Haruma Miura
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is a Japanese actor and singer. He is part of the Amuse agency, and debuted as one of the members of Brash Brats, a J-pop group. However, they are currently on hiatus, while Haruma is still active as an actor. He gained popularity with Gokusen
Gokusen
is a manga series by Kozueko Morimoto. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school. In 2008, a SP manga was out, featuring some of Yankumi's old students who are by now working adults.In 2002, the manga was adapted into a...

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and 2007 film Koizora
Koizora
, or for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand" , where chapters would be released exclusively for mobile reading, Koizora received a hard print publication from Starts Publications in...

. He starred for the first time with a leading role in drama based on manga, Bloody Monday
Bloody Monday (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether...

.

Career

Miura made his debut in NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....

 drama Agri, when he was seven. He was enrolled at Tsukuba Actor's Studio and whilst he was still acting, formed Brash Brats with two other students ( Majda rhaif... ) When Tsukuba Actor's Studio closed down, Miura and his fellow bandmates joined Amuse agency.

Miura soon gained recognition following several dramas such as Fight. During this time, Brash Brats went on hiatus, while Miura continued his acting career.

He was cast in the movie Koizora
Koizora
, or for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand" , where chapters would be released exclusively for mobile reading, Koizora received a hard print publication from Starts Publications in...

, which was based on a popular cell phone novel. It was released in the fall of 2007. The same year, he was cast in the movie Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge starring Hayato Ichihara. In 2008, he starred opposite Juri Ueno
Juri Ueno
is a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls....

 in Naoko and won the Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award in the 63rd Mainichi Film Awards in 2009 for his role. He also was given a newcomer award in the 31st Japan Academy Awards on February 15, 2008.

Miura then went to star in dramas such as Binbō Danshi and the third season of Gokusen
Gokusen
is a manga series by Kozueko Morimoto. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school. In 2008, a SP manga was out, featuring some of Yankumi's old students who are by now working adults.In 2002, the manga was adapted into a...

as major supporting characters. His continuingly growing popularity during 2008 then led to him to become the leading character of Fujimaru Takagi in manga based drama Bloody Monday
Bloody Monday (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether...

, in which he played a genius computer hacker trying to prevent the release of a biological virus from a terrorist organization. The autumn drama also co-starred fellow Amuse actor Takeru Sato.

In February 2009, he was one of the recipients of a newcomer award in the 2009 Elan d'or Awards. Miura starred in Crows Zero II, which is the sequel to Crows Zero
Crows ZERO
is a film based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi. The film was directed by Takashi Miike, written by Shogo Muto and stars Shun Oguri and Takayuki Yamada...

and was reunited with actor Shun Oguri
Shun Oguri
is a Japanese actor, director and voice actor.-Career:Born to a theater director father, Tetsuya Oguri, and having an actor brother, Ryo Oguri, Shun Oguri started his acting career quite early in his life...

 whom he had previously worked with in Binbō Danshi. It opened in theaters on April 11, 2009. A movie of Gokusen was released in July, in which Miura reprised his role of Ren Kazama. From June 20, 2009 to July 26, 2009, Miura starred in his first stage production entitled Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida. On September 2, 2009, it was announced that Miura would play the lead role in the NTV
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...

 drama Samurai High School.

Personal life

Miura graduated from Horikoshi High School
Horikoshi High School
is a Japanese private high school founded in 1923. The school is famous for being attended by many Japanese celebrities. It offers them lenient attendance requirements.- Notable students :* Yumi Adachi* Risa Ai* Jin Akanishi * Yū Aoi...

 in Nakano
Nakano
-People:Nakano is also a Japanese family name.* Ayako Nakano* Chikayo Nakano* Daisuke Nakano* George Nakano* Hiroko Nakano* Hiroyuki Nakano* Junya Nakano* Kansei Nakano* Kazuo Nakano* Keiko Nakano* Koichi Nakano* Kiyoshi Nakano* Kumiko Nakano...

, Tokyo on February 19, 2009. He's a close friend of Sato Takeru as they're both in the same agency Amuse and also went to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 together to do a documentary show which was released 2010 as a DVD.

Filmography

  • Bold and Italics denotes leading roles
  • Bold denotes major supporting roles.

Dramas

Year Broadcast Network English Title Japanese Title English Translation Role
1997 NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....

Ugly あぐり - Shoutarou
1999 TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....

Doyo Wide Gekijo 土曜ワイド劇場 Saturday Night at the Theater Ichitaro Wakui
2000 TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....

Sleep in the Rain 雨に眠れ - Keita Nakahara
TBS Manatsu no Merry Christmas 真夏のメリークリスマス Merry Christmas in Summer Young Ryo Kinoshita
2003 NHK Musashi 武蔵 - Jotaro
2005 Fuji TV Division 1 Aozora Koi Hoshi (Stage 11) ディビジョン1 青空恋星 Division 1 Blue Sky Love Star Keita Ishikawa
NHK Fight ファイト - Kiyoshi Okabe
TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....

Ima Ai ni Yukimasu いま、会いにゆきます I'm Coming to See You Akihiro Kudou
2006 Fuji TV Unfair アンフェア - Yutaka Saitō
NHK Komyo ga Tsuji 功名が辻 Tsuji is Lucky
WOWOW
WOWOW
WOWOW was the first private satellite broadcasting and pay TV station in Japan. It has its headquarters on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo...

Children チルドレン - Shirou Kihara
NTV
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...

14 Sai no Haha
14-sai no Haha: Aisuru tame ni Umaretekita
is a Japanese television drama broadcast on NTV. It was aired from October 11, 2006 until December 20 of the same year.-Plot:The drama concerns 14-year-old Miki Ichinose, who becomes pregnant with her boyfriend's child. After struggling with the fact that she is pregnant, she decides that she will...

14才の母 14-year-old Mother Satoshi Kirino
2008 NTV Binbō Danshi 貧乏男子 Poor Boy Ryo Shiraishi
NTV Gokusen
Gokusen
is a manga series by Kozueko Morimoto. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school. In 2008, a SP manga was out, featuring some of Yankumi's old students who are by now working adults.In 2002, the manga was adapted into a...

3
ごくせん 3 - Ren Kazama
Fuji TV Galileo SP
Galileo (Japanese television drama)
is a Japanese television drama based on , a novel by the famous mystery writer . It narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases...

ガリレオΦ(エピソードゼロ) Galileo: Episode Zero Young Manabu
TBS Bloody Monday
Bloody Monday (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether...

ブラッディ・マンデイ - Fujimaru Takagi
2009 NTV Samurai High School サムライ・ハイスクール - Kotaro Mochizuki
2010 TBS Bloody Monday Season 2
Bloody Monday (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether...

ブラッディ・マンデイ Season2〜絶望ノ匣〜 Bloody Monday Season2〜Pandora's Box〜 Fujimaru Takagi
2011 Fuji TV Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta 大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれた The important things are everything that you taught me Kashiwagi Shuji

Movies

Year English Title Japanese Title Romanization Role
1999 Nile ナイル Nairu Umi Nishiyama
Jubaku Spellbound 金融腐食列島~呪縛~ Kinyuu Fushoku Rettou ~Jubaku~ Kouichi Kitano
2001 Thousand Years of Love — The Tale of Shining Genji
Sennen no Koi Story of Genji
is a 2001 Japanese movie, loosely based on the classical work of Heian-period Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji, directed by Tonkō Horikawa and written by Akira Hayasaka....

千年の恋~ひかる源氏物語~ Sennen no Koi ~Hikaru Genji Monogatari~
2002 The School in the Woods 森の学校 Mori no Gakkō Masao Kawai
2006 Catch A Wave
Catch a Wave
"Catch a Wave" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band, The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl. This song was recorded on July 14 and 16, 1963. This song is notable for the use of a harp played by Mike Love's sister, Maureen...

キャッチ ア ウェーブ Kyachi A Wēbu Taiyou Sasaki
Akihabara@DEEP
Akihabara@DEEP
is a 2004 novel by Ira Ishida which spawned a manga, television drama, and movie adaptation.The drama and manga versions have considerable differences from the original novel....

アキハバラ@DEEP Akihabara Atto Dīpu Izumu
2007 Sky of Love
Koizora
, or for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand" , where chapters would be released exclusively for mobile reading, Koizora received a hard print publication from Starts Publications in...

恋空 Koizora Hiroki Sakurai, "Hiro"
Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge ネガティブハッピー・チェーンソーエッヂ Negatibu Happii Chēnsō Ejji Noto
2008 Naoko 奈緒子 Naoko Yusuke Iki
2009 Crows ZERO II クローズzero II Kurōzu Zero Tsu Tatsuya Bito
Gokusen: The Movie
Gokusen
is a manga series by Kozueko Morimoto. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school. In 2008, a SP manga was out, featuring some of Yankumi's old students who are by now working adults.In 2002, the manga was adapted into a...

ごくせん The Movie Gokusen: The Movie Ren Kazama
2010 Kimi ni Todoke
Kimi ni Todoke
is a romance shōjo manga by . It has been published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret since 2005 and collected in 14 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011. In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Award. The series was also nominated for the first Manga Taisho...

君に届け Kimi ni Todoke Shota Kazehaya
2011 Tokyo Park
Tokyo Park
is based on a novel of the same name by author Yukiya Shoji, best known for his Tokyo Bandwagon series. Miura Haruma takes on the role of Koji, a college student aiming to become a professional photographer...

東京公園 Tokyo Kouen Koji

Commercials

  • REGZA Phone IS04 (2011)
  • Ajinomoto’s Knorr Cup Soup (2010)
  • Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (2010)
  • O~i Ocha New Tea 「いっきに芽吹く」 (2010)
  • Crymson 「RUSS-K」 (2010)
  • JR East Japan Railway Company 「MY FIRST AOMORI」 Campaign (2010)
  • CASIO Computer 「EXILIM」 (2009)
  • Shiseido 「Uno FOG BAR」 (2009)
  • FACIL Contact Lens (2009)
  • Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (2009)
  • Puchi - Campaign (2009)
  • Puchi - Arubaito (2009)
  • Ito En - O~i Ocha New Tea (2009)
  • Bourbon - Puchishirizu Part 2 (2009)
  • Puchi (2008)
  • Sega Amusement Image Character (2008)
  • Bourbon - Puchishirizu (2008)
  • Ito En - O~i Ocha (2008)
  • Circle K Sunkus - Funwari Sandwich (2006)
  • Benesse Corporation (2005)

Awards

"Rookie of the Year" - 2009 Elan D’or Award - February 5, 2009

"Rookie of the Year" - 2008 (31st) Japan Academy Prize - February 15, 2008

External links

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