Haruka Kudo

I've got a real soft spot for the idol-who-becomes-an-actor arc, and Haruka Kudo is exactly that story. She put in her years singing and dancing in a major group, then walked away from all that glitter to start over and actually act, which to me takes way more guts than people give it credit for. Anyone who writes her off as "just an idol grad" is missing it. I don't see her chasing flashy moments so much as steadily growing into a sturdier, more interesting performer. Honestly, she's the kind of person I just find myself rooting for.

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Haruka Kudo is a Japanese actress and singer born on October 27, 1999, in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. She stands 161 cm tall and is affiliated with GATE. She joined Morning Musume in 2011 as its youngest-ever member and played Lupin Yellow in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger. After her career as an idol, she transitioned to pursuing acting as a primary focus. She has Instagram and X accounts.

Name (English)

Haruka Kudo

Name (Japanese)

工藤遥

Reading

くどう はるか

Born

October 27, 1999 (age 27)

Origin

Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Height

160cm

Occupation

Actress / Singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Blood type

A

Agency

GATE

Active years

2010 -

Works summary

Appearances

132 (2010–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2010: 8, 2011: 11, 2012: 7, 2013: 3, 2014: 3, 2015: 3, 2016: 5, 2017: 8, 2018: 5, 2019: 7, 2020: 12, 2021: 12, 2022: 8, 2023: 13, 2024: 10, 2025: 7, 2026: 5, year unknown: 5

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://gateagency.jp/talent/%E5%B7%A5%E8%97%A4%E9%81%A5/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/haruka_kudo.official/
• Xhttps://x.com/Haruka_Kudo1027
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%A5%E8%97%A4%E9%81%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1317087

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Actress
• Singer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. 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.