Haruka Kudo

is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Kudō was a Hello! Pro Egg member. Kudō is the youngest member in history to join Morning Musume, at 11 years and 11 months old, surpassing Ai Kago's 12-year record. She is also known for playing the role of Umika Hayami/Lupin Yellow in the tokusatsu series Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger.

Biography Early life Kudō was born on October 27, 1999, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She debuted in concert on May 1, 2010, at the Hello! Project presents: Hello Fest in Odaiba Gurume Park festival.

2017–2025: Departure from Morning Musume and acting debut On April 29, 2017, Kudō announced her upcoming departure from Morning Musume and Hello! Project. On December 11, at the Morning Musume Autumn concert tour Kudō graduated from the group. In February 2018, Kudō made her acting debut in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger as Lupin Yellow.

On March 31, she retired from Zetima and became freelance.

2025-present: Joined with GATE inc. On December 11, she joined the talent agency and opened a fanclub “HARU FREAK”.

Discography For Haruka Kudō's releases with Morning Musume, see Morning Musume discography.

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumJPN Oricon JPN Hot 100 (with Masaki Sato)2017 — 82