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{{nihongo|'''Morning Musume '
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 (Japanese idol group)|Cute]], [[Melon Kinenbi]], and [[V-u-den]]. The group's name can be translated as "Morning Girls"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/21/popandrock3|title=J-Pop's dream factory|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 21, 2005}}<br />{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/03/13/music/morning-musume-not-ready-to-graduate-yet/|title=Morning Musume not ready to graduate yet|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]|date=March 13, 2009}}<br />{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2002/09/29/music/morning-musume-its-a-family-affair/|title=Morning Musume: It's a family affair|author=Setsuko Kamiya|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]|date=September 29, 2002}}</ref> or "Morning Daughters";<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-wpwhvJo_bYC&pg=PA125|title=Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan|author1=Alisa Freedman |author2=Laura Miller |author3=Christine Yano |date=April 17, 2013|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0804781145}}<br />{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fdHZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52|title=Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool|author=Brian Ashcraft|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=9781462914098}} (1st Edition: Kodansha International Ltd., 2010-07-01, {{ISBN|978-4770031150}})</ref> it consists of members mostly in their late adolescence and early 20s.
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==History==
[[File:Morning Musume. at A Glance.png|thumb|Transition of the members and its discography]]
===1997-1998: Formation and beginnings===
Japanese producer [[Tsunku]] started the group in 1997 through an audition for a female rock vocalist for his band [[Sharam Q]].<ref name="JPTimes">{{cite web|url= http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/03/13/music/morning-musume-not-ready-to-graduate-yet/|author=Robert Michael Poole|title= Morning Musume not ready to graduate yet|access-date= August 2, 2017|date= March 13, 2009|publisher= The Japan Times}}</ref> The audition was held on the Japanese TV show ''[[Asayan]]''. The winner was [[Michiyo Heike]], later to become a soloist under what would eventually become known as [[Hello! Project]]. Tsunku decided to form a girl group consisting of five of the runners-up: [[Natsumi Abe]], [[Yuko Nakazawa]], [[Kaori Iida]], [[Asuka Fukuda]], and Aya Ishiguro. They were issued a challenge to sell 50,000 copies of their demo single, "[[Ai no Tane]]", with just five days of promotion events.<ref name =JPTimes /> They managed the feat in four promotion days (spread out over November 1997) in a very grassroots manner, and Tsunku began his mission to create the most famous all-girl group in Japan.
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Finally, at the end of 2004, the group's yearly album was released. Their sixth studio album, named ''[[Ai no Dai 6 Kan]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/a_13/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222173233/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/a_13/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Up-Front Works Discography – Ai no Dai 6 Kan|archive-date=February 22, 2007}}</ref> hit stores in December. It contained three singles: "[[Roman: My Dear Boy]]", "[[Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari]]", and "[[Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago]]". This was Ai Kago, Nozomi Tsuji, Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi, and Rika Ishikawa's last credited studio album.
===2005: 7th Generation "Miracle" Member, Mari Yaguchi's dismissal and Kaori Iida's and Rika Ishikawa's graduation===
On January 30, 2005, then-leader and the last member from the first generation Kaori Iida left to pursue a solo singer/artist career, with Mari Yaguchi taking on leadership role with Hitomi Yoshizawa as subleader. Her last single was "[[The Manpower!!!]]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/s_27/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518044856/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/s_27/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Up-Front Works Discography – The Manpower!!!|archive-date=May 18, 2007}}</ref> which sung about the abilities of the human race and was also the [[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]] theme song. The beginning of 2005 also saw the beginning of [[Musume Document 2005]], which covered behind-the-scenes material, historical footage, and interviews.
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Their first mini-album, ''[[7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini!]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/a_16/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224150418/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/a_16/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Up-Front Works Discography – 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini!|archive-date=February 24, 2007}}</ref> was released in December. It featured five tracks by solo and/or smaller combinations of group members. It also featured the single "[[Aruiteru]]".
===2007: 8th Generation debut, Hitomi Yoshizawa's graduation
In early 2007, [[Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai]], a unit consisting of Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto, Risa Niigaki, and Koharu Kusumi, was created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Morning Musume. They released a commemorative single called "[[Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/s_42/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223151741/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/s_42/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Up-Front Works Discography – Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia|archive-date=February 23, 2007}}</ref> The members chosen symbolize the beginning of the group; how they had five members ranging in age from 14 to 24. Additionally, each member was from an odd-numbered generation (Kaori Iida and Natsumi Abe from the first generation, Maki Goto from the third, Risa Niigaki from the fifth, and Koharu Kusumi from the seventh).
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From August 6 to 25, 2008, Morning Musume performed with several members of the all-female [[Takarazuka Revue|Takarazuka]] theater troupe in a version of [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s [[Cinderella]]. Ai Takahashi starred in the main role of Cinderella, with Risa Niigaki as the Prince, and Eri Kamei and Reina Tanaka as the stepsisters. The other members performed in minor roles as fairies and guards.
Morning Musume's 37th single, "[[Pepper Keibu (song)|Pepper Keibu]]",<ref>{{cite web|title= Pepper Keibu|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/musume/s_041.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= ja|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090405141440/http://www.helloproject.com/discography/musume/s_041.html|archive-date= April 5, 2009}}</ref> was released on September 24, 2008. Unlike past singles (with the exception of [[Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima]]), this song is a cover. It is originally known as [[Pink Lady (band)|Pink Lady]]'s debut single, released in 1976. In the first week of the release, it sold approximately 10,000 copies less than Resonant Blue and 10,000 copies more than Mikan.
[[Berikyū!]] and [[Haromoni@]] finished their run and were replaced with {{nihongo|[[Yorosen!]]|よろセン!}}., which began on October 6, 2008. The show starred Morning Musume, [[Berryz Kobo]], and [[Cute (Japanese idol group)|Cute]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/Yorosen!|title= Crunchyroll - Yorosen!|access-date= November 16, 2008|publisher= Crunchyroll}}</ref>
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On September 14, the group celebrated their 21st anniversary. During the event they announced a collaboration with Caribadix, an anime short series produced by Sanrio and rockin'on about a group of animals who form a rock band. Morning Musume '18 would become cheer characters named "Gaokkii" who appear in each of the 12 members' colors with their symbolic motif. The characters are featured in goods sold at the Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ and also in stores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.helloproject.com/news/9186/|title=ニュース詳細｜ハロー！プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト|website=www.helloproject.com|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>
On October 24, Morning Musume '18 released their 66th single and Iikubo Haruna's last "[[Furari Ginza /
On November 10, 2018, Morning Musume '18 held their first concert in Mexico. A week later, on November 17, they performed in the Anisong World Matsuri at Anime NYC 2018 in New York City, which included a panel and autograph signing session the day before. To promote these two overseas appearances, a YouTube live stream was held on October 5 JST with the members answering fans' questions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animenyc.com/guests-nyc/2018morningmusume/|title=Morning Musume。'18|last=Becky|website=Anime NYC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>
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During the opening concert of the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 Winter tour on January 2, the Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition in search of 15th generation member(s) to join the group was announced.
On March 13, they released the compilation album [[Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary]]. The album included all songs from the last 10 years, from Mikan in 2007 to their most recent single Furari Ginza. As the songs are unedited, all members who were active from the release of Mikan till present, can be heard in the album and appear on the covers of the album, although all the graduated members aren't credited.
On June 12, the group released their 67th single "
On July 10, it was announced that Oda Sakura was diagnosed with [[Degenerative disc disease|cervical degenerative disc disease]] by the doctor after experiencing severe pain around her left shoulder blade the day before. Due to it requiring one month of treatment, Oda was absent from the Hello! Project 2019 Summer concert tour from July 13 to August 3, as well as a "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night" release event on July 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.helloproject.com/news/10652/|title=ニュース詳細｜ハロー！プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト|website=www.helloproject.com|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>
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On December 21, Morning Musume '22 released their 72nd single, Swing Swing Paradise / Happy birthday to Me!.
On December 27, it was announced that Mizuki Fukumura is set to graduate from Morning Musume and Hello! Project after their concert tour to be held in November 29, 2023.
=== 2023: Mizuki Fukumura's graduation and 17th Generation ===
On January 1, Morning Musume '22 changed their name to Morning Musume '23.
On March 23, it was announced that Morning Musume'23 (and other Hello! Project groups) would perform at the "Sayonara Nakano Sun Plaza Music Festival" on June 11. It will be held at the Nakano Sunplaza, which will be closed in July this year as a culmination of its 50-year history. On March 31, Morning Musume'23 appears on Space Shower TV in collaboration with Station ID and Tsuribu Tokyo (filmmakers), who help them celebrate their anniversary. With the title "Running through the Future", Tsuribu Tokyo, who produced and directed the video, wanted to express the figure that runs strongly through the currents of the time.
On April 30, Morning Musume'23 performed at Japan Jam 2023 in Chiba Soga Sports Park.
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On October 25, Morning Musume'23 released their 73rd single, Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine
On November 25, it was announced at the end of Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" that Erina Ikuta would become the new leader of both Morning Musume and Hello! Project, Sakura Oda would become the new sub-leader of the group and that Ayumi Ishida would remain sub-leader after Mizuki Fukumura's graduation.
On November 29, Mizuki Fukumura officially graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project at the Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special in Yokohama Arena.
=== 2024: Ayumi Ishida's graduation ===
On January 1, Morning Musume '23 became Morning Musume '24.
On May 3, Morning Musume '24 performed at JAPAN JAM 2024 in Chiba Soga Sports Park.
On May 26, it was announced that Ayumi Ishida would be graduating from Morning Musume and Hello! Project at the end of the group's upcoming autumn concert tour.
On June 2, they held a mini-live at Es Con Field HOKKAIDO, before a baseball match opposing Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yokohama DeNA BayStars. [[Maria Makino]], known to be a fan of the Fighters, also threw the first pitch, facing off against former baseball player Yoshio Itoi.
On June 26, they appeared on TV Tokyo's "''TV Tokyo Musical Festival 2024 Natsu ~Yabai Showa no Cho Meikyoku vs Reiwa Hit Kyoku 100 Renpatsu~''".
On July 21, they performed at The MusiQuest 2024 at Pia Arena MM.
On July 28, they performed at Hawks Festival SUMMER BOOST 2024 at Mizuho PayPay Dome, following a baseball game opposing Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Orix Buffaloes.
On August 14, they released their 74th single, Nandaka Sentimental na Toki no Uta / SaiKIYOU.
==Life in the group==
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It was also announced that "3, 2, 1 Breakin' Out!", the coupling track of their upcoming single "Shōganai Yume Oibito", would be the official theme song for Anime Expo 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title= Morning Musume's "3,2,1 – Breakin' Out!" to be Anime Expo 2009 theme song|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=820|date= April 20, 2009|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref> The convention was held at the [[Los Angeles Convention Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] on July 2 to 5.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.anime-expo.org/2009/02/12/morning-musume-first-official-guests-of-honor-for-2009/|title= Anime Expo Announces Morning Musume as First Official Guests of Honor for 2009 Convention in Los Angeles|date= February 12, 2009|publisher= Anime Expo|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120801093235/http://www.anime-expo.org/2009/02/12/morning-musume-first-official-guests-of-honor-for-2009/|archive-date= August 1, 2012}}</ref>
On Sunday, October 5, 2014, Morning Musume '14 made their first appearance at the [[Best Buy Theater]] in New York City, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playstationtheater.com/events|title=Events | PlayStation Theater|first=PlayStation|last=Theater|website=www.playstationtheater.com|access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308085624/https://www.playstationtheater.com/events|url-status=dead}}</ref> The concert was sponsored by [[New York Comic Con]]. Of the experience Sayumi Michishige shares "We had an overwhelming welcome from the New York fans, and we really could feel that they've really been waiting for us all along. It made us very happy."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://nihongogo.com/2014/10/an-interview-with-morning-musume-14-in-new-york/|title = An Interview with Morning Musume。'14 in New York|date = October 13, 2014|access-date = October 13, 2014|website = Nihongogo|last = Abesamis|first = Greg}}</ref>
From February 26 to 28, 2016, Morning Musume '16 were main guests at Anime Matsuri in Houston, Texas to celebrate the convention's 10th anniversary, which took place at the George R. Brown Convention Center. On Friday, February 26, the group appeared in the opening ceremony and held a Q&A session afterwards. Their concert was held on Saturday, February 27, which they performed a total of 16 songs in front of 6,000 people. Former member Mitsui Aika accompanied the group and was the concert MC. There were originally plans for members Iikubo Haruna and Kudo Haruka to participate in the Friday J-Fashion Show as models, but they did not appear.
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==Members==
{{Main|List of Morning Musume members}}
* [[Erina Ikuta]] (2011–present)
* [[Ayumi Ishida (singer)|Ayumi Ishida]] (
* [[Sakura Oda]] (2012–present)
* Miki Nonaka (2014–present)
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* Haruka Inoue (2023–present)
* Ako Yumigeta (2023–present)
==Discography==
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* ''[[15 Thank You, Too]]'' (2017)
* ''[[16th ~That's J-POP~]]'' (2021)
== Video games ==
*''Space Venus'' (01/11/2001, PlayStation 2)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20010115/sony_m.htm | title=渋谷パルコ内でPS2用ソフト「スペースヴィーナス」starringモーニング娘。で使用された衣装を展示 }}</ref>
==Milestones and awards==
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===Japan Cable Awards===
The [[Japan Cable Awards]] are sponsored by the National Cable Music Broadcasters Association and are based on requests from the audience received by cable broadcasters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ranking.cansystem.info/grandprix/?md=h&ts=32 |title=32nd Japan Cable Awards |access-date=November 8, 2018 |publisher=Can System Co., Ltd |language=ja }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ranking.cansystem.info/grandprix/?md=h&ts=33 |title=33rd Japan Cable Awards |access-date=November 8, 2018 |publisher=Can System Co., Ltd |language=ja }}</ref>
{{Awards table}}
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===Japan Record Awards===
The [[Japan Record Awards]] are presented by the [[Japan Composer's Association]] for outstanding achievements in the record industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco40.html |title=40th Japan Record Awards |publisher=[[Japan Composer's Association]] |access-date=November 8, 2018 |language=ja |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205113819/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco40.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco41.html |title=41st Japan Record Awards |publisher=Japan Composer's Association |access-date=November 8, 2018 |language=ja |archive-date=July 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183129/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco41.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco42.html |title=42nd Japan Record Awards |publisher=Japan Composer's Association |access-date=November 8, 2018 |language=ja |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905035305/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco42.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{Awards table}}
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