Qian Lin
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qian.
| Qian Lin 銭琳 |
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| Also known as | Lin Lin |
| Born | March 11, 1991 |
| Origin |  Hangzhou, China |
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, television host |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Zetima |
| Associated acts | Morning Musume, Hello! Project Eggs, Mini Moni |
| Website | Hello! Project.com |
Qian Lin (Chinese: 銭琳; pinyin: Qián Lín; born March 11, 1991 in Hangzhou, China), better known in Japan as Lin Lin (リンリン), is one of the two latest members of all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume, as well as the leader of Mini Moni.[1] She was announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume on March 15, 2007.[2] She is one of the two members in the history of Morning Musume that is not of a Japanese origin (the other being Li Chun).
[edit] Biography
When Qian Lin was in the second grade of elementary school (1999), she was scouted by a local television station. Since then, she has been active in the entertainment industry, appearing in many television dramas and other shows as a host.[2]
Through the recommendation of a friend of Tsunku, the producer of Hello! Project (which Morning Musume is under), Qian Lin joined Hello! Project as a part of Hello! Project Eggs.[3]
On March 15, 2007, she (along with Li Chun) was officially announced to be joining the eighth generation of all girl J-pop group Morning Musume, as a "foreign student".[2][4] After seeing her perform at concerts, Tsunku was impressed and believes that she and Li Chun will be key for Morning Musume's planned expansion into Asia in 2007.[3][5][6]
Three days later, on March 18, 2007, she made her Japanese television debut on Hello! Morning. Within the same week, she moved to Tokyo, Japan.[5]
After two years performing with Morning Musume, Tsunku announced on his blog that Linlin would become the leader of the new Mini Moni.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Tsunku (2009-06-03). "Mini Moni" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Blog. http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10267019973.html.
- ^ a b c "Morning Musume new eighth generation members news" (in Japanese). http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/shinmember_0703151946.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ a b "cnhan.com: 超女加入日本“早安少女組”" (in Chinese). 2007-03-18. http://www.cnhan.com/big5/content/2007-03/18/content_766438.htm.
- ^ "Sanspo news article" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-03-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20070320055028/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200703/gt2007031602.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ a b "takungpao.com: 早安少女組最後板斧挽人氣" (in Chinese). 2007-03-17. http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/03/17/UL-707215.htm. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Shocker! Morning Musume to get two new members". Hello!Online. http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=62. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ Tsunku (2009-06-03). "Mini Moni" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Blog. http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10267019973.html.
[edit] External links
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- (Japanese) Official Hello! Project profile
- (English) Kpopwiki:Qian Lin
- (English) ThePPN:Linlin
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