Michishige Sayumi

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Michishige Sayumi (道重 さゆみ)
Also known as	Sayumin, Shige-san, Sayu, Shige-pink
Born	July 13, 1989 (1989-07-13) (age 20)
Origin	Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Genre	J-Pop
Occupation	Singer
Year active	2003-present
Label	Zetima
Associated acts	Morning Musume, Morning Musume Otomegumi, Ecomoni, H.P. All Stars
Website	Hello! Project.com

Sayumi Michishige (道重 さゆみ, Michishige Sayumi, (named after Sayumi Horie) born July 13, 1989 in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume.

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She joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with Kamei Eri, Fujimoto Miki and Tanaka Reina, which all made their debuts with Morning Musume in the group's nineteenth single, Shabondama. Since 2005 she was assigned as mentor to 7th generation member Kusumi Koharu.

Michishige is also a member of the Hello! Project unit Ecomoni along with former Morning Musume member Rika Ishikawa.When Michishige passed the audition to join Morning Musume, Tsunku, Morning Musume's producer, wrote in a comment about her that her singing is weak. After the audition Michishige has taken voice lessons to improve her singing, but even she admits that her own singing is still bad.

She portrays an extremely narcissistic image of herself in TV shows, often calling herself the cutest member in Morning Musume and saying that her cuteness overwhelms her bad singing voice. In one of the of the skits known as Hello! Morning Theatre on their variety show, Hello! Morning, she is best known as playing a character known as "Ichiban Kawaii" (Cutest).

"Usa-chan Peace" (Bunny Peace) is a phrase which Michishige uses to identify herself. While saying "Usa-chan peace" she holds her index and middle fingers in V shapes next to her ears.

In 2009, Michishige was assigned to be apart of the new shuffle group, zoku v-uden along with Sugaya Risako and Li Chun

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• Name: Michishige Sayumi (道重さゆみ)

• Nickname:Sayumin (さゆみん), Shige-san (しげさん), Sayu (さゆ), Sayu-chan, Shige-pink, Oyakata
• Birth Date:1989-07-13
• Birthplace: Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
• Blood type: A
• Height: 160.1 cm
• Hobbies: Phone, sleeping everywhere, Tetris, collecting things. (Hair ties, stickers, collectable toys, erasers...) Talking, and I love hearing what people say.
• Special skill: Tetris, braiding (pretty quickly), Y-shaped balance, grade four math.
• Favorite color: Pink, black
• Favorite sports: Tennis
• Favorite movie: Titanic
• Favorite flowers: Red freesias
• Favorite word: Thank you. Left-right symmetry.
• Motto: Never refuse a gift.
• Favorite season: Summer, winter
• Favorite food: Chocolate and spaghetti
• Disliked food: Avocado
• Favorite song: Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~
• Hello! Project Groups:
  • Morning Musume (2003–)
  • EcoMoni (2004–)
  • v-u-den (2009)
• Subgroups:
  • Morning Musume Otome Gumi (2003–2004)
• Concert Units:
  • Hello! Project Akagumi (2005)
  • Wonderful Hearts (2006–)
• Shuffle Units:
  • 2004: H.P. All Stars
• Other:
  • Metro Rabbits H.P. (2006–)

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• Has an older brother and older sister.
• Became close friends with Kamei Eri during their training camp.
• Is noted for not having changed her hair in terms of cut or color since she joined.
• Was the Morning Musume mentor of Kusumi Koharu.
• Her catchphrase is "Usa-chan Peace!" while holding two peace signs beside her head, like rabbit ears. It has also been used in place of the "Sexy Beam" during some performances of "Koi no Dance Site."
• She won an award for aerobics in elementary school, and also took piano lessons.
• Prior to joining Morning Musume, she most admired Takahashi Ai and Ishikawa Rika.
• Her father is a researcher for the chemical company Ube Industries.

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