Haruko Sagara
Person · female · Japan · Kōriyama · born 1968 · recording since 1986
Japanese singer
Also known as Haruko Sagara · 相楽晴子 · ハルコ・ヘインズ · 相楽 ハル子 · 相楽ハル子 · 相樂晴子
Timeline
1960s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: ヴァージン・ハート
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1990s
Biography
Biography
Haruko Sagara (相楽 晴子, Sagara Haruko; born March 1, 1968, in Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese actress and ex-idol singer in the 1980s.
She debuted in 1985 with her role as Okyo in the cult TV series Sukeban Deka II. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 11th Yokohama Film Festival for Dotsuitarunen. After some 10 movies, 20 TV series, 10 singles and 2 albums, she quit her career in 1995 to settle in Los Angeles, where she married an American, becoming Haruka Haynes. In 2008, she opened a travel agency in Hawaii.
Albums
First album
1986/07/01 : Bitter Kiss
Tracks
Gozen Reiji no Sandbag (午前SANDBAG)
Teenage of Last
Odorasete Tonight (踊らせてトゥナイト) (2nd single)
Minor Boy (まいなぁBOY)
Kiss de Long Goodbye (KissでLong Good-bye)
Sutekina Hitomi no Pretender (ステキな瞳のPretender)
Virgin Heart (ヴァ-ジン・ハ-ト) (1st single)
Funky Monky Town
Bitter Kiss o Kimasasete (ビタ-・キッスをきめさせて)
Cool Cat to Yobareta (Cool Catと呼ばれた)
Bye Bye Game (バイ・バイ・ゲ-ム)
Second album
1990/08/29 : Dainigakushô - Second Movement (第二楽章 ―セカンド・ムーヴメント―)
Tracks
Kaze no Invention (風のインヴェンション) (9th single)
Aru Ai no Hôkaku (ある愛の報告)
Hotel Blanche no Gogo (HOTEL BLANCHEの午後)
Hoho ni Soyo Kaze (ほほにそよ風)
Sayonara Natsu (さよなら夏)
again
24ji no Bride (24時のBRIDE)
Rakuen (楽園) (B side from single)
Tôi Koibito (遠い恋人)
Station yori Ai o Komete (ステイションより愛をこめて)
moon-light tears
Compilation
2005/11/30 : Idol Miracle Bible : Sagara Haruko - Best Tune (アイドルミラクルバイブル 相楽晴子 Best Tune)
Tracks Disc 1
Virgin Heart (ヴァ-ジン・ハ-ト) (1st single / from 1st album)
Abunai Junction (あぶないジャンクション) (B side from 1st single)
Odorasete Tonight (踊らせてトゥナイト) (2nd single / from 1st album)
Yappa Onna (ヤッパ・オンナ) (B side from 2nd single)
Gozen Reiji no Sandbag (午前SANDBAG) (from 1st album)
Teenage of Last (from 1st album)
Minor Boy (まいなぁBOY) (from 1st album)
Kiss de Long Goodbye (KissでLong Good-bye) (from 1st album)
Sutekina Hitomi no Pretender (ステキな瞳のPretender) (from 1st album)
Funky Monky Town (from 1st album)
Bitter Kiss o Kimasasete (ビタ-・キッスをきめさせて) (from 1st album)
Cool Cat to Yobareta (Cool Catと呼ばれた) (from 1st album)
Bye Bye Game (バイ・バイ・ゲ-ム) (from 1st album)
Seaside Mint Blue (3rd single)
出発つこころに I Need You (出発つこころに I Need You) (B side from 3rd single)
Mokuyôbi ni wa Kiss o (木曜日にはKISSを) (4th single)
Semi Sweet Shock (セミ・スィート・ショック) (B side from 4th single)
Bladerunner (ブレード・ランナー) (5th single)
Ushiromuki no Love (うしろむきのLOVE) (B side from 5th single)
Tracks Disc 2
Nemureru Nagisa no Season (眠れる渚のSEASON) (6th single)
Tokyo Marionette (東京マリオネット) (7th single)
Happy End ni Yoroshiku (ハッピーエンドによろしく) (B side from 7th single)
Midnight Call (MID-NIGHT CALL) (8th single)
? (惚れてんねん) (B side from 8th single)
Kaze no Invention (風のインヴェンション) (9th single / from 2nd album)
Rakuen (楽園) (B side from 9th single / from 2nd album)
Aru Ai no Hôkaku (ある愛の報告) (from 2nd album)
Hotel Blanche no Gogo (HOTEL BLANCHEの午後) (from 2nd album)
Hoho ni Soyo Kaze (ほほにそよ風) (from 2nd album)
Sayonara Natsu (さよなら夏) (from 2nd album)
again (from 2nd album)
24ji no Bride (24時のBRIDE) (from 2nd album)
Tôi Koibito (遠い恋人) (from 2nd album)
Station yori Ai o Komete (ステイションより愛をこめて) (from 2nd album)
moon-light tears (from 2nd album)
Senaka (背中) (10th single)
Singles
1986/05/02 : Virgin Heart
A - Virgin Heart (ヴァージン・ハート) (from 1st album, Bitter Kiss
BITTER KISSSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1午前0時のSANDBAG4:182Teenage of Last4:083踊らせてトゥナイト4:014まいなぁBOY4:095KissでLong Good-bye3:456ステキな瞳のPretender4:347ヴァージン・ハート4:098Funky Monky Town4:209ビタ-・キッスをきめさせて4:1210Cool Catと呼ばれた4:5611バイ・バイ・ゲーム4:37)
B - Abunai Junction (あぶないジャンクション)
1986/10/10 : Odorasete Tonight
A - Odorasete Tonight (踊らせてトゥナイト) (from 1st album, Bitter Kiss)
B - Yappa Onna (ヤッパ・オンナ)
1987/02/05 : Seaside Mint Blue
A - Seaside Mint Blue
B - 出発つこころに I Need You (出発つこころに I Need You)
1987/05/21 : Mokuyôbi ni wa Kiss o
A - Mokuyôbi ni wa Kiss o (木曜日にはKISSを)
B - Semi Sweet Shock (セミ・スィート・ショック)
1988/02/26 : Bladerunner
A - Bladerunner (ブレード・ランナー)
B - Ushiromuki no Love (うしろむきのLOVE)
1988/09/01 : Nemureru Nagisa no Season
A - Nemureru Nagisa no Season (眠れる渚のSEASON)
B - Herb Rain o Mô Sukoshi (ハーブレインをもう少し)
1989/04/19 : Tokyo Marionette
A - Tokyo Marionette (東京マリオネット)
B - Happy End ni Yoroshiku (ハッピーエンドによろしく)
1989/11/15 : Midnight Call
A - Midnight Call (MID-NIGHT CALL)
B - ? (惚れてんねん)
1990/07/25 : Kaze no Invention
A - Kaze no Invention (風のインヴェンション) (from 2nd album, Dainigakushô - Second Movement)
B - Rakuen (楽園) (from 2nd album, Dainigakushô - Second Movement)
1994/11/02 : Senaka
A - Senaka (背中)
B - Senaka (original karaoke) (背中(オリジナルカラオケ))
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:09
1午前0時のSANDBAG4:182Teenage of Last4:083踊らせてトゥナイト4:014まいなぁBOY4:095KissでLong Good-bye3:456ステキな瞳のPretender4:347ヴァージン・ハート4:098Funky Monky Town4:209ビタ-・キッスをきめさせて4:1210Cool Catと呼ばれた4:5611バイ・バイ・ゲーム4:371990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1風のインヴェンション2ある愛の報告3HOTEL BLANCHEの午後4ほほにそよ風5さよなら夏6again724時のBRIDE8楽園9遠い恋人10ステイションより愛をこめて11moon-light tears
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ヴァージン・ハートSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAヴァージン・ハート Bあぶないジャンクション | 2 May 1986 | ||
| 1986 | 踊らせてトゥナイトSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksA踊らせてトゥナイト Bヤッパ・オンナ | 10 October 1986 | ||
| 1987 | Seaside Mint BlueSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksASeaside Mint Blue B出発つ心にI Need You | 5 February 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 木曜日にはKISSをSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksA木曜日にはKISSを Bセミ・スィート・ショック | 21 May 1987 | ||
| 1988 | ブレード・ランナーSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1ブレード・ランナー 2うしろむきのLOVE | 26 February 1988 | ||
| 1988 | 眠れる渚のSEASONSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1眠れる渚のSEASON 2ハーブレインをもう少し | 1 September 1988 | ||
| 1989 | 東京マリオネットSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1東京マリオネット 2ハッピーエンドによろしく | 19 April 1989 | ||
| 1989 | MID-NIGHT CALLSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1MID-NIGHT CALL 2惚れてんねん | 15 November 1989 | ||
| 1990 | 風のインヴェンションSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1風のインヴェンション 2楽園 | 25 July 1990 | ||
| 1994 | 背中Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1背中 2背中 (オリジナルカラオケ) | 2 November 1994 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | アイドル♡ミラクルバイブル・シリーズ 相楽晴子 Best TuneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracksDisc 1 1ヴァージン・ハート 2あぶないジャンクション 3踊らせてトゥナイト 4ヤッパ・オンナ 5午前0時のSANDBAG 6Teenage of Last 7まいなぁBOY 8KissでLong Good-bye 9ステキな瞳のPretender 10Funky Monky Town 11ビター・キッスをきめさせて 12Cool Catと呼ばれた 13バイ・バイ・ゲーム 14Seaside Mint Blue 15出発つ心にI Need You 16木曜日にはKISSを 17セミ・スィート・ショック 18ブレード・ランナー 19うしろむきのLOVE Disc 21眠れる渚のSEASON 2東京マリオネット 3ハッピーエンドによろしく 4MID-NIGHT CALL 5惚れてんねん 6風のインヴェンション 7楽園 8ある愛の報告 9HOTEL BLANCHEの午後 10ほほにそよ風 11さよなら夏 12again 1324時のBRIDE 14遠い恋人 15ステイションより愛をこめて 16moon-light tears 17背中 | Compilation | 30 November 2005 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Haruko Sagara head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aa94cd93-4548-4237-ba73-00b616afde78discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aa94cd93-4548-4237-ba73-00b616afde78core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455903genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455903seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruko_Sagarabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruko_Sagara
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q455903 · MusicBrainz: aa94cd93-4548-4237-ba73-00b616afde78
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