Real estate company Mitsui Rehouse has chosen its next "Rehouse Girl." 14-year-old Haruna Kawaguchi, who enters her third year of middle school next month, was chosen from a pool of 500 candidates to be the 13th girl to take on that role.

The Mitsui Rehouse commercials have helped launch the careers of several actresses, including Rie Miyazawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, and Yu Aoi. Kawaguchi's commercials are scheduled to start in early May.

Kawaguchi is currently active as a model for the fashion magazine nicola. She won that magazine's model audition in 2007.