Movies
  • Inu to Anata no Monogatari: Inu no Eiga (犬とあなたの物語 いぬのえいが) (2011)
  • Gekijouban Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2019 ~Fuyu no Tokubetsu Hen~ (劇場版ほんとうにあった怖い話2019～冬の特別篇～) (2019)

Television
  • Glass no Kiba (ガラスの牙) (Chubu-Nippon/TBS, 2010）
  • Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園) (NTV, 2012)
  • Toubou Ryourinin Watanabe (逃亡料理人ワタナベ) (2019)
  • Toritsu Mizushou! ~Reiwa~ (都立水商！〜令和〜) (2019)

Theater
  • Stacies Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki (ステーシーズ 少女再殺歌劇) (2012)
  • Gogakuyuu (ごがくゆう) (2013)
  • Triangle (トライアングル) (2015)
  • Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa ((続・11人いる！東の地平・西の永遠) (2016)
  • Pharaoh no Haka (ファラオの墓) (2017)
  • Pharaoh no Haka (ファラオの墓～蛇王・スネフェル～) (2017)
  • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 Gaiden ~Tasogare no Kamen~ (遙かなる時空の中で6 外伝 〜黄昏ノ仮面〜) (2019)

References
  1. "ハイブリッド型総合書店「honto」、飯窪春菜さん（モーニング娘。'18）をゲストに迎えたスペシャルセッション「中川翔子のポップカルチャー・ラボ」第6弾公開！". PR Times. March 5, 2018.
  2. "モー娘。飯窪春菜、華麗な着こなしを披露 『mini』にハロプロ選抜4人登場". Oricon News. December 1, 2015.
  3. "モーニング娘。10期メンバー4人発表 明日卒業の高橋愛は「進化」に期待". Oricon News. September 29, 2011.
  4. "モーニング娘。'18 飯窪春菜が秋ツアーでの卒業を発表。ソロ活動へ". Barks. August 18, 2018.
  5. "モー娘。飯窪春菜、卒業コンサートで号泣 メンバーの"贈る言葉"に感極まり…". Oricon News. December 16, 2018.
Honorary titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Risa Niigaki		 Sub-leader of Morning Musume
2013–present
with Mizuki Fukumura (2013–2014)
Erina Ikuta (2014–present)		 Incumbent
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