Morning Musume Otomegumi
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| Morning Musume Otomegumi | ||
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 Morning Musume Otomegumi, 2004.
Top row (L to R): Makoto Ogawa, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka, Kaori Iida Bottom row (L to R): Nozomi Tsuji, Miki Fujimoto, Rika Ishikawa |
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| Background information | ||
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop | |
| Years active | 2003 - 2004 | |
| Label(s) | zetima | |
| Associated acts |
Morning Musume, Morning Musume Sakuragumi, Tanpopo, Pucchi Moni, Minimoni | |
| Website | Official website | |
| Members | ||
| Miki Fujimoto Sayumi Michishige Reina Tanaka |
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| Former members | ||
| Makoto Ogawa Rika Ishikawa Kaori Iida Nozomi Tsuji |
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Morning Musume Otomegumi (モーニング娘｡おとめ組? , also romanized as Morning Musume Otome Gumi) is one of the subgroups that divided the Japanese pop group Morning Musume in 2003. Its counterpart is Morning Musume Sakuragumi.
The words otome (おとめ?) and gumi[1] (組?) means "young girl" and "group," respectively. If translated in English, the group's name will be "Morning Musume, the Young Girl Group."
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[edit] Purpose
The sole purpose of Morning Musume Otomegumi — as well as its counterpart — was to perform in small towns that couldn't hold concerts for large groups. Aside from separate tours, the group released two singles that represented the modern women, before they became inactive on spring of 2004.
[edit] Members
As of March 2007, the remaining members are:
- Miki Fujimoto (藤本美貴)
- Sayumi Michishige (道重さゆみ)
- Reina Tanaka (田中れいな)
[edit] Former members
The following members graduated from Morning Musume and were automatically discharged from the group. In order of graduation, they are:
- Nozomi Tsuji (辻希美)
- Kaori Iida (Leader, 飯田圭織)
- Rika Ishikawa (石川梨華)
- Makoto Ogawa (小川麻琴)
[edit] Discography
The following CDs and DVDs are released by Zetima Records.[2]
[edit] Singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ (愛の園～Touch My Heart!～?)
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Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee!~ (友情～心のブスにはならねぇ!～?)
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[edit] DVDs
| # | Title | Release date |
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| 1 | "Single V • Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~" (シングルV・愛の園～Touch My Heart!～?) |
2003-10-16 |
| 2 | "Single V • Sakura Mankai / Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee!~" (シングルV・さくら満開/友情～心のブスにはならねぇ!～?) |
2004-03-24 |
| 3 | "Morning Musume Otomegumi Hatsukouen ~Otomechikku~" (モーニング娘。おとめ組～おとめチック～?) |
2004-06-06 |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Kumi (くみ?) is the rōmaji of the kanji "組" when used alone. If the kanji is used with an another word — in this case, otome — the rōmaji will be gumi (ぐみ?).
- ^ Hello! Project.com: Morning Musume Otomegumi dicography page (Japanese) (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ You Taiju: Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart~ (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee! (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
[edit] External links
- HelloProject.com: Profile, Discography
- ThePPN:Morning Musume Otome Gumi
