| Morning Musume |
| [[File:Template:LSI|thumb|240px|center|Morning Musume '17 Members]] |
| Members (all together): 41 |
| Current members: 13 |
| Graduated members: 26 |
| Resigned members: 2 |
| Generations: 14 |
- Main article: Morning Musume
This page consists of all current and former members of the J-pop group Morning Musume.
The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. As of June 2017, there have been a total of 41 members altogether (1997 - present), 25 graduated members, 2 members which have resigned and 14 generations. There are currently 13 members in Morning Musume '17 which consists of the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th generations.
Members
Current Members
| Name | Birthdate | Home Prefecture |
Blood Type |
Date Joined |
Gen | Member Color |
Notes | |
| Fukumura Mizuki (譜久村聖) |
October 30, 1996 (age 27) |
Tokyo | O | January 2, 2011 | 9th | Deep Pink | Leader (2014-Present) Former sub-leader (2013-2014) Former Hello Pro Egg (2008-2011) Hello! Project Sub-leader (2017-Present) | |
| Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈) |
July 7, 1997 (age 26) |
Fukuoka | A | Yellow-Green | Sub-leader (2014-Present) | |||
| Iikubo Haruna (飯窪春菜) |
November 7, 1994 (age 29) |
Tokyo | O | September 29, 2011 | 10th | Honey | Sub-leader (2013-Present) | |
| Ishida Ayumi (石田亜佑美) |
January 7, 1997 (age 27) |
Miyagi | Blue | Former B♭ member | ||||
| Sato Masaki (佐藤優樹) |
May 7, 1999 (age 24) |
Hokkaido | A | Emerald Green | ||||
| Oda Sakura (小田さくら) |
March 12, 1999 (age 25) |
Kanagawa | September 14, 2012 | 11th | Lavender | Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2011-2012) | ||
| Ogata Haruna (尾形春水) |
February 15, 1999 (age 25) |
Osaka | September 30, 2014 | 12th | Sea Blue | |||
| Nonaka Miki (野中美希) |
October 7, 1999 (age 24) |
Shizuoka | Purple | |||||
| Makino Maria (牧野真莉愛) |
February 2, 2001 (age 23) |
Aichi | Light Pink | Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2012-2014) | ||||
| Haga Akane (羽賀朱音) |
March 7, 2002 (age 22) |
Nagano | O | Light Orange | Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2013-2014) | |||
| Kaga Kaede (加賀楓) |
November 30, 1999 (age 24) |
Tokyo | A | December 12, 2016 | 13th | Italian Red | Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2012-2016) | |
| Yokoyama Reina (横山玲奈) |
February 22, 2001 (age 23) |
Saitama | O | Golden Yellow | Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2016) | |||
| Morito Chisaki (森戸知沙希) |
February 19, 2000 (age 24) |
Tochigi | A | June 26, 2017 | 14th | White | Concurrent Country Girls Member (2014-Present) Former CoCoRo Gakuen member (2011-2014) |
Former Members
| Name | Birthdate | Origin | Date Joined | Gen | Date left/ graduated |
Member color | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakazawa Yuko (中澤裕子) |
June 19, 1973 (age 50) |
Kyoto | September 7, 1997 | 1st | April 15, 2001 | N/A | Leader (1997–2001) Currently in Dream Morning Musume | |
| Ishiguro Aya (石黒彩) |
May 12, 1978 (age 45) |
Hokkaido | January 7, 2000 | N/A | ||||
| Iida Kaori (飯田圭織) |
August 8, 1981 (age 42) |
Hokkaido | January 30, 2005 | N/A | Leader (2001–2005) Member of: Tanpopo, Morning Musume Otome Gumi, Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai, Dream Morning Musume | |||
| Abe Natsumi (安倍なつみ) |
August 10, 1981 (age 42) |
Hokkaido | January 25, 2004 | N/A | Member of: Morning Musume Sakura Gumi, Tanjou 10nen Kinentai, Dream Morning Musume | |||
| Fukuda Asuka (福田明日香) |
December 17, 1984 (age 39) |
Tokyo | April 18, 1999 | N/A | Later joined PEACE$TONE | |||
| Yasuda Kei (保田圭) |
December 6, 1980 (age 43) |
Chiba | May 3, 1998 | 2nd | May 5, 2003 | N/A | Sub-leader (2001–2003) Member of: Petitmoni, Dream Morning Musume | |
| Yaguchi Mari (矢口真里) |
January 20, 1983 (age 41) |
Kanagawa | April 14, 2005 | Light Purple | Leader (2005) Previously sub-leader (2003–2005) No graduation ceremony Member of: Tanpopo, Minimoni (leader), Sakura Gumi, Dream Morning Musume | |||
| Ichii Sayaka (市井紗耶香) |
December 31, 1983 (age 40) |
Chiba | May 21, 2000 | N/A | Petitmoni member | |||
| Goto Maki (後藤真希) |
September 23, 1985 (age 38) |
Tokyo | August 22, 1999 | 3rd | September 23, 2002 | N/A | Member of: Petitmoni, Tanjou 10nen Kinentai | |
| Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華) |
January 19, 1985 (age 39) |
Kanagawa | April 16, 2000 | 4th | May 7, 2005 | Hot Pink | Member of: Tanpopo, Otome Gumi, v-u-den, Dream Morning Musume | |
| Yoshizawa Hitomi (吉澤ひとみ) |
April 12, 1985 (age 39) |
Saitama | May 6, 2007 | Purple | Leader (2005–2007) Previously sub-leader (2005) Member of: Petitmoni, Sakura Gumi, Dream Morning Musume | |||
| Tsuji Nozomi (辻希美) |
June 17, 1987 (age 36) |
Tokyo | August 1, 2004 | N/A | Member of: Otome Gumi, Minimoni, Later joined W | |||
| Kago Ai (加護亜依) |
February 7, 1988 (age 36) |
Nara | N/A | Member of: Tanpopo, Minimoni, Sakura Gumi Later joined W Later formed Girls Beat!! | ||||
| Takahashi Ai (高橋愛) |
September 14, 1986 (age 37) |
Fukui | August 26, 2001 | 5th | September 30, 2011 | Yellow | Leader (2007–2011) Previously sub-leader (2007) Member of: Minimoni, Sakura Gumi | |
| Konno Asami (紺野あさ美) |
May 7, 1987 (age 36) |
Hokkaido | July 23, 2006 | Pink | Member of: Tanpopo, Sakura Gumi | |||
| Ogawa Makoto (小川麻琴) |
October 29, 1987 (age 36) |
Niigata | August 27, 2006 | Blue | Member of: Petitmoni, Otome Gumi, Dream Morning Musume | |||
| Niigaki Risa (新垣里沙) |
October 20, 1988 (age 35) |
Kanagawa | May 18, 2012 | Yellow-Green | Leader (2011–2012) Previously sub-leader (2007–2011) Member of: Tanpopo, Sakura Gumi, Tanjou 10nen Kinentai | |||
| Fujimoto Miki (藤本美貴) |
February 26, 1985 (age 39) |
Hokkaido | January 7, 2003 | 6th | June 1, 2007 | Red | Leader (2007) Previously sub-leader (2005–2007) Resigned without a graduation ceremony Member of: Otome Gumi, Dream Morning Musume | |
| Kamei Eri (亀井絵里) |
December 23, 1988 (age 35) |
Tokyo | January 19, 2003 | December 15, 2010 | Orange | Sakura Gumi member | ||
| Michishige Sayumi (道重さゆみ) |
July 13, 1989 (age 34) |
Yamaguchi | November 26, 2014 | Pink | Leader (2012–2014) Otome Gumi member | |||
| Tanaka Reina (田中れいな) |
November 11, 1989 (age 34) |
Fukuoka | May 21, 2013 | Light Blue | Otome Gumi member Later joined LoVendoЯ | |||
| Kusumi Koharu (久住小春) |
July 15, 1992 (age 31) |
Niigata | May 1, 2005 | 7th | December 6, 2009 | Red | Former member of Tanjou 10nen Kinentai, Dream Morning Musume | |
| Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳) |
January 12, 1993 (age 31) |
Shiga | December 10, 2006 | 8th | May 18, 2012 | Light Purple | ||
| Junjun (ジュンジュン) |
January 11, 1988 (age 36) |
Hunan, China | March 15, 2007 | December 15, 2010 | Blue | Foreign student | ||
| Linlin (リンリン) |
March 11, 1991 (age 33) |
Zhejiang, China | Emerald Green | Foreign student Former Hello Pro Egg | ||||
| Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保) |
May 28, 1998 (age 25) |
Hiroshima | January 2, 2011 | 9th Gen | December 31, 2015 | Red | Former Peaberry member | |
| Suzuki Kanon (鈴木香音) |
August 5, 1998 (age 25) |
Aichi | May 31, 2016 | Green | ||||
| Kudo Haruka (工藤遥) |
October 27, 1999 (age 24) |
Saitama | September 29, 2011 | 10th Gen | December 11, 2017 | Orange | Former Hello Pro Egg (2010-2011) |
Leadership
- Leaders
| # | Leader | Period of time | Total Time | Sub-leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nakazawa Yuko | September 7, 1997 - April 15, 2001 | 3 Years, 7 Months, 8 Days | None |
| 2nd | Iida Kaori | April 16, 2001 - January 30, 2005 | 3 Years, 9 Months, 14 Days | Yasuda Kei (2001-2003) |
| Yaguchi Mari (2003-2005) | ||||
| 3rd | Yaguchi Mari | January 31, 2005 - April 14, 2005 | 2 Months 14 Days | Yoshizawa Hitomi (2005) |
| 4th | Yoshizawa Hitomi | April 15, 2005 - May 6, 2007 | 2 Years, 21 Days | Fujimoto Miki (2005-2007) |
| 5th | Fujimoto Miki | May 7, 2007 - June 1, 2007 | 25 Days | Takahashi Ai (2007) |
| 6th | Takahashi Ai | June 2, 2007 - September 30, 2011 | 4 Years, 3 Months, 28 Days | Niigaki Risa (2007-2011) |
| 7th | Niigaki Risa | October 1, 2011 - May 18, 2012 | 7 Months, 17 Days | None |
| 8th | Michishige Sayumi | May 19, 2012 - November 26, 2014 | 2 Years, 6 Months, 7 Days | None |
| Fukumura Mizuki (2013-2014) | ||||
| Iikubo Haruna (2013-Present) | ||||
| 9th | Fukumura Mizuki | November 27, 2014 - Present | 9 Years, 4 Months, 23 Days | |
| Ikuta Erina (2014-Present) |
- Sub-Leaders
| # | Sub-Leader | Period of time | Total Time | Sub-leader For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | None | September 7, 1997 - April 15, 2001 | 3 Years, 7 Months, 8 Days | N/A |
| 1st | Yasuda Kei | April 16, 2001 - May 5, 2003 | 2 Years, 19 Days | Iida Kaori |
| 2nd | Yaguchi Mari | May 5th, 2003 - January 30, 2005 | 1 Year, 8 Months, 25 Days | |
| 3rd | Yoshizawa Hitomi | January 31, 2005 - April 14, 2005 | 2 Months 14 Days | Yaguchi Mari |
| 4th | Fujimoto Miki | April 15, 2005 - May 6, 2007 | 2 Years, 21 Days | Yoshizawa Hitomi |
| 5th | Takahashi Ai | May 7, 2007 - June 1, 2007 | 25 Days | Fujimoto Miki |
| 6th | Niigaki Risa | June 2, 2007 - September 30, 2011 | 4 Years, 3 Months, 28 Days | Takahashi Ai |
| N/A | None | October 1, 2011 - May 20, 2013 | 1 Year, 7 Months, 19 Days | N/A |
| 7th | Fukumura Mizuki | May 21, 2013 - November 26, 2014 | 1 Year, 6 Months, 5 Days | Michishige Sayumi |
| Iikubo Haruna | May 21, 2013 - Present | 10 Years, 10 Months, 29 Days | ||
| Fukumura Mizuki | ||||
| 8th | Ikuta Erina | November 27, 2014 - Present | 9 Years, 4 Months, 23 Days |
- The sub-leader position was established on April 16, 2001, when Iida Kaori became the second leader.
- The sub-leader position was vacant from October 1, 2011 to May 21, 2013, until Tanaka Reina graduated and assigned Fukumura Mizuki and Iikubo Haruna as the new sub-leaders.
Members Colors
Each Morning Musume member has her own color for outfits and merchandise to distinguish between each member. Over time, as each member leaves the group, current or new members have the opportunity to change their current color to a different one which is available. No member has the exact same color, but some might have colors that look fairly similar to another member's.
Heritage Members Colors
Official member colors were introduced in spring of 2005.
|
Color |
Current Owners |
Former Owners |
|---|---|---|
| Red / Italian Red | Kaga Kaede (2016-Present) |
Fujimoto Miki (2005-2007), Kusumi Koharu (2007-2009), Sayashi Riho (2011-2015) |
| Orange | Not in use | Kamei Eri (2005-2010), Kudo Haruka (2011-2017) |
| Light Orange | Haga Akane (2015-Present) |
None |
| Yellow / Golden Yellow |
Yokoyama Reina (2016-Present) |
Takahashi Ai (2005-2011) |
| Light Yellow / Honey |
Iikubo Haruna (2012-Present) |
Michishige Sayumi (2005-2006) |
| Yellow-Green | Ikuta Erina (2012-Present) |
Niigaki Risa (2005-2012) |
| Emerald Green | Sato Masaki (2011-Present) |
Linlin (2007-2010) |
| Green | Not in use | Suzuki Kanon (2011-2016) |
| Blue | Ishida Ayumi (2011-Present) |
Ogawa Makoto (2005-2006), Junjun (2007-2010) |
| Light Blue | Not in use | Tanaka Reina (2005-2013) |
| Sea Blue | Ogata Haruna (2015-Present) |
None |
| Light Purple / Lavender |
Oda Sakura (2012-Present) |
Yaguchi Mari (2005), Mitsui Aika (2006-2012) |
| Purple | Nonaka Miki (2015-Present) |
Yoshizawa Hitomi (2005-2007), Ikuta Erina (2011-2012) |
| Hot Pink / Deep Pink |
Fukumura Mizuki (2011-Present) |
Ishikawa Rika (2005) |
| Pink | Not in use | Konno Asami (2005-2006), Michishige Sayumi (2006-2014) |
| Light Pink | Makino Maria (2015-Present) |
None |
| Grey | Not in use | Kusumi Koharu (2005-2007) |
| White | Morito Chisaki (2017-Present) |
None |
| Chocolate | Not in use | Iikubo Haruna (2011-2012) |
Tenures
Members of Morning Musume rarely stay in the group for more than six years, and to date only fifteen members have done this.
| Member | Tenure | Time in group |
|---|---|---|
| Michishige Sayumi | January 19, 2003 – November 26, 2014 | 11 Years, 10 Months, 7 Days |
| Niigaki Risa | August 26, 2001 – May 18, 2012 | 10 Years, 8 Months, 23 Days |
| Tanaka Reina | January 19, 2003 – May 21, 2013 | 10 Years, 4 Months, 2 Days |
| Takahashi Ai | August 26, 2001 – September 30, 2011 | 10 Years, 1 Month, 5 Days |
| Kamei Eri | January 19, 2003 – December 15, 2010 | 7 Years, 10 Months, 27 Days |
| Iida Kaori | September 7, 1997 – January 30, 2005 | 7 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days |
| Yoshizawa Hitomi | April 16, 2000 – May 6, 2007 | 7 Years, 21 Days |
| Fukumura Mizuki | January 2, 2011 - Present | 13 Years, 3 Months, 17 Days |
| Ikuta Erina | ||
| Yaguchi Mari | May 3, 1998 – April 14, 2005 | 6 Years, 11 Months, 12 Days |
| Abe Natsumi | September 7, 1997 – January 25, 2004 | 6 Years, 4 Months, 18 Days |
| Iikubo Haruna | September 29, 2011 - Present | 12 Years, 6 Months, 21 Days |
| Ishida Ayumi | ||
| Sato Masaki | ||
| Kudo Haruka | September 29, 2011 - December 11, 2017 | 6 Years, 2 Months, 12 Days |
All names in BOLD are current members.
- Michishige Sayumi: 11 Years, 10 Months, 7 Days
- Niigaki Risa: 10 Years, 8 Months, 23 Days
- Tanaka Reina: 10 Years, 4 Months, 2 Days
- Takahashi Ai: 10 Years, 1 Month, 5 Days
- Kamei Eri: 7 Years, 10 Months, 27 Days
- Iida Kaori: 7 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days
- Yoshizawa Hitomi: 7 Years, 21 Days
- Fukumura Mizuki and Ikuta Erina: 13 Years, 3 Months, 17 Days
- Yaguchi Mari: 6 Years, 11 Months, 12 Days
- Abe Natsumi: 6 Years, 4 Months, 18 Days
- Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi and Sato Masaki: 12 Years, 6 Months, 21 Days
- Kudo Haruka: 6 Years, 2 Months, 12 Days
- Mitsui Aika: 5 Years, 5 Months, 8 Days
- Suzuki Kanon: 5 Years, 4 Months, 29 Days
- Oda Sakura: 11 Years, 7 Months, 5 Days
- Ishikawa Rika: 5 Years, 21 Days
- Yasuda Kei: 5 Years, 2 Days
- Ogawa Makoto: 5 Years, 1 Day
- Sayashi Riho: 4 Years, 11 Months, 29 Days
- Konno Asami: 4 Years, 10 Months, 27 Days
- Kusumi Koharu: 4 Years, 7 Months, 5 Days
- Fujimoto Miki: 4 Years, 4 Months, 13 Days
- Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai: 4 Years, 3 Months, 16 Days
- JunJun and LinLin: 3 Years, 9 Months
- Nakazawa Yuko: 3 Years, 7 Months, 8 Days
- Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria and Haga Akane: 9 Years, 6 Months, 20 Days
- Goto Maki: 3 Years, 1 Month, 1 Day
- Ishiguro Aya: 2 Years, 4 Months
- Ichii Sayaka: 2 Years, 18 Days
- Fukuda Asuka: 1 Year, 7 Months, 11 Days
- Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina: 7 Years, 4 Months, 7 Days
- Morito Chisaki: 6 Years, 9 Months, 24 Days
Mentors
Beginning with third generation, when a new member joins Morning Musume, a senior member is sometimes assigned to be their mentor.[1] The mentor system was dropped after the seventh generation,[2] but was officially brought back for the twelfth generation.
- Third Generation
- Ichii Sayaka → Goto Maki
- Fourth Generation
- Yasuda Kei → Ishikawa Rika (Team Vocals)
- Yaguchi Mari → Yoshizawa Hitomi (Team Expressive Power)
- Iida Kaori → Tsuji Nozomi (Team Rhythm)
- Goto Maki → Kago Ai (Team Greeting and Manners)
- Seventh Generation
- Michishige Sayumi → Kusumi Koharu[2]
- Twelfth Generation
- Iikubo Haruna → Mentor to all twelfth generation members[3]
- Thirteenth Generation
- Kudo Haruka → Mentor to all thirteenth generation members[citation needed]
- Yoshizawa Hitomi → Takahashi Ai
- Abe Natsumi → Konno Asami
- Ishikawa Rika → Ogawa Makoto
- Yaguchi Mari → Niigaki Risa
- Yasuda Kei → Mentor to all sixth generation members
- Kusumi Koharu → Mitsui Aika
- Kamei Eri & Tanaka Reina → Junjun
- Mitsui Aika → Mentor to all ninth generation members
- Mitsui Aika → Mentor to all tenth generation members
- Sato Masaki (Rhythm coach), Ishida Ayumi & Kudo Haruka (Performance Coaches), Oda Sakura (Posing coach) → Mentor to all twelfth generation members
Members Single Count
Members Line-Ups
Trivia
- Sayashi Riho and Suzuki Kanon are the first members to have been born after the group's formation in 1997 (both were born in 1998).
- Sato Masaki and Kudo Haruka are the first members to join the group that were born after Hello! Project's formation.
- Makino Maria and Haga Akane are the first members to join the group that were born in the 21st century.
- Iikubo Haruna and Ishida Ayumi were the last members to join who were be born before the group's formation in September 1997.
- The 11th generation is the first generation to have the members in that generation to all be born after the group's formation.
- Kudo Haruka is the youngest person to ever join Morning Musume at the age of 11 years and 11 months, and auditioning at age 11. She beat Kago Ai's 11-year record which was set at the age of 12.
- 2008 was the only year in which there were no line-up changes. For a combined period of over two years, there were no graduations or new members, until Kusumi Koharu graduated in December 2009.
- Niigaki Risa is the only leader to have once been the youngest member of Morning Musume.
- As of September 2011, Takahashi Ai is the longest serving leader at 4 years, 3 months, and 28 days.
- Morning Musume received eight new members in 2011 (the 9th generation and 10th generation with 4 members each), making it the only year when two generations were added.
- Fukumura Mizuki holds the record for being the youngest sub-leader and youngest leader the group has ever had. She is also the fastest member to become leader, excluding Nakazawa Yuko who became leader when the group was formed.
- Every generation since the 8th generation has had at least one former Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
- The 14th generation was the first generation to not include a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei since the 7th generation joined in 2005.
- 1st generation member Fukuda Asuka is the only former member that had never participated in any type of unit or sub-group during her time in Hello! Project.
- 8th generation members Junjun and Linlin are the only members to graduate before a new generation has joined the group.
- The most common age for members to join are at 12 and 13 years of age, with each having 9 members of those ages joining the group.
- The most common age for members to graduate or leave is at 22 years of age, with 6 members graduating at that age.
- Nakazawa Yuko, Yoshizawa Hitomi, and Fukumura Mizuki are the only leaders whose order match their generation (Nakazawa as the first leader, Yoshizawa as the fourth leader, and Fukumura as the ninth leader).
- The 3rd, 7th, and 8th generations are the only generations to have no member be a leader or sub-leader of the group before they all graduated.
- To date, the 6th and 8th generations are the only generations to have members to joining on two separate dates; the 6th generation with a 13 days difference, and the 8th generation with a 3 months difference (from December 2006 to March 2007).
- As of September 2016 the 10th generation became the longest lasting full generation, and continued on as a full generation through December 2017 for a total of 6 Years, 2 Months, 12 Days.
- As of September 2017, the 10th generation is the first generation in which all the members have reached 6 years in the group.
- 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2015 are the only years in which no new members were added.
- Iikubo Haruna is the only current sub-leader to have gone through two different leadership reigns with Michishige Sayumi and Fukumura Mizuki.
- Every member of Morning Musume before the 13th and 14th generations have been in at least one single that ranked #1 on the Oricon weekly charts.
- Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei and Yaguchi Mari are the only members to have participated in 9 singles that ranked #1 on the Oricon weekly charts.
- Ishiguro Aya, Yasuda Kei, Ichii Sayaka, Tanaka Reina and Sayashi Riho are the only members to have their graduating single rank #1 on the Oricon weekly charts.
- The 7th, 12th, and 13th generations are the only generations to hold more than one audition.
- The 3rd, 4th and 14th generations are the only ones to have their debut single also be a graduation single.
- The 12th and 14th generations are currently the only generations in the group to have debuted with a triple A-side single and also the only generations which their debut singles did not have a B-side.
- The year 1999 has the most member births out of any year with 6 members being born that year, in order it is: Ogata Haruna (February 15), Oda Sakura (March 12), Sato Masaki (May 7), Nonaka Miki (October 7), Kudo Haruka (October 27), and Kaga Kaede (November 30).
- Coincidentally they all are blood type A.
- The 11th and 13th generations are the only generations to be entirely composed of Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
- As of January 2017, the 3rd, 7th, and 8th generations (not counting active generations) are the only ones in which none of the members were in the group for more than 6 years.
- As of April 2017, Oda Sakura is the longest lasting one-member generation at 11 Years, 7 Months, 5 Days. The previous record belonged to 7th generation member Kusumi Koharu who was in the group for 4 years, 7 months, and 5 days.
- The 9th, 11th, 13th and 14th generation are the only generations which match the member count on debut (9 members with 9th generation, 11 with 11th, 13 with 13th, and 14 with the 14th).
- 6th generation member Fujimoto Miki and 14th generation member Morito Chisaki are the only two members who have had other activities within Hello! Project (as a soloist and Country Girls member, respectively) before joining Morning Musume.
- The 14th generation is the only generation in which there was no audition to join the group.
- The 14th generation marks the first time in the history of the group to have 6 generations in the group at the same time (9th to 14th).
- As of June 2017, the most member births in one month is February with 6 member births, the members that are both in February are in order: Makino Maria (February 2), Kago Ai (February 7), Ogata Haruna (February 15), Morito Chisaki (February 19), Yokoyama Reina (February 22), and Fujimoto Miki (February 26).
- As of September 2017, Iikubo Haruna is the longest-serving sub-leader at 10 Years, 10 Months, 29 Days. She beat Niigaki Risa's previous record of 4 years, 3 months, and 28 days.
- As of September 2017, 15 of the 41 past and present members have been in the group for 6 years, making 1/3 of the group meet this milestone.
- From September 29, 2017 to December 11, 2017, the group had a total of 6 members in the group that have been in the group for over 6 years. This made it the first ever line-up to ever have that many members in the group that have been there for 6 years.
- The previous record was in the January 2009 to December 2010 line-up, which had Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, and Tanaka Reina be in the group for 6+ years at that point.
See Also
References
Notes
- ^ While the 6th generation joined the group on January 19, 2003, Fujimoto Miki was officially announced as the first 6th generation member on January 7, 2003.
- ^ ^ Both singles do not include the 6th generation, but they were already members at time of release.
- ^ Because of her sudden resignation, Yaguchi Mari was still featured in the single.
- ^ The single does not include Junjun and Linlin, but both were already members at the time of the release.
- ^ The single originally did not include Oda Sakura, but she was already a member during the time of the release. "Wakuteka Take a change (Oda Sakura Ver.)" was released DVD track 2 for the limited C edition for "Help me!!".
- ^ The single does not include the 12th generation, but they were already members at the time of the release.
- ^ Sato Masaki was not able to be featured in the 63rd single, "BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy," due to her recovering from an injury during its production period.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Music Fighter". 2008-04-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "道重が久住小春教育でストレス、溜め込みすぎてまゆ毛抜いていた。" (in Japanese). Nari Nari. 2014-11-17.
- ↑ http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000112740
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'17 NEWシングルリリースのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-01-26.
External Link
- Wikipedia: English