Masaki 71 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I have decided to finally create a thread of my favorite J-Pop girl group Morning Musume! For many of you who may have never heard of them, please read below for a simple yet informative introduction! Morning Musume (モーニング娘。) was formed in 1997 by Japanese producer Tsunku who soon after created Hello! Project. Hello! Project is a Japanese idol project, the umbrella name for a collective of female singers who are under contract with the Up-Front Group and whose recordings are produced by Tsunku. How has a nearly 20 year old group managed to stay alive to this day? Much like other idol groups commonly in Japan and Korea, they use a graduation system. (Most cases) After an idol has stayed in the group for an amount of time and feels ready to move onto their next chapter in life, they graduate the group. Most times this opens a spot to be filled by a new recruit. Morning Musume has transformed many times over the years. I won't go into too much detail, but their older material has some of their biggest hits. Here are a few! Love Machine (1999) Their highest selling single to date (over 1.6m total) Ren'ai Revolution 21 (2000) <--- the song that got me to fall in love with them! Do It! Now (2002) <--- honestly my favorite jam Shabondama (2003) This single introduced their sixth generation members Reina Tanaka, Eri Kamei, and Sayumi Michishige Morning Musume goes through multiple transformations over the years including musical style, members, visual, etc. Here are examples of a wide variety Morning Musume has delivered over the years! Osaka Koi no Uta (2005) Onna ni Sachi Are (2007) Kanashimi Twilight (2007) Nanchatte Ren'ai (2009) Kimagure Princess (2009) Ren'ai Hunter (2012) Honestly my favorite music video to this day One・Two・Three (2012) One of their most well known singles Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke (2013) Their most viewed MV on Youtube Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai/ No One Can Replace You (2014) Sukkato My Heart (2015) Utakata Saturday Night! (2016) Today currently, there are 11 members in Morning Musume '16. Starting from seniority.. Mizuki Fukumura (Leader) Generation: 9 Joined: January 2, 2011 Member color: Hot pink Age: 19 Erina Ikuta (Sub-leader) Generation: 9 Joined: January 2, 2011 Member color: Yellow/Lime Green Age: 19 Haruna Iikubo (Sub-leader) Generation: 10 Joined: September 29, 2011 Member color: Honey Age: 21 Ayumi Ishida Generation: 10 Joined: September 29, 2011 Member color: Royal blue Age: 19 Masaki Sato Generation: 10 Joined: September 29, 2011 Member color: Emerald Green Age: 17 Haruka Kudo Generation: 10 Joined: September 29, 2011 Member color: Orange Age: 16 Sakura Oda Generation: 11 Joined: September 14, 2012 Member color: Lavender Age: 17 Haruna Ogata Generation: 12 Joined: September 30, 2014 Member color: Sea blue Age: 17 Miki Nonaka Generation: 12 Joined: September 30, 2014 Member color: Purple Age: 17 Maria Makino Generation: 12 Joined: September 30, 2014 Member color: Light pink Age: 15 Akane Haga Generation: 12 Joined: September 30, 2014 Member color: Light orange Age: 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleks 3,887 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 That's a MASSIVE thread there Thanks for educating us tho. We don’t really need to talk too much, show each other what we know 🦋 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-GO-BOY 1,594 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I enjoy some of their songs.. the first song I heard from them was Ai Araba It's All Right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 15,768 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I love this thread omg today is a great day in GGD. This page goes right to my favorites Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaki 71 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 On 10/9/2016 at 2:55 PM, Killa said: I love this thread omg today is a great day in GGD. This page goes right to my favorites I'm so glad!! I was scared I didn't do them complete justice leaving out the graduated members but I didn't want to clog the page TOO much.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viola 386 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Yas I love Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke I really liked Hangry and Angry. The duo former members Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa had formed. I dk if they're still active though. Pantsu Nugeru Mon | Have Some Bi Rain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaki 71 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Most recent single! This MV SLAYED me!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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