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Abe Natsumi

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Abe Natsumi (2009)

Abe Natsumi was one of the original five members of Morning Musume in 1997. She graduated from Morning Musume in 2004, and became a soloist in Hello! Project that year. On March 31, 2009, Abe Natsumi graduated from Hello! Project with the rest of the Elder Club. She is now a soloist signed with Up-Front Agency.

Profile

History

Abe Natsumi is one of the five original members of Morning Musume. She often took the lead in songs, on occasion singing the entire lead vocal with the other girls acting as backup singers. In 2004, she graduated from the group to pursue a solo career.

In 2003, Abe teamed up with Yosumi Keiko, a former member of Rokusenmon, as a so-called "mother and daughter" duo and released a single to prepare her for her solo efforts. To date she has released two albums, one mini album, and ten solo singles.

In late 2004 she was temporarily suspended for plagiarism, but as of early 2005, she is once again recording and performing.

Abe has participated in many Hello! Project shuffle units and subgroups, the latest being Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai.

On November 16, 2007, it was announced that Abe would be collaborating with ºC-ute member Yajima Maimi. They will release the single 16sai no Koi Nante on January 16, 2008. It will be the first Hello! Project single of 2008.

Discography

Special releases

# Title Release date First week sales Total sales
母と娘のデュエットソング (Haha to Musume no Duet Song) (with Yosumi Keiko) 2003-05-01 11,491 15,689
たからもの (Takaramono) (as 千 (Sen)) 2005-11-30 7,451 11,851
16歳の恋なんて (16sai no Koi Nante) (with Yajima Maimi) 2008-01-16 8,975 14,538*

Singles

# Title Release date First week sales Total sales
1 22歳の私 (22sai no Watashi) 2003-08-13 62,213 81,460
2 だって 生きてかなくちゃ (Datte Ikitekanakucha) 2004-06-02 39,062 55,113
3 恋のテレフォン GOAL (Koi no Telephone GOAL) 2004-08-11 36,525 47,351
4 夢ならば (Yume Naraba) 2005-04-19 27,627 36,248
5 恋の花 (Koi no Hana) 2005-08-31 21,261 30,450
6 スイートホリック (Sweet Holic) 2006-04-12 12,772 17,087
7 ザ・ストレス (The Stress) 2006-06-28 11,708 14,015
8 甘すぎた果実 (Amasugita Kajitsu) 2006-10-04 17,203 22,204
9 Too far away ～女のこころ～ (Too far away ~Onna no Kokoro~) 2007-05-09 9,380 11,817
10 息を重ねましょう (Iki wo Kasanemashou) 2007-10-24 10,001 11,531
11 スクリーン (Screen) 2008-12-03 4,848 6,474*

Albums

# Title Release date First week sales Total sales
1 一人ぼっち (Hitoribocchi) 2004-02-04 60,125 79,483
2 2nd～染みわたる想い～ (2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~) 2006-03-29 19,774 23,972

Mini Albums

# Title Release date First week sales Total sales
1 25～ヴァンサンク～ (25 ~Vingt-Cinq~) 2007-03-14 9,122 12,825*

Other Albums

Concert DVDs

Other DVDs

Photobooks

Pocket Morning Musume. (Volume 2)

Concert

  • [2004.09.28] 安倍なつみin Hello! Project 2004 Summer (Abe Natsumi in Hello! Project 2004 Summer) amazon.co.jp
  • [2005.07.06] 後浦なつみライブ「TRIANGLE ENERGY」 (Nochiura Natsumi Live "TRIANGLE ENERGY") (With Nochiura Natsumi) amazon.co.jp
  • [2005.10.25] 安倍なつみ+ベリーズ工房Hello!Project2005夏の歌謡ショー―05’セレクション!コレクション! (Abe Natsumi + Berryz Koubou Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show '05 Selection! Collection!) (With Berryz Koubou) amazon.co.jp
  • [2006.04.07] 安倍なつみ&美勇伝in Hello! Project 2006 Winter (Abe Natsumi & v-u-den in Hello! Project 2006 Winter) (With v-u-den) amazon.co.jp

Essay Books

  • [2003.04.02] ALBUM―1998‐2003 amazon.co.jp
  • [2003.08.10] せんせいのどうようきょうしついっしょにうたおう!―クイズつき童謡全集 (Sensei no Douyouki Ushitsuisshoniutaou! Kuizu Tsuki Douyou Zenshuu) amazon.co.jp
  • [2003.09.01] 22歳のなっち (22 Sai no Nacchi) amazon.co.jp
  • [2003.10.01] Natsumi Abe Believe (安倍なつみBelieve) amazon.co.jp
  • [2004.05.21] 安倍なつみフォト&エッセイ 陽光（ひかり） (Abe Natsumi Photo & Essay Youkou (Hikari)) amazon.co.jp

Other Works

Movies

TV Dramas

Musicals

Radio

  • [1999-2000] 安倍なつみのスーパーモーニングライダー (Abe Natsumi no Super Morning Rider)
  • [2001-2003] エアモニ。 (Airmoni.)
  • [2005] TBC FUNふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ (TBC FUN Field Moretsu Moodush)
  • [2008-2009] インターFM 「FIVE　STARS」 (InterFM "FIVE STARS") (on Mondays)
  • [2009-] bayfm FRIDAY NIGHT MEETING 安倍なつみ「あなたに会えたら」 (Anata ni Aetara)

Trivia

  • Attended Hokkaido Noboribetsu High School (currently known as Hokkaido Noboribetsu Seiryou High School).
  • Tsuji Nozomi calls her "Nachimi." Nakazawa Yuko and Yasuda Kei sometimes call her "Natsuan." Rinne was the first person to call her "Naccho".
  • Yaguchi Mari calls her "Nacchio"
  • Abe has credited her desire to become a singer during her time in middle school when she was feeling depressed after being bullied, she heard JUDY AND MARY's "Chiisa na Koro Kara" playing on the radio. Even now, she still has a great deal of respect for YUKI, the former lead singer of the band.
  • Abe got the name of "Natsumi" from a 1979 TV dorama series called "Chotto My Way" in which Momoi Kaori played the main character named "Asai Natsumi," and Abe's mother decided to name her daughter "Natsumi."
  • Her younger sister Asami started a musical career on her own in 2003.
  • As shown on ASAYAN, she originally wasn't the main vocalist for Morning Coffee. Iida Kaori was original main vocalist, but Tsunku switched his mind, and the rest is history.

External links

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Abe Natsumi
Songs · Images · Morning Musume · Hello! Project
Albums
Mini-Albums
Cover Albums
Best of Albums
Singles
Collaborations
Video Releases
Official Website
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