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Main article: Morning Musume

This page consists of all current and former members of the J-pop group Morning Musume.

Table of the members 1997-Present

The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. As of June 2016, there have been a total of 38 members altogether (1997–present), 25 graduated members, 2 members which have resigned and 12 generations. There are currently 11 members in Morning Musume'16.

Members

Current (as of June 2016)

Name Birth date Age Join date Generation Member colour*[1] Notes
Mizuki Fukumura (1996-10-30)October 30, 1996 28 January 2, 2011 (2011-01-02) 9   Hot Pink Leader
Erina Ikuta (1997-07-07)July 7, 1997 27   Yellow Green[2] Sub-leader
Haruna Iikubo (1994-11-07)November 7, 1994 30 September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29) 10   Honey[2] Sub-leader
Ayumi Ishida (1997-01-07)January 7, 1997 27   Royal Blue
Masaki Sato (1999-05-07)May 7, 1999 25   Emerald Green
Haruka Kudo (1999-10-27)October 27, 1999 25   Orange
Sakura Oda (1999-03-12)March 12, 1999 25 September 14, 2012 (2012-09-14) 11   Lavender
Haruna Ogata (1999-02-15)February 15, 1999 25 September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30) 12   Sea Blue
Miki Nonaka (1999-10-07)October 7, 1999 25   Purple
Maria Makino (2001-02-02)February 2, 2001 23   Light Pink
Akane Haga (2002-03-07)March 7, 2002 22   Light Orange

* All colour values are approximate.

Leadership

Member Colors

Each Morning Musume member has their 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 exactly the same color, but some might have colors that look fairly similar to another members.

Tenures

Morning musume members have tenures which show how long they have been in the group until their graduation/resignation, And how many singles they have been present in before their graduation/resignation. Current Members in Bold

Notable tenures

Members of Morning Musume rarely stay in the group for more than six years, and to date only nine members have done this.

Member Tenure Time in group
Sayumi Michishige January 2003 – November 2014 11 years, 10 months, 7 days
Risa Niigaki August 2001 – May 2012 10 years, 8 months and 22 days
Reina Tanaka January 2003 – May 2013 10 years, 4 months and 2 days
Ai Takahashi August 2001 – September 2011 10 years, 1 month and 4 days
Eri Kamei January 2003 – December 2010 7 years, 11 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
Mari Yaguchi May 1998 – April 2005 6 years, 11 months, 11 days
Natsumi Abe September 1997 – January 2004 6 years, 4 months, 18 days
Fukumura Mizuki January 2, 2011 -
Ikuta Erina January 2, 2011 -

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.[4]

  • Third generation
  • Fourth generation
  • Seventh generation
  • Eighth generation
  • Ninth generation
  • Tenth generation
  • Twelfth generation
  • Thirteenth generation
  • TBA

Trivia

  • Two of the ninth generation members, Riho Sayashi and Kanon Suzuki, are the first members to have been born after the group's formation in 1997. Tenth generation members, Sato Masaki and Kudo Haruka were also born after the group's formation. All members that have debuted after the 10th generation have been born after the groups 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 Ai Kago's 11-year record which was set at the age of 12.
  • They are the main group to have the most graduates (not including Hello Pro Kenshuusei).
  • 2008 was the only year so far in which no line-up changes occurred and that line-up has been the longest unchanging lineup so far going over 2 years with no graduations or new members until Koharu Kusumi graduated in December 2009.
  • Risa Niigaki is the only leader to have once been the youngest member of Morning Musume.
  • Ai Takahashi and Risa Niigaki are the longest serving Leader and Sub-Leader (4 years).
  • Morning Musume received eight new members in 2011 (both 9th Gen and 10th Gen of 4 each), ages 11–16 years old, while everyone else in Morning Musume was in their 20's (besides Aika Mitsui).
  • Fukumura Mizuki is the first former Hello! Pro Kenshuusei to become sub-leader of Morning Musume, she is also the youngest sub-leader and currently leader of morning musume, she is the youngest leader the group has ever had.
  • Five generations in a row have a former Hello! Pro Kenshuusei: the 8th Generation has Linlin, the 9th Generation has Fukumura Mizuki, 10th Generation has Kudo Haruka, 11th Generation has Oda Sakura and 12th Generation has Makino Maria and Haga Akane.
  • To date, only four members have been featured in over 30 Singles. 5th Generation Members: Ai Takahashi (35 Singles) and Risa Niigaki (37 Singles) with 6th Generation Members: Sayumi Michishige (39 Singles) and Reina Tanaka (35 Singles).
  • Sayumi Michishige has been a part of the most singles, with 39. Michishige is also the longest serving member in Morning Musume.
  • 1st Generation Asuka Fukuda is the only former member that has never participated in any type of unit or subgroup during her time in Hello! Project.
  • Miki Fujimoto is the only Morning Musume leader not to be leader within a single.
  • Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki and Sayumi Michishige were the only leaders and sub-leaders that graduated from both Morning Musume and Hello! Project.
  • All current members were added to the group in either in January, September or December.
  • With Sayumi Michishige's graduation announced for Morning Musume's Fall 2014 concert tour, the group will consist only of the three most recent generations since the introduction of the 4th generation members in 2000.
  • All of the 12th Generation wear glasses.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ai Takahashi (2011-04-25). "高橋愛ブログ記事". Retrieved 2012-05-08.
    Hello! Project Official Site
  2. ^ a b De View (2012-07-28). モーニング娘。13枚目ニューアルバム9月発売、そしてメンバー・飯窪春菜から重大(!?)発表 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. ^ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/03/13/culture/morning-musume-not-ready-to-graduate-yet/#.UsufSvRdU2Z
  4. ^ "Music Fighter". 2008-04-18. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
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