Haruko Momoi
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Haruko Momoi (Japanese : 桃井 はるこ , Hepburn : Momoi Haruko , born December 14, 1977) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and voice actress. She also produces an all-female pop group called Afilia Saga .[1] [2] She was born in Tokyo , Japan and is affectionately referred to as Halko by her fans, a nickname she gave herself which is inspired by HAL 9000 , the computer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey .
Haruko Momoi
Haruko Momoi at an autograph signing at FanimeCon 2010 in San Jose,
California ,
U.S. Born (1977-12-14 ) December 14, 1977 (age 46) Other names Occupations Years active 2000–present Musical career Genres Instrument(s) Labels Avex Trax
Website www .momoi .com
Biography
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Career
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Haruko took interest in personal computers from a young age and studied personal computer communications during high school. After she graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School [ja] , her articles and writing on her online blog caught the attention of the chief editor of the Weekly ASCII [ja] magazine. She was later offered a job as a writer for the magazine.[3]
During the late nineties, Haruko began singing and doing live performances on the streets of Harajuku and Akihabara . She then debuted her single "Mail Me," a cover version of which appears in the movie Suicide Circle in 2001. Soon after, she debuted as a voice actress for her role as Komugi Nakahara in Nurse Witch Komugi . In 2001, she paired with Masaya Koike to form the duo UNDER17 and together performed songs for adult and mainstream video games and anime . After their last album Best Album 3 ~Soshite Densetsu e...~ and a live tour of the same name, UNDER17 separated in 2004 citing creative differences, and the two musicians have since gone their separate ways. She continued on with her solo singing career and in 2006, was signed under avex mode as a music composer and singer.
In 2007, Halko published an autobiography entitled Akihaba-LOVE , in which she tells of the major experiences that shaped her life, mainly those that were important in constructing her career as a musician and voice actress, but it also includes anecdotes from her childhood and stories of friendship, as well as personal opinions on different aspects of anime fandom.[4]
Filmography
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Anime
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2011
2014
2017
2018
OVA
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Anime Movie
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Tokusatsu
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Games
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Miscellaneous
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Radio
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Kageyama ☆ Momoi no Baisoku Moe-Chan Neru
Popo-Radi (Ended)
Ragnarok Online: THE RADIO (Ended)
Ura Momoi (Ended)
Prism Knight (Ended)
TOKYO→NIIGATA MUSIC CONVOY (January, 2006)
Momoi Haruko no Chō! Momoi
Momoi Haruko no Radio ☆ UP DATE (Ended)
avex presents Momoi Haruko no NikoNiko RADIO
avex presents Momoi Haruko no FumuFumu RADIO
My Bride Is a Mermaid: Yomeiri Radio (Ended)
Drama CD
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Ai Yori Aoshi series (Chika Minazuki)
Tales of the Abyss series (Anise Tatlin)
Prism Ark Special Sound Package (Filia)
Prism Ark Drama CD: Sister Hell Prism Variation (Filia)
Ragnarok The Animation Ver.1-Ver.3 (Maya)
Poporaji (Mii)
Television
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D's Garage21 (TV Asahi , ended)
Anime TV (Guest)
AniPara Music-place (Guest)
Geki☆Ten (Guest)
Akiba!AKIBA☆Akiba [5] (Guest)
Anime Tengoku (Guest, regular from October 2007)
HOT WAVE (TV Saitama , guest)
JoyPopTune (TV Saitama )
@Tunes. (tvk , guest)
Discography
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Singles
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Date Released
Single Name
May 24, 2000
Mail Me
July 27, 2005
Ton Dol Baby (トンドルベイビー )
October 19, 2005
WONDER MOMO-i~New recording~
November 8, 2006
Saigo no Rock (さいごのろっく )
December 6, 2006
Yume no Baton (ゆめのばとん )
December 27, 2006
Enter!
March 28, 2007
21 Seiki (21世紀 )
October 10, 2007
Party!
October 25, 2007
Yuuen no Amulet/Opera Fantasia (悠遠のアミュレット/オペラファンタジア )
October 25, 2007
R・G・B…
November 14, 2007
Lumica (ルミカ )
April 29, 2009
Ruujii Guujii (るーじー・ぐーじー )
June 17, 2009
☆Jien Otsu☆Song (☆自演乙☆ソング )
March 2, 2011
Yoake no Samba (夜明けのサンバ )
June 22, 2011
Ganbare... Sore wa, I Love You (がんばれ…それは、I Love You )
May 23, 2012
Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger (非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー )
June 7, 2017
Junai Marionette (純愛マリオネット )
November 8, 2017
Hoshizora Dancing (星空ダンシング )
Albums
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Date Released
Album Name
August 9, 2006
momo-i quality
February 21, 2007
Haruko☆UP DATE SONGS BEST (はるこ☆UP DATE SONGS BEST )
March 21, 2007
Famison 8BIT (ファミソン8BIT )
June 8, 2007
Famison 8BIT STAGE2 (ファミソン8BIT STAGE2 )
June 20, 2007
COVER BEST - Cover Densha (COVER BEST カバー電車 )
March 5, 2008
Sunday early morning
December 3, 2008
more&more quality RED ~Anime song cover~
December 3, 2008
more&more quality WHITE ~Self song cover~
September 30, 2009
Henji Ga Nai, Tada No Shitsuren No Youda (へんじがない、ただのしつれんのようだ。 )
September 15, 2010
IVY ~Aibii~ (IVY 〜アイビー〜 )
August 24, 2011
Showa (しょうわ )
October 24, 2012
'Angya' Momo-i's World Tour (あんぎゃ 〜モモーイ世界の旅〜 )
October 21, 2015
STAY GOLD
July 20, 2016
Pink Hippo Album ~Self Cover Best~
August 8, 2018
pearl
Anime Singles
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DVD
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momo-i Live DVD (avex mode)
Haruko☆UP DATE (Pony Canyon )
CLIP BEST (avex mode)
Simultaneous release with the album Sunday early morning on March 5, 2008 with the making-of of her PVs and image collection.
Book
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Akihaba LOVE ~Akihabara to issho ni otona ni natta~
Convention appearances
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Momoi performs at FanimeCon 2010.
Momoi at FanimeCon 2011
Momoi has appeared in various convention concerts outside Japan. To date, she has visited the United States , Germany , Canada , Mexico , Finland , United Kingdom and Russia .
Anime Expo 2007 , Long Beach, California : June 29 - July 2, 2007[6]
Connichi 2007, Kassel , Germany : September 7–9, 2007[7]
Anime North 2008 , Toronto, Ontario , Canada : May 23–25, 2008[8] [9]
Connichi 2008, Kassel , Germany : September 12–14, 2008[10]
FanimeCon 2009 , San Jose, California : May 22–25, 2009[11]
Aya Revolution 2009, Coventry , United Kingdom : August 14–16, 2009[12]
Anime Vegas 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada : September 5–7, 2009[13]
FanimeCon 2010 , San Jose, California : May 28–31, 2010[14]
Desucon 2010, Lahti, Finland : June 12–13, 2010[15]
Momo-i Night Fest 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada: June 19, 2010[16]
J-popcon 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark: November 13, 2010
FanimeCon 2011 , San Jose, California : May 27–30, 2011
Japan Expo 2011 , Paris, France : June 30-July 3, 2011
Otakuthon 2011 , Montreal, Quebec , Canada: August 12-August 14, 2011
JapanDay 2011, Düsseldorf, Germany : October 15-October 16, 2011
J-Fest 2011 , Moscow, Russia : November 19-November 20, 2011
Anime Boston 2012 , Boston, Massachusetts : April 6–8, 2012
SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2013 , Sydney, Australia : August 10, 2013
Idol Matsuri 2014, Silverdale, Washington : June 20–22, 2014 [17]
References
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^ アフィリア・サーガ・イースト、新曲は最大の14人体制 (in Japanese). Oricon . 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2013-04-04 .
^ "アニメ版「ネプテューヌ」テーマ曲はnaoとアフィリア・サーガが担当!" (in Japanese). Listen Japan. 2013-03-24. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-04-04 .
^ "avex portal(エイベックス・ポータル)". Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ "Momoi Halko: The voice of moe is surprisingly deep!". otaku2.com . Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ The title of the show is literally "Akiba" spelled differently three times in hiragana , English , and katakana respectively.
^ "Halko Momoi Concert - Anime Expo 2007 - Anime News Network". Anime News Network . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ "Voice Actor Halko Momoi Live at Connichi 2007". comipress.com . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ "Anime North to Host Voice Actress/Singer Halko Momoi". Anime News Network . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ "桃井はるこオフィシャルブログ「モモブロ」Powered by アメブロ". ameblo.jp . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ "Connichi 2019". Archived from the original on September 24, 2009.
^ "FanimeCon 2009 - Guests". FanimeCon . 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15.
^ "Momoi Haruko at Aya Revolution 2009". AyaCon . 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-06-07 .
^ "Guests of Anime Vegas 2009". Anime Vegas . 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26.
^ "FanimeCon 2010 - Guests". FanimeCon . 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-05-25 .
^ "Desucon 2010 - Halko Momoi". Desucon . 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-14 .
^ "Guests of Momo-i Night Fest 2010". Anime Vegas . 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10 .
^ "Idol Matsuri - Guests". Idol Matsuri . 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-15 .
External links
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Anime and manga portal Biography portal
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haruko Momoi .
Official website (in Japanese)
Official blog (in Japanese)
Haruko Momoi at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
Haruko Momoi convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
J!-ENT Special Feature Article & Interview: Momoi Halko (2007) 25-page J!-ENT Special Feature
A public statement from Momoi Halko to her American fans J!-ENT - July 2007
Exclusive Momoi Halko Interview at FanimeCon 2009 The-O Network Online
Interview With Haruko Momoi at Anime Boston 2012 Anime Herald