Morning Musume Members

This is a page of members of the J-pop group Morning Musume.

Members

Current (as of September 2009)

 * Ai Takahashi (高橋愛)
 * Risa Niigaki (新垣里沙)
 * Eri Kamei (亀井絵里)
 * Sayumi Michishige (道重さゆみ)
 * Reina Tanaka (田中れいな)
 * Koharu Kusumi (久住小春, graduating December 2009)
 * Aika Mitsui (光井愛佳)
 * Junjun (ジュンジュン)
 * Linlin (リンリン)

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)

Second generation (1998)

 * Kei Yasuda (保田圭, graduated May 5, 2003)
 * Mari Yaguchi (矢口真里, left April 14, 2005)
 * Sayaka Ichii (市井紗耶香, graduated May 21, 2000)

Third generation (1999)

 * Maki Goto (後藤真希, graduated September 23, 2002)

Fourth generation (2000)

 * Rika Ishikawa (石川梨華, graduated May 7, 2005)
 * Hitomi Yoshizawa (吉澤ひとみ, graduated May 6, 2007)
 * Nozomi Tsuji (辻希美, graduated August 1, 2004)
 * Ai Kago (加護亜依, graduated August 1, 2004)

Fifth generation (2001)

 * Ai Takahashi (高橋愛)
 * Asami Konno (紺野あさ美, graduated July 23, 2006)
 * Makoto Ogawa (小川麻琴, graduated August 27, 2006)
 * Risa Niigaki (新垣里沙)

Sixth generation (2003)

 * Miki Fujimoto (藤本美貴, left June 1, 2007)
 * Eri Kamei (亀井絵里)
 * Sayumi Michishige (道重さゆみ)
 * Reina Tanaka (田中れいな)

Seventh generation (2005)

 * Koharu Kusumi (久住小春, graduating December 6, 2009)

Eighth generation (2006–2007)

 * Aika Mitsui (光井愛佳)
 * Junjun (ジュンジュン)
 * Linlin (リンリン)

Subleaders
This position was established on, when Kaori Iida became the second leader.

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.

Mentors
Often when a new member joins Morning Musume, a senior member is sometimes assigned to be their mentor. Second, fifth, sixth, and eight generations did not have assigned mentors, however.
 * Third generation
 * Ichii Sayaka → Goto Maki


 * Fourth generation
 * Kei Yasuda → Rika Ishikawa
 * Mari Yaguchi → Hitomi Yoshizawa
 * Kaori Iida → Nozomi Tsuji
 * Maki Goto→ Ai Kago


 * Seventh generation
 * Michishige Sayumi → Kusumi Koharu