Haruka Shimazaki Explained

Haruka Shimazaki should not be confused with Haruka Yamazaki.

Haruka Shimazaki
Native Name:島崎 遥香
Native Name Lang:ja
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Birth Date:30 March 1994
Birth Place:Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Years Active:2009–present
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    is a Japanese actress, singer, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48.[1] [2] Her supposed apathetic attitude toward idol fans led to the popularity of the buzzword in Japanese media.[3] Since graduating from AKB48 in 2016, Shimazaki has worked as an actress, including roles in Hiyokko, Nisekoi, and Tonde Saitama. She also started her own YouTube channel on March 30, 2020.

    Career

    Haruka Shimazaki was born in Saitama Prefecture, and began her entertainment career in 2009 by successfully auditioning for AKB48 in the 6th Kenkyūsei Audition (9th generation AKB48 audition). Her official nickname, Paruru, was coined by then fellow member Rumi Yonezawa.[4] In the AKB48 17th single senbatsu election, which took place from May to June 2010, Shimazaki ranked 28th, the highest of all trainees. In June 2011 it was announced that she would be promoted to a newly created Team 4. In the AKB48 27th single senbatsu election, which took place from May to June 2012, Shimazaki ranked 23rd. In August 2012 she was transferred to Team B after Team 4 was disbanded. In September 2012 she won the 3rd AKB48 rock-paper-scissors tournament, held in Nippon Budokan, earning the center position in AKB48's single "Eien Pressure," which was released on December 5, 2012.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

    In 2012, Shimazaki appeared in the movie Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō, which was based on the 2012 TV series Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō.[10] [11] Later the same year she appeared together with Minami Takahashi in an automated external defibrillator (AED) training session, sponsored by the Japanese Red Cross.[12] On February 23, 2013, she appeared on the cover of the April issue of the Japanese fashion magazine Smart.[13] In October, the fashion magazine CanCam published an article about her signature look, dubbed the ;[14] this term went on to become one of the Top 50 Japanese Buzzwords of 2013, compiled by the publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha.[15] In 2014, Shimazaki appeared in a recruiting commercial for the Japan Self-Defense Forces.[16] Later that year, the phrase, which referred to her supposed apathetic attitude toward her fans during meet-and-greet events, was again included as one of the Top 50 Japanese Buzzwords for the year.

    On October 3, 2016, during a promotional appearance for the brand Baitoru, Shimazaki announced her graduation from AKB48.[17] For the group's 46th single "High Tension", released on November 16, 2016, Shimazaki served as the choreographic center in her final appearance on an AKB48 single.[18] She attended the 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen and graduated from AKB48 on December 31, 2016.[19] Since graduating from AKB48, Shimazaki has pursued an acting career, playing a supporting role in the 96th NHK asadora Hiyokko, appearing alongside veteran actor Kōji Yakusho in a series of television commercials for the national Jumbo Lottery, and playing the role of Marika Tachibana in Nisekoi, the 2018 film adaptation of the manga by Naoshi Komi.[20]

    On her 26th birthday on March 30, 2020, Shimazaki launched her official YouTube channel, called . It releases a new video every day at 7:00 pm JST. The channel reached 100,000 subscribers on May 2 and has featured other former AKB48 members such as Mariya Nagao and Tomomi Itano. The channel's opening jingle was created by singer-songwriter .[21]

    On July 18, Shimazaki revealed that she has become an independent talent.[22]

    Personal life

    Shimazaki has a younger brother. When they were children, both of their parents worked and their grandmother often took care of them.[23] Before she entered the entertainment industry, Shimazaki had aspired to become a veterinarian.[24]

    Discography

    Singles with AKB48

    Year data-sort-type="number" No. Title <--- title of main single ---->Role[25] Notes <--- add other tracks that she participated in, references ---->
    201016"Ponytail to Shushu"Theatre GirlsSang "Boku no Yell"
    17"Heavy Rotation"Under GirlsSang "Namida no See-Saw game
    19"Chance no Junban"Team KenkyuseiSang "Fruit Snow"
    201120"Sakura no Ki ni Narō"Team KenkyuseiSang "Ōgon Center"
    21"Everyday, Katyusha"Team KenkyuseiSang "Anti" & "Yankee Soul"
    22"Flying Get"Team 4Sang "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama"
    23"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"Under Girls, Tem 4 + KenkyuseiSang "Kimi no Senaka" & "Tsubomitachi"
    24"Ue kara Mariko"Team 4Sang "Hashire! Penguin"
    201225"Give Me Five!"Special Girls ASang "New Ship"
    26"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"A-sideAlso sang on "Choudai, Darling!"
    27"Gingham Check"Under GirlsSang "Nante Bohemian"
    28"Uza"A-side, Team BAlso sang "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero "
    29"Eien Pressure"A-side, CenterAlso sang "Totteoki Christmas"
    201330"So Long!"A-sideAlso sang on "Sokode Inu no Unchi Funjau kane?" as Team B.
    31"Sayonara Crawl"A-side, CenterAlso sang on "Romance Kenjuu" as Team B & "Haste&Waste" as BKA 48 .
    32"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"A-sideRanked 12th in 2013 General Election. Also sang on "Namida no Sei Janai" and "Saigo no Door".
    33"Heart Electric"A-sideAlso sang on "Tiny Shirt" as Team B.
    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-sideSang on "Mosh & Dive" and "Party is over".
    2014
    35"Mae shika Mukanee"A-side
    36"Labrador Retriever"A-sideAlso sang "Kimi wa Kimagure" .
    37"Kokoro no Placard"A-sideAlso sang "Oshiete Mommy" .
    38"Kibōteki Refrain"A-sideAlso sang "Jūjun na Slave" as Team A.
    2015
    39"Green Flash"A-sideAlso sang "Majisuka Fight", "Haru no Hikari Chikazuita Natsu", Hakimono to Kasa no Monogatari.
    40"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"A-side, CenterAlso sang "Barebare Bushi" as Wonda Senbatsu & "Kimi no Dai Ni Shō".
    41Halloween NightA-sideRanked 9th in 2015 General Election. Also sang "Ippome Ondo", "Yankee Machine Gun", and "Gunzou".
    42Kuchibiru ni Be My BabyA-sideAlso sang "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki", Senaka Kotoba", and "Yasashii place".
    201643"Kimi wa Melody"A-sideMarked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang "Mazariau Mono" as NogizakaAKB and "M.T. ni Sasagu" as Team A.
    44"Tsubasa wa Iranai"A-sideAlso sang "Set me free" as Team A.
    45"Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"A-sideAlso sang "Hikari no Naka e" as Baito AKB Paruru Selection.
    46"High Tension"A-side, CenterLast Single to participate. Also sang "Better" which is her graduation song.

    Albums

    Koko ni Ita Koto
    1830m
    Tsugi no Ashiato
    Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
    0 to 1 no Aida
    Thumbnail

    AKB48 theater acts

    Team Kenkyūsei "Idol no Yoake"
    Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"
    1. "Kataomoi no Taikakusen"

    substitute for Moeno Nitō

    Team Kenkyūsei "Renai Kinshi Jōrei"
    Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jōrei"
    1. (dancer)
    2. (dancer)
    3. "Tsundere!"

    substitute for Tomomi Itano

    Team Kenkyūsei "Theater no Megami"
    Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"
    1. (as part of zenza girls, i.e. the opening number performed by trainees)
    2. "Candy"

    substitute for Amina Satō

    Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"
    1. (zenza girls)

    substitute for Sayaka Nakaya

    Team K 6th Stage "Reset"
    1. (zenza girls)

    substitute for Tomomi Nakatsuka

    Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyō"
    Team B Waiting Stage
    Team A Renai Kinshi Jōrei
    Team A 7th Stage "M.T. ni Sasagu"

    Appearances

    Films

    TV dramas

    TV variety shows

    Bibliography

    Magazines

    Photobooks

    Notes and References

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    4. AKBingo!. AKBingo!. 2011-06-08. 138. Ja.
    5. News: レコードチャイナ:AKB48じゃんけん大会、センターを射止めたのは島崎遥香!. Record China. 2012-09-19. 2012-11-27. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120846/http://www.recordchina.co.jp/group.php?groupid=64773. dead.
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    14. News: ぱるる風「かわいい困り顔メイク♡」簡単にAKB島崎遥香になれる♡ - NAVER まとめ. NAVER まとめ. 2018-11-03. 2020-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923204237/https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2137129752488820201. dead.
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    16. News: Cute Japan pop star recruits soldiers as Abe boosts military. Reuters Entertainment News. Thomson Reuters. Funakoshi. Minami. July 9, 2014. July 29, 2018.
    17. Web site: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2016/10/03/kiji/K20161003013469290.html. ja:島崎遥香 AKB48年内卒業を発表 迷った末の決断 女優業に前向き. 2016-10-03. 2016-10-08. Sports Nippon Newspapers. ja.
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    19. Web site: https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1650681. ja:卒業発表のAKB48小嶋陽菜&島崎遥香、"紅白選抜"結果は?. 2016-12-29. 2017-01-03. modelpress. ja.
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    21. 1249825043724431360. HanaTsuruuchi. 島崎遥香さんのYouTubeチャンネル「#ぱるるーむ」のオープニングBGMは、つるうちはなが作りました. 2020-04-14.
    22. To myself at the age of 18. 2020-07-18. ja.
    23. Haruka Shimazaki and Her Grandmother. Musume wa Idol. Fuji TV. 2015. ja.
    24. Paruru's 100 explosive speed question corner!. 2020-05-04. Shimazaki. Haruka. ja. 1:07.
    25. Center and A-side lineup information provided by Web site: AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー(2010年~2015年) . (2010-2015) AKB48 successive single member selection . entamedata.web.fc2.com . 2015-07-23 .
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    31. News: 映画「ニセコイ」クロード役はDAIGO、島崎遥香やKing & Princeの岸優太も出演. ja. Comics Natalie. Natalie. May 28, 2018. July 26, 2018.
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    38. News: 中居主演ドラマ『ATARUスペシャル』に堀北真希、岡田将生、AKB島崎遥香が出演. Oricon Style. 2012-11-29. 2012-11-29. ja.
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    51. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Harem Marriage Live-Action Series Casts Haruka Shimazaki. Anime News Network. November 11, 2021. November 11, 2021.
    52. Web site: 元AKB島崎遥香「10代の頃から思い描いていた夢」日曜劇場初出演「DCU」第8話にゲストで. ja. nikkansports.com. March 6, 2022. March 6, 2022.
    53. Web site: http://www.j-cast.com/tv/2015/08/01241723.html. ja:AKB島崎遥香、Twitterを初開設 1日経たずにフォロワー9万人超え. 2016-03-16. J-CAST, Inc.. ja . August 2015 .
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    55. Web site: AKB48's Shimazaki Haruka to release her 1st photobook. 2016-03-16. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
    56. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I024653254-00. ja:ぱるる、困る。 : 島崎遥香ファースト写真集 (集英社). 2016-03-16. National Diet Library. ja.
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