Side:Morning Musume Eras

The Golden Era
There’s been an endless controversy over a definition of the Golden Era. Some would insist it began with the huge hit of Love Machine, and others would say it started as 4th Gen had joined in, yet most wotas would agree on it ended with the join of 5th Gen. If we regarded the Golden Era as the most successful period of Morning Musume (so far), it would be only two years between Love Machine and The Peace!

The Platinum Era
The period started after the secession of Fujimoto Miki and lasted until the graduations of Kamei Eri, Junjun and Linlin (2007-2010), is approximately equal to the period Takahashi Ai was the leader (2007-2011). In the Platinum Era Morning Musume were at the height of their performance skills with stable line-up in spite of being less popular than in the previous eras

The Colorful Era
The current lineup is aptly called The Colourful Era by fans.