Haruka Shimazaki
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Shimazaki at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2015
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| Native name | 島崎 遥香 |
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March 30, 1994 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Paruru (ぱるる?) (nickname) |
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| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | King Records |
| Associated acts | AKB48 |
Haruka Shimazaki (島崎 遥香 Shimazaki Haruka?, born March 30, 1994 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and actress, former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She was in Team A. However, she graduated from the group in 2016.
Haruka Shimazaki took part in the AKB48 6th Kenkyūsei Audition (9th generation AKB48 audition) in 2009, and on September 20, it was announced that she was accepted. In the AKB48 17th single senbatsu election, which took place from May to June 2010, Haruka Shimazaki ranked 28th, the highest of all trainees. In June 2011, it was announced that she would be promoted to a newly created Team 4. In the AKB48 27th single senbatsu election, which took place from May to June 2012, Haruka Shimazaki ranked 23rd. In August, she was transferred to Team B after Team 4 was disbanded. In September, Haruka Shimazaki won the 3rd AKB48 rock-paper-scissors tournament, held in Nippon Budokan, earning the center position in a new AKB48's single. The single was titled "Eien Pressure" and was released on December 5, 2012.
In October 2012, she appeared at the premiere of Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō, a movie starring her. The movie was based on the 2012 TV series Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō. Later in October the same year, she appeared together with Minami Takahashi in an automated external defibrillator (AED) training session, sponsored by the Japanese Red Cross. On February 23, 2013, she appeared on the cover of the April issue of the Japanese fashion magazine Smart.
On October 3rd, 2016, she announced her graduation from AKB48 during a new TV commercial presentation of Baitoru. Haruka Shimazaki attended the 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen and graduated from AKB48 on December 31, 2016.
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