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Koharu Kusumi (久住 小春, Kusumi Koharu?, born July 15, 1992 in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan), is a J-pop singer and voice actress in Hello! Project. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her school's volleyball team. Kusumi's audition process and debut was documented during the 2005 episodes of TV Tokyo television show, Hello! Morning. <br /><br />Biography <br /><br />Koharu Kusumi joined Morning Musume in 2005 as the only seventh generation member. <br /><br />Kusumi has been a member of the Hello! Project kickball team Metro Rabbits H.P. since its formation in the beginning of 2006 and since April 7, 2006, she has been the voice actress for Kirari Tsukishima, the main character in the anime Kirarin Revolution (きらりん☆レボリューション?). <br /><br />In early 2007, Kusumi was chosen to be a member of Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai (モーニング娘。誕生10年記念隊?)—a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai also consists of Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto and Risa Niigaki. Their first single, Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia (僕らが生きるMy Asia?), was released on January 24, 2007. <br /><br />Apart from her activities in aforementioned units, Kusumi is also a member of Kira Pika with ℃-ute's Mai Hagiwara and Milky Way with Hello Project Eggs members Yuu Kikkawa (who also auditioned for Morning Musume back in 2006) and Sayaka Kitahara. Both units were formed for the Kirarin Revolution anime.