Koharu Sugawara
is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and model from Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Career 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 Radio Advertisements TDK (2015) Bose Nike: #MinoHodoshirazu Android: Jibun o Omoikiri Toyota "Vitz" Safety Sense Barneys New York #FindYourStrength | Shiseido Altimune | Shiseido Music video Choreography credits Awards References External links 1992 births Living people People from Sanmu Japanese choreographers Japanese female dancers Japanese women choreographers Japanese female models