Kasahara Momona

Kasahara Momona
笠原(かさはら)桃奈(ももな)

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Kasahara Momona promoting "Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B?"

Name

Nicknames

Kassa (かっさー)

Personal Information

Born

October 22, 2003 (age 18)

Origin

Kanagawa, Japan

Blood Type

A

Zodiac Sign

Libra

Goat

Height

160 cm (5 ft 2.9 in)^?

Professional Information

Genres

J-Pop

Occupation

Idol, Singer, Model

Years Active

2015-2021
(6 years)

Agency

UP-FRONT PROMOTION (2015-2021)

Label

UP-FRONT WORKS (2015-2021)
hachama (2015-2021)

Associated Acts

ANGERME, Hello Pro Kenshuusei, UP-FRONT GROUP Telework Gasshou

ANGERME

Joined

July 16, 2016

Generation

5th Generation

Member Color

Hot Pink

Debut Single

Umaku Ienai / Ai no Tame Kyou Made Shinka Shite Kita Ningen Ai no Tame Subete Taika Shite Kita Ningen / Wasurete Ageru

Last Single

Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B?

Graduated

November 15, 2021

Tenure

5 Years, 3 Months, 30 Days

Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Joined

April 1, 2015

Generation

24th Generation

Graduated

July 16, 2016

Tenure

1 Year, 3 Months, 15 Days

Links

Blog

ANGERME Member Blog

**Autograph**
Momona's autograph

Kasahara Momona (笠原桃奈) is a Japanese singer and model. She is a former idol under Hello! Project as the sole fifth generation member of ANGERME.

She first joined Hello! Project as a Hello Pro Kenshuusei on May 4, 2015, when she introduced at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~.

She graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project on November 15, 2021 and left the entertainment industry to move abroad to study singing and dancing.^[1]

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Kasahara Momona was born on October 22, 2003 in Kanagawa, Japan.

2014[]

In 2014, she entered the Morning Musume '14 <Golden> Audition!, but failed.

2015[]

On April 1, Kasahara joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei. She was formally introduced and participated in the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ on May 4, 2015 alongside Ono Mizuho, Nakano Rion, Yanagawa Nanami, Maeda Kokoro, Akiyama Mao, Kanatsu Mizuki and Okamoto Honoka.

2016[]

On May 5, she was awarded the public vote for best performance alongside Kiyono Momohime at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2016 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ for her performance of "Itoshiku Kurushii Kono Yoru ni".

On July 16, during the opening Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER concert, it was announced that Kasahara had joined ANGERME as the 5th generation member.^[2] According to Wada Ayaka, Kasahara had been participating in lessons with the group since May.

On November 15, Kasahara celebrated her 13th birthday at a special event titled ANGERME Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2016, which featured two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

2017[]

On October 23, Kasahara celebrated her 14th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2017, which featured two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

2018[]

On November 6, Kasahara celebrated her 15th birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kamikokuryo Moe, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2018, at Shinagawa Stellar Ball.

On November 30, former Morning Musume member Takahashi Ai published the Ai Takahashi MAKE-UP BOOK in which Kasahara and five other active Hello! Project members appear as models.^[3]

2019[]

Kasahara was featured in graduation2019 Chuugaku Sotsugyou, a collection of interviews and gravure photos commemorating her and other idols' graduation from middle school, which was published by TOKYONEWS magazine&mook on March 1.^[4]

On October 22, she released her first solo visual photobook, titled Momona.^[5]

On November 8, Kasahara celebrated her 16th birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kamikokuryo Moe, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2019, at CLUB CITTA'.

2020[]

On July 13, it was announced that she would be one of several current and former Hello! Project members starring in a new horror television drama based on the book, Hobonichi no Kaidan. The drama began airing in August 2020.^[6]^[7]^[8]

On October 22, she celebrated her 17th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2020, featuring two shows at Square Ebara Hiratsuka Hall.^[9] In compliance with government policy, cheering, crowding, standing, and closeness in the venue were prohibited, and wearing masks were required to enter.

2021[]

On June 21, it was announced that Kasahara would be graduating from ANGERME and Hello! Project and also leave the entertainment industry by the end of 2021 to move abroad to study singing and dancing. She and the staff talked about her graduation around the end of 2020 and started to take concrete decisions this year.^[10]

On September 13, it was announced that Kasahara's graduation concert was scheduled for November 15 at Nippon Budokan. It was also announced that she would be performing at Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu" tour as part of the team Tori up until November 13 due to her graduation.^[1]

On October 22, she celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2021, featuring two shows at Shintoshi Hall.^[11] In compliance with government policy, cheering, crowding, standing, and closeness in the venue were prohibited, and wearing masks were required to enter.

On October 26, Kasahara celebrated her 18th birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kamikokuryo Moe, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe & Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2021, at Nerima Culture Center.

On November 15, she graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project after the ANGERME Concert 2021 "Tougenkyou ~Kasahara Momona Sotsugyou Special~" at Nippon Budokan. In the same day, she released a solo cover of the song "Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu" digitally, and her second photobook Dear sister, with the actresses and models Aoi Yuu and Kikuchi Akiko serving as the editors-in-chief.^[12] After her graduation, she also left UP-FRONT PROMOTION.

Personal Life[]

As of 2020, both her parents are 36 years old, and her two younger sisters are 15 and 12 years olds.

When Kasahara joined ANGERME, she was a first year middle school student. She graduated from middle school in March 2019^[13] and began high school the following April.^[14]

She gets along well with ANGERME member Nakanishi Kana, Juice=Juice member Yanagawa Nanami, and she was good friends with Kanatsu Mizuki in Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

Her parents chose the name because it means "sweet" in Hawaiian, and they hoped to raise her to be a sweet girl.^[15]

The following list are nicknames that have been used to refer to Kasahara Momona:

Kassa (かっさー): Nickname used by members.
Momokichi (ももきち): Used by Kanatsu Mizuki.
Momonya : Used in Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
Momo-chan (ももちゃん): Used by former Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Nakano Rion.

Profile[]

Name: Kasahara Momona (笠原桃奈)
Birthdate: October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) (age 18)
Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 160 cm (5 ft 2.9 in)^?
Western Zodiac: Libra
Eastern Zodiac: Goat
Hello! Project Status:
- 2015-04-01: Hello Pro Kenshuusei member^[16]
- 2016-07-16: ANGERME member
- 2021-11-15: Graduated
UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
- 2015-04-01: Member
- 2021-11-15: Left
ANGERME Member Color:
- Hot Pink
Hello! Project Groups:
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2015–2016)
- ANGERME (2016–2021)
Other Groups:
- UP-FRONT GROUP Telework Gasshou (2020)

Specialties: Dance (9 years of experience in ballet), acrobatics, swings^[16]

Hobbies: Eating sweets, playing games, athletics, dancing, cycling with her family

Charm Point: Her pale skin

Favorite Music Genre: Classical music

Favorite Sport: Ballet

Motto: Rather than be like the moon who borrows light from the sun to shine even greater, light a smaller spark that is truly your own (日の光を借りて照る大いなる月たらんよりは、自ら光を放つ小さな灯火たれ。), "Isshou kenmei" (一所懸命; As hard as one can)^[16]

Favorite Food: Peaches, fruit

Least Favorite Food: Meat

Favorite Subjects: P.E., History

Favorite Colors: Purple^[16], pink^[16]

Favorite Hello! Project Songs: "Kimagure Princess" and "Yuugure wa Ameagari"

Favorite ANGERME Songs: "Mystery Night!", "Dondengaeshi", "Gashin Shoutan" and "Jitensha Chiririn"

Favorite ANGERME Member: Aikawa Maho

Looks Up To: Kudo Haruka, Sato Masaki, Michishige Sayumi, Kamei Eri, Nomura Minami

Discography[]

Main article: Kasahara Momona/Discography

Digital Songs[]

[2021.11.15] Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu

Publications[]

Main article: Kasahara Momona/Publications

Solo Photobooks[]

[2019.10.22] Momona
[2021.11.15] Dear sister

Works[]

TV Programs[]

[2016–2019] The Girls Live
[2017.5.28] Teiban Times #119 (BS Asahi)^[17]
[2019] AI・DOL PROJECT (AI・DOL プロジェクト)
[2020] Hello Dream. (ハロドリ。)
[2020] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!"
[2020] ANGERME no Kekkyoku wa LOVE desho!!
[2021] Hello Pro! TOKYO Sanpo (ハロプロ!TOKYO散歩)
[2021] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes! 2"

Radio[]

[2016–2021] AS1422 (アンジュルムステーション１４２２)
[2016–2019] HELLO! DRIVE! (HELLO! DRIVE! -ハロドラ-) (Thursdays, 2016.09–2017.09; Fridays, 2017.10–2019.06)

Trivia[]

She thinks she has a strong sense of right and wrong.
She thinks she's a little scatterbrained.
She wants to perform like Kamei Eri.
She is the first member in Hello Pro Kenshuusei to have been born in 2003.
She decided to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei because she loves singing and dancing.
She grew to love Hello! Project because of her admiration for Takahashi Ai and the "Platinum Era" of Morning Musume.
She wants to focus on her singing and get better at the songs she has trouble with.
Her rival in Hello Pro Kenshuusei was Akiyama Mao.
She previously stated that she wanted to debut in Morning Musume. In an interview with Top Yell in July 2016, she said her future dream was to debut in Hello! Project and stand on a large stage.
She likes The Beatles (an influence from her parents).
Wada Ayaka thinks that Kasahara Momona's personality which isn't afraid of anything is amazing.
When Wada Ayaka told her she would be joining ANGERME, she thought it was a prank.
When Wada Ayaka asked her which group was her favorite she said Morning Musume, when asked who her second favorite group was, she initially said ANGERME while looking down, but when pressed again she admitted her second favorite group was actually Country Girls.
Kamikokuryo Moe calls Momona's pink image color peach.
Her parents like Hawaii because they held their wedding there.
She wants to go to Australia because she likes animals and nature. She also wants to go to Greece because she likes mythology and the look of their townscapes.
At 12 going on 13, she is currently the last member to debut at 12 years old (all the other members that came after her in all Hello! Project Groups have joined at 13 years old or older).

Honorary Titles[]

Honorary Titles
Preceded by Okamoto Honoka	Youngest member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei 2015 – 2016	Succeeded by Kiyono Momohime
Preceded by Sasaki Rikako	Youngest member of ANGERME 2016 – 2018	Succeeded by Ise Layla
Preceded by Funaki Musubu	Youngest member of Hello! Project 2016 – 2017	Succeeded by Kiyono Momohime

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "アンジュルム笠原桃奈「続・花鳥風月」5公演欠席のお知らせ" (in Japanese). 2021-09-13.
↑ "アンジュルムに新メンバー“プリプリ桃尻”笠原桃奈" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 2016-07-16.
↑ "高橋愛、ハロプロ後輩を華麗にプロデュース初メイクブック発売【独占カット】 " (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2018-11-22.
↑ "【笠原桃奈（アンジュルム）ポストカード付】graduation2019中学卒業" (in Japanese). TOKYONEWS magazine&mook.
↑ "笠原桃奈(アンジュルム)ファーストビジュアルフォトブック「Momona」発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-09-13.
↑ "新旧ハロプロメンバー主演で「ほぼ日の怪談。」ドラマ化、8月に配信・放送" (in Japanese). natalie. 2020-07-13.
↑ "ドラマ『ほぼ日の怪談。』に笠原桃奈・伊勢鈴蘭・高瀬くるみ・西田汐里が出演決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-07-14.
↑ "新旧ハロプロメンバー主演のドラマ「ほぼ日の怪談。」予告、全12話の場面写真も解禁" (in Japanese). natalie. 2020-08-19.
↑ "★ファンクラブ会員限定イベント★「アンジュルム笠原桃奈バースデーイベント2020」開催決定！" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2020-09-16.
↑ "アンジュルム笠原桃奈の卒業に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-06-21.
↑ "★ファンクラブ会員限定イベント★「アンジュルム笠原桃奈バースデーイベント2021」開催決定！" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2021-09-10.
↑ "アンジュルム笠原桃奈フォトブック『Dear sister』発売決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-10-15.
↑ Kasahara Momona. "中学校バイバイ笠原桃奈" (in Japanese). ANGERME Member Official Blog. 2019-03-21.
↑ Kasahara Momona. "こんにちは笠原桃奈" (in Japanese). ANGERME Member Official Blog. 2019-04-02.
↑ Pocket Morning. 2016-10-12. (Translation by Ro-kun)
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 ^16.4 "Official Hello Pro Kenshuusei Profile (in Japanese). Archived: 2015-11-06.
↑ BS朝日テイバン・タイムズ - "【2017年5月28日放送】防災を考える". BS Asahi's Official Website. 2017-05-28

External Links[]

[grad-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "アンジュルム笠原桃奈「続・花鳥風月」5公演欠席のお知らせ" (in Japanese). 2021-09-13.

[2] "アンジュルムに新メンバー“プリプリ桃尻”笠原桃奈" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 2016-07-16.

[3] "高橋愛、ハロプロ後輩を華麗にプロデュース初メイクブック発売【独占カット】 " (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2018-11-22.

[4] "【笠原桃奈（アンジュルム）ポストカード付】graduation2019中学卒業" (in Japanese). TOKYONEWS magazine&mook.

[5] "笠原桃奈(アンジュルム)ファーストビジュアルフォトブック「Momona」発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-09-13.

[6] "新旧ハロプロメンバー主演で「ほぼ日の怪談。」ドラマ化、8月に配信・放送" (in Japanese). natalie. 2020-07-13.

[7] "ドラマ『ほぼ日の怪談。』に笠原桃奈・伊勢鈴蘭・高瀬くるみ・西田汐里が出演決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-07-14.

[8] "新旧ハロプロメンバー主演のドラマ「ほぼ日の怪談。」予告、全12話の場面写真も解禁" (in Japanese). natalie. 2020-08-19.

[9] "★ファンクラブ会員限定イベント★「アンジュルム笠原桃奈バースデーイベント2020」開催決定！" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2020-09-16.

[10] "アンジュルム笠原桃奈の卒業に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-06-21.

[11] "★ファンクラブ会員限定イベント★「アンジュルム笠原桃奈バースデーイベント2021」開催決定！" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2021-09-10.

[12] "アンジュルム笠原桃奈フォトブック『Dear sister』発売決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-10-15.

[13] Kasahara Momona. "中学校バイバイ笠原桃奈" (in Japanese). ANGERME Member Official Blog. 2019-03-21.

[14] Kasahara Momona. "こんにちは笠原桃奈" (in Japanese). ANGERME Member Official Blog. 2019-04-02.

[15] Pocket Morning. 2016-10-12. (Translation by Ro-kun)

[KSSP1115-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 ^16.4 "Official Hello Pro Kenshuusei Profile (in Japanese). Archived: 2015-11-06.

[17] BS朝日テイバン・タイムズ - "【2017年5月28日放送】防災を考える". BS Asahi's Official Website. 2017-05-28

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