Morning Musume '21, formerly simply Morning Musume and colloquially referred to as Momusu, are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an amount of 64. Morning Musume was formed in 1997 by rock singer-songwriter turned record producer Tsunku, who later composed the vast majority of the group's songs over the decade. They are the lead group of Hello! Project that specialises in upbeat, pop-oriented music coupled with dance performance. The group produced several splinter groups, and often collaborates with other Hello! Project acts, including Country Musume, Berryz Kobo, Cute, Melon Kinenbi, and v-u-den. The group's name can be translated as "Morning Girls" or "Morning Daughters"; as the name suggests, it consists of members mostly in their late adolescence and early 20s.
| Native name | モーニング娘。 |
| Also known as | Momusu, 早安少女組。 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, EDM |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Zetima |
| Associated acts | Hello! Project shuffle units, Country Musume, Dream Morning Musume, GAM, Guardians 4, Hangry & Angry, Kira Pika, Mini Moni, Morning Musume Sakuragumi, Morning Musume Otomegumi, Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai, Ongaku Gatas, Petitmoni, Tanpopo, V-u-den, W, Hello! Project Mobekimasu, Berryz Kobo, Cute, Erina Mano, S/mileage, Juice |
| Members | Mizuki Fukumura (2011–), Erina Ikuta (2011–), Ayumi Ishida (2011–), Masaki Sato (2011–), Sakura Oda (2012–), Miki Nonaka (2014–), Maria Makino (2014–), Akane Haga (2014–), Kaede Kaga (2016–), Reina Yokoyama (2016–), Chisaki Morito (2017–), Rio Kitagawa (2019–), Homare Okamura (2019–), Mei Yamazaki (2019–) |
| Past members | Haruna Iikubo (2011–2018), Haruna Ogata (2014–2018), Haruka Kudo (2011–2017), Kanon Suzuki (2011–2016), Riho Sayashi (2011–2015), Sayumi Michishige (2003–2014), Reina Tanaka (2003–2013), Aika Mitsui (2006–2012), Risa Niigaki (2001–2012), Ai Takahashi (2001–2011), Lin Lin (2007–2010), Jun Jun (2007–2010), Eri Kamei (2003–2010), Koharu Kusumi (2005–2009), Miki Fujimoto (2003–2007), Hitomi Yoshizawa (2000–2007), Makoto Ogawa (2001–2006), Asami Konno (2001–2006), Rika Ishikawa (2000–2005), Mari Yaguchi (1998–2005), Kaori Iida (1997–2005), Ai Kago (2000–2004), Nozomi Tsuji (2000–2004), Natsumi Abe (1997–2004), Kei Yasuda (1998–2003), Maki Goto (1999–2002), Yuko Nakazawa (1997–2001), Sayaka Ichii (1998–2000), Aya Ishiguro (1997–2000), Asuka Fukuda (1997–1999) |
About Morning Musume
Colloquially referred to as Momusu, this Japanese female idol group was formed by recording artist turned producer Tsunku. They won the Billboard Japan Award for Active Artist of the Year in 2013.
Achievement of Morning Musume
They won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist in 1998. They released 15 albums between 1998 and 2017.
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Latest information about Morning Musume updated on July 28 2021.
