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[[Image:Fujimotomiki.jpg|thumb|300px|Fujimoto Miki (2010)]]

'''Fujimoto Miki''' (藤本美貴) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer and talent managed by [[JP.ROOM]]. She is best known as a former member of [[Morning Musume]] and a soloist within [[Hello! Project]]. She is part of [[Morning Musume OG]].

== Profile ==
* '''Name:''' Fujimoto Miki (藤本美貴)
* '''Nicknames:''' Mikitty (ミキティ)
* '''Birthday:''' {{bda|1985|02|26|mf=yes}}
* '''Birthplace:''' [[Wikipedia:Takikawa, Hokkaido|Takikawa]], [[Wikipedia:Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]
* '''Blood type:''' A
* '''Height:''' 155 cm
* '''Hobbies:''' Enjoying movies
* '''Favorite color:''' Black, white
* '''Favorite flowers:''' Sunflowers
* '''Favorite phrase:''' "Have fun!"
* '''Favorite season:''' Summer
* '''Favorite food:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakiniku Yakiniku], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natto natto]
* '''Disliked food:''' Scallions, cauliflower, broccoli, taro
* '''Favorite song:''' [[Romantic Ukare Mode|Romantic Ukare MODE]]
* '''Favorite artists:''' [[Amuro Namie]], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Aguilera Christina Aguilera], [[Matsuura Aya]]
* '''Hello! Project groups:'''
** [[Gomattou]] (2002&ndash;2003)
** [[Odoru 11]] (2002)
** [[Morning Musume]] (2003&ndash;2007)
** [[11WATER]] (2003)
** [[Morning Musume Otomegumi]] (2003&ndash;2004)
** [[Country Musume|Country Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto]] (2003)
** [[H.P. All Stars]] (2004)
** [[Hello! Project Akagumi]] (2005)
** [[Sexy Otonajan]] (2005)
** [[Wonderful Hearts]] (2006&ndash;2007)
** [[GAM]] (2006&ndash;2007)
** [[Elder Club]] (2009)
* '''Other:'''
** '''[[Gatas Brilhantes H.P.]]''' (2004&ndash;)
** [[Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu Singers]] (2011)

== History ==
Fujimoto started off in 1999 when she audition at the [[avex dream 2000]] audition but didn't pass. Later on, she was originally part of the group of finalists in the fourth generation [[Morning Musume]] auditions that resulted in the induction of [[Ishikawa Rika]], [[Yoshizawa Hitomi]], [[Kago Ai]], and [[Tsuji Nozomi]]. While not selected at that time, in early 2001 Fujimoto was contacted again and offered a chance to debut as a solo artist. After training for a little more than a year, she made her solo debut with her first single, "[[Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi]]." According to her ''[[index.php?title=Morning Musume x Tsunku 2&action=edit|Morning Musume x Tsunku 2]]'' interview, she worked as a receptionist at [[Up-Front Agency]] during her training period.

In 2002, [[Tsunku]] pooled Fujimoto along with two other [[Hello! Project]] soloists, [[Goto Maki]] (a former [[Morning Musume]] member) and [[Matsuura Aya]], to form [[Gomattou]]. The group released one single.

After a successful performance on the [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]] New Year's Eve music program, [[Tsunku]] made the surprise announcement in 2003 to add Fujimoto to [[Morning Musume]] as a part of the sixth generation, sidelining her solo career indefinitely. Fujimoto gradually became one of the main vocals of the singles. Later that same year, she was added to the [[Country Musume]] roster along with [[Konno Asami]], going on to release three singles as a part of the group.

Fujimoto was added to the futsal team [[Gatas Brilhantes H.P.]] in February 2004.

When [[Yaguchi Mari]] abruptly resigned from the group in April 2005, Fujimoto became the subleader of Morning Musume, supporting [[Yoshizawa Hitomi]] as the new leader.

In June 2006, it was announced that Fujimoto would form a new unit called [[GAM]] along with [[Matsuura Aya]]. GAM released three singles over the coming months, and then their first album in May 2007. A concert tour began on May 26th, 2007.

On May 6th, 2007, [[Yoshizawa Hitomi]] graduated from Morning Musume and Fujimoto Miki became the new leader with [[Takahashi Ai]] taking her former place as subleader.

On May 25th, 2007, Fujimoto was revealed in ''Friday'' magazine to have been dating a boyfriend, Shouji Tomoharu, who is part of comedy duo Shinagawa Shouji. Fujimoto herself confirmed that the story is true in a radio interview within days of the story breaking. As a result, on June 1st, Fujimoto, following in the footsteps of [[Yaguchi Mari]], quit Morning Musume. She remained in Hello! Project as a solo artist. She continued to perform in GAM with [[Matsuura Aya]] on their first tour, but the group went effectively inactive after the tour ended.

She released her first single in five years on April 2008, entitled [[Okitegami (Fujimoto Miki)|Okitegami]]. The A-side of the single was also done by [[Horiuchi Takao]] at the same time, causing an official battle between the two. About a year later, Fujimoto announced that she was she was engaged to [[Shouji Tomoharu]] and was getting married in July 2009.

On September 11, 2011 Fujimoto Miki announced that she was pregnant. On March 27, 2012, Fujimoto gave birth to the couple's first child, a son.

== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* [2003.02.26] [[Miki 1|MIKI 1]]

=== Singles ===
* [2002.03.13] [[Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi]] (会えない長い日曜日)
* [2002.06.12] [[Sotto Kuchizukete Gyutto Dakishimete]] (そっと口づけて ギュッと抱きしめて)
* [2002.09.04] [[Romantic Ukare Mode]] (ロマンティック浮かれモード)
* [2002.11.07] [[Boyfriend (Fujimoto Miki)|Boyfriend]] (ボーイフレンド)
* [2003.02.05] [[Boogie Train '03]] (ブギートレイン'03)
* [2008.04.23] [[Okitegami (Fujimoto Miki)|Okitegami]] (置き手紙)

=== Compilations / Other ===
* [2002.12.18] Hello! Project - [[Petit Best 3]] (#10 ''Romantic Ukare Mode'')
* [2008.12.10] Hello! Project - [[Petit Best 9]] (#16 ''Okitegami'')

=== DVDs ===
* [2002.10.02] [[Fujimoto Single M Clips 1|Fujimoto Single M Clips 1]]
* [2003.04.25] [[Alo Hello! Fujimoto Miki]]
* [2003.06.18] [[Fujimoto Miki First Live Tour 2003 Spring ~Miki 1~|Fujimoto Miki FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 SPRING ~MIKI 1~]]

== Publications ==
===Photobooks===
[[Image:ayayatomikitty.jpg|103px|Ayaya to Mikitty]] 
[[Image:Alo_Hello!_Fujimoto_Miki_PB.jpg|103px|Alo Hello! Fujimoto Miki]]
[[Image:FujimotoPB_Mikitty.jpg|103px|Mikitty]]
[[Image:FujimotoPB_Real226.jpg|103px|Real 226]]
[[Image:FujimotoPB_cheri.jpg|103px|cheri]]
[[Image:FujimotoPB_COEUR.jpg|103px|COEUR]]

* [2003.04.11] Ayaya to Mikitty (アヤヤとミキティ) <small>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847027612 amazon.co.jp]</small>
* [2003.04.22] Alo Hello! Fujimoto Miki (アロハロ！藤本美貴) <small>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4048535900 amazon.co.jp]</small>
* [2004.01.24] Mikitty <small>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847027930 amazon.co.jp]</small>
* [2005.02.25] Real 226 (リアル226) <small>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847028465 amazon.co.jp]</small>
* [2005.12.17] cheri <small>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847029054 amazon.co.jp]</small>
* [2006.11.25] COEUR <small>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847029720 amazon.co.jp]</small>

===Books===
* [2012.10.03] First mama book

== Works ==
=== Filmography ===
* [2003] [[17sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~]] (17才〜旅立ちのふたり〜)
* [2009] [[LONG CARAVAN]]

; TV Programs
* [2001&ndash;2002] [[Shin Bishoujo Nikki]] (新・美少女日記)
* [2002&ndash;2007] [[Hello! Morning]] (ハロー!モーニング。)
* [2002&ndash;2003] [[Bishoujo Nikki III]] (美少女日記III)
* [2003] [[Soreyuke! Gorokkies]] (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ)
* [2004] [[Futarigoto]] (二人ゴト)
* [2005] [[Musume DOKYU!]] (娘DOKYU!)
* [2007] [[Haromoni@]] (ハロモニ@)
* [2009] [[THE 1 Okubun no 8]] (THE 1億分の8)

; TV Dramas
* [2002] [[Tenshi no Utagoe ~Shounibyoutou no Kiseki~]] (天使の歌声〜小児病棟の奇跡〜) (as Kitamura Manami)
* [2004] [[Ryuuma ga Yuku]] (竜馬がゆく) (as Sakamoto Harui)
* [2009] [[Dare mo Mamorenai]] (誰も守れない) (as Rena)
* [2009] [[Reset]] (リセット) (1 episode) (as Ashizawa Azusa)

=== Theater ===
* [2003] [[Edokko Chushingura]] (江戸っ娘。忠臣蔵)
* [2006] [[Ribbon no Kishi The Musical]] (リッボンの騎士ザ・ミュージカル) (as Witch Hecate)
* [2008] [[HAKANA]]
* [2008] [[Wikipedia:Grease (musical)|Grease]] (グリース) (as Betty Rizzo)
* [2009] [[Sendai Shiro Monogatari]] (仙台四郎物語)

=== Radio ===
* [2002] Fujimoto Miki no All Night Nippon Petit! (藤本美貴のオールナイトニッポン プチ!)
* [2002&ndash;2003] Fujimoto Miki Heart Days Radio (藤本美貴 ハート・デイズ・レディオ)
* [2002&ndash;2007] [[Fujimoto Miki no Dokimiki Night]] (藤本美貴のドキ♥みきNight)
* [2004&ndash;2007] [[Young Town Douyoubi]] (ヤングタウン土曜日)

===<span class="mw-headline"> Morning Musume OG Concert </span>===

* [2011.04.23 - 20011.05.29] ドリーム モーニング娘。コンサートツアー2011 春の舞～卒業生 DE 再結成～ ([[Dream Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru no Mai ~Sotsugyousei DE Saikessei~]])

== Trivia ==
* '''Morning Musume 3rd Addition Audition songs:'''
** Uptempo: "[[Monochrome|monochrome]]" ([[Hamasaki Ayumi]])
** Slow-tempo: "[[Sure|SURE]]" ([[Every Little Thing]])
* Sang [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]'s "[[Depend on you]]" for her [[Avex]] [[dream]] audition.
* Came up with "Mikitty" as a nickname for herself prior to her debut and derives from mixing "Miki" and "Kitty" (because she is a big fan of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty Hello Kitty]).
* Close friends with [[Matsuura Aya]] and [[Yoshizawa Hitomi]].
* Her role models include [[Amuro Namie]] and [[Nakazawa Yuko]].
* Due to her "strong," brusque image, it is common among Japanese fans to call her "Miki-sama."
* Coincidentally, figure skater [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miki_Ando Ando Miki] also has the same nickname of "Mikitty." Fujimoto has said herself that it "felt like [she] had a new relative."
* Is a self-confessed homebody.
* As a child, wanted to become an [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/enka enka] singer due to the influence of her grandmother.
* Would want to be a nursing home caretaker if she hadn't become a singer.
* She commented during [[Ishikawa Rika]]'s graduation on May 4th, 2005, that there was a time when she and Ishikawa did not get along very well -- to the point that it even influenced TV programs, according to a [[Musume DOKYU!]] producer.
* Attended Hokkaido Akabira High School, but dropped out in April 2001 to pursue her solo career.
* Originally debuted as an actress first on [[index.php?title=TV Tokyo&action=edit|TV Tokyo]]'s "[[index.php?title=Shin Bishoujo Nikki&action=edit|Shin Bishoujo Nikki]]."
* Around the time of her debut, photos taken with various guys at clubs surfaced via tabloids, but the scandal was rather minor and brief.
* [[Yoshizawa Hitomi]] calls her "Kuwagata" (stag beetle), her only nickname not to be name-related.
* She holds the shortest tenure as Morning Musume's leader, with her leadership lasting a mere 25 days.
* She is the youngest child in her family (Hello! Morning #318)

== External Links ==
* [http://www.jp-r.co.jp/fujimotomiki.html Official Website]
* [http://www.up-fc.jp/m-line/member/fujimoto_miki/ Official Fan Page]
* [http://ameblo.jp/miki-fujimoto/ Official Blog]
* Wikipedia Profiles: [[Wikipedia:ja:藤本美貴|Japanese: 藤本美貴]] | [[Wikipedia:Miki Fujimoto|English: Miki Fujimoto]]

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