other
types of Japanese pop music, such as Good Morning, Magic Mother, MM, Morning Mother and M Mother
Active year from 1997 to present
Background and characteristics of zetima
Composition background
Morning Musume debuted in 1998, initially on Tokyo TV in 1997 (テ A competition called "Shooting Q Rock Female Lead Singer" (シャロックボーカリストォーデォ) At that time, the winner of the tryouts was Hiraya Tsudai.
before the formal debut of the group, Tsunku, the record producer who initiated the group and a member of Shooting Chaos Q, asked for a test to decide whether several losers had a chance to start again. Therefore, it was stipulated that it was necessary to take turns in five designated places in different cities, including Nagoya Stadium, within five days to sell exactly 5, single records "Seeds of Love" by trial sale.
Group Features
At present (May 27), Morning Musume has 9 members, ranging in age from 13 to 22. The age gap of the group was as high as 15 years when it was the largest. Its characteristic is that although the group form is maintained, the members of the group will change with time. After the original members "graduate", they will make a new debut, and then add new people in the form of a talent show, which can be said to be a replica of Tokyo Dance Doll (199 -1996) (Hello, to which Morning Musume belongs! Keiko Inaba, one of the senior members of Project(ハロープロジェクト), was a member of Osaka Dance Doll, an association group of Tokyo Dance Dolls, before joining the sun and the moon. In addition, due to the large number of members, apart from the songs sung by the whole group, it is often divided into smaller sub-groups, such as Dandelion, Little Morning, Mini Morning, Cherry Blossom Group, B Girl Group, etc., so that these sub-groups can independently release singles and even compete with each other, which is quite a special place for the group. In Taiwan Province, there are black-faced girls who imitate Morning Musume's business style.
Every time there are tens of thousands of contestants competing for the position of the new member of Morning Musume, the competition is fierce. Many "Cang Hai Zhu" were appreciated by other record companies and entered the music scene. Among them, Kuraki Mai, Kumi Kouda (who took part in the draft under his real name "Kanda Laiweizi" at that time) and Kayou Aiko were widely known to Japanese music fans. In each draft, three defeated contestants, Miki Fujimoto, Satoda Mai and Saito Mihai, were later accepted by UFA. Among them, Miki Fujimoto debuted as a solo singer, and was arranged to join Morning Musume in early 23, becoming one of the sixth members, and was confirmed as the vice captain of Morning Musume in the musical program "Musical Warrior" on July 16, 25. Satoda Mai and Saito Mihai successively joined the rural girls' group, an affiliated group in Morning Musume.
Hello! Project
Morning Musume is a giant female idol singing brand Hello! One of the groups under Project, besides Morning Musume and the previously mentioned Pingjia Chongdai and Country Girls Group, the brand also includes individual singers such as Aya Matsuura and Maeda Yuki, and some other groups such as Coconut Girls Group, T& Melon Memorial Day, Sun and Moon (T&; C Bomber), Mei Yong Chuan, etc.
Members who "graduate" from Morning Musume will also be included in Hello! Within Project, I will become a personal singer in this group, including Yuko Nakazawa, Goto Maki, Kei Yasuda, Abe Natsumi, Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi and Yoshimoto Hitomi, while Makoto Ogawa will return to Hello after studying abroad! Project, continue to be Hello! A member of Project.
In addition, some graduates will be arranged to form another group, for example, Nozomi Tsuji and Kago Ai's W, while Rika Ishikawa will be arranged to form a brand-new group, Mei Yong Chuan, with two newcomers-Sanhao Kaori and Okada Wei. W and meiyong biography are also compiled into Hello! Within Project.
finally, some members also left Hello when they graduated! Project, examples include Sayaka Ichii and Asami Konno. Early graduation members Aya Ishiguro and Yasuda Fukuda graduated due to Hello! Project has not yet been established, so it has never been Hello! Members of Project. They switched to fashion design and continued their studies respectively.
the origin of the group name
Morning Musume's group name was named by the producer Tsunku. The original concept was to make this group "as rich and varied as a breakfast set meal, making people feel relaxed and happy", but before the official decision of the group name of Morning Musume, the producer once considered calling it the "octopus burning sisters group" (たこ?き
the name of the group is モーニング. "and" Morning Musume. The full stop in is not a clerical error, but a formal commercial name legally registered in Japan with trademark rights that can continue until 212. The origin of the period is that when the group's group name was first made public in the program "A Variety of Asakusa Bridges", Takashi Okamura, one of the program hosts, saw a period behind the group name typed by the subtitle machine, and jokingly asked, "I have been paying attention to it at the beginning. I want to ask, is the period also a part of the group name? "(さっきからちょっとになるですが," ), another host, Yabe Hiroyuki from Ninty-Nine, replied, "Yes! "(Yes! ) but in the end it went away. Later, in the program "Happy Birthday" of Fuji TV, the name scientist An Zhai Shengyang divined Morning Musume's team name, saying that the total stroke after the period was 23 strokes (in Japanese, the team name was "モーニング Niang". "stroke calculation" is an ideal team name, but if the full stop is deleted and the total stroke becomes 22 strokes, Morning Musume may face a crisis of division. At that time, Yuko Nakazawa, the captain of Morning Musume, went on to say, "". "(period) is very important! 」（『。 は great event. ) The period was officially hired and put into the group name.
besides, ". "This symbol is related to Morning Musume and Hello! Project-related branch group names and program names are also often used, such as the rural girl group (カントリー mother). , a derivative group), Coconut Girl Group (ココナッツ mother. , derivative group), mini good morning (ミニモニ. , derivative group), ecological good morning (ェコモニ. , during which derivative groups are limited), "Good morning" (Hello! Morning，ハロー! モーニング。 , Morning Musume's exclusive variety show), "Very Good Morning" (モー. たぃへんでした, an exclusive variety show), Good Morning in the Air (ェァモニ). , a radio program attended by members), Good Morning Interpol (モーニング criminal. , starring the first and second members of the film), "Edo Maiden Loyalist Tibetan" (Edo Niang. Loyal minister Kun, a musical starring members) and so on.
Morning Musume's 1th Anniversary Team
Since Morning Musume was founded in September 1997, it was composed of five people: Yuko Nakazawa (then 24 years old), Aya Ishiguro (19 years old), Kaori Iida (16 years old), Abe Natsumi (16 years old) and Yasuda Fukuda (12 years old), so Kaori Iida (26 years old, The 2nd generation captain), Abe Natsumi (26 years old), Goto Maki (21 years old), Risa Niigaki (18 years old) and kusumi koharu (14 years old) formed the "1th Anniversary Team of Morning Musume's Birth" and released the single "MY ASIA" on January 24th, 27.
Joining China members
On March 15th, 27, Morning Musume joined China members for the first time. They are Chun Li from Hunan Province, China Province, who participated in the Super Girl in 26 and became one of the top 5 singers in Changsha, and Hangzhou. City, since 26, in Japan with Hello! Qian Lin, a member of Project Eggs, performed performing arts activities. However, many fans from all over the world did not support this decision. The netizens in 2ch, a famous discussion forum in Japan, even thought that Tsunku was a "traitor".
Related websites
Official website:
Chinese Union:
Members
Current members (in order of joining time)
* Gao Qiaoai (vice captain)
* Risa Niigaki
* Miki Fujimoto (captain)
* Kamei Eri (Eri Kamei)
* Michishige Sayumi. Mitsuiaika Eighth Generation League Member
* Chun Li Eighth Generation League Member (China Student)
* Qian Lin Eighth Generation League Member (China Student)
Former members (in order of departure time)
* Yasuda Fukuda
* Aya Ishiguro (Ishigaki)
* Sayaka Ichii
* Yuko Nakazawa. Nozomi Tsuji
* Kago Ai
* Kaori Iida
* Mari Yaguchi
* Rika Ishikawa
* Asami Konno (United States)
* Makoto Ogawa
* Yoshimoto Hitomi (Yoshizawa ひとみ May 3, 1998: Kei Yasuda, Sayaka Ichii and Mari Yaguchi joined in the second phase, increasing to 8 people
o April 18, 1999: Yasuda Fukuda left at the age of 14 and left Hello! Project
* August 22, 1999: Goto Maki joined in the third phase, increasing to 8 people
o January 7, 2: Aya Ishiguro left her career as an artist at the age of 21 and left Hello! Project
* April 16, 2: Rika Ishikawa, Yoshimoto Hitomi, Nozomi Tsuji and Kago Ai joined in four phases, increasing to 11 people
o May 21, 2: Sayaka Ichii left at the age of 16 and left Hello! Project
o April 15, 21: Yuko Nakazawa graduated as an artist at the age of 27
* August 26, 21: Gao Qiaoai, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa and Risa Niigaki joined in the fifth stage, increasing to 13 people
o September 23, 22: Goto Maki graduated as a singer at the age of 17
* January 19, 23: Sixth stage. Increased to 16 people
o May 5, 23: Kei Yasuda graduated to become a singer at the age of 22
o January 25, 24: Abe Natsumi graduated to become a singer at the age of 22
o August 1, 24: Nozomi Tsuji was 17 years old. Kago Ai 16-year-old graduation group "w"
o January 3, 25: Kaori Iida 23-year-old graduation singer
o April 14, 25: Mari Yaguchi 22-year-old graduation singer
* May 1, 25: Seven kusumi koharu joined, increasing to 11
o May 7, 25: Rika Ishikawa 2-year-old. Project
o August 27, 26: Makoto Ogawa graduated as a singer at the age of 18
* December 1, 26: Mitsuiaika joined in the eighth stage, increasing to 9 people
* March 15, 27: Chun Li and Qian Lin joined in the eighth stage (China students). Increased to 11 people
o May 6, 27: Yoshimoto Hitomi graduated at the age of 22 and became a singer
Captain of all previous dynasties
* The first generation of Yuko Nakazawa was formed-April 15, 21
* The second generation of Kaori Iida was April 16, 21-January 3, 25
* The third generation of Mari Yaguchi was January 31, 25. Yoshimoto Hitomi of the 4th generation April 15th, 25-May 6th, 27
* Miki Fujimoto of the 5th generation May 7th, 27 -
Vice captains of previous dynasties
* Kei Yasuda of the 1st generation April 16th, 21-May 5th, 23
* Mari Yaguchi of the 2nd generation May 6th, 23-January 3th, 25. The 3rd generation Yoshimoto Hitomi from January 31st, 25 to April 14th, 25
* The 4th generation Miki Fujimoto from April 15th, 25 to May 6th, 27
* The 5th generation Gao Qiaoai may 7th, 27 -
main work
single
Love "Seeds of Love" November 3rd, 1997
1 モーングコー "hug me HOLD ON ME! September 9, 1998
4 Memory Youth Light Memory Youth Light February 1, 1999
5 True Summer Light True Summer Light May 12, 1999
6 ふるさと Machine, September 9, 1999
8 Love のダンスサィト Love Dance Station, January 26, 2