Harumi Miyako has been played on NTS in shows including Radio Ghibli, featured first on 17 January 2017. Songs played include Ai Wa Hana, Kimi Wa Sono Syushi (Only Yesterday).

Harumi Miyako (都はるみ, Miyako Harumi; born 22 February 1948), born Harumi Kitamura/Lee Chun-mi (北村春美) is a Japanese enka singer. She made her debut in 1964. She has appeared on the annual television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Born to a Korean father and a Japanese mother, she is the eldest of five siblings, with three younger sisters and a younger brother. Influenced by her mother's love of the arts, she began attending a music academy in the sixth grade of elementary school. When she received her diploma from Kyoto Municipal Karaku Junior High School, she learned that her real name was Lee Chun-mi. While in high school, she won the 14th Columbia National Singing Contest, and moved to Tokyo.

She debuted in 1964 with "Komaruno Koto Yo." In the same year, "Anko Tsubaki wa Koi no Hana" became a million-seller, and she won the New Artist Award at the 6th Japan Record Awards. Her powerful vibrato style gained her popularity, and she became a popular singer.

In 1973, she transferred to Sun Music Production.

In 1976, she won numerous music awards, including the 18th Japan Record Award and the FNS Music Festival Grand Prix, for her song "Kita no Yado kara". In 1980, she won the 22nd Japan Record Award for Best Vocal Performance for her song "Osaka Shigure". She became the first artist to achieve a triple crown at the Japan Record Awards, winning the Grand Prize, New Artist Award (now Best New Artist Award), and Best Vocal Performance Award.

In 1979, she married composer Hiroomi Asatsuki, but they divorced in 1982. At the time, Miyako spent one-third of the year touring the provinces, which caused estrangement in their married life.

In March 1984, at the height of her popularity, she suddenly announced her retirement from singing, saying she wanted to "become an ordinary woman." Her final appearance was at the 35th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen at the end of the year, after which she temporarily retired. Her total record and tape sales over the 20 years up to that point reached 63 billion yen. She sold 450 million yen in December 1984 alone.

In 1987, she resumed his activities as a music producer. She held auditions nationwide and launched the career of Sakura Yamato. Among those who failed the auditions were Junko Ishihara, Yuki Kadokura, and Madoka Oishi, who would later become singers on Kohaku Uta Gassen. Yamato's singing career, on the other hand, was short-lived, and her first production was considered a failure. In 1989, she produced Kim Yeon-ja.

She decided to return to singing after making a guest appearance on the 40th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen that same year. The following year, 1990, she announced the resumption of his singing career. She began singing a wide range of songs that were not limited to traditional enka. She revealed that she had struggled with the decision to return to singing, saying, "I couldn't just abandon that girl (Yamato), and I couldn't just sing half-heartedly." She resumed her singing career with the feeling of "starting over again," and commented that her awards, such as the Japan Record Award, were "a thing of the past," returning to her roots.

In 2006, she received the Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award for Distinguished Service. In August 1991, she performed at the "Sanrizuka Starry Sky Concert" held in the garden of a farmer opposed to the New Tokyo International Airport. She sang nearly 20 songs, including "Tears of the Ferryboat," "Anko Camellia is Spring Love," "Osaka for Two," and "The Person I Fell in Love With."

In 2008, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, the president of her personal agency (Produce House Miyako) and her partner in her personal life, passed away. In 2009, she returned to her former agency, Sun Music Production.

In 2005, she received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Artistic Excellence. In 2010, she was awarded the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon.

In 2015, on the final day of her national tour at the Tokyo International Forum, she announced that she would be taking a break from solo performances the following year. She also took a break from television appearances after her appearance on BS Asahi's "Japanese Masterpieces: A 3-Hour Special with Songs - Harumi Miyako Tribute," which aired on December 16 of the same year.

On February 18, 2016, she appeared as a guest on TBS Radio's "Osawa Yuri no Yuuyu Wide." She reported on her current situation during her hiatus, saying she felt "mentally refreshed." She continued, "Sometimes I think this song is good enough. It would be great if I could come across some good lyrics, but I haven't come across any yet," leaving a negative comment about returning to activities. This was her last appearance in the mass media, and she has not made an official retirement announcement. As of 2026, she remains completely inactive in the entertainment industry, including her singing career.

In 2021, it was reported that she was living in a hotel in the Tohoku region with former actor Shigeru Yazaki.