Haruna Kojima

Haruna Kojima (小嶋 陽菜, Kojima Haruna, born April 19, 1988) is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. From 2005 to 2017, she was a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A.

Haruna Kojima
小嶋 陽菜
Born	April 19, 1988 Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actress singer model
Years active	1998–2001, 2005–present
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	King (AKB48) Epic (no3b)
Associated acts	AKB48 No3b

Career

Kojima was born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, and started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an idol group.[1][2] After Angel Eyes disbanded in 2001, she remained in contract with Stardust, but later switched to Ogi Production.

Kojima participated in the first AKB48 audition in July 2005, which she passed along with 23 other participants, because the application was just taking a self-image by a mobile phone and e-mail it, and assuming that she "could take 10-time prettier one, and just sent". Although she voluntarily applied for the audition and passed, she was still looking at then-AKB48 project in a suspicious way, and tried to skip the very first dancing lesson because of her then-part-time job, but eventually participated it in response to the persuasion by Tomonobu Togasaki, Manager of AKB48 Theater.

The group made their debut in December of the same year, and Kojima was assigned as one of the 20 members of Team A; the number later dropped down to 16 but Kojima remained as a member.

In the past few years, she had made several appearances on television with the group, and is the only member to participate on all A-sides of the group's singles (except Eien Pressure) since the beginning of AKB48, making her one of the most visible figures in the group.

Kojima made her first appearance on Kohaku Uta Gassen, an annual music show where the most successful artists of the year are invited, with AKB48 on December 31, 2007.[3]

Since 2007, Kojima has been actively exploring a possible acting career, and has made several appearances in a number of dramas and movies. Her first lead role came in the drama Coin Locker Monogatari (コインロッカー物語, literally Coin Locker Story), which was filmed and aired in early 2008. Additionally, Kojima made her first appearance on the silver screen in the horror movie Densen Uta (伝染歌), along with several fellow AKB48 members. The group has also made brief appearance at the beginning of the movie in a live performance.

She was transferred from Team A to become a member of Team B during reshuffling of teams at the Tokyo Dome Concert held on August 24, 2012.

On September 18, 2013, AKB48 announced Kojima to be the center of the group's 33rd single, "Heart Electric".[4]

In 2015, she and Yuki Kashiwagi were the center performers for the AKB48 single "Green Flash".[5]

In AKB48's general election for 2016, under the name Nyan Nyan Kamen (にゃんにゃん仮面, literally Meow Meow Masked), Kojima finished 16th with 40,071 votes.[6] During the results event on June 18, 2016, she announced that she would be leaving from the group. [7] She said that she had thought about doing it two years ago, but the timing wasn't right especially given the handshake incident in 2014. She said that she was 28 and wanted to take the next step to become an adult woman.[8][9] In 2017, she was announced as the center performer for AKB48's 47th single "Shoot Sign", released in March 2017. It marked her first center performance since "Green Flash" two years ago, and her third center performance on an AKB48 single overall.[10] After her graduation concert "Kojimatsuri ~ Kojima Haruna Kanshasai ~" (こじまつり～小嶋陽菜感謝祭～, literally Kojima Festival ~ Kojima Haruna Thanksgiving ~) on February 21–22, 2017, she performed at the AKB48 theatre for the last time, on her birthday, on April 19, 2017.

Personal life

She dropped out of high school at the age of 16 due to a school regulation which does not allow students to work in the entertainment industry,[11] but managed to re-enroll at another school and graduate later.

Filmography

Movies

Year	English Title	Japanese Title	Role
2007	Densen Uta	伝染歌	Kiriko (キリコ)[12]

Dramas

Year	English Title	Japanese Title	Role
2006	Densha Otoko Deluxe	電車男デラックス	Herself
2007	Joshi Deka!	ジョシデカ！	Arcade girl
	Yamada Tarō Monogatari	山田太郎ものがたり	Kotone Usui (臼井琴音)
	Mou Hitotsu no Zou no Senaka	もうひとつの象の背中	Nami (奈美)[13]
2008	Coin Locker Monogatari	コインロッカー物語	Miki Hayama (葉山未来)[14]
	Muri na Renai	無理な恋愛	Asako Ogawa (小川朝子)[15]
	Gokusen 3	ごくせん3	Saki Fujimura (藤村早希)
	Yasuko to Kenji	ヤスコとケンジ	Shingyoji Hiyoko
	Mendol	メン☆ドル	Wakamatsu Asahi
2009	Mei-chan no Shitsuji	メイちゃんの執事	Takenomiya Nao
2010	Majisuka Gakuen	マジすか学園	Torigoya (トリゴヤ)
2011	Ikemen desu ne	美男ですね	Nana
	Majisuka Gakuen 2	マジすか学園2	Torigoya (トリゴヤ)
2012	Megutan tte Mahou Tsukaeru no?	メグたんって魔法つかえるの?	Megutan (メグたん)
	PRICELE$S	PRICELE$S〜あるわけねぇだろ、んなもん!〜	Moe Tomizawa (富沢 萌)
2015	Majisuka Gakuen 4	マジすか学園4	Kojiharu (こじはる)
	Majisuka Gakuen 5	マジすか学園5	Torigoya (トリゴヤ)
	AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night	AKBホラーナイト アドレナリンの夜	Ms. Kaede (楓先生) Ep.22 – Teacher, Hate
2016	Cabasuka Gakuen	キャバすか学園	Kojiharu (Konbu) (こじはる (こんぶ)) Ep.4
2017	Tofu Pro-Wrestling	豆腐プロレス	Haruna Kojima (Legend Kojima) (小嶋 陽菜 (レジェンド小嶋)) Ep.8

Discography

Singles with AKB48

Year	No.	Title	Role[16]	Notes
2006	Ind-1	"Sakura no Hanabiratachi"	A-Side	Debut with Team A.
	Ind-2	"Skirt, Hirari"	A-Side	One of seven main singers.[17]
	1	"Aitakatta"	A-Side
2007	2	"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru"	A-Side
	3	"Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō"	A-Side
	4	"Bingo!"	A-Side
	5	"Boku no Taiyō"	A-Side
	6	"Yūhi o Miteiru ka?"	A-Side, Center
2008	7	"Romance, Irane"	A-Side, Center
	8	"Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008"	A-Side	Also sang on "Saigo no Seifuku"
	9	"Baby! Baby! Baby!"	A-Side
	10	"Ōgoe Diamond"	A-Side
2009	11	"10nen Sakura"	A-Side	Also sang on "Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de"
	12	"Namida Surprise!"	A-Side
	13	"Iiwake Maybe"	A-Side	Placed 6th in 2009 General Election
	14	"River"	A-Side
2010	15	"Sakura no Shiori"	A-Side	Also sang on "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll".
	16	"Ponytail to Shushu"	A-Side	Also sang on "Majijo Teppen Blues"
	17	"Heavy Rotation"	A-Side	Placed 7th in 2010 General Election. Also sang on "Yasai Sisters" and "Lucky Seven".
	18	"Beginner"	A-Side
	19	"Chance no Junban"	A-side	Placed 3rd in rock-paper-scissors tournament.[18] Sang on "Yoyakushita Christmas"; and "Kurumi to Dialogue" as Team A.
2011	20	"Sakura no Ki ni Narō"	A-Side
	–	"Dareka no Tame ni – What can I do for someone?"	–	charity single
	21	"Everyday, Katyusha"	A-Side	Also sang on "Korekara Wonderland" and "Yankee Soul".
	22	"Flying Get"	A-Side	Placed 6th in 2011 General Election. Also sang on "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama" and "Yasai Uranai"
	23	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"	A-Side
	24	"Ue kara Mariko"	A-Side	Finished in round of 16; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament;[19][20] She sang on "Noël no Yoru"; and on "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai" as Team A.
2012	25	"Give Me Five!"	A-Side (Baby Blossom), Special Girls B	Played synthesizer in Baby Blossom; She also sang on "Hitsujikai no Tabi" as part of Special Girls B.
	26	"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"	A-Side
	27	"Gingham Check"	A-Side	Placed 7th in 2012 General Election. Also sang on "Yume no Kawa".
	28	"Uza"	A-Side, New Team B	Also sang on "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" as New Team B. She is now part of Team B.
	29	"Eien Pressure"	B-side, OKL48	Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Totteoki Christmas"; and sang on "Eien Yori Tsuzuku Yō ni" as part of OKL48.
2013	30	"So Long!"	A-Side	Sang on "Sokode inu no unchi fun jau ka ne?" as Team B.
	31	"Sayonara Crawl"	A-Side	Also sang on "Romance Kenjuu" and "Haste to Waste"
	32	"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"	A-Side	Placed 9th in 2013 General Election.[21] Also sang on "Namida no Sei Janai" and "Saigo no Door".
	33	"Heart Electric"	A-Side, Center	First solo center. Given nickname "Michelle".[4]
	34	"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"	B-side	Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament.[22] Sang on "Mosh & Dive".[23] Sang on "Party is Over".
2014	35	"Mae shika Mukanee"	A-side
	36	"Labrador Retriever"	A-side	Also sang on "Kyou Made no Melody" and "Kimi wa Kimagure".
	37	"Kokoro no Placard"	A-side	Placed 8th in 2014 General Election.
	38	"Kibouteki Refrain"	A-side
2015	39	"Green Flash"	A-side, center	Center position with Yuki Kashiwagi. Also sang "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu" and "Hakimono to Kasa no Monogatari".
	40	"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"	A-side	Also sang "Kimi no Dai Ni Shō".
	41	Halloween Night	B-side	Did not sing on title track and did not participate in 2015 General Election. Sang on "Ippome Ondo".
	42	Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby	A-side	Also sang "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki", Senaka Kotoba", and "Yasashii place".
2016	43	"Kimi wa Melody"	A-side	Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang "Mazariau Mono" as NogizakaAKB and "M.T ni Sasagu" as Team A.
	44	"Tsubasa wa Iranai"	A-side	Also sang "Set me free" as Team A.
	45	"Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"	A-side	Placed 16th in 2016 General Election
	46	"High Tension"	A-side
2017	47	"Shoot Sign"	A-side, Center	Last Single to participate. Also sang on "Kizuka Renai you ni..." which is her graduation song.

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Awards

• 15th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul–Sept 2011): Best Supporting Actress for Ikemen desu ne

References

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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• AKB48 official profile (in Japanese)