Haruko Momoi
桃井 はるこ
Haruko smiling and holding up signed Fanime program guide and signed shikishi board.
Haruko Momoi at an autograph signing at FanimeCon 2010 in San Jose, California, U.S.
Born (1977-12-14) December 14, 1977
Tokyo, Japan
Other names
  • Halko
  • momo-i
Occupations
Years active2000–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
LabelsAvex Trax
Websitewww.momoi.com

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.

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 the Weekly ASCII 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

Anime

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2011
2014
2017
2018

OVA

Anime Movie

Tokusatsu

Games

Miscellaneous

Radio

Drama CD

  • 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

Discography

Singles

Date Released Single Name
May 24, 2000Mail Me
July 27, 2005Ton Dol Baby (トンドルベイビー)
October 19, 2005WONDER MOMO-i~New recording~
November 8, 2006Saigo no Rock (さいごのろっく)
December 6, 2006Yume no Baton (ゆめのばとん)
December 27, 2006Enter!
March 28, 200721 Seiki (21世紀)
October 10, 2007Party!
October 25, 2007Yuuen no Amulet/Opera Fantasia (悠遠のアミュレット/オペラファンタジア)
October 25, 2007R・G・B…
November 14, 2007Lumica (ルミカ)
April 29, 2009Ruujii Guujii (るーじー・ぐーじー)
June 17, 2009☆Jien Otsu☆Song (☆自演乙☆ソング)
March 2, 2011Yoake no Samba (夜明けのサンバ)
June 22, 2011Ganbare... Sore wa, I Love You (がんばれ…それは、I Love You)
May 23, 2012Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger (非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー)
June 7, 2017Junai Marionette (純愛マリオネット)
November 8, 2017Hoshizora Dancing (星空ダンシング)

Albums

Date Released Album Name
August 9, 2006momo-i quality
February 21, 2007Haruko☆UP DATE SONGS BEST (はるこ☆UP DATE SONGS BEST)
March 21, 2007Famison 8BIT (ファミソン8BIT)
June 8, 2007Famison 8BIT STAGE2 (ファミソン8BIT STAGE2)
June 20, 2007COVER BEST - Cover Densha (COVER BEST カバー電車)
March 5, 2008Sunday early morning
December 3, 2008more&more quality RED ~Anime song cover~
December 3, 2008more&more quality WHITE ~Self song cover~
September 30, 2009Henji 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, 2010IVY ~Aibii~ (IVY 〜アイビー〜)
August 24, 2011Showa (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, 2015STAY GOLD
July 20, 2016Pink Hippo Album ~Self Cover Best~
August 8, 2018pearl

Anime Singles

Date Released Single Name
November 1, 2006LoveLoveLove no Sei na no yo! (LoveLoveLoveのせいなのよ!)
April 25, 2007Romantic Summer
May 23, 2007your gravitation
August 22, 2007Dan Dan Dan
August 27, 2008Feel 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 performs at FanimeCon 2010.

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "avex portal（エイベックス・ポータル）". Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Momoi Halko: The voice of moe is surprisingly deep!". otaku2.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ↑ The title of the show is literally "Akiba" spelled differently three times in hiragana, English, and katakana respectively.
  6. ↑ "Halko Momoi Concert - Anime Expo 2007 - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Voice Actor Halko Momoi Live at Connichi 2007". comipress.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Anime North to Host Voice Actress/Singer Halko Momoi". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Connichi 2019". Archived from the original on September 24, 2009.
  11. ↑ "FanimeCon 2009 - Guests". FanimeCon. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15.
  12. ↑ "Momoi Haruko at Aya Revolution 2009". AyaCon. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  13. ↑ "Guests of Anime Vegas 2009". Anime Vegas. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26.
  14. ↑ "FanimeCon 2010 - Guests". FanimeCon. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  15. ↑ "Desucon 2010 - Halko Momoi". Desucon. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  16. ↑ "Guests of Momo-i Night Fest 2010". Anime Vegas. 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  17. ↑ "Idol Matsuri - Guests". Idol Matsuri. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
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