Kusumi Koharu graduation announced
Submitted 2009-09-19 11:24 AM
Morning Musume's sole 7th generation member Kusumi Koharu will leave the Hello! Project on December 6th 2009, at the end of the current Morning Musume concert tour. The news was announced today at the start of the tour by Hello! Project and group leader Takahashi Ai.
Koharu achieved great success as the voice actor for Tsukishima Kirari, the main character in the anime Kirarin Revolution. Through the show she released six singles and several albums. Her biggest hit "Balalaika" was the highest selling Hello! Project release of 2006, with over 72k of sales. When the show finished in March 2009 Koharu continued to appear on TV shows under her own name.
After graduation, Koharu hopes to move into modelling, while training for a possible future solo career.
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