Haruka (singer)
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | November 23, 1988
Genres | Rock, pop rock, hard rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
Years active | 2008, 2013-present |
Labels | (2013-present), Pony Canyon(2008) |
Website | http://ameblo.jp/haruka-blog-1112/ |
Haruka (遼花) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born and raised in Tokyo, she started listening to rock music in her junior high school years and decided to become a musician.[1] She released her first single "" ("Keep Hope In Your Heart") in 2008 under a Japanese major record company Pony Canyon. The song was used as the opening theme for the anime Blue Dragon.[2] In March 2008, she released her second single "" ("On Your Side"). After some conflicts with her label about her songwriting and musical styles, she decided to end the contract with the company.[3] After a silence of five years, she came back to the music industry in 2013, releasing a mini-album . On October 29, 2014, she put out her first full-length album .[4] Prior to releasing her first at the age of 19, she had worked as a lyricist. At the age of 16, she wrote lyrics for two songs on the debut single of , who is also a Japanese female singer.[5]
Past performances[]
- In October 2014, she had her first overseas concert at an expo held in Budapest, Hungary.[6]
- May 2015: Expomanga in Madrid, Spain[7]
- November 2015: in Surabaya, Indonesia[8]
- June 2016: in Berlin, Germany[9]
- March 2017: in Malang, Indonesia[10]
- June 2017: in Berlin, Germany[11]
- June 2018: in Potsdam, Germany[12]
Discography[]
- 2008: "" ("Keep Hope In Your Heart") (Single)
- 2008: "" ("On Your Side") (Single)
- 2013: (EP, 5 tracks)
- 2014: (Album, 10 tracks)
- 2017: Unite! (Album, 10 tracks)
References[]
- ^ Maguire, Kort (2015-01-03). "Project: Lixx: Artist Feature: Haruka". Xzzlixxzzx.blogspot.jp. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Haruka - singer - jrock". Jpopasia.com. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "SoundOfJapan+ » Haruka – exclusive interview (English)". Soundofjapan.hu. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Haruka - singer - jrock". Jpopasia.com. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Haruka Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Shows|遼花 -haruka- Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Shows|遼花 -haruka- Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Shows|遼花 -haruka- Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Shows|遼花 -haruka- Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Shows|遼花 -haruka- Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Shows|遼花 -haruka- Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Shows|遼花 -haruka- Official Blog". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
External links[]
- Japanese women singer-songwriters
- Japanese singer-songwriters
- Living people
- 1988 births
- 21st-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers