is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and model from Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Career Koharu Sugawara practiced dancing from around 2002, when she was 10 years old. In her teens, she won various contests such as "Dance Attack" and "Shonen Chample." 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. After graduating from high school in March 2010, she went to Los Angeles to study dance. In 2013, she collaborated with Nike 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, Girls' Generation, Koda Kumi, Exile, SMAP, Namie Amuro, Rihanna, and Daichi Miura.
Personal life From September 2016 until November 2017, Sugawara dated actor Haruma Miura.
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 KanJam Kanzennen Show Herself Variety show 2019 Idaten Kinue Hitomi Taiga drama 2021 Welcome Home, Monet Yūki Samejima Asadora 2023 Ya Boy Kongming! Mia Iriomote 2025 Queen of Mars Maru-B2358 Miniseries
Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2025 Seaside Serendipity Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie Mia Iriomote
Radio Year Title Role Ref. 2016 Sugar Water Navigator (radio host)
Advertisements TDK (2015) Bose Nike: #MinoHodoshirazu Android: Jibun o Omoikiri Toyota "Vitz" Safety Sense Barneys New York 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"2021Kenshi Yonezu"Pale Blue"
Choreography credits Year Artist Song Notes 2013 Girls' Generation "Love & Girls" 2NE1 "Falling in Love" 2015 Daichi Miura "Unlock" Appeared in music video (choreography version) Years & Years "Desire" Appeared in music video (Japanese version) 2016 Taemin "Sayonara Hitori" 2017 "Flame of Love" "Move" Appeared in music video 2018 Shinee "Good Evening" 2020 Taemin "Criminal"
Awards YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult 2015 Vogue Japan Women of the Year Herself
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