Ai Haruna (はるな 愛, Haruna Ai, born 21 July 1972) is a Japanese transgender TV personality and singer.[1][2]
In October 2009, Haruna won the "Miss International Queen 2009" transgender beauty pageant held in Pattaya, Thailand, becoming the first Japanese contestant to win the title.[3][4]
On August 24, 2021, she appeared at the beginning of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics held at the National Stadium, where she performed a dance performance.[5]
Discography
Singles
- "I・U・Yo・Ne" (2008)
- "Natsu Dekoboko Love" (夏 凸凹ラブ) (2009)
- "Crazy Love" (2010)
- "Motto Ai o" (もっと愛を) (2012)
- "Eenende" (えぇねんで)(2016)[6]
Collaborations
- "Momi Momi Fantastic feat. Haruna Ai" - Asia Engineer (2009)
TV commercials
- Fanta Momi Momi Frozen (2009)[1]
- Suzuki " Carry "(Website: August 2013 -) (TV: September 2013 -) - Bunta Sugawara, Hokuto and co-star.
- Suzuki " EVERY " (February 2015 -) - Takashi Ukaji, Hiroshi Madoka and co-star.
References
- ^ a b バイオグラフィー - はるな愛. UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ はるな愛、４歳サバ読み 週刊女性報じる (in Japanese). 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Win "Angel of Talent" at Miss International Queen 2009". Pattaya Daily News. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Transgender Crowned Global Beauty Queen". People's Daily Online. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "【開会式】はるな愛がダンスパフォーマンス…盛大な花火で開幕を祝う". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ はるな愛「えぇねんで」で念願の演歌歌手デビュー - Natalie(12/01/2017)
External links
- office site[permanent dead link](in Japanese)
- Yukina official website (in Japanese)
- Ai Haruna Official Twitter(in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Association Miss contest of Japan (in Japanese)
