Morning Musume

Morning Musume (モーニング娘。), sometimes referred to as Momusu (モームス。) or Momusume (often in tabloids, news, モー娘。), is the lead group of the Hello! Project. Beginning back in 1997 on a talent show called ASAYAN, it quickly became, and still remains one of Japan's top all girl groups with a number of hit records and albums. They have sold over 16,342,303, copies in Japan alone.

History

In 1997, Sharan Q held a series of auditions on ASAYAN to find a female vocalist. The number of people who auditioned were eventually whittled down to 11, and Heike Michiyo was chosen as the winner. The five runners up were challenged by Tsunku to form a group and release a single, with the incentive that if they could sell 50,000 records in five days they would receive a record deal. Given the name Morning Musume, they recorded Ai no Tane and successfully completed his challenge.

After releasing their first official single, Morning Coffee, another audition was held and three more members were added to the group. This began a series of additions and 'graduations' which have seen members come and go, some remaining in Hello! Project as solo artists or in other units, and some retiring from the music business. In past years, members also took part in, such as Sakura Gumi and Otome Gumi; Tanpopo, Petitmoni, and Minimoni, which released their own singles and albums.

In April 2000, the group began hosting a television variety show called Hello! Morning which further increased its popularity. They also star in a number of their own musicals, which are usually done also every year in the summertime. A massive amount of Morning Musume merchandise has been released such as calendars, photobooks, posters, etc. They have even starred in their own Playstation 2 game called Space Venus.

The group has gone through many changes in recent years with the graduation of the long-time leader and last remaining original member Iida Kaori in January 2005, the sudden resignation of then-leader Yaguchi Mari on April 14, 2005, and the addition of Kusumi Koharu and graduation of Ishikawa Rika in May 2005.

2006 was no different, with the graduations of Konno Asami on July 23, 2006 and Ogawa Makoto on August 27, 2006, as well as the addition of Mitsui Aika on December 10, 2006.

On March 15th, 2007, Tsunku announced that Junjun and Linlin, two "exchange students" from China, will join as members of the 8th generation. Leader Yoshizawa Hitomi graduated from Morning Musume on May 6th, 2007, and Fujimoto Miki became the new leader with Takahashi Ai the sub-leader. However, on June 1st, 2007, it was reported that Fujimoto Miki had left Morning Musume on her own accord, and that Takahashi Ai became the leader and Niigaki Risa took Takahashi's place as sub-leader.

On October 24, 2007, an album containing all 34 singles of the group to date was released.

Their 35th single, Mikan, was released on November 21, 2007.

Morning Musume, along with Berryz Koubou and °C-ute, will perfom at NHK network's 58th Kouhaku Uta Gassen on New Year's. It is the most-watched show each year in Japan. It is their tenth appearance on the show.

Members

First Generation (1997)

Nakazawa Yuko (中澤裕子, graduated April 15, 2001)
Ishiguro Aya (石黒彩, graduated January 7, 2000)
Iida Kaori (飯田圭織, graduated January 30, 2005)
Abe Natsumi (安倍なつみ, graduated January 25, 2004)
Fukuda Asuka (福田明日香, graduated April 18, 1999)

Second Generation (1998)

Yasuda Kei (保田圭, graduated May 5, 2003)
Yaguchi Mari (矢口真里, left April 14, 2005)
Ichii Sayaka (市井紗耶香, graduated May 21, 2000)

Third Generation (1999)

Goto Maki (後藤真希, graduated September 23, 2002)

Fourth Generation (2000)

Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華, graduated May 7, 2005)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (吉澤ひとみ, graduated May 6, 2007)
Tsuji Nozomi (辻希美, graduated August 1, 2004)
Kago Ai (加護亜依, graduated August 1, 2004)

Fifth Generation (2001)

Takahashi Ai (高橋愛)
Konno Asami (紺野あさ美, graduated July 23, 2006)
Ogawa Makoto (小川麻琴, graduated August 27, 2006)
Niigaki Risa (新垣里沙)

Sixth Generation (2003)

Fujimoto Miki (藤本美貴, left June 1, 2007)
Kamei Eri (亀井絵里)
Michishige Sayumi (道重さゆみ)
Tanaka Reina (田中れいな)

Seventh Generation (2005)

Kusumi Koharu (久住小春)

Eighth Generation (2006-2007)

Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳)
Junjun (ジュンジュン)
Linlin (リンリン)

Discography

Singles

No.	Title	Release date	First week sales	Total sales	Highest rank
0	愛の種 (Ai no Tane)	1997.11.03	<50,000	50,000	-
1	モーニングコーヒー (Morning Coffee)	1998.01.28	95,060	200,790	6
2	サマーナイトタウン (Summer Night Town)	1998.05.27	86,670	417,330	4
3	抱いてHOLD ON ME！ (Daite HOLD ON ME!)	1998.09.09	183,500	497,120	1
4	Memory 青春の光 (Memory Seishun no Hikari)	1999.02.10	195,720	410,850	2
5	真夏の光線 (Manatsu no Kousen)	1999.05.12	122,610	235,010	3
6	ふるさと (Furusato)	1999.07.14	102,750	170,670	5
7	LOVEマシーン (LOVE Machine)	1999.09.09	241,540	1,646,630	1
8	恋のダンスサイト (Koi no Dance Site)	2000.01.26	600,860	1,229,970	2
9	ハッピーサマーウェディング (Happy Summer Wedding)	2000.05.17	471,270	990,950	1
10	I WISH	2000.09.06	407,350	654,640	1
11	恋愛レボリューション21 (Renai Revolution 21)	2000.12.13	515,490	986,040	2
12	ザ☆ピ~ス！ (The☆Pea~ce!)	2001.07.25	310,810	682,320	1
13	Mr. Moonlight ～愛のビッグバンド～ (Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~)	2001.10.31	308,940	513,340	1
14	そうだ！We're ALIVE (Souda! We're ALIVE)	2002.02.20	272,950	443,630	1
15	Do it! Now	2002.07.24	180,490	310,600	3
16	ここにいるぜぇ！ (Koko ni Iruzee!)	2002.10.30	139,070	228,542	1
17	モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島 (Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima)	2003.02.19	72,594	151,342	4
18	AS FOR ONE DAY	2003.04.23	84,251	129,893	1
19	シャボン玉 (Shabondama)	2003.07.30	98,028	151,104	2
20	Go Girl～恋のヴィクトリー～ (Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~)	2003.11.06	73,884	145,340	4
21	愛あらばIT'S ALL RIGHT (Ai Araba IT'S ALL RIGHT)	2004.01.21	78,142	108,368	2
22	浪漫～MY DEAR BOY～ (Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~)	2004.05.12	67,144	87,255	4
23	女子かしまし物語 (Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari)	2004.07.22	58,435	91,789	3
24	涙が止まらない放課後 (Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago)	2004.11.03	50,967	65,873	4
25	THE マンパワー!!! (THE Manpower!!!)	2005.01.19	51,421	67,860	4
26	大阪恋の歌 (Osaka Koi no Uta)	2005.04.27	46,945	59,287	2
27	色っぽいじれったい (Iroppoi Jirettai)	2005.07.27	68,009	82,200	4
28	直感2～逃した魚は大きいぞ！～ (Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~)	2005.11.09	43,535	54,428	4
29	SEXY BOY～そよ風に寄り添って～ (SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~)	2006.03.15	36,531	48,667	4
30	Ambitious！野心的でいいじゃん (Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan)	2006.06.21	37,065	47,159	4
31	歩いてる (Aruiteru)	2006.11.08	40,967	55,694	1
32	笑顔YESヌード (Egao YES Nude)	2007.02.14	40,884	53,047	4
33	悲しみトワイライト (Kanashimi Twilight)	2007.04.25	53,551	61,322	2
34	女に幸あれ (Onna ni Sachi Are)	2007.07.25	43,364	50,812	2
35	みかん (Mikan)	2007.11.21	28,082	37,519	6
36	リゾナントブルー (Resonant Blue)	2008.04.16	48,086	55,531	3
37	ペッパー警部 (Pepper Keibu)	2008.09.24	38,596	46,067	3
38	泣いちゃうかも (Naichau Kamo)	2009.02.18	44,121	50,313	3
39	しょうがない夢追い人 (Shouganai Yumeoibito)	2009.05.13	47,528	47,528*	1

Studio Albums

No.	Title	Release date	First week sales	Total sales	Highest rank
1	ファーストタイム (First Time)	1998.07.08	163,250	310,290	4
2	セカンドモーニング (Second Morning)	1999.07.28	251,850	428,990	3
3	3rd-LOVEパラダイス- (3rd -LOVE Paradise-)	2000.03.29	578,250	863,300	2
4	4th いきまっしょい！ (4th Ikimasshoi!)	2002.03.27	326,430	515,440	1
5	No.5	2003.03.26	122,136	175,292	1
6	愛の第6感 (Ai no Dai 6 Kan)	2004.12.08	51,736	73,333	7
7	レインボー7 (Rainbow 7)	2006.02.15	35,672	44,714	7
7.5	7.5冬冬モーニング娘。ミニ！ (7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume. Mini!)	2006.12.13	23,903	29,645	14
8	SEXY 8 BEAT	2007.03.21	24,638	31,819	7
--	COVER YOU	2008.11.26	9,824	12,037	27
9	プラチナ 9 DISC (Platinum 9 DISC)	2009.03.18	14,704	19,143*	13

Best Albums

Title	Release date	First week sales	Total sales
ベスト！モーニング娘。1 (Best! Morning Musume 1)	2001.01.31	1,218,990	2,259,510
ベスト！モーニング娘。2 (Best! Morning Musume 2)	2004.03.31	127,587	180,897
モーニング娘。EARLY SINGLE BOX (Morning Musume EARLY SINGLE BOX)	2004.12.15	11,835	13,451
モーニング娘。ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ～10th ANNIVERSARY～ (Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~)	2007.10.24	30,922	47,130

Soundtracks and Other Albums

Title	Release date	First week sales	Total sales
モーニング刑事。抱いてHOLD ON ME! (Morning Cop OST)	1998.09.30	26,350	41,330
ピンチランナー (Pinch Runner OST)	2000.07.05	16,550	22,270
モーニング娘。のミュージカル｢LOVEセンチュリー -夢はみなけりゃ始まらない-｣ (Morning Musume no Musical "LOVE Century -Yume wa Minakerya Hajimaranai-")	2001.08.01	60,880	80,820
ハワイアンで聞くモーニング娘。シングルコレクション (Hawaiian de kiku Morning Musume. Single Collection)	2002.07.10	11,590	16,130
モーニング娘。のミュージカル｢モーニング･タウン｣ (Morning Musume no Musical "Morning Town")	2002.07.17	16,210	21,390
仔犬ダンの物語　オリジナルサウンドトラック (Koinu Dan no Monogatari Original Soundtrack)	2003.02.14	3,929	7,286
モーニング娘。のミュージカル｢江戸っ娘。忠臣蔵｣ (Morning Musume no Musical "Edokko Chushingura")	2003.07.02	4,559	5,875
「リボンの騎士　ザ・ミュージカル」ソング・セレクション (Ribbon no Kishi The Musical Song Selection)	2006.07.26	6,038	7,465

Filmography

[1998-09-30] Morning Cop
[2001-02-21] ピンチランナー (Pinch Runner)
[2002-03-15] ナマタマゴ Nama Tamago
[2003-06-21] 仔犬ダンの物語 (Koinu Dan no Monogatari)
[2002-??-??] Tokkaekko [1]

Auditions

Auditions are held periodically to find and add new members to Morning Musume. Follow the links for more details.

For other Hello! Project auditions see Hello! Project#Auditions.

Timeline

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1996

MAY
- 11 - ASAYAN Talent Search - Ishiguro Aya sings "Dancing Junk" (SUPER MONKEY'S 4)
JUNE
- 09 - ASAYAN Talent Search - Ishiguro Aya sings "Dancing Junk" (SUPER MONKEY'S 4)
JULY
- 07 - ASAYAN Talent Search - Iida Kaori sings "Body Feels EXIT" (Amuro Namie)

1997 (ASAYAN Sharan Q Auditions)

APRIL
- 13 - Fukuoka preliminary round (broadcast 11-25 May)
- 27 - ASAYAN broadcast - Talk with Sharan Q about the auditions and clips of Fukuoka audition.

MAY
- 03 - Tokyo preliminary round (broadcast 1,8,15,22 June)
  - Fukuda Asuka sings "Break Out"
- ?? - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 18+25 May)
- 11 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition part 1
- 22 - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 15+22 June)
  - Fukuda Asuka sings "Body Feels EXIT" (Amuro Namie)
- 18 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition part 2
- 24 - Osaka preliminary round (broadcast 6-20 July)
  - Nakazawa Yuko sings "La La La" (Oguro Maki)
  - Heike Michiyo sings "Anytime smokin' cigarette" (Globe)
- 25 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition part 3. Winners: Kouguchi Azusa/Aoki Akiko/Matsumoto Yumie)

JUNE
- 01 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo Audition part 1
- 08 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo Audition part 2
- 15 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo Audition part 3
  - Fukuda Asuka sings "Body Feels EXIT" (Amuro Namie)
- 21 - Sapporo preliminary round (broadcast 27 July+3 Aug)
  - Abe Natsumi sings "Face" (Globe)
  - Iida Kaori sings "STEADY" (Speed)
  - Ishiguro Aya sings "Monku ga Aru nara Kinasai!" (RieScrAmble)
- 22 - ASAYAN broadcast - Tokyo audition part 4. Winners: Fukuda Asuka/Kawamura Risa/Kabutomori Masayo)
- 29 - ASAYAN broadcast - Fukuoka audition - Nakatomi Kazumi

JULY
- 03 - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 13+20 July)
  - Nakazawa Yuko sings "La La La" (Oguro Maki)
- 06 - ASAYAN broadcast - Osaka audition part 1
- 11 - ASAYAN studio examination (broadcast 27 July+3 Aug)
  - Abe Natsumi sings "Face" (Globe)
  - Iida Kaori sings "Sweet Emotion" (Aikawa Nanase)
  - Ishiguro Aya sings "Blue Velvet" (Kudo Shizuka)
- 13 - ASAYAN broadcast - Osaka audition part 2
  - Nakazawa Yuko sings "La La La" (Oguro Maki)
  - Heike Michiyo sings "Anytime smokin' cigarette" (Globe)
- 20 - ASAYAN broadcast - Osaka audition part 3. Winners: Nakazawa Yuko/Heike Michiyo
- 27 - ASAYAN broadcast - Sapporo audition part 1
  - Abe Natsumi sings "Face" (Globe)
  - Ishiguro Aya sings "Blue Velvet" (Kudo Shizuka)
  - Iida Kaori sings "Sweet Emotion" (Aikawa Nanase)
- 28 - Training in temple, day 1
- 29 - Training in temple, day 2
- 30 - Training in temple, day 3
  - The 11 finalists go to a temple where they are given cassettes of the song "GET" which they have to learn, as well as other duties such as cleaning.
- 31 - Dance training

AUGUST
- 03 - ASAYAN broadcast - Sapporo audition part 2. Winners: Iida Kaori/Ishiguro Aya/Abe Natsumi)
- 03 - Recorded interviews & studio dance performance shown on Aug 24th show
- 04 - Recorded appearance on ASAYAN
- 10 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (showing the girls at home + training in temple)
- 10 - Sharan Q decide the winner and videotape their decision, to be shown to the girls on 31 Aug.
- 14 - Recorded ASAYAN show. Heike Michiyo chosen from final 11 as winner
- 17 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (training in temple)
- 20 - 5 of the 10 "losers" are asked back and Tsunku tells them he wants them to form a group
- 24 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (brief clips of what's happened so far, then the 11 finalists dance in the studio and are interviewed - recorded 3+4 Aug)
- 31 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (recorded Aug 14th)
  - The final 11 (Heike Michiyo, Fukuda Asuka, Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi, Iida Kaori, Ishiguro Aya & 5 others - Matsumoto Yumie, Kawamura Risa, Aoki Akiko, Kabutomori Masayo & Kouguchi Azusa) compete in final stage of audition. Each one sings "GET" then speaks to Tsunku. Afterwards they watch a video of Sharan Q deciding the winner. Heike Michiyo is chosen as the winner.

SEPTEMBER
- 07 - ASAYAN BROADCAST (recorded Aug 20th)
  - Tsunku announces if they sell 50,000 "Ai no Tane" singles in 5 days he'll give them a record deal.
- 08 - Tsunku names the group Morning Musume
- 14 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - Tsunku names the group "Morning Musume" (recorded Sept 8th)
- 21 - ASAYAN BROADCAST
- 23 - Recording Ai no Tane
- 25 - Recording Ai no Tane
- 28 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - voice training & CD jacket photo shoot

OCTOBER
- 05 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - Heike Michiyo update, Ai no Tane recording
- 19 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - Nakazawa Yuko records her solo part for Ai no Tane
- 26 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - Ai no Tane promotion campaign

NOVEMBER
- 02 - ASAYAN BROADCAST - Ai no Tane promotion campaign & performance
- 03 - Ai no Tane single released
- 03 - Day 1 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at HMV, Osaka. 16,610 cd's sold
- 05 - Heike Michiyo - "GET" single released
- 06 - Heike Michiyo debut at Nippon Budokan
- 09 - Day 2 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at HMV, Fukuoka. 9,004 cd's sold
- 09 - ASAYAN broadcast - Ai no Tane promotion campaign
- 16 - ASAYAN broadcast - cd selling in Osaka & Fukuoka
- 23 - ASAYAN broadcast - Ai no Tane promotion campaign & Heike Michiyo "GET" performance
- 24 - Day 3 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at Sapporo. 14,853 cd's sold
- 30 - Day 4 of selling "Ai no Tane". Event at Nagoya Ball Park. (9,533 cd's sold). 50,000 total.
  - (Osaka: 16,610, Fukuoka: 9,004, Sapporo: 1,4853, Nagoya: 9,533) "Thank you truly. Our dream of debut has been granted, it is delightful it truly is. Thank you truly."
- 30 - ASAYAN broadcast - cd selling in Sapporo

DECEMBER
- 02 - Learning 3 songs - どうにかして土曜日 (Dou ni ka Shite Doyoubi), モーニングコーヒー (Morning Coffee), ウソつきあんた (Usotsuki Anta)
- 03 - In recording studio recording the 3 songs
- 04 - Mixing and deciding which one to choose
- 05 - Tsunku chooses Morning Coffee and decides Abe Natsumi to sing main melody
- 07 - ASAYAN broadcast - cd selling event at Nagoya Ball Park. Ai no Tane 50000 copies sold
- 14 - ASAYAN broadcast - in studio recording 3 songs (recorded Dec 2-5)
- 21 - ASAYAN broadcast - in studio recording 3 songs (recorded Dec 2-5)
- 28 - ASAYAN broadcast - Morning Coffee chosen, posing for photos, dance lesson

1998

JANUARY
- 11 - ASAYAN broadcast (talk + Ai no Tane perf + selling the cd's)
- 18 - ASAYAN broadcast (We see them at home with their families)
- 25 - ASAYAN broadcast
- 28 - First single - Morning Coffee
- 30 - First performance of Morning Coffee on Music Station

FEBRUARY
- 01 - ASAYAN broadcast - recording a Hey! Hey! Hey! appearance on 25 Jan for broadcast 9 Feb & recording the 30 Jan Music Station appearance.
- 09 - Morning Coffee performance on Hey! Hey! Hey!
- 28 - Morning Coffee performance on Pop Jam

MARCH
- 01 - ASAYAN broadcast - photo shoot in Saipan
- 12 - Tsunku announces Morning Musume to get 3 new members

APRIL
- 20 - Morning Musume meet the 3 new members for first time
- 30 - 8nin Morning Musume 1st appearance in ASAYAN

MAY
- 03 - ASAYAN broadcast - audition - 3 new members - Ichii Sayaka, Yaguchi Mari and Yasuda Kei (2nd Gen)
- 27 - 2nd single - Summer Night Town

JULY
- 08 - First album - First Time

SEPTEMBER
- 09 - 3rd single - Daite Hold On Me!
- 30 - Morning Cop soundtrack album, with Heike Michiyo

1999

FEBRUARY
- 10 - 4th single - Memory Seishun no Hikari

APRIL
- 18 - Fukuda Asuka retired to continue her schooling

MAY
- 12 - 5th single - Manatsu no Kousen

JULY
- 14 - 6th single - Furusato
- 28 - Second album - Second Morning

AUGUST
- 22 - Goto Maki joins (3rd Gen)

SEPTEMBER
- 05 - First performance of Love Machine on Asayan
- 09 - 7th single - Love Machine

2000

Morning Musume. (2000)

JANUARY
- 07 - Ishiguro Aya leaves to pursue a career in fashion design
- 26 - 8th single - Koi no Dance Site

MARCH
- 29 - Third album - 3rd-Love Paradise

APRIL
- 16 - Four new members-Ishikawa Rika, Kago Ai, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi (4th Gen)

MAY
- 17 - 9th single - Happy Summer Wedding
- 21 - Ichii Sayaka leaves to begin a singer/songwriter career (in late 2001 she rejoined the music business with CUBIC-CROSS)

SEPTEMBER
- 06 - 10th single - I Wish

DECEMBER
- 13 - 11th single - Renai Revolution 21
- 31 - Happy Summer Wedding, Love Machine, and I Wish medley performed on 51st Kouhaku

2001

Morning Musume. (2001)

JANUARY
- 11 - Space Venus video game is released for Playstation 2
- 31 - First Best Of album - Best! Morning Musume 1

APRIL
- 15 - Nakazawa Yuko graduates

JULY
- 25 - 12th single - The Peace!

AUGUST

** 26 - Four new members - Ogawa Makoto, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Konno Asami (5th Gen)

OCTOBER
- 31 - 13th single - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~

2002

Morning Musume. (2002)

FEBRUARY
- 20 - 14th single - Souda! We're Alive

MARCH
- 27 - Fourth album - Ikimasshoi!

JULY
- 24 - 15th single - Do It! Now

SEPTEMBER
- 23 - Goto Maki graduates

OCTOBER
- 30 - 16th single - Koko ni Iruzee!

2003

Morning Musume. (2003)

JANUARY

** 19 - Four new members chosen - Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Kamei Eri, Fujimoto Miki (6th Gen) on the show "Love Audition 2002"

FEBRUARY
- 19 - 17th single - Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima

MARCH
- 26 - Fifth album - No.5

APRIL
- 23 - 18th single - AS FOR ONE DAY

MAY
- 05 - Yasuda Kei graduates - 4 new members perform Do It! Now onstage at concert

JUNE
- 29 - The new members first proper performance (Shabondama on 27 Hour TV), but only 14 members as Ogawa Makoto injured her leg
- 30 - 19th single - Shabondama

SEPTEMBER
- 18 - Morning Musume Otome Gumi single Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~, and Morning Musume Sakura Gumi single Hare Ame Nochi Suki

NOVEMBER
- 06 - 20th single - Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~

DECEMBER
- 31 - Morning Musume performs Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~ at the 54th Kouhaku alongside former Morning Musume member Goto Maki.

2004

Morning Musume. (2004)

JANUARY
- 21 - 21st single - Ai Araba It's All Right
- 25 - Abe Natsumi graduates

FEBRUARY
- 25 - Morning Musume Otome Gumi single Yuujyou ~Kokoro No Busu Niwa Naranee~ & Morning Musume Sakura Gumi single Sakura Mankai

MARCH
- 31 - Second Best Of album - Best! Morning Musume 2

MAY
- 12 - 22nd single - Roman ~My Dear Boy~

JULY
- 22 - 23rd single - Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari

AUGUST
- 01 - Tsuji Nozomi & Kago Ai graduation

NOVEMBER
- 03 - 24th single - Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago

DECEMBER
- 08 - Sixth album - Ai no Dai 6 Kan
- 15 - Morning Musume EARLY SINGLE BOX (box set)
- 31 - Morning Musume performs Ai Araba It's All Right at the 55th Kouhaku alongside W (Double You), former Morning Musume members Tsuji Nozomi & Kago Ai.

2005

Morning Musume. (2005)

JANUARY
- 05 - TV show - Musume Document 2005 begins
- 19 - 25th single - The Manpower!!!
- 30 - Iida Kaori graduation

APRIL
- 04 - TV show - Musume DOKYU! begins
- 14 - Yaguchi Mari suddenly resigns from Morning Musume
- 27 - 26th single - Osaka Koi no Uta

MAY
- 01 - One new member chosen in the Morning Musume Audition 2005: Kusumi Koharu (7th gen)
- 07 - Ishikawa Rika graduation

JULY
- 27 - 27th single - Iroppoi Jirettai - Kusumi Koharu's debut single

AUGUST
- 20 - Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharuchan Irasshai!~" begins
- 27 - Promotional events with the group split into 3 teams to shake hands with 15,000 people in 1 day

SEPTEMBER
- 15 - Arrives in Hong Kong for a fan club tour

NOVEMBER
- 09 - 28th single - Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~

DECEMBER
- 31 - Morning Musume performs LOVE Machine at the 56th Kouhaku alongside all former Morning Musume members still active in Hello! Project.

2006

Morning Musume. (post-August 2006)

FEBRUARY
- 15 - Seventh album - Rainbow 7
- 25 - Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~ begins

MARCH
- 15 - 29th single - SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~

JUNE
- 21 - 30th single - Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan

JULY
- 23 - Konno Asami graduation

AUGUST
- 01 - Ribbon no Kishi: The Musical begins
- 27 - Ogawa Makoto graduation
- 27 - Happy 8 Audition begins

SEPTEMBER
- 30 - Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~ begins

NOVEMBER
- 08 - 31st single - Aruiteru

DECEMBER
- 10 - One new member chosen in the Morning Musume Happy 8 Audition: Mitsui Aika (8th gen)
- 13 - Mini Album - 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume. Mini!
- 31 - Morning Musume performs a medley alongside GAM at the 57th Kouhaku.

2007

Morning Musume, May 2007, in Kanashimi Twilight outfits

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