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The Morning Musume Timeline provides a succinct timeline of the history of Morning Musume through general audition information, member additions, member graduations, and single or album releases.

Timeline[]

1997[]

  • MAY
    • 11 - ASAYAN Talent Search - Ishiguro Aya sings "Dancing Junk" (SUPER MONKEY'S 4)
  • JUNE
    • 09 - ASAYAN Talent Search - Ishiguro Aya sings "Dancing Junk" (SUPER MONKEY'S 4)
  • JULY
    • 07 - ASAYAN Talent Search - Iida Kaori sings "Body Feels EXIT" (Amuro Namie)

1997 (ASAYAN Sharan Q Auditions)[]

  • APRIL
    • 13 - Fukuoka preliminary round (broadcast 11-25 May)
    • 27 - ASAYAN broadcast - Talk with Sharan Q about the auditions and clips of Fukuoka audition.
  • MAY
    • 03 - Tokyo preliminary round (broadcast 1,8,15,22 June)
      • Fukuda Asuka sings "Break Out"
    • ?? - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 18+25 May)
    • 11 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition part 1
    • 22 - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 15+22 June)
      • Fukuda Asuka sings "Body Feels EXIT" (Amuro Namie)
    • 18 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition part 2
    • 24 - Osaka preliminary round (broadcast 6-20 July)
      • Nakazawa Yuko sings "La La La" (Ohguro Maki)
      • Heike Michiyo sings "Anytime smokin' cigarette" (globe)
    • 25 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition part 3. Winners: Kouguchi Azusa/Aoki Akiko/Matsumoto Yumie)
  • JUNE
    • 01 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo Audition part 1
    • 08 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo Audition part 2
    • 15 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo Audition part 3
      • Fukuda Asuka sings "Body Feels EXIT" (Amuro Namie)
    • 21 - Sapporo preliminary round (broadcast 27 July+3 Aug)
      • Abe Natsumi sings "Face" (globe)
      • Iida Kaori sings "STEADY" (SPEED)
      • Ishiguro Aya sings "Monku ga Aru Nara Kinasai!" (RieScrAmble)
    • 22 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo audition part 4. Winners: Fukuda Asuka/Kawamura Risa/Kabutomori Masayo)
    • 29 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition - Nakatomi Kazumi
  • JULY
    • 03 - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 13+20 July)
      • Nakazawa Yuko sings "La La La" (Ohguro Maki)
    • 06 - ASAYAN broadcast - Osaka audition part 1
    • 11 - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 27 July+3 Aug)
      • Abe Natsumi sings "Face" (globe)
      • Iida Kaori sings "Sweet Emotion" (Aikawa Nanase)
      • Ishiguro Aya sings "Blue Velvet" (Kudo Shizuka)
    • 13 - ASAYAN broadcast - Osaka audition part 2
      • Nakazawa Yuko sings "La La La" (Ohguro Maki)
      • Heike Michiyo sings "Anytime smokin' cigarette" (globe)
    • 20 - ASAYAN broadcast - Osaka audition part 3. Winners: Nakazawa Yuko/Heike Michiyo
    • 27 - ASAYAN broadcast - Sapporo audition part 1
      • Abe Natsumi sings "Face" (globe)
      • Ishiguro Aya sings "Blue Velvet" (Kudo Shizuka)
      • Iida Kaori sings "Sweet Emotion" (Aikawa Nanase)
    • 28 - Training in temple, day 1
    • 29 - Training in temple, day 2
    • 30 - Training in temple, day 3
      • The 11 finalists go to a temple where they are given cassettes of the song "GET" which they have to learn, as well as other duties such as cleaning.
    • 31 - Dance training
  • AUGUST
    • 03 - ASAYAN broadcast - Sapporo audition part 2. Winners: Iida Kaori/Ishiguro Aya/Abe Natsumi)
    • 03 - Recorded interviews & studio dance performance shown on Aug 24th show
    • 04 - Recorded appearance on ASAYAN
    • 10 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (showing the girls at home + training in temple)
    • 10 - Sharan Q decide the winner and videotape their decision, to be shown to the girls on 31 Aug.
    • 14 - Recorded ASAYAN show. Heike Michiyo chosen from final 11 as winner
    • 17 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (training in temple)
    • 20 - 5 of the 10 "losers" are asked back and Tsunku tells them he wants them to form a group
    • 24 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (brief clips of what's happened so far, then the 11 finalists dance in the studio and are interviewed - recorded 3+4 Aug)
    • 31 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (recorded Aug 14th)
      • The final 11 (Heike Michiyo, Fukuda Asuka, Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi, Iida Kaori, Ishiguro Aya & 5 others - Matsumoto Yumie, Kawamura Risa, Aoki Akiko, Kabutomori Masayo & Kouguchi Azusa) compete in final stage of audition. Each one sings "GET" then speaks to Tsunku. Afterwards they watch a video of Sharan Q deciding the winner. Heike Michiyo is chosen as the winner.
  • SEPTEMBER
    • 07 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (recorded Aug 20th)
      • Tsunku announces if they sell 50,000 "Ai no Tane" singles in 5 days he'll give them a record deal.
    • 08 - Tsunku names the group Morning Musume
    • 14 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - Tsunku names the group "Morning Musume" (recorded Sept 8th)
    • 21 - ASAYAN BROADCAST
    • 23 - Recording Ai no Tane
    • 25 - Recording Ai no Tane
    • 28 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - voice training & CD jacket photo shoot
  • OCTOBER
  • NOVEMBER
    • 02 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - Ai no Tane promotion campaign & performance
    • 03 - Ai no Tane single released
    • 03 - Day 1 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at HMV, Osaka. 16,610 CDs sold
    • 09 - Day 2 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at HMV, Fukuoka. 9,004 CDs sold
    • 09 - ASAYAN broadcast - Ai no Tane promotion campaign
    • 16 - ASAYAN broadcast - CD selling in Osaka & Fukuoka
    • 23 - ASAYAN broadcast - Ai no Tane promotion campaign & Heike Michiyo "GET" performance
    • 24 - Day 3 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at Sapporo. 14,853 CDs sold
    • 30 - Day 4 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at Nagoya Ball Park. (9,533 CDs sold). 50,000 total.
      • (Osaka: 16,610, Fukuoka: 9,004, Sapporo: 1,4853, Nagoya: 9,533) "Thank you truly. Our dream of debut has been granted, it is delightful it truly is. Thank you truly."
    • 30 - ASAYAN broadcast - CD selling in Sapporo
  • DECEMBER
    • 02 - Learning 3 songs - どうにかして土曜日 (Dou ni ka Shite Doyoubi), モーニングコーヒー (Morning Coffee), ウソつきあんた (Usotsuki Anta)
    • 03 - In recording studio recording the 3 songs
    • 04 - Mixing and deciding which one to choose
    • 05 - Tsunku chooses Morning Coffee and decides Abe Natsumi to sing main melody
    • 07 - ASAYAN broadcast - CD selling event at Nagoya Ball Park. Ai no Tane 50,000 copies sold
    • 14 - ASAYAN broadcast - in studio recording 3 songs (recorded Dec 2-5)
    • 21 - ASAYAN broadcast - in studio recording 3 songs (recorded Dec 2-5)
    • 28 - ASAYAN broadcast - Morning Coffee? chosen, posing for photos, dance lesson

1998[]

  • JANUARY
    • 11 - ASAYAN broadcast (talk + Ai no Tane perf + selling the CDs)
    • 18 - ASAYAN broadcast (We see them at home with their families)
    • 25 - ASAYAN broadcast
    • 28 - 1st single - Morning Coffee
    • 30 - First performance of Morning Coffee on Music Station
  • FEBRUARY
    • 01 - ASAYAN broadcast - recording a HEY!HEY!HEY! appearance on 25 Jan for broadcast 9 Feb & recording the 30 Jan Music Station appearance.
    • 09 - Morning Coffee performance on HEY!HEY!HEY!
    • 28 - Morning Coffee performance on Pop Jam
  • MARCH
    • 01 - ASAYAN broadcast - photo shoot in Saipan
    • 12 - Tsunku announces Morning Musume to get 3 new members
  • APRIL
    • 20 - Morning Musume meet the 3 new members for first time
    • 30 - 8nin Morning Musume 1st appearance in ASAYAN
  • MAY
  • JULY
  • SEPTEMBER

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2005[]

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2007[]

  • JANUARY
  • FEBRUARY
  • MARCH
    • 15 - Surprise addition of two Chinese exchange students to Morning Musume: Junjun and Linlin
    • 17 - Start of Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Spring ~Sexy 8 Beat~
    • 21 - 8th album - SEXY 8 BEAT
    • 22 - Morning Musume Fan Club Tour in Hawaii begins
  • APRIL
  • MAY
    • 01 - Morning Musume becomes the #1 female group in single sales (11,085,000 sold copies), beating the previous record set by Pink Lady (11,037,000 sold copies)
    • 06 - Yoshizawa Hitomi graduation
  • JUNE
    • 01 - Fujimoto Miki resigns from Morning Musume. Takahashi Ai and Niigaki Risa became the new leader and the new sub-leader
    • 08 - Takahashi Ai and Kusumi Koharu go as spokepersons in "Nihon TV eco week" opening ceremony.
  • JULY
  • AUGUST
  • SEPTEMBER
    • 22 - Start of Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Aki ~Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! Bomb~
  • OCTOBER
    • 24 - Morning Musume's compilation of all singles for tenth anniversary - Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~
    • 26 - Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa and Kusumi Koharu arrive in Korea to the compilation of all singles album. Press conference, apperance in MAY BEE radio show with Takahashi and Niigaki
    • 27 - Handshake event in Korea with said members. Footage of their promotional activities was broadcasted by M.Net Star Watch on 2007.11.02
    • 29 - Morning Musume arrive in Taiwan to promote the compilation of all singles album. FC live event (Performances: LOVE Machine, The☆Peace!, Ren'ai Revolution 21, Onna ni Sachi Are, Chance! (Kusumi). Broadcasted by Saturday Night Fever on 2007.11.11). Radio appearance by Takahashi, Niigaki, Michishige and Junjun (the rest of the girls stayed at their hotel)
    • 30 - Handshake event in Korea with Morning Musume. Footage of their promotional activities was broadcasted by MTV Taiwan on 2007.12.02
  • NOVEMBER
  • DECEMBER
    • 31 - Morning Musume performs a medley named Special LOVE Mix ～Shiawase no Heisei 20 Shuunen Ver.～ alongside Berryz Koubou and ℃-ute at the 58th Kouhaku.

2008[]

  • MARCH
  • APRIL
    • 16 - 36th Single - Resonant Blue . Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina and Junjun one day visit to Taiwan for promoting Resonant Blue (released in Taiwan on the same day as Japan) and the 2008 Taiwan concert (one press conference and apperances in three TV shows and one radio show)
  • MAY
    • 11 - Resonant Blue handshake events
    • 24 - Morning Musume 2008 Concert Tour in Taiwan (in TWTC Nangang)
    • 26 - Junjun and Linlin travel to China to donate 1,092,607 yen (fundraising done during Biyuuden's Final FC Bus Tour in Enshuu and Morning Musume's 2007 overseas activities) to Shanghai charity for Sichuan victims.
  • JUNE
    • 1 - Morning Musume 10th Anniversary Live Tour in Korea 2008 (in Olimpic Park, Olimpic Hall - 4,300 seats)
    • 28 - Morning Musume concert in Shanghai
  • AUGUST
    • 6 - Morning Musume x Takarazuka Cinderella the Musical begins
    • 25 - Morning Musume x Takarazuka Cinderella the Musical ends
  • SEPTEMBER
  • OCTOBER
    • 19 - Pepper Keibu handshake events
  • NOVEMBER

2009[]

2010[]

Fash

Morning Musume in Fashion White Day Event

  • JANUARY
    • 14 - Morning Musume Jc & Jk Female Actress Audition Announced. Up-Front and BS-TBS agreed to hold auditions in five cities (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo) to find a co-star for a stage play with Morning Musume in June.
    • 15 - Mano Erina-led dorama, Hanbun Esper, which features Morning Musume and S/mileage, titled Hanbun Esper, starts on Dohhh-UP!.
  • FEBRUARY
    • 10 - 42nd single - Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
    • 14 - Morning Musume were live on Chinese TV in commemoration of the lunar/Chinese new year and sang Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai and a Chinese song called Jasmine Tea or 茉莉花 (not the Mano Erina B-side).
    • 24 - Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Autumn ~Nine Smile~ (Koharu Kusumi's Graduation) released on DVD.
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Morning Musume in FASHIONABLE poster

  • MARCH
    • 17 - 10th album - 10 MY ME.
    • 17 - The official Morning Musume Twitter account opened.
    • 20 - Morning Musume appears at a fashion event non-no x BS-TBS Fashion Show Spring Collection White Day Special and performs Ren'ai Revolution 21.
    • 23 - Announced that all the members of Morning Musume, and ℃-ute's Nakajima Saki will have a role in the play FASHIONABLE, running June 11 - June 27.
    • 31 - Morning Musume’s 4th Alo Hello DVD announced. The release date is set for 6/16.
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Morning Musume in the Chinese campaign for the dog-guide

  • APRIL
    • 1 - Morning Musume had been chosen as image girls for a national campaign in China for the entrance of dog-guide in all establishments.
  • MAY
    • 5 - Announced that Morning Musume will be appearing at Japan Expo in Paris, France. The convention will be held from July 1 through July 4 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Convention Center.
    • 29 - Promotion Video for Seishun Collection is released through a live stream.
    • 31 - The cover for Morning Musume’s PB titled Alo Hello! Morning Musume 2010 has been released.
  • JUNE
    • 1 - Concert Tour 2010 Autumn announced.
    • 1 - 5th Generation Event announced.
    • 4 - Cover for "Alo Hello! 4" DVD is released.
    • 9 - 43rd Single - Seishun Collection. A-side used as the theme for the stage play titled FASHIONABLE.
    • 9 - PB Alo Hello! Morning Musume 2010 has been released.
    • 10 - Details about "Alo Hello! 4" DVD are released.
  • JULY
    • 1-4 - Morning Musume appears at Japan Expo in Paris, France.
    • 2 - Morning Musume’s Japan Expo concert in Paris is broadcast live through Nico Nico.
  • AUGUST
    • 8 - Tsunku announces 9th generation auditions. The first time since 2006 when Mitsui Aika joined the group.
    • 8 - Tsunku also announces: Junjun, Linlin, and Kamei Eri to graduate from the group on December 15, the last show of Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
    • 10 - Morning Musume arrives for taping of a serious TV show in Hunan, China (Junjun’s hometown).
    • 15 - A Morning Musume event was the very first event to be broadcasted by TBS TV in 3D.
    • 28 - Morning Musume new unit announced: Muten Musume. According to Tsunku the unit was made to spread the sushi culture around the world. The unit consists of Morning Musume members using characters and names for promotion of a sushi chain in Kansai.
    • 28 - Morning Musume shows as performer and co-host on this Year’s 24 Hour Television Charity Telethon
  • SEPTEMBER
    • 20 - Morning Musume Calendar 2011 released.
  • OCTOBER
  • NOVEMBER
    • 17 - 44th single - Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game
    • 24 - A Blu-ray edition of Morning Musume’s Alo Hello! 4 is released also Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game single V version.
  • DECEMBER
    • 1 - 11th album - Fantasy! Juuichi
    • 15 - Kamei Eri, Junjun, and Linlin graduate at Yokohama Arena. The concert is broadcast live in 3D.

2011[]

  • JANUARY
    • 2 - Four new members are added as 9th generation: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, and Suzuki Kanon
    • 9 - Takahashi Ai announces her graduation on the last day of the Hello! Project 2011 Winter concert
    • 16 - Suzuki Kanon appears in the newspaper of her prefecture
  • FEBRUARY
    • 5 - Keitai Deka The Movie 3: Morning Musume Kyuushutsu Daisakusen! ~ Pandora no Hako no Himitsu~. The movie featuring Morning Musume is released
    • 6 - First Fanclub event featuring 9th gen members is held at Yokohama BLITZ in Kanagawa
    • 11 - Second Fanclub event featuring 9th gen members is held at Eru Theater in Osaka
  • MARCH
    • Official release date of the 45th single Maji Desu ka Ska!, but it got postponed due to the 2011 Touhoku Earthquake
  • APRIL
  • MAY
    • 08 - 10th Generation Auditions announced during the Morning Musume 2011 Haru Concert
  • JUNE
    • 1 - Announced the participation of Morning Musume and Takahashi Ai in a movie called "Sharehouse". The movie will be released in theaters on 12/11
    • 10 - Morning Musume promoting the new season of Cirque du Soleil in Japan, called KOOZA and make a mini-live after the show until 10/07 as a mini-tour
    • 13 - 10th Generation Auditions start
    • 15 - 46th single Only you is released
  • JULY
    • 10 - Morning Musume promoting the new season of Cirque du Soleil ended as well the mini-lives after the shows.
    • 20 - Morning Musume’s FC Tour in Hawaii started.
    • 26 - Morning Musume’s FC Tour in Hawaii ended.
  • AUGUST
    • 6 - Morning Musume participed in the FNS "Uta no Summer Matsuri 2011" event
    • 9 - Morning Musume's PHOTOBOOK Concert Tour 2011 Spring New Genesis Fantasy DX ~Welcome 9th Generation Members~ is released
    • 22 - Morning Musume presents a medley in the charity show 24 HOUR TV!!!, fellow Hello! Project group S/mileage also paticiped in the event
    • 31 - Previews shown of the making of the music video of Hello! Project Mobekimasu's single showing Niigaki's first act as leader of Morning Musume
  • OCTOBER
    • 1 - Niigaki Risa becomes leader of Morning Musume as well the longest serving member of the group
    • 12 - 12th album - 12, Smart is released
    • 17 - According the reputed MADAME NOIRE website, Morning Musume is the #8 at the TOP 10 of Best-selling girl group of all time
  • NOVEMBER
    • 11 - Morning Musume along with entire Hello! Project participated in a special live called Hello! Project Festival 2011 at Yomiuri Land. The event was streamed over the internet by NicoNico.
    • 25 - Morning Musume participated in this year’s Toyota Yuuki no Tsubasa 2011 event.
  • DECEMBER
    • 12 - The Movie Sharehouse with the participation of Takahashi Ai and Morning Musume is released in theaters.

2012[]

  • JANUARY
    • 1 - AKB48 becomes the #1 female group in single sales (11,787,800 sold copies), beating the previous record set by Morning Musume (11,774,000 sold copies)
    • 2 - Niigaki Risa announces her graduation at the end of the Spring Tour on May 18 at Nippon Budokan.
    • 11 - All Morning Musume members, except Mitsui Aika, started a drama called Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen, along other members of Hello! Project, the drama is co-lead by Tanaka Reina and Michishige Sayumi.
    • 12 - 9th and 10th members have their own on-line talk show, only for the official fanclub, called Ma-Ji-De Pyocopyoco.
    • 25 - 48th single - Pyocopyoco Ultra. The debut of the 10th gen. members.
  • FEBRUARY
    • 3 - A new Morning Musume stopwatch app for Android & IOS was released.
    • 18 - Morning Musume's 2012 Spring tour, called Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Started
  • MARCH
    • 6 - Morning Musume and ℃-ute take part on this year’s NHK J-Melo Spring Fest 2012.
    • 10 - Morning Musume take part, as special guest, in Dream Morning Musume’s Nippon Budokan Show. Former members Ishiguro Aya, Goto Maki, and Tsuji Nozomi are also guests, bringing the total number of active and former members participating in this concert to a record 24.
    • 24 - Morning Musume members, along others UP-Front "talentos", as well former members, passed out food in Iwate on March 24th to those affected by last year’s devastating earthquake.The event was part of the agency’s Tohoku Earthquake Disaster Relief Project, ‘Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu‘. The agency passed out 1,200 meals of butadon and pork miso soup by the end of the event. The current members performed Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru in front of a crowd of 1,500 people.
  • APRIL
    • 2 - The Bags customized by Morning Musume members last month, goes to the auction, this action is part of the 6th charity event called ROOTOTE the campaign (TOTE AS CANVAS) has focused its profits to children who were victims of the earthquake that hit Japan last year.
    • 7 - 9th and 10th Generation Members started a radio show called Morning Musume no Morning Gakuen ~Houkago Meeting~ (Morning Musume’s Morning Campus ~AfterSchool Meeting~).
    • 11 - 49th single - Ren'ai Hunter. The last one with 5th member Niigaki Risa.
    • 17 - Morning Musume becomes #1 overall in Top 10 singles (49), beating the previous record set by the #1 Top 10 solo artist, Hamasaki Ayumi (48)
  • MAY
    • 4 - Mitsui Aika's sudden graduation from Morning Musume due to health concerns is announced for May 18, 2012 at Nippon Budokan beside Niigaki Risa.
    • 18 - Morning Musume's 2012 Spring tour, called Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ is finished.
    • 18 - Niigaki Risa & Mitsui Aika graduate from Morning Musume at Nippon Budokan, Morning Musume's 11th Generation "Suppin Utahime" audition is announced, and Michishige Sayumi is announced to be the new leader.
    • 26 - Morning Musume is one the special artist to perform at Girls Award 2012 Spring/Summer collection ~All you need is LOVE~ event at Yoyogi Stadium along side names as ICONIQ, Kato Miliyah and Korean Pop Group Wonder Girls.
  • JUNE
    • 6 - A Musical play called Stacey's Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki starts. All Morning Musume members are part of the cast,except the current leader, Michishige Sayumi, at the play Tanaka Reina, Sayashi Riho and Kudo Haruka have got the main characters.
    • 15 to 28 - 9th and 10th along the S/mileage's 2nd generation hold a FC event called Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~, divided in mixed groups, and a last concert with all members at June 1st at Zepp Tokyo.

2013[]

  • APRIL
    • 17 - 53rd single - Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai.
    • 18 - The group perform their new single at the TV Show Music Japan
    • 20 - The group perform their new single at the TV Show Music Dragon
    • 23 - After a full week of peaking at the top of the Oricon chart and stabilizing at a #1 position through the past 7 days, Morning Musume have now achieved their 2nd consecutive #1 weekly on the charts after "Help me!!" with their 53rd single titled "Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai", which is the first time it has occurred since 2001.
    • 25 - Two thousand fans went to a special, and surprise, mini-live held at Shibuya, named Morning Musume x ekiato in celebration of the second group #1 this year, and the anniversary of this famous train station in Japan called Tokyuu Toyoko Line.
  • SEPTEMBER

2014[]

  • JANUARY
    • 1 - Morning Musume began the new year with their new group name, Morning Musume '14.
    • 21 - Tsunku announced at the Presentation Spring 2014 that Morning Musume would be part of a commercial along with comedians Morisanchuu, forming a new unit called Morimusu.
    • 29 - 55th single - Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE?. This was their first single released as Morning Musume '14. The single peaked at #1 on the Oricon charts, becoming their fourth #1 single in a row – the longest streak of number ones in the group's history.
  • MARCH
  • MAY
    • 29 - A second in-group unit was formed. The unit, named Zenryoku Yasai Musume, will be promoting KAGOME vegetable juice.
  • NOVEMBER
    • 14 - Morning Musume '14 announced that they would be holding an audition for a music video director for one of their future songs. To enter the audition, one must submit a three minute video. The audition was open to any nationality. Both amateurs and professionals were welcome to apply.
    • 26 - Michishige Sayumi graduates, appointing Fukumura Mizuki as the leader of Morning Musume while both Iikubo Haruna and Ikuta Erina were appointed sub-leaders of Morning Musume.
  • DECEMBER
    • 28 - It was announced that Morning Musume's 12th generation members would start their own radio show on FM-FUJI titled Morning Musume. ’15 12ki Nikki and would start airing on January 4, 2015.

2015[]

  • JANUARY
    • 1 - Morning Musume '14 change their name to Morning Musume '15.
  • FEBRUARY
    • 9 - It was announced that Morning Musume '15 would be releasing a song for the upcoming Pretty Cure movie, in which Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, and Oda Sakura would be providing their voices to 3 spirits whose artwork they designed themselves.
    • 14 - It was announced that Iikubo Haruna would be the official mentor to the 12th generation, bringing back the mentor system.
  • JUNE
    • 18 - TRIANGLE (TRIANGLE -トライアングル-) is an Engeki Joshibu science-fiction musical based on the manga α -Alpha- by Kuramochi Fusako, starring Morning Musume'15, Sudo Maasa and Hello Pro Kenshuusei. The musical was divided into two versions, α and β. It took place from June 18 through June 28, 2015 at Sunshine Theater
    • 24 - Morning Musume '15 performed at the TV Tokyo Music Festival. In addition, it was also announced that original members of Morning Musume will gather together for a 4-song medley including "Daite HOLD ON ME!", "LOVE Machine", "Koi no Dance Site" and "Happy Summer Wedding".
  • OCTOBER
    • 29 - Sayashi Riho announced that she will graduate from Morning Musume '15 on December 31st.
  • DECEMBER
    • 4 - It was announced that Morning Musume '16 will be the main guest at "Anime Matsuri" in Houston, Texas USA.
    • 16 - Morning Musume '15 performed at Fuji TV's 2015 FNS Kayousai THE LIVE.
    • 29 - 60th single - Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / ENDLESS SKY / One and Only. It is Sayashi Riho's last single as a member of Morning Musume.
    • 31 - Sayashi Riho graduated from Morning Musume at their Countdown Live performance.

2016[]

  • FEBRUARY
    • 7 - Suzuki Kanon's graduation is announced.
    • 26 - Morning Musume '16 are the main guests at Anime Matsuri in Houston, Texas from the 26th to the 28th.
  • JUNE
    • 11 - Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa (続・11人いる！東の地平・西の永遠; Continued, They Were Eleven! Horizon of the East, Eternity of the West) is an Engeki Joshibu science-fiction musical starring Morning Musume '16 and select members of Tsubaki Factory and Hello Pro Kenshuusei. The play was presented in different venues and dates in Tokyo and Kyoto.
    • 29 - Morning Musume '16 performed at TV Tokyo Music Festival
  • JULY
    • 2 - Morning Musume '16 performed at NTV's THE MUSIC DAY Natsu no Hajimari
    • 16 - Morning Musume '16 performed at TBS TV's Ongaki no Hi x CDTV Asamade Natsu Fes! 2016
    • 18 - Morning Musume '16 performed at Fuji TV's 2016 FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri with C-ute and ANGERME.
  • DECEMBER
    • 12 - During the Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~ finale at Nippon Budokan, the winners of the Morning Musume '16 Shinseiki Audition and 13th generation members were announced to be Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina.
    • 14 - Morning Musume '16 performed an idol shuffle medley with other groups (including °C-ute) during the second night of Fuji TV's 2016 FNS Kayousai.
    • 26 - Sashining Musume formed - collaborative unit with then HKT48 member Sashihara Rino.
    • 31 - Morning Musume '16 performed on TV for the first time as the Morning Musume '17 line-up during the CDTV Special! Toshikoshi Premier Live 2016→2017. The performance was pre-recorded on December 30, which Sato Masaki was unable to participate due to her lower back injury.

2017[]

  • JANUARY
    • 1 - Morning Musume '16 change their name to Morning Musume '17.
    • 12 - "marukome×Morning Musume '17 Morning Misoshiru, Nomou yo Project" announced. The group's debut single, Morning Coffee is remade as "Morning Misoshiru" for the collaboration.
  • JUNE
    • 26 - 14th generation joins - Morito Chisaki announced as the sole 14th generation member during a reshuffling of Hello! Project following major graduations and Country Girls' part time status.

2018[]

2019[]

  • JULY
    • 13 - Morning Musume '19 appears in TBS's Ongaku no Hi 2019.
  • AUGUST
    • 10 - Morning Musume '19 performs at rockin'on presents ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2019.
  • SEPTEMBER
    • 12 - Morning Musume '19 performs at NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents SONGS OF TOKYO Festival 2019.
  • OCTOBER
    • 13 - Morning Musume '19 performs at tv asahi DREAM FESTIVAL 2019.

2020[]

  • FEBRUARY
    • 19 - Morning Musume '20 appears at YOSHIKO's event YOSHIKO-sensei Hello Pro Furitsuke 20shuunen Kinen team445 Dummy Fes. ~"Kiiroi Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM" kara 20nen☆Furitsuke Zen 494 Kyoku kara Episode Digest~ at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo.
  • MAY
    • 27 - Morning Musume '20 participates in WebTVAsia's ONE LOVE ASIA CONCERT YouTube live stream.

2021[]

  • JANUARY
    • 1 - Morning Musume '20 change their name to Morning Musume '21.

2022[]

  • MAY
    • 1 - Morning Musume '22 performed at JAPAN JAM 2022.

2023[]

  • JANUARY
    • 1 - Morning Musume '22 change their name to Morning Musume '23.
  • APRIL
    • 30 - Morning Musume '23 performs at JAPAN JAM 2023.
  • NOVEMBER

2024[]

  • JANUARY
    • 1 - Morning Musume '23 change their name to Morning Musume '24.
  • MAY
    • 3 - Morning Musume '24 performs at JAPAN JAM 2024.
    • 26 - Ishida Ayumi's graduation announced.
  • JUNE
    • 2 - Morning Musume '24 performs a mini-live at Es Con Field HOKKAIDO.
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