Akane Haga

**Akane Haga** is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project. She is a twelfth generation member of Morning Musume, joining the group on September 30, 2014 with 3 other girls. She initially joined Hello! Project on September 22, 2013 as a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei, after failing both the Morning Musume 11th generation audition and the first Morning Musume 12th generation audition.

## History

### Early Life

Akane Haga was born on March 7, 2002 in Nagano, Nagano, Japan and raised in the Matsushiro district.

In 2006, during kindergarten, she wrote in a paper "I want to be in Morning Musume when I grow up"

In 2012, Haga auditioned the Morning Musume 11ki Member "Suppin Utahime" Audition, but failed to join the group. After failing the audition, she took lessons in her hometown to improve her skill.

### 2013

In 2013, Haga auditioned the Morning Musume 12ki Member "Mirai Shoujo" Audition for an opportunity to join Morning Musume. She made it up to the final round, but on August 24, Tsunku announced via YouTube that they were not interested in adding any new members to the group, leading to Haga failing to join the group in the end along with 6 other finalists.

On September 22, Haga joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei along with the other Mirai Shoujo finalists, becoming the 20th generation. On the same day, an introduction of Haga was uploaded to the Hello Pro Kenshuusei YouTube channel.

On December 7, Haga was officially introduced as a Hello Pro Kenshuusei at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~, alongside Yamaki Risa, Yokogawa Yumei, Niinuma Kisora, Oura Hirona, Dambara Ruru and Funaki Musubu. All seven girls did a dance performance of Juice=Juice's debut single "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne".

### 2014

On September 30, during the Morning Musume '14 concert tour at Nippon Budokan, it was announced that Haga was selected to join Morning Musume as a 12th generation member along with Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka and fellow Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Maria Makino, subsequently leaving Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

Akane Haga's Morning Musume member color was revealed to be light orange.

### 2015

On January 4, Haga and and her fellow 12th generation members began a radio show on FM FUJI, titled *Morning Musume '15 12ki Nikki*. They also began a web talk show exclusive to fanclub members on March 5, titled *12ki Relay*.

### 2016

On March 30, Haga celebrated her 14th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '16 Haga Akane Birthday Event, featuring two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

On August 18, Haga released her first solo e-Hello! Blu-ray, Greeting ~Haga Akane~.

### 2017

On February 16, the 12th generation's fanclub-exclusive web talk show *12ki Relay* ended with a total of 100 episodes.

On March 2, Haga was featured alongside Sasaki Rikako in the *Graduation2017 Chuugaku Sotsugyou* published by *TOKYONEWS magazine&mook*, a collection of interviews and gravure photos commemorating her and other idols' graduation from middle school.

The 12th generation's radio show *Morning Musume '17 12ki Nikki* ended on March 26.

On March 28, Haga celebrated her 15th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '17 Haga Akane Birthday Event, featuring two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

On April 6, the Morning Musume '17 12th generation and 13th generation members began a radio show on FM FUJI, titled *Morning Musume '17 no Morning Diary*.

### 2018

On March 27, Haga celebrated her 16th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '18 Haga Akane Birthday Event, featuring two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

On June 4, the 12th generation members held the Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna・Nonaka Miki・Makino Maria・Haga Akane FC Event at Differ Ariake.

### 2019

On March 22, she celebrated her 17th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '19 Haga Akane Birthday Event, featuring two shows at Kanda Myojin Hall.

On June 14, Haga announced on Instagram that she had changed her color to orange the original color of Haruka Kudo.

### 2020

On March 7, Haga released her first solo photobook, *Akane*.

On March 18, she was scheduled to celebrate her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '20 Haga Akane Birthday Event, which featured two shows at LANDMARK HALL. However, it was cancelled in consideration of a new policy established by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The event was later rescheduled for July 31.

On May 14, she opened up an official Instagram account.

### 2021

On March 8, she celebrated her 19th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '21 Haga Akane Birthday Event, featuring two shows at LANDMARK HALL.

### 2022

On March 7, she celebrated her 20th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '22 Haga Akane Birthday Event, featuring two shows at LANDMARK HALL.

On July 29, it was announced that Miki Nonaka, Akane Haga, Rio Kitagawa and Homare Okamura were diagnosed with COVID-19. On July 25, Haga, Kitagawa, and Okamura were in poor health and the next day reported symptoms of fever and subsequently tested positive for the virus. Miki Nonaka tested positive twice during regular routine antigen tests, and was subsequently diagnosed at the hospital. They will all focus on treatment under the guidance of local governments and public health centers. As result, the July 30 concert of the Hello! Project 2022 Summer CITY CIRCUIT Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~ in Miyagi was cancelled.

### 2023

On March 6, she celebrated her 21st birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '23 Haga Akane Birthday Event, featuring two shows at LANDMARK HALL

## Appearance

Akane wore orange cheerleader top with an orange skirt and orange shoes. Unlike the 12th generation members, she has short black hair.

## Gallery

Another appearance of Akane HagaAll the 12th GenerationOriginal appearance of Akane Haga
## Trivia

* Her official YouTube username is AkaneOfficial.