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http://ameblo.jp/haruka-blog-1112/ 2008 , 2013-present tokyo , japan club 2008 -rrb- disorder -lrb- 2013-present -rrb- , pony canyon -lrb- vocals , guitar 12 november 1988 solo_singer rock , pop rock , hard rock haruka -lrb- singer -rrb-
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haruka -lrb- singer -rrb-

haruka -lrb- 遼花 -rrb- is a japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist .
born and raised in tokyo , she started listening to rock music in her junior high school years and decided to become a musician .
she released her first single `` mune ni kibō o -lrb- keep hope in your heart -rrb- '' in 2008 under a major label pony canyon .
the song was used as opening theme for anime `` blue dragon '' .
in march 2008 , she released her second single `` kimi no mikata -lrb- on your side -rrb- '' .
after some conflicts with her label about her songwriting and musical styles , she decided to end the contract with the label .
after silence of 5 years , she came back to the music industry in 2013 under her own label `` club disorder '' , releasing a mini-album `` hymns to my soul '' .
on october 29 , 2014 , her first full-length album `` anthems '' was released .
having spent some years of her youth in australia , she is fluent in english .
she also speaks french and answers some interviews in french .
in october 2014 , she had her first concert in europe at an expo mondocon held in budapest , hungary .
approximately 2000 people came to see her show .
prior to releasing her 1st single `` mune ni kibō o '' at the age of 19 , she had worked as a lyricist when she was 16 .
she wrote lyrics for 2 songs in the 1st single of aina , who is also a japanese female singer .
