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Morning Musume Profile: Morning Musume Facts

Morning Musume ’22 (モーニング娘。 ’22), also known as Morning Musume (モーニング娘。), are a Japanese female idol group. They are the lead group of Hello! Project. They currently consist of 12 members: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei and Sakurai Rio. They released a demo single on November 3, 1997 and debuted on January 28, 1998 with 5 members.

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Morning Musume Members Profile:
Fukumura Mizuki

Birth Name:  Fukumura Mizuki (譜久村聖)
Nickname: Fuku-chan, Mizu☆Pon
Birth Date: October 30, 1996
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Years Active: 2011 – present
Generation: 9th
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Color: Hot Pink
Height: 165cm
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Blood Type: O
Speciality: Unable to read the atmosphere
Hobbies: Drawing
Blog: Morning Musume 9ki
Instagram: mizuki_fukumura.official

Fukumura Mizuki Facts:
– She is the youngest member to become leader and sub-leader.
– It is rumored that she comes from a very wealthy family.
– She is a middle child with an older and a younger brother.
– She started loving Morning Musume since she was a baby.
– Was initially told by Tsunku that she was eliminated from the third round of Morning Musume’s 9th generation auditions, unaware that she actually passed and her announcement was being kept as a surprise.
– She has said that if she could be reborn, she’d like to be a human again and audition for Morning Musume’s 96th generation.
– Apparently is addicted to chewing ice cubes.
– Her favorite Morning Musume song is “I WISH”.
– She is set to graduate sometime in Autumn 2023.

Ikuta Erina

Birth Name: Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
Nickname: Eripon
Birth Date: July 7, 1997
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Years Active: 2011 – present
Generation: 9th
Position: Sub Leader, Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper
Color: Yellow-Green
Height: 159cm
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Blood Type: A
Speciality: Sleep anywhere
Hobbies: Dance and play golf
Blog: Morning Musume 9ki
Instagram: erina_ikuta.official

Ikuta Erina Facts:
– She was previously a child model.
– Ikuta Erina is the 1st Sub Leader.
– If she wasn’t an idol, she would like to be a hairdresser.
– She goes to karaoke to release stress.
– Her favorite Morning Musume song is “Shouganai Yume Oibito”.
– She listens to some K-pop artists like BLACKPINK, CLC, and TWICE.
– Once mentioned being a fan of Koda Kumi, Hamasaki Ayumi, and Hikaru GENJI.
– Her cousin is gravure idol and stage play actress Takigawa Aya.
– She wants to try being an action actress because she loves watching sword fights.

Ishida Ayumi

Birth Name: Ishida Ayumi (石田亜佑美)
Nickname: Daaishi
Birth Date: January 7, 1997
Birthplace: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Years Active: 2011 – present
Generation: 10th
Position: Sub Leader, Vocalist, Main Dancer, Main Rapper
Color: Royal Blue
Height: 153cm
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Blood Type: O
Speciality: Braiding hair
Hobbies: Dancing and fashion
Blog: Morning Musume 10ki
Instagram: ayumi_ishida.official

Ishida Ayumi Facts:
– She is really proud of being the only Morning Musume member from the Tohoku region.
– Ishida Ayumi is the current 2nd Sub Leader.
– Considers her charm point to be her brown eyes.
– Fans have found that she has a habit of taking promotional costumes home for personal use.
– She believes she is the best at dancing.
– Despite having no electricity following the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, she kept on practicing dance with just the light of candles.
– If she wasn’t an idol, she would like to have been a hairdresser.
– She has said that she really doesn’t like spending money and that she is a bargain hunter despite shopping being a hobby of hers.
– She was a back-dancer for Dorothy Little Happy before joining Morning Musume.
– Her favorite Morning Musume song is “Naichau Kamo”.

Oda Sakura

Birth Name: Oda Sakura (小田さくら)
Nickname: Sakura, OdaSaku, Sakurakkyo
Birth Date: March 12, 1999
Birthplace: Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Years Active: 2012 – present
Generation: 11th
Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper
Color: Lavender
Height: 153.1cm
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Blood Type: A
Speciality: Hula dancing
Hobbies: Sewing and cooking
Blog: Morning Musume 10ki

Oda Sakura Facts:
– She said her dream as an idol is to become unique within Hello! Project.
– Has been hula dancing since 5th grade.
– Sakura used to be a vegetarian up until nursery school.
– She has been a fan of Morning Musume since kindergarten.
– Her favorite costumes are the black non-cat outfits worn in “Sexy Cat no Enzetsu” and her own costumes for “Help me!!” and “One and Only”.
– She has also stated that she enjoys listening to Pentatonix, an American acapella group.
– Sakura has mentioned before that she sometimes takes up to 2 hours bathing in the bathtub.
– Her favorite Morning Musume songs are “Namidacchi”, “Mikan”, and “KoiING”.

Nonaka Miki

Birth Name: Nonaka Miki (野中美希)
Nickname: Chel, Nonaka-chan, Mikicha
Birth Date: October 7, 1999
Birthplace: Shizuoka, Japan
Years Active: 2014 – present
Generation: 12th
Position: Lead Vocalist
Color: Purple
Height: 157cm
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Blood Type: A
Speciality: English and playing piano
Hobbies: Collecting cute stuff
Blog: Morning Musume 12ki
Instagram: miki_nonaka.official

Nonaka Miki Facts:
– She is the first member of Morning Musume to come from the Shizuoka Prefecture.
– Learned piano for seven years before joining Morning Musume; in 2017 she learned to play the harp for a stage play, and began learning guitar.
– Nonaka Miki lived in Alabama for 5 years.
– She’s very proud of her English pronunciation.
– If she did not become an idol, she believes she would have gone back to America to study abroad.
– She’s really good at cooking fruiche.
– Said the thing she wants to do most as part of Morning Musume is have concerts abroad.
– She thinks that in a previous life she was a cat.
– Her favorite Morning Musume song is “Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa”.

Makino Maria

Birth Name: Makino Maria (牧野真莉愛)
Nickname: Maria
Birth Date: February 2, 2001
Birthplace: Nishio, Aichi, Japan
Years Active: 2014 – present
Generation: 12th
Position: Vocalist, Visual, Center
Color: Pink
Height: 165cm
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Blood Type: A
Speciality: Ballet, playing piano and calligraphy
Hobbies: Watching baseball games
Blog: Morning Musume 12ki
Instagram: maria_makino.official

Makino Maria Facts:
– Her favorite baseball team is the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
– She believes she is the Hello! Project member who loves baseball the most.
– Her favorite flower is rose and favorite season is winter.
– Before debut the songs she wanted to dance the most with Morning Musume were “Ai no Gundan” and “Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe”.
– Said the thing she wants to do most as part of Morning Musume is appear at the season opening ceremony of a baseball game.
– If she did not become an idol, she would like to be a wagashi artisan because she loves to eat wagashi.
– She wrote in a magazine that her dream was to become like Michishige Sayumi.
– Her favorite Morning Musume songs are “Renai Revolution 21” and “The☆Pea~ce!”.

Haga Akane

Birth Name: Haga Akane (羽賀朱音)
Nickname: Akanechin
Birth Date: March 7, 2002
Birthplace: Nagano, Nagano, Japan
Years Active: 2014 – present
Generation: 12th
Position: Vocalist
Color: Orange
Height: 158.5cm
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Blood Type: O
Speciality: Calligraphy
Hobbies: Watching Youtube videos and reading manga
Blog: Morning Musume 12ki
Instagram: akane__haga.official

Haga Akane Facts:
– She became a fan of Morning Musume after listening to “Maji Desu ka Ska!”.
– Haga said she has confidence that she could change the future for Morning Musume.
– Is the first Morning Musume member from Nagano Prefecture.
– She thinks she won’t lose to any other member in being young.
– If she did not become an idol, she would like to work at a famous cake shop in Nagano Prefecture.
– She would bring her family to a deserted island.
– Haga once won Best in Show at her prefecture’s calligraphy exhibition.
– Her favorite Morning Musume songs are “Pyocopyoco Ultra”, “Tokimeku Tokimeke”, and “Be Alive”.

Yokoyama Reina

Birth Name: Yokoyama Reina (横山玲奈)
Nickname: Yokoyoko, Yokoyan
Birth Date: February 22, 2001
Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
Years Active: 2016 – present
Generation: 13th
Position: Vocalist
Color: Golden Yellow
Height: 152.5cm
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Blood Type: O
Speciality: Playing multiple instruments
Hobbies: Dancing and singing
Blog: Morning Musume 13ki
Instagram: reina_yokoyama.official

Yokoyama Reina Facts:
– She believes she is the Hello! Project member with the most knowledge and experience with various musical instruments such as the guitar, saxophone, and piano.
– If she did not become an idol, she would want to become a school teacher, specifically a history teacher.
– She learned to play piano without professional lessons.
– In middle school she wanted to form a band and tried inviting her friends to join, but nobody was interested and after her guitar broke she lost interest in forming one.
– She is the first of her Hello Pro Kenshuusei generation to debut.
– Kamen Rider was her favorite TV series while growing up.
– She considers her charm points to be her bangs, eyes, sneeze and loud laugh.
– Her favorite Morning Musume songs are “The Vision” and “Souda! We’re ALIVE”.

Kitagawa Rio

Birth Name: Kitagawa Rio (北川莉央)
Nickname: Kitario
Birth Date: March 16, 2004
Birthplace: Tokyo
Years Active: 2019 – present
Generation: 15th Generation
Position: Lead Vocalist
Color: Sea Blue
Height: 155.4cm
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Blood Type: O
Speciality:
Hobbies:
Blog: Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog

Kitagawa Rio Facts:
– On June 22, 2019 she was announced as a winner of the Morning Musume ’19 LOVE Audition.
– She was officially introduced as a new member of Morning Musume on July 13, 2019.
– Her favorite song is “Ai no Gundan”.
– She is bad at sports, but she likes golfing.

Okamura Homare

Birth Name: Okamura Homare (岡村ほまれ)
Nickname: Homa-chan, Homatan
Birth Date: May 9, 2005
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Years Active: 2019 – present
Generation: 15th Generation
Position: Vocalist
Color: Daisy
Height: 158cm
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Blood Type: A
Speciality:
Hobbies:
Blog: Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog

Okamura Homare Facts:
– She has been dancing since she was 6 years old.
– On June 22, 2019 she was announced as a winner of the Morning Musume ’19 LOVE Audition.
– She was officially introduced as a new member of Morning Musume on July 13, 2019.
– She studied tap dance and ballet.
– Her favorite song is “One・Two・Three”.

Yamazaki Mei

Birth Name: Yamazaki Mei (山﨑愛生)
Nickname: Mei-chan
Birth Date: June 28, 2005
Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Years Active: 2019 – present
Generation: 15th Generation
Position: Vocalist
Color: Bright Green
Height: 159cm
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Blood Type: B
Specialty:
Hobbies:
Blog: Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog

Yamazaki Mei Facts:
– In 2014, she auditioned to become a model for Ciao Girl magazine.
– On June 22, 2019 she was announced as a 15th generation member of Morning Musume ’19.
– She was officially introduced as a new member of Morning Musume on July 13, 2019.

Sakurai Rio

Birth Name: Sakurai Rio (櫻井梨央)
Nickname: Rairii/Riley, Rii-chan
Birth Date: November 11, 2005
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Years Active: 2022 – present
Generation: 16th
Position: Vocalist
Color: Milk Tea
Height: 159cm
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Admiring idols
Blog: Morning Musume 16ki

Sakurai Rio Facts:
– Despite curry rice being her favourite food, she prefers butter chicken curry rice since she can’t eat hot curries.
– Her favorite Morning Musume song is “Mukidashi de Mukiatte”.
– She’s currently the youngest member.

Morning Musume Timeline
Morning Musume’s lineup is constantly changing, with members graduating almost every year since 1997. The graphic below displays their transformation throughout the years (as of June 19, 2022).

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