Haruko Momoi
Quick Facts
Biography
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. 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.
Biography
Career
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, her articles and writing on her online blog caught the attention of the chief editor of theWeekly ASCII magazine. She was later offered a job as a writer for the magazine.
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 2000. Soon after, she debuted as a voice actress for her role as Komugi Nakahara in Nurse Witch Komugi. In 2002, 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.
Discography
Singles
| 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
| 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
| Date Released | Single Name |
| November 1, 2006 | LoveLoveLove no Sei na no yo! (LoveLoveLoveのせいなのよ!) |
| April 25, 2007 | Romantic Summer |
| May 23, 2007 | your gravitation |
| August 22, 2007 | Dan Dan Dan |
| August 27, 2008 | Feel So Easy |
DVD
- 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
- Akihaba LOVE ~Akihabara to issho ni otona ni natta~
Convention appearances
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
- Connichi 2007, Kassel, Germany: September 7–9, 2007
- Anime North 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: May 23–25, 2008
- Connichi 2008, Kassel, Germany: September 12–14, 2008
- FanimeCon 2009, San Jose, California: May 22–25, 2009
- Aya Revolution 2009, Coventry, United Kingdom: August 14–16, 2009
- Anime Vegas 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada: September 5–7, 2009
- FanimeCon 2010, San Jose, California: May 28–31, 2010
- Desucon 2010, Lahti, Finland: June 12–13, 2010
- Momo-i Night Fest 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada: June 19, 2010
- 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
