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Main article: Morning Musume

Members (altogether): 44
Current members: 14
Graduated members: 28
Resigned members: 2
Generations: 15
This page consists of all current and former members of the J-pop group Morning Musume.

The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. As of June 2019, there have been a total of 44 members altogether (1997-present), 28 graduated members, 2 members which have resigned, and 15 generations. There are currently 14 members in Morning Musume '20 which consists of the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th generations.

MembersEdit

Current MembersEdit

Name Birthdate Home
Prefecture 		Blood
Type 		Date
Joined 		Gen Member
Color 		Notes
FukumuraKOKORO&KARADA
 Fukumura Mizuki 
(譜久村聖)
October 30, 1996
(age 23) 		Tokyo O January 2, 2011 9th     
Deep Pink 		Leader (2014-Present)
Sub-leader (2013-2014)
Hello! Project Leader (2019-Present)
Former Hello! Project Sub-leader (2017-2019)
Former Hello Pro Egg (2008-2011)
IkutaKOKORO&KARADA
 Ikuta Erina 
(生田衣梨奈)
July 7, 1997
(age 22) 		Fukuoka A     
Yellow-Green 		Sub-leader (2014-Present)
IshidaKOKORO&KARADA
 Ishida Ayumi 
(石田亜佑美)
January 7, 1997
(age 23) 		Miyagi O September 29, 2011 10th     
Blue 		Former B♭ member
Sub-leader (2018-Present)
SatoKOKORO&KARADA
 Sato Masaki 
(佐藤優樹)
May 7, 1999
(age 21) 		Hokkaido A     
Emerald Green
OdaKOKORO&KARADA
 Oda Sakura 
(小田さくら)
March 12, 1999
(age 21) 		Kanagawa September 14, 2012 11th     
Lavender 		Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2011-2012)
NonakaKOKORO&KARADA
 Nonaka Miki 
(野中美希)
October 7, 1999
(age 20) 		Shizuoka September 30, 2014 12th     
Purple
MakinoKOKORO&KARADA
 Makino Maria 
(牧野真莉愛)
February 2, 2001
(age 19) 		Aichi     
Pink 		Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2012-2014)
HagaKOKORO&KARADA
 Haga Akane 
(羽賀朱音)
March 7, 2002
(age 18) 		Nagano O     
Orange 		Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2013-2014)
KagaKOKORO&KARADA
 Kaga Kaede 
(加賀楓)
November 30, 1999
(age 20) 		Tokyo A December 12, 2016 13th     
Italian Red 		Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2012-2016)
YokoyamaKOKORO&KARADA
 Yokoyama Reina 
(横山玲奈)
February 22, 2001
(age 19) 		Saitama O     
Golden Yellow 		Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2016)
MoritoKOKORO&KARADA
 Morito Chisaki 
(森戸知沙希)
February 19, 2000
(age 20) 		Tochigi A June 26, 2017 14th     
White 		Former Country Girls Member (2014-2019)
Former CoCoRo Gakuen member (2011-2014)
KitagawaKOKORO&KARADA
 Kitagawa Rio 
(北川莉央)
March 16, 2004
(age 16) 		Tokyo O June 22, 2019 15th     
Sea Blue
OkamuraKOKORO&KARADA
 Okamura Homare 
(岡村ほまれ)
May 9, 2005
(age 15) 		Tokyo A     
Daisy
YamazakiKOKORO&KARADA
 Yamazaki Mei 
(山﨑愛生)
June 28, 2005
(age 14) 		Hokkaido B     
Bright Green 		Former Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido (2016-2019)

Former MembersEdit

Name Birthdate Home
Prefecture 		Date
Joined 		Gen Date left/
graduated 		Member
Color 		Notes
NakazawaYuko-Autumn2019
 Nakazawa Yuko 
(中澤裕子)
June 19, 1973
(age 46) 		Kyoto September 7, 1997 1st April 15, 2001 N/A Leader (1997–2001)
Dream Morning Musume
IshiguroAya2019
 Ishiguro Aya 
(石黒彩)
May 12, 1978
(age 42) 		Hokkaido January 7, 2000 N/A
IidaKaori-July2016
 Iida Kaori 
(飯田圭織)
August 8, 1981
(age 38) 		Hokkaido January 30, 2005 N/A Leader (2001–2005)
Member of: Tanpopo, Morning Musume Otome Gumi, Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai, Dream Morning Musume
AbeNDreamspromo
 Abe Natsumi 
(安倍なつみ)
August 10, 1981
(age 38) 		Hokkaido January 25, 2004 N/A Member of: Morning Musume Sakura Gumi, Tanjou 10nen Kinentai, Dream Morning Musume
FukudaAsuka42343540646
 Fukuda Asuka 
(福田明日香)
December 17, 1984
(age 35) 		Tokyo April 18, 1999 N/A Later joined PEACE$TONE
YasudaKei-Apr2019
 Yasuda Kei 
(保田圭)
December 6, 1980
(age 39) 		Chiba May 3, 1998 2nd May 5, 2003 N/A Sub-leader (2001–2003)
Member of: Petitmoni, Dream Morning Musume
YaguchiMari-May2018
 Yaguchi Mari 
(矢口真里)
January 20, 1983
(age 37) 		Kanagawa April 14, 2005     
Light Purple 		Leader (2005)
Previously sub-leader (2003–2005)
No graduation ceremony
Member of: Tanpopo, Minimoni (leader),
Sakura Gumi, Dream Morning Musume
IchiiSayaka-Sept2017
 Ichii Sayaka 
(市井紗耶香)
December 31, 1983
(age 36) 		Chiba May 21, 2000 N/A Petitmoni member
GotoMaki-May2018
 Goto Maki 
(後藤真希)
September 23, 1985
(age 34) 		Tokyo August 22, 1999 3rd September 23, 2002 N/A Member of: Petitmoni, Tanjou 10nen Kinentai
IshikawaRika-May2017
 Ishikawa Rika 
(石川梨華)
January 19, 1985
(age 35) 		Kanagawa April 16, 2000 4th May 7, 2005     
Deep Pink 		Member of: Tanpopo, Otome Gumi,
v-u-den, Dream Morning Musume
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 Yoshizawa Hitomi 
(吉澤ひとみ)
April 12, 1985
(age 35) 		Saitama May 6, 2007     
Purple 		Leader (2005–2007)
Previously sub-leader (2005)
Member of: Petitmoni, Sakura Gumi,
Dream Morning Musume
TsujiNozomi-Oct2019
 Tsuji Nozomi 
(辻希美)
June 17, 1987
(age 32) 		Tokyo August 1, 2004 N/A Member of: Otome Gumi, Minimoni,
Later joined W
KagoAi-Apr2016
 Kago Ai 
(加護亜依)
February 7, 1988
(age 32) 		Nara N/A Member of: Tanpopo,
Minimoni, Sakura Gumi
Later joined W
Later formed Girls Beat!!
TakahashiAi-Sept2019
 Takahashi Ai 
(高橋愛)
September 14, 1986
(age 33) 		Fukui August 26, 2001 5th September 30, 2011     
Yellow 		Leader (2007–2011)
Previously sub-leader (2007)
Member of: Minimoni,
Sakura Gumi
KonnoAsami2019
 Konno Asami 
(紺野あさ美)
May 7, 1987
(age 33) 		Hokkaido July 23, 2006     
Pink 		Member of: Tanpopo,
Sakura Gumi
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 Ogawa Makoto 
(小川麻琴)
October 29, 1987
(age 32) 		Niigata August 27, 2006     
Blue 		Member of: Petitmoni,
Otome Gumi,
Dream Morning Musume
NiigakiRisa-Apr2019
 Niigaki Risa 
(新垣里沙)
October 20, 1988
(age 31) 		Kanagawa May 18, 2012     
Yellow-Green 		Leader (2011–2012)
Previously sub-leader (2007–2011)
Member of: Tanpopo,
Sakura Gumi,
Tanjou 10nen Kinentai
Fujimoto2015
 Fujimoto Miki 
(藤本美貴)
February 26, 1985
(age 35) 		Hokkaido January 7, 2003 6th June 1, 2007     
Red 		Leader (2007)
Previously sub-leader (2005–2007)
Resigned without a graduation ceremony
Member of: Otome Gumi,
Dream Morning Musume
KameiEri-Fantasy-front
 Kamei Eri 
(亀井絵里)
December 23, 1988
(age 31) 		Tokyo January 19, 2003 December 15, 2010     
Orange 		Sakura Gumi member
MichishigeSayumi-August2019
 Michishige Sayumi 
(道重さゆみ)
July 13, 1989
(age 30) 		Yamaguchi November 26, 2014     
Pink 		Leader (2012–2014)
Otome Gumi member
TanakaReina-Aug2018
 Tanaka Reina 
(田中れいな)
November 11, 1989
(age 30) 		Fukuoka May 21, 2013     
Light Blue 		Otome Gumi member
Later joined LoVendoЯ
KusumiKoharu-OscarPromotion-Apr2017
 Kusumi Koharu 
(久住小春)
July 15, 1992
(age 27) 		Niigata May 1, 2005 7th December 6, 2009     
Red 		Former member of Tanjou 10nen Kinentai, Dream Morning Musume
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 Mitsui Aika 
(光井愛佳)
January 12, 1993
(age 27) 		Shiga December 10, 2006 8th May 18, 2012     
Light Purple
LiQinYao-January2018
 Junjun 
(ジュンジュン)
January 11, 1988
(age 32) 		Hunan, China March 15, 2007 December 15, 2010     
Blue 		Foreign student
Linlin-September2016
 Linlin 
(リンリン)
March 11, 1991
(age 29) 		Zhejiang, China     
Emerald Green 		Foreign student
Former Hello Pro Egg
SayashiTsumetai 1
 Sayashi Riho 
(鞘師里保)
May 28, 1998
(age 22) 		Hiroshima January 2, 2011 9th December 31, 2015     
Red 		Former Peaberry member
UtakataSuzuki
 Suzuki Kanon 
(鈴木香音)
August 5, 1998
(age 21) 		Aichi May 31, 2016     
Green
IikuboHaruna-NinaProducer-Dec2018
 Iikubo Haruna 
(飯窪春菜)
November 7, 1994
(age 25) 		Tokyo September 29, 2011 10th December 16, 2018     
Honey 		Sub-leader (2013-2018)
KudoHaruka-Oct2019
 Kudo Haruka 
(工藤遥)
October 27, 1999
(age 20) 		Saitama December 11, 2017     
Orange 		Former Hello Pro Egg (2010-2011)
OgataHarunaMay2020
 Ogata Haruna 
(尾形春水)
February 15, 1999
(age 21) 		Osaka September 30, 2014 12th June 20, 2018     
Sea Blue

LeadershipEdit

Leaders
# Leader Period of time Total Time Sub-leaders
1st Nakazawa Yuko September 7, 1997 - April 15, 2001 3 Years, 7 Months, 8 Days None
2nd Iida Kaori April 16, 2001 - January 30, 2005 3 Years, 9 Months, 14 Days Yasuda Kei (2001-2003)
Yaguchi Mari (2003-2005)
3rd Yaguchi Mari January 31, 2005 - April 14, 2005 2 Months 14 Days Yoshizawa Hitomi (2005)
4th Yoshizawa Hitomi April 15, 2005 - May 6, 2007 2 Years, 21 Days Fujimoto Miki (2005-2007)
5th Fujimoto Miki May 7, 2007 - June 1, 2007 25 Days Takahashi Ai (2007)
6th Takahashi Ai June 2, 2007 - September 30, 2011 4 Years, 3 Months, 28 Days Niigaki Risa (2007-2011)
7th Niigaki Risa October 1, 2011 - May 18, 2012 7 Months, 17 Days None
8th Michishige Sayumi May 19, 2012 - November 26, 2014 2 Years, 6 Months, 7 Days None
Fukumura Mizuki (2013-2014)
Iikubo Haruna (2013-2018)
9th Fukumura Mizuki November 27, 2014 - Present 5 Years, 6 Months, 10 Days
Ikuta Erina (2014-Present)
Ishida Ayumi (2018-Present)
Sub-Leaders
# Sub-Leader Period of time Total Time Sub-leader For
N/A None September 7, 1997 - April 15, 2001 3 Years, 7 Months, 8 Days N/A
1st Yasuda Kei April 16, 2001 - May 5, 2003 2 Years, 19 Days Iida Kaori
2nd Yaguchi Mari May 5th, 2003 - January 30, 2005 1 Year, 8 Months, 25 Days
3rd Yoshizawa Hitomi January 31, 2005 - April 14, 2005 2 Months 14 Days Yaguchi Mari
4th Fujimoto Miki April 15, 2005 - May 6, 2007 2 Years, 21 Days Yoshizawa Hitomi
5th Takahashi Ai May 7, 2007 - June 1, 2007 25 Days Fujimoto Miki
6th Niigaki Risa June 2, 2007 - September 30, 2011 4 Years, 3 Months, 28 Days Takahashi Ai
N/A None October 1, 2011 - May 20, 2013 1 Year, 7 Months, 19 Days N/A
7th Fukumura Mizuki May 21, 2013 - November 26, 2014 1 Year, 6 Months, 5 Days Michishige Sayumi
Iikubo Haruna May 21, 2013 - December 16, 2018 5 Years, 6 Months, 25 Days
Fukumura Mizuki
8th Ikuta Erina November 27, 2014 - Present 5 Years, 6 Months, 10 Days
9th Ishida Ayumi December 31, 2018 - Present 1 Year, 5 Months, 6 Days
  • The sub-leader position was established on April 16, 2001, when Iida Kaori became the second leader.
  • The sub-leader position was vacant from October 1, 2011 to May 21, 2013, until Tanaka Reina graduated and assigned Fukumura Mizuki and Iikubo Haruna as the new sub-leaders.

Members ColorsEdit

Each Morning Musume member has her 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 the exact same color, but some might have colors that look fairly similar to another member's.

Heritage Members ColorsEdit

Official member colors were introduced in the spring of 2005.

Color Member Former Owner
     Red
     Italian Red 		Kaga Kaede
(2016-Present) 		Fujimoto Miki (2005-2007), Kusumi Koharu (2007-2009), Sayashi Riho (2011-2015)
     Orange Haga Akane
(2019-Present) 		Kamei Eri (2005-2010), Kudo Haruka (2011-2017)
     Light Orange Not in use Haga Akane (2015-2019)
     Gold / Golden Yellow Yokoyama Reina
(2016-Present) 		Takahashi Ai (2005-2006)
     Honey / Daisy
     Yellow 		Okamura Homare
(2019-Present) 		Michishige Sayumi (2005-2006), Takahashi Ai (2006-2011), Iikubo Haruna (2012-2018)
     Yellow-Green Ikuta Erina
(2012-Present) 		Niigaki Risa (2005-2012)
     Green
     Bright Green 		Yamazaki Mei
(2019-Present) 		Suzuki Kanon (2011-2016)
     Emerald Green Sato Masaki
(2011-Present) 		Linlin (2007-2010)
     Light Blue
     Sea Blue 		Kitagawa Rio
(2019-Present) 		Tanaka Reina (2005-2013), Ogata Haruna (2015-2018)
     Blue Ishida Ayumi
(2011-Present) 		Ogawa Makoto (2005-2006), Junjun (2007-2010)
     Light Purple
     Lavender 		Oda Sakura
(2012-Present) 		Yaguchi Mari (2005), Mitsui Aika (2006-2012)
     Purple Nonaka Miki
(2015-Present) 		Yoshizawa Hitomi (2005-2007), Ikuta Erina (2011-2012)
     Deep Pink Fukumura Mizuki
(2011-Present) 		Ishikawa Rika (2005)
     Pink Makino Maria
(2019-Present) 		Konno Asami (2005-2006), Michishige Sayumi (2006-2014)
     Light Pink Not in use Makino Maria (2015-2019)
     Grey Not in use Kusumi Koharu (2005-2007)
     White Morito Chisaki
(2017-Present)
     Chocolate Not in use Iikubo Haruna (2011-2012)

TenuresEdit

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

Member Tenure Time in group
Michishige Sayumi January 19, 2003 – November 26, 2014 11 Years, 10 Months, 7 Days
Niigaki Risa August 26, 2001 – May 18, 2012 10 Years, 8 Months, 23 Days
Tanaka Reina January 19, 2003 – May 21, 2013 10 Years, 4 Months, 2 Days
Takahashi Ai August 26, 2001 – September 30, 2011 10 Years, 1 Month, 4 Days
Fukumura Mizuki January 2, 2011 - Present 9 Years, 5 Months, 4 Days
Ikuta Erina
Ishida Ayumi September 29, 2011 - Present 8 Years, 8 Months, 8 Days
Sato Masaki

All names in BOLD are current members.

  1. Michishige Sayumi: 11 Years, 10 Months, 7 Days
  2. Niigaki Risa: 10 Years, 8 Months, 23 Days
  3. Tanaka Reina: 10 Years, 4 Months, 2 Days
  4. Takahashi Ai: 10 Years, 1 Month, 4 Days
  5. Fukumura Mizuki and Ikuta Erina: 9 Years, 5 Months, 4 Days
  6. Ishida Ayumi and Sato Masaki: 8 Years, 8 Months, 8 Days
  7. Kamei Eri: 7 Years, 10 Months, 27 Days
  8. Oda Sakura: 7 Years, 8 Months, 23 Days
  9. Iida Kaori: 7 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days
  10. Iikubo Haruna: 7 Years, 2 Months, 17 Days
  11. Yoshizawa Hitomi: 7 Years, 20 Days
  12. Yaguchi Mari: 6 Years, 11 Months, 12 Days
  13. Abe Natsumi: 6 Years, 4 Months, 18 Days
  14. Kudo Haruka: 6 Years, 2 Months, 12 Days
  15. Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria and Haga Akane: 5 Years, 8 Months, 7 Days
  16. Mitsui Aika: 5 Years, 5 Months, 8 Days
  17. Suzuki Kanon: 5 Years, 4 Months, 29 Days
  18. Ishikawa Rika: 5 Years, 21 Days
  19. Yasuda Kei: 5 Years, 2 Days
  20. Ogawa Makoto: 5 Years, 1 Day
  21. Sayashi Riho: 4 Years, 11 Months, 29 Days
  22. Konno Asami: 4 Years, 10 Months, 27 Days
  23. Kusumi Koharu: 4 Years, 7 Months, 5 Days
  24. Fujimoto Miki: 4 Years, 4 Months, 13 Days
  25. Tsuji Nozomi and Kago Ai: 4 Years, 3 Months, 16 Days
  26. Junjun and Linlin: 3 Years, 9 Months
  27. Ogata Haruna: 3 Years, 8 Months, 21 Days
  28. Nakazawa Yuko: 3 Years, 7 Months, 8 Days
  29. Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina: 3 Years, 5 Months, 25 Days
  30. Goto Maki: 3 Years, 1 Month, 1 Day
  31. Morito Chisaki: 2 Years, 11 Months, 11 Days
  32. Ishiguro Aya: 2 Years, 4 Months
  33. Ichii Sayaka: 2 Years, 18 Days
  34. Fukuda Asuka: 1 Year, 7 Months, 11 Days
  35. Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare and Yamazaki Mei: 0 Years, 11 Months, 15 Days

MentorsEdit

Beginning with 3rd generation, when a new member joins Morning Musume, a senior member is sometimes assigned to be their mentor.[1] The mentor system was dropped after the 7th generation,[2] but was officially brought back for the 12th generation.

Members Single CountEdit

Generation Member Debut Single Last Single Single Count
1st Generation (1997) Nakazawa Yuko Ai no Tane Ren'ai Revolution 21 12 Singles
Ishiguro Aya LOVE Machine 8 Singles
Iida Kaori THE Manpower!!! 26 Singles
Abe Natsumi Ai Araba IT'S ALL RIGHT 22 Singles
Fukuda Asuka Memory Seishun no Hikari 5 Singles
2nd Generation (1998) Yasuda Kei Summer Night Town AS FOR ONE DAY 17 Singles
Yaguchi Mari Osaka Koi no Uta 25 Singles
Ichii Sayaka Happy Summer Wedding 8 Singles
3rd Generation (1999) Goto Maki LOVE Machine Do it! Now 9 Singles
4th Generation (2000) Ishikawa Rika Happy Summer Wedding Osaka Koi no Uta 18 Singles
Yoshizawa Hitomi Kanashimi Twilight 25 Singles
Tsuji Nozomi Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 15 Singles
Kago Ai
5th Generation (2001) Takahashi Ai Mr.Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! 35 Singles
Konno Asami Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan 18 Singles
Ogawa Makoto
Niigaki Risa Ren'ai Hunter 37 Singles
6th Generation (2003) Fujimoto Miki Shabondama Kanashimi Twilight 15 Singles
Kamei Eri Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game 26 Singles
Michishige Sayumi TIKI BUN / Shabadaba Doo~ / Mikaeri Bijin 39 Singles
Tanaka Reina Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai 35 Singles
7th Generation (2005) Kusumi Koharu Iroppoi Jirettai Kimagure Princess 15 Singles
8th Generation (2006/2007) Mitsui Aika Egao YES Nude Ren'ai Hunter 18 Singles
Junjun Onna ni Sachi Are Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game 11 Singles
Linlin
9th Generation (2011) Fukumura Mizuki Maji Desu ka Ska! Present 26 Singles
Ikuta Erina
Sayashi Riho Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / ENDLESS SKY / One and Only 16 Singles
Suzuki Kanon Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi 17 Singles
10th Generation (2011) Iikubo Haruna Pyocopyoco Ultra Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara 21 Singles
Ishida Ayumi Present 23 Singles
Sato Masaki 22 Singles

[N7]

Kudo Haruka Gosenfu no Tasuki 18 Singles
11th Generation (2012) Oda Sakura Help me!! Present 19 Singles
12th Generation (2014) Ogata Haruna Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru / Yuugure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara  Are you Happy? / A gonna 10 Singles
Nonaka Miki Present 13 Singles
Makino Maria
Haga Akane
13th Generation (2016) Kaga Kaede BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy 8 Singles
Yokoyama Reina
14th Generation (2017) Morito Chisaki Jama Shinai de Here We Go! / Dokyuu no Go Sign / Wakain da shi! 7 Singles
15th Generation (2019) Kitagawa Rio KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way 1 Single
Okamura Homare
Yamazaki Mei

Members Line-UpsEdit

Date Member(s) Total Members Age Average Singles Released with Line-up
August 20, 1997
(Formation) 		Group formation. Founding members include Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, and Fukuda Asuka. 5 17.40 Ai no Tane, Morning Coffee
May 3, 1998 Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, and Ichii Sayaka join as the 2nd generation. 8 16.75 Summer Night Town, Daite HOLD ON ME!, Memory Seishun no Hikari
April 18, 1999 Fukuda Asuka graduates. 7 18.29 Manatsu no Kousen, Furusato
August 22, 1999 Goto Maki joins as the 3rd generation. 8 18.13 LOVE Machine
January 7, 2000 Ishiguro Aya graduates. 7 18.14 Koi no Dance Site
April 16, 2000 Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, and Kago Ai join as the 4th generation. 11 16.55 Happy Summer Wedding
May 21, 2000 Ichii Sayaka graduates. 10 16.60 I WISH, Ren'ai Revolution 21
April 15 2001 Nakazawa Yuko graduates. 9 16.56 The☆Peace!
August 26, 2001 Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, and Niigaki Risa join as the 5th generation. 13 15.77 Mr.Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~, Souda! We're ALIVE, Do it! Now
September 23, 2002 Goto Maki graduates. 12 16.92 Koko ni Iruzee!
January 19, 2003 Fujimoto Miki

[N1], Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, and Tanaka Reina join as the 6th generation.

16 16.50 Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima

[N2], AS FOR ONE DAY[N2]

May 5, 2003 Yasuda Kei graduates. 15 16.40 Shabondama, Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~, Ai Araba IT'S ALL RIGHT
January 25, 2004 Abe Natsumi graduates. 14 16.86 Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~, Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari
August 1, 2004 Tsuji Nozomi and Kago Ai graduate. 12 17.42 Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago, THE Manpower!!!
January 30, 2005 Iida Kaori graduates. 11 17.64 None
April 14, 2005 Yaguchi Mari leaves. 10 17.40 Osaka Koi no Uta

[N3]

May 1, 2005 Kusumi Koharu joins as the 7th generation. 11 16.91 None
May 7, 2005 Ishikawa Rika graduates. 10 16.70 Iroppoi Jirettai, Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~, SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~, Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan
July 23, 2006 Konno Asami graduates. 9 17.78 None
August 27, 2006 Ogawa Makoto graduates. 8 17.75 Aruiteru
December 10, 2006 Mitsui Aika joins as the 8th generation. 9 17.56 Egao YES Nude
March 15, 2007 Junjun and Linlin join as 8th generation exchange students. 11 17.82 Kanashimi Twilight

[N4]

May 6, 2007 Yoshizawa Hitomi graduates. 10 17.50 None
June 1, 2007 Fujimoto Miki leaves. 9 17.00 Onna ni Sachi Are, Mikan, Resonant Blue, Pepper Keibu, Naichau Kamo, Shouganai Yume Oibito, Nanchatte Ren'ai, Kimagure Princess
December 6, 2009 Kusumi Koharu graduates. 8 19.88 Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai, Seishun Collection, Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game
December 15, 2010 Kamei Eri, Junjun, and Linlin graduate. 5 21.00 None
January 2, 2011 Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho and Suzuki Kanon join as the 9th generation. 9 17.33 Maji Desu ka Ska!, Only you, Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!
September 29, 2011 Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki and Kudo Haruka join as the 10th generation. 13 16.54 None
September 30, 2011 Takahashi Ai graduates. 12 15.83 Pyocopyoco Ultra, Ren'ai Hunter
May 18, 2012 Niigaki Risa and Mitsui Aika graduate. 10 15.60 One•Two•Three / The Matenrou Show
September 14, 2012 Oda Sakura joins as the 11th generation. 11 15.73 Wakuteka Take a chance

[N5], Help me!!, Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai

May 21, 2013 Tanaka Reina graduates. 10 15.70 Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan, Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE?, Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe / Password is 0
September 30, 2014 Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria and Haga Akane join as the 12th generation. 14 16.07 TIKI BUN / Shabadaba Doo~ / Mikaeri Bijin

[N6]

November 26, 2014 Michishige Sayumi graduates. 13 15.69 Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru / Yuugure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara, Oh my wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Imasugu Tobikomu Yuuki, Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / ENDLESS SKY / One and Only
December 31, 2015 Sayashi Riho graduates. 12 16.66 Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi
May 31, 2016 Suzuki Kanon graduates. 11 17.54 Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sou ja nai
December 12, 2016 Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina join as the 13th generation. 13 17.38 BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy
June 26, 2017 Morito Chisaki joins as the 14th generation. 14 17.86 Jama Shinai de Here We Go! / Dokyuu no Go Sign / Wakain da shi!, Gosenfu no Tasuki
December 11, 2017 Kudo Haruka graduates. 13 18.31 Hana ga Saku Taiyou Abite, Are you Happy? / A gonna
June 20, 2018 Ogata Haruna graduates. 12 18.91 Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
December 16, 2018 Iikubo Haruna graduates. 11 18.90 Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night
June 22, 2019 Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare and Yamazaki Mei join as the 15th generation. 14 18.36 KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way

TriviaEdit

Records
  • Every member of Morning Musume have been in at least one single that ranked #1 on the Oricon weekly charts.
  • As of March 27, 2019, Fukumura Mizuki is the longest serving leader at 5 Years, 6 Months, 10 Days. She beat Takahashi Ai's previous record of 4 years, 3 months, and 28 days.
  • As of December 2018, Iikubo Haruna is the longest-serving sub-leader at 5 Years, 6 Months, and 25 Days when she graduated. She beat Niigaki Risa's previous record of 4 years, 3 months, and 28 days.
  • 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 Kago Ai's 11-year record which was set at the age of 12.
  • Fukumura Mizuki holds the record for being the youngest sub-leader and youngest leader the group has ever had. She is also the fastest member to become leader, excluding Nakazawa Yuko who became leader when the group was formed.
  • As of September 2016, the 10th generation became the longest lasting full generation, and continued on as a full generation through December 2017 for a total of 6 Years, 2 Months, 12 Days.
    • As of September 2017, the 10th generation is the first generation in which all the members have reached 6 years in the group.
  • As of April 2017, Oda Sakura is the longest lasting one-member generation at 7 Years, 8 Months, 23 Days. The previous record belonged to 7th generation member Kusumi Koharu who was in the group for 4 years, 7 months, and 5 days.
  • From joining to debuting on a single, Goto Maki is the fastest to debut with a total of 18 days.
  • From joining to debut on a single, the 15th generation have taken the longest to debut with a total of 7 Months.
  • As of September 2018, 16 of the 41 past and present members have been in the group for 6 years, making 1/3 of the group meet this milestone.
  • From September 29, 2017 to December 11, 2017, the group had a total of 6 members in the group that have been in the group for over 6 years. This made it the first ever line-up to ever have that many members in the group that have been there for 6 years.
    • The previous record was in the January 2009 to December 2010 line-up, which had Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, and Tanaka Reina be in the group for 6+ years at that point.
  • The 1st to 14th generations all had debuted in the Heisei Era (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017). While 15th and onwards will debut in the Reiwa Era (2019).
  • Nakazawa Yuko and Fukumura are currently tied for being the leader with the most debut singles with 4 generations each. For Nakazawa it's the 1st-4th, and for Fukumura its the 12th-15th.
  • Yaguchi Mari and Fujimoto Miki are tied with being the leader with no debut single, (both had resigned before they could participate in one as leader).
  • Iida Kaori has had the most graduations during her time as leader, with a total of 6 members all graduating during her time, (Goto Maki in 2002, Yasuda Kei in 2003, Abe Natsumi in 2004, Tsuji Nozomi and Kago Ai in 2004, and then finally her graduation in 2005)
  • Yaguchi Mari and Fujimoto are tied with being the leader with the least amount of graduations during their times as leaders with 0 graduations.


Notes on Generations
  • The 11th generation is the first generation to have the members all be born after the group's formation.
  • Morning Musume received eight new members in 2011 (the 9th generation and 10th generation with 4 members each), making it the only year when two generations were added.
  • Every generation from 8th to 13th had at least one former Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
    • The 11th and 13th generations are entirely composed of Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
  • The 3rd, 7th, and 8th generations are the only generations to have no member be a leader or sub-leader of the group before they all graduated.
  • To date, the 6th and 8th generations are the only generations to have members to joining on two separate dates; the 6th generation with a 13 days difference, and the 8th generation with a 3 months difference (from December 2006 to March 2007).
  • The 7th, 12th, and 13th generations are the only generations to hold more than one audition.
  • The 3rd, 4th and 14th generations are the only ones to have their debut single also be a graduation single.
  • The 12th and 14th generations are currently the only generations in the group to have debuted with a triple A-side single and also the only generations which their debut singles did not have a B-side.
  • The 9th, 11th, 13th and 14th generation are the only generations which match the member count on debut (9 members with 9th generation, 11 with 11th, 13 with 13th, and 14 with the 14th).
  • The 14th generation is the only generation in which there was no audition to join the group.
  • The 14th generation marks the first time in the history of the group to have 6 generations in the group at the same time (9th-14th).
  • The 15th generation marks the first time in the history of the group to have 7 generations in the group at the same time (9th-15th)
  • The 3rd, 7th, and 8th generations (not counting active generations) are the only ones in which none of the members were in the group for more than 6 years.
  • The 1st generation had the most members to come from the same Prefecture with a total of 3 out of 5 members. Those members are Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori and Abe Natsumi who were all born in Hokkaido, Japan.
  • 7th and 8th Generation were the only two generations in which none of the singles they participated in sold over 100,000 copies.


Other Trivia
  • 2008 was the only year in which there were no line-up changes. For a combined period of over two years, there were no graduations or new members, until Kusumi Koharu graduated in December 2009.
  • 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2018 are the only years in which no new members were added.
  • 2008 and 2019 are the only years in which no members had graudated.
  • Sayashi Riho and Suzuki Kanon are the first members to have been born after the group's formation in 1997 (both were born in 1998), whereas Makino Maria and Haga Akane (born in 2001 and 2002 respectively) are the first members to join the group that were born in the 21st century.
  • 1st generation member Fukuda Asuka is the only former member that had never participated in any type of unit or sub-group during her time in Hello! Project.
  • 8th generation members Junjun and Linlin are the only members to graduate before a new generation has joined the group.
  • The most common age for members to join are at 12 and 13 years of age, with each having 9 members of those ages joining the group.
  • The most common age for members to graduate or leave is at 22 years of age, with 6 members graduating at that age.
  • Nakazawa Yuko, Yoshizawa Hitomi, and Fukumura Mizuki are the only leaders whose order match their generation (Nakazawa as the first leader, Yoshizawa as the fourth leader, and Fukumura as the ninth leader).
  • Yaguchi Mari and Takahashi Ai are the only sub-leaders whose order match their generation (Yaguchi was the second sub-eader and Takahashi was the fifth sub-leader).
  • Yasuda Kei and Iikubo Haruna are the only sub-leaders to have graduated that did not become the groups leader.
  • Iikubo Haruna is the only current sub-leader to have gone through two different leadership reigns with Michishige Sayumi (2013-2014), and Fukumura Mizuki (2014-2018).
  • Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei and Yaguchi Mari are the only members to have participated in 9 singles that ranked #1 on the Oricon weekly charts.
  • Out of the 27 graduated members and 2 resigned members only Ishiguro Aya, Yasuda Kei, Ichii Sayaka, Tanaka Reina, Sayashi Riho and Ogata Haruna are the only members to have their graduating single rank #1 on the Oricon weekly charts.
  • The year 1999 has the most member births out of any year with 6 members being born that year, in order it is: Ogata Haruna (February 15), Oda Sakura (March 12), Sato Masaki (May 7), Nonaka Miki (October 7), Kudo Haruka (October 27), and Kaga Kaede (November 30).
    • Coincidentally they all are blood type A.
  • 6th generation member Fujimoto Miki and 14th generation member Morito Chisaki are the only two members who have had other activities within Hello! Project (as a soloist and Country Girls member, respectively) before joining Morning Musume.
  • As of June 2017, the most member births in one month is February with 6 member births, the members that are born in February are in order: Makino Maria (February 2, 2001), Kago Ai (February 7, 1988), Ogata Haruna (February 15, 1999), Morito Chisaki (February 19, 2000), Yokoyama Reina (February 22, 2001), and Fujimoto Miki (February 26, 1985).
  • As of December 2018, Fukumura Mizuki has had the most sub-leaders during her time as leader with a total of three: Iikubo Haruna (2014-2018), Ikuta Erina (2014-Present), and Ishida Ayumi (2018-Present)


See AlsoEdit

NotesEdit

  1. ^ While the 6th generation joined the group on January 19, 2003, Fujimoto Miki was officially announced as the first 6th generation member on January 7, 2003.
  2. ^ ^ Both singles do not include the 6th generation, but they were already members at time of release.
  3. ^ Because of her sudden resignation, Yaguchi Mari was still featured in the single.
  4. ^ The single does not include Junjun and Linlin, but both were already members at the time of the release.
  5. ^ The single originally did not include Oda Sakura, but she was already a member during the time of the release. "Wakuteka Take a change (Oda Sakura Ver.)" was released DVD track 2 for the limited C edition for "Help me!!".
  6. ^ The single does not include the 12th generation, but they were already members at the time of the release.
  7. ^ Sato Masaki was not able to be featured in the 63rd single, "BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy," due to her recovering from an injury during its production period.[10]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHT. Nippon TV. 2008-04-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "道重が久住小春教育でストレス、溜め込みすぎてまゆ毛抜いていた。" (in Japanese). Narinari. 2014-11-17.
  3. ↑ "元モー娘。メンバー、吉澤ひとみの婚約祝福 “元教育係”矢口真里「嬉しい」" (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2015-09-05.
  4. ↑ "「加護ちゃん」を元の位置に戻したい 加護亜依がアイドルに再挑戦する理由" (in Japanese). excite News. 2016-01-25.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "譜久村聖リーダーの新生モーニング娘。が4月15日シングルリリースを発表" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2015-02-15.
  6. ↑ "モー娘。工藤遥、新メンバーのキャラかぶりにダメ出し" (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2017-03-07.
  7. ↑ Ishida Ayumi. "幸せだ～！石田亜佑美" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Tenki Gumi Official Blog. 2019-09-22.
  8. ↑ "新旧の枠を超えたモーニング娘。の絆 ＜Yahoo!ライブトーク＞出演" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2007-11-15.
  9. ↑ "モーニング娘。'16鈴木香音卒業インタビュー" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2016-05-11.
  10. ↑ "モーニング娘。'17 NEWシングルリリースのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-01-26.

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