In Japan, there is a unique idol culture and is the most entry-level artist (Japanese "idols" are a category of artists that distinguishes them from actors and singers, and if they are only underground idols, they are not stars). Although it is not easy, it is necessary to juggle both academic and performing, and the salary is low, but many Japanese girls dream of becoming idols from an early age.
Many girls from wealthy families also choose to become idols, and there are many white tofumi in the super popular girl group Nogisaka 46 and Uzaka 46, such as Sugai Tomoka, who has horses at home, has practiced equestrianism since childhood, and owns villas in the resort resort karuizawa.
But there are also many idols who come from poor backgrounds, such as Haruka Nakagawa, a former AKB48 member whom Jun Buya will introduce today.
If you are an early fan of AKB48, you must be familiar with Haruka Nakagawa, in 2006, when the then 14-year-old Haruka Nakagawa joined AKB48, was a member of the third period (at the same time as Mayo Watanabe and Yuki Kashiwagi), and was called "Haru Gong" by fans. Haruka Nakagawa also formed the AKB48 sister derivative group "Corridor Running Team" with Mayo Watanabe, Aika Tada and others.
However, in the cute AKB48, Nakagawa Haruka, whose appearance and personality are not particularly outstanding, did not stand out in the group.
Although the AKB later became a well-known national idol in Japan, passers-by are more likely to remember popular members such as Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, and Mariko Shinoda.
When many members of the same age around her chose to graduate, Haruka Nakagawa, who was not very popular, was also in a very embarrassing situation, and her idol career ushered in a turnaround.
In 2012, AKB48 established the overseas sister group JKT48 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Haruka Nakagawa joined JKT48 as a supporter.
She unexpectedly had a huge success at JKT48, staying for four years until she graduated from the group in 2016, and then continued to develop as an artist mainly in Indonesia.
Recently, Haruka Nakagawa participated in a variety show and talked about some of her own stories under the stage, and her impact speech was hotly discussed by Japanese netizens.
Nakagawa Haruka released an autobiography in 2016, in which she wrote that she had a happy family that everyone had ideally, and in the past, whenever the media asked about the situation at home, she also said that she "has a good mother who is very good at cooking."
In this episode, she wept and apologized, admitting that the real family background is not so glamorous, all of them are fabricated by herself, and she is sorry to deceive the public.
It turns out that Haruka Nakagawa has a completely different origin from the happy family described in her autobiography:
Her parents divorced when she was a child, and when she was 3 years old, she and 3 other siblings were cared for by her grandmother.
In order to take care of them, Grandma often borrowed money from others (usury), worked hard for a long time to earn money, and her health was out of condition, and finally she was admitted to the hospital due to heart disease, and she and her sister and brother were sent to the children's welfare home for orphans and abused children, respectively.
When she was 14 years old, a friend recommended Haruka Nakagawa to participate in the selection of AKB48, because she was very inferior because of her origin, when she hesitated, her sister's "come on" made her choose to try it, and finally successfully selected.
Later, her career improved, but the better the development, the more she wanted to get rid of "being born in a welfare home".
In order to maintain the happiness of the family, she deliberately alienated her younger siblings and did not have a close connection with them.
In April last year, her 28-year-old sister died suddenly of cancer, and she learned from a relative's phone call that she had rushed back to Japan and missed her last meeting with her sister.
This incident has made her very remorseful, and she finally decided to confess honestly to the public, hoping that everyone will not make the same mistakes as her again, and promise to take good care of her family.
During the show, she read a letter to her grandmother:
"My family is a very important presence for me, but it makes me feel very far away, and I am really sorry that I have not been able to honor my grandmother."
"My grandma is the best grandma in the world! I like you the most. ”
Grandma also cried on the spot after listening.
Nakagawa Haruka's brave confession has also received a great response on the Japanese Internet, touching many Japanese netizens, and most people have expressed their understanding for her
▲ I hope that from now on, I can become a guiding light for children with the same situation, hold my head high, and continue to work hard.
▲ If there are more than 40,000 children in children's facilities, it is not surprising that one or two idol stars appear. The original families of children in the children's welfare home also have various situations, so don't have a negative impression of them.
I don't think it's a lie because it doesn't hurt anyone. Perhaps it is precisely because of the success achieved overseas that I want to pass on the facts and have the courage to face the past. I hope that people who work hard like this can become an example for everyone.
People's starting points are different when they grow up in child welfare principals, in ordinary families, and in wealthy families, but those who work hard deserve to be recognized by others. There is no need to pretend to accuse others of their origins, just be ashamed of yourself.
▲ Where to grow up depends on myself, and there are many classmates around me who were born in rich families but grew up to be ordinary people, so don't lose to the environment and your own encounters.
To be honest, I don't like people who are basically related to Akb, but seeing her as a member of the JKT and some of the reports in the newspapers made me feel good about her.
▲ I feel better than a child who grew up in an ordinary family
▲ Worthy of her! I've loved her since the akb days!! Not only cute, but now also excellent, she is the light of the children in the welfare home.
After the show aired, Haruka Nakagawa posted a number of news related to her family on Twitter, once again expressing her gratitude to her family and her determination to take care of her family, and posted a photo with her family.
In addition to her family background, Haruka Nakagawa has an artistic experience that is different from other AKB48 members.
At the age of 20, he left Japan and went to Indonesia alone, overcoming the language barrier and leading the newly established JKT48, which later became the top girl group in Indonesia, with great influence and popularity in Indonesia, and the kind that could not be advertised.
She later led JKT48 back to Japan to perform at the Akihabara Theater at AKB.
Haruka Nakagawa is also very popular in Indonesia, known as "Indonesian superstar" among fans, and was selected as the "World's Most Influential Women's Twitter List", ranking seventh.
The "World's Most Influential Twitter Rankings" are calculated in decimal by brandwatch, a social media monitoring company, based on the number of Twitter users' fans, the number of forwards, etc., to obtain the communication power score of each user. Haruka Nakagawa was the only Japanese to make it into the top ten, ranking even ahead of American singer Britney.
In 2016, she continued to stay in Indonesia after graduating from JKT48.
It is reported that Nakagawa Haruka's sister is a single mother, who left 3 children after her death and is currently sent to a welfare home. She had considered whether to go back to Japan to help her sister take care of the children, but considering that there were more children in the welfare home, she wanted to convey to them that "people like me can do it, and children from the welfare home can also succeed", so she chose to stay in Indonesia to develop better.
Now he will provide support to the children in the welfare home, and said, "I will not be estranged from my family for a second time, and now I know the preciousness of my family."
Now, 14 years after her debut, Haruka Nakagawa is only 28 years old, and she is looking forward to her future development in Indonesia.