Haru

I'll be honest, the single-character name threw me at first, but Haru earns that minimalism. She came up as a fashion model, so I half-expected the glossy magazine-cover poise and nothing underneath, and then she'd slip into a role and suddenly there's this cool, shadowed thing flickering behind her eyes that I did not see coming. That's the trick I keep falling for: she looks serene, almost unreadable, and then a whole inner life leaks out through a held gaze. Tokyo girl from Adachi, but there's something breezy and slightly remote about her that reads as mystery rather than aloofness. I love that she's built her acting credibility quietly, picking up that newcomer award and just steadily getting better instead of chasing headlines. Honestly, I want to see that restrained, watchful face stretched across way more kinds of characters.

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Haru is a Japanese actress, fashion model, and singer born on June 17, 1991, in Adachi, Tokyo. She built her career across television dramas, film, and modeling, gaining wide recognition through a lead role in an NHK morning drama series. In 2017 she received the Erandle Award for New Talent. She continues to work steadily as both a dramatic actress and a model.

Name (English)

Haru

Name (Japanese)

波瑠

Reading

はる

Born

June 17, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

Adachi, Tokyo, Japan

Blood type

O

Height

164 cm

Agency

MU（エムユー）

Active years

2004 -

Occupation

Actress / Fashion Model / Singer / Talent

Awards & achievements

• 2017 — Erandle Award, New Talent Award

Spouse

高杉真宙

Works summary

Appearances

229 (2000–2026)

By year

2000: 1, 2006: 4, 2007: 5, 2008: 19, 2009: 12, 2010: 11, 2011: 5, 2012: 16, 2013: 28, 2014: 15, 2015: 13, 2016: 16, 2017: 14, 2018: 11, 2019: 8, 2020: 11, 2021: 4, 2022: 9, 2023: 5, 2024: 6, 2025: 4, 2026: 3

Debut work

1億2000万人のありがとう 歌の感謝祭

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.horiagency.co.jp/web_data/talentfiles/haru_1.html
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/06_haru_17/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%A2%E7%91%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8966766

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actress
• Fashion Model
• Singer

Last updated

2026-08-26

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.