- For other people known as 'Haruto', see Haruto.
Hart (하루토) is a Japanese singer and dancer under YY Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group TOZ.
He is best known for being a contestant on the reality survival shows LOUD and Boys Planet.
Career
2021: LOUD
On May 20, 2021, Haruto was revealed as a contestant for SBS's audition show LOUD.[1] Unfortunately, he was eliminated during the fourth round.
2022–2023: Boys Planet and departure from WAKEONE
On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet's survival show Boys Planet, representing WAKEONE.[2] On April 13, he was eliminated in episode 11 after ranking 22nd place.[3] On April 14, Haruto released a letter on Wakeone Audition’s Twitter where he stated that he will be working hard and preparing for his comeback.[4]
On May 25, Haruto opened an Instagram account and announced his departure from WAKEONE.[5]
2023–2024: Debut with TOZ
On August 13, 2023, Hart was introduced as a member of TOZ.[6]
They debuted on May 2, 2024 with the mini album To My New Friends.
Personal life
Education
On February 9, 2023, Haruto graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA), where he had been a student of the Practical Dance Department.[7][8]
He is currently a student at Korea University.[9]
Discography
Participation releases
- "Here I Am" (with contestants of Boys Planet) (2023)
- Boys Planet - Artist Battle ("SuperCharger" as part of NINTYSIX) (2023)
Writing credits
| Artist | Song | Album | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| TOZ | "Nu Shoes" | To My New Friends | Writing |
Filmography
Reality shows
- LOUD (SBS, 2021) - contestant
- Boys Planet (Mnet, 2023) - contestant
Trivia
- His MBTI is ENFP.[10]
- He trained for 1 year and 3 months prior to Boys Planet.[10]
- He can speak Japanese, English, and Korean.[10]
- He is currently learning Chinese.[10]
- His hobbies are studying languages, observing humans, and developing oatmeal recipes.[10]
- He has a secret habit of looking at his reflection in other people’s eyes[10]
- His favorite song is Calorie by Rocket Girls 101.[10]
- His role model is NCT's Mark.[10]
- His catchphrase is "Wings of the Tiger!"[10]
- He used to do ballet.[11]
- He is good friends with ZEROBASEONE's Hanbin and Matthew, ONE PACT's Jay and ONLEE.
Gallery
Promotional
<TOZ Story>
Pictorial
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(March 2024)
SNS
(Boys Planet)
.png "TOZ Hart's birthday Twitter post (November 16, 2023).png (1.1 MB)")
References
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: Audition Program “LOUD” Reveals List Of Contestants + Park Jin Young And PSY React In New Teaser
- ↑ Mnet I BOYS PLANET on Twitter (December 29, 2022 tweet)
- ↑ Soompi: “Boys Planet” Announces Top 18 Trainees Moving On To Live Finale Broadcast
- ↑ @wkn_audition on Twitter (April 14, 2023)
- ↑ @haruto.slay on Instagram (May 25, 2023)
- ↑ @YYentertain on Twitter (August 13, 2023)
- ↑ allkpop: K-pop idols graduating from the prestigious School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA) in 2023
- ↑ @ubidaned on Twitter (February 26, 2023)
- ↑ kpopping: "Haruto Is From Korea University?!" — 'Boys Planet' Haruto Becomes a Hot Topic Among Korean Netizens
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Boys Planet profile
- ↑ Boys Planet: Ep. 1
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