Members of Morning Musume
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Table of the members 1997-2010
[edit] Members
[edit] Current (as of September 2011)
[edit] First generation (1997)
- Yuko Nakazawa (中澤裕子, graduated April 15, 2001)
- Aya Ishiguro (石黒彩, graduated January 7, 2000)
- Kaori Iida (飯田圭織, graduated January 30, 2005)
- Natsumi Abe (安倍なつみ, graduated January 25, 2004)
- Asuka Fukuda (福田明日香, graduated April 18, 1999)
[edit] Second generation (1998)
[edit] Third generation (1999)
- Maki Goto (後藤真希, graduated September 23, 2002)
[edit] Fourth generation (2000)
[edit] Fifth generation (2001)
[edit] Sixth generation (2003)
[edit] Seventh generation (2005)
[edit] Eighth generation (2006/2007)
[edit] Ninth generation (2011)
[edit] Tenth generation (2011)
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Leaders
| # |
Name |
Period of time |
| 1st |
Yuko Nakazawa |
Formation – April 15, 2001 |
| 2nd |
Kaori Iida |
April 16, 2001 – January 30, 2005 |
| 3rd |
Mari Yaguchi |
January 31, 2005 – April 14, 2005 |
| 4th |
Hitomi Yoshizawa |
April 15, 2005 – May 6, 2007 |
| 5th |
Miki Fujimoto |
May 7, 2007 – June 1, 2007 |
| 6th |
Ai Takahashi |
June 2, 2007 – September 30, 2011 |
| 7th |
Risa Niigaki |
October 1, 2011 - present |
[edit] Subleaders
This position was established on April 21, 2001, when Kaori Iida became the second leader.
| # |
Name |
Period of time |
| 1st |
Kei Yasuda |
April 16, 2001 – May 5, 2003 |
| 2nd |
Mari Yaguchi |
May 6, 2003 – January 30, 2005 |
| 3rd |
Hitomi Yoshizawa |
January 31, 2005 – April 14, 2005 |
| 4th |
Miki Fujimoto |
April 15, 2005 – May 6, 2007 |
| 5th |
Ai Takahashi |
May 7, 2007 – June 1, 2007 |
| 6th |
Risa Niigaki |
June 2 2007 - September 30, 2011 |
[edit] Notable tenures
Members of Morning Musume rarely stay in the group for more than seven years, and to date only seven members have done this.
| Member |
Tenure |
Time in group |
| Risa Niigaki |
August 2001 – present |
10 years, 6 months and 3 days |
| Ai Takahashi |
August 2001 – September 2011 |
10 years, 1 months and 4 days |
| Sayumi Michishige |
January 2003 – present |
9 years, 1 month and 10 days |
| Reina Tanaka |
January 2003 – present |
9 years, 1 month and 10 days |
| Eri Kamei |
January 2003 – December 2010 |
7 years, 10 months and 26 days |
| Kaori Iida |
September 1997 – January 2005 |
7 years, 4 months and 23 days |
| Hitomi Yoshizawa |
April 2000 – May 2007 |
7 years and 20 days |
[edit] Mentors
Often, when a new member joins the group, a senior member is assigned to be one of the newly-added girls' mentor. The second, fifth, sixth, and eighth generations, however, did not have assigned mentors.[1]
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