Koharu Sugawara

Koharu Sugawara (菅原 小春, Sugawara Koharu, born 14 February 1992) is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and model from Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.^[2]

Koharu Sugawara
菅原 小春
Born	(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32) Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Dancer choreographer model
Years active	2012–present
Height	170[1] cm (5 ft 7 in)
Relatives	Yoko Tatejima (sister)
Website	koharusugawara.com

Career

Sugawara practiced dancing from around 2002, when she was 10 years old.^[3] In her teens, she won various contests such as "Dance Attack" and "Shonen Chample."^[4] After graduating from a local public middle school in March 2007, she entered the general course of Seisa Kokusai High School concurrently with dance studies at VAW Eikō High School.^[5][6] After graduating from high school in March 2010, she went to Los Angeles to study dance.^[3] In 2013, she collaborated with Nike^[4] as a dancer and later also appeared in Nike Athlete's ad campaign.

After returning to Japan, Sugawara worked as a choreographer and backup dancer. She has been a back-up dancer for 2NE1,^[3] Girls' Generation, Koda Kumi, Exile, SMAP, Namie Amuro,^[7] Rihanna,^[3][8] and Daichi Miura.^[8]

Personal life

From September 2016 until November 2017, Sugawara dated actor Haruma Miura.^[9][10][11]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Jounetsu: Tairiku	Herself	Documentary
2016	Hit the Stage	Herself	Competition reality show
2017	7 Rules	Herself	Documentary
	Konya kurabete mimashita	Herself	Variety show	[12]
	KanJam Kanzennen Show	Herself	Variety show	[8]
2019	Idaten	Kinue Hitomi	Taiga drama	[13]
2021	Welcome Home, Monet	Yūki Samejima	Asadora	[14]
2023	Ya Boy Kongming!	Mia Iriomote		[15]

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016	Sugar Water	Navigator (radio host)

Advertisements

• TDK (2015)^[16]
• Bose
• Nike: #MinoHodoshirazu
• Android: Jibun o Omoikiri
• Toyota "Vitz" Safety Sense
• Barneys New York
  1. FindYourStrength | Shiseido Altimune | Shiseido

Music video

Year	Artist	Song	Notes
2012	Namie Amuro	"Yeah-Oh"
2015	Daichi Miura	"Unlock"	Choreography version
	Years & Years	"Desire"	Japanese version
2017	Taemin	"Move"
2021	Kenshi Yonezu	"Pale Blue"

Choreography credits

Year	Artist	Song	Notes
2013	Girls' Generation	"Love & Girls"	[17]
	2NE1	"Falling in Love"	[17]
2015	Daichi Miura	"Unlock"	Appeared in music video (choreography version)[18]
	Years & Years	"Desire"	Appeared in music video (Japanese version)[19]
2016	Taemin	"Sayonara Hitori"	[17]
2017		"Flame of Love"	[20]
		"Move"	Appeared in music video[21]
2018	Shinee	"Good Evening"	[17][22]
2020	Taemin	"Criminal"	[23]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2015	Vogue Japan Women of the Year	None	Herself	Won[24]

References

1. "三浦春馬が熱愛　ダンサー菅原小春にアタック成功". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
2. "インク総合計画株式会社" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
3. "菅原小春が自身の10代を振り返る。「とにかく作っては戦って、戦っては作ってまた戦っていた」". Walker Plus (in Japanese). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
4. "【連載：私を突き動かすもの】ダンサー菅原小春". Fashionsnap.com (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
5. "卒業生からのメッセージ". Seisa Kokusai High School (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
6. "Feel The Vibe: In Conversation With Street Prima Donna Koharu Sugawara". The Fashion Post (in Japanese). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
7. "オリジナルの「音」と「ダンス」で新たなアートを創出。菅原小春の初単独ダンス公演「SUGAR WATER」開催決定！". Vogue Japan (in Japanese). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
8. "三浦大知 「関ジャム」で世界的ダンサー・菅原小春と超絶コラボ披露！". T-Site News (in Japanese). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
9. 三浦春馬が熱愛　ダンサー菅原小春にアタック成功. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
10. 三浦春馬、ダンサー・菅原小春と熱愛報道 事務所は否定せず. Oricon (in Japanese). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
11. 菅原小春“タンバリン”で破局質問をガード 報道後初公の場. Oricon (in Japanese). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
12. "菅原小春単独公演開催！ 超満員の観客が大歓声を送ったダンスアート＆姉妹共演も実現". PR Times (Press release) (in Japanese). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
13. "いだてん 東京オリムピック噺". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
14. "朝ドラ「おかえりモネ」東京編の新キャストに今田美桜、清水尋也、森田望智ら8名". Natalie. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
15. "「パリピ孔明」に森山未來、菅原小春、宮世琉弥、八木莉可子、関口メンディーが出演". Natalie. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
16. "菅原小春 TDK新CMでスティービー・ワンダーと共演". Sponichi (in Japanese). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
17. "SHINee「Good Evening」振付は"余白"がポイント？　感情のうねりを表現する菅原小春の手法". Real Sound (in Japanese). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
18. "菅原小春、三浦大知とテレビで共演する前日に驚いた件". J-Wave News (in Japanese). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
19. "世界的ダンサーの菅原小春が語る、世界と日本のダンサー事情の違い". J-Wave News (in Japanese). 24 December 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
20. "テミン×菅原小春が描き出す悲恋「Flame of Love」MV公開". Natalie (in Japanese). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
21. "日本人ダンサーも参加！SHINee テミン、新曲「MOVE」MVが話題に…セクシーな魅力爆発". Kstyle (in Japanese). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
22. "SHINee「M COUNTDOWN」でカムバックステージを初披露！振り付けは日本人振付師の菅原小春が担当". Kstyle (in Japanese). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
23. "K-Pop Icon Taemin Talks "Criminal" and His Cinematic Vision". Teen Vogue. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
24. "『ウーマン・オブ・ザ・イヤー』に吉田羊、広瀬すず、ベビメタら". Oricon (in Japanese). 26 November 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

External links

• Koharu Sugawara (in Japanese)