Li Chun
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
| Li Chun 李纯/李純 |
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| Also known as | Jun Jun |
| Born | February 11, 1988 |
| Origin |  Hunan, China |
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Label(s) | Zetima |
| Associated acts | Morning Musume |
| Website | Hello! Project.com |
Li Chun (simplified Chinese: 李纯; traditional Chinese: 李純; pinyin: Lǐ Chún; born February 11, 1988 in Hunan, China), better known in Japan as Jun Jun (ジュンジュン?), is one of the two latest members of all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume. The two were announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume on March 15, 2007.[1] She is one of the two members in the history of Morning Musume that is not of a Japanese origin; the other being Qian Lin.
[edit] Biography
In 2006 Li Chun participated in the Super Girl contest (and made it into the top 50, but did not win).[1]
After the losing of the contest, Japanese producer Tsunku had contacted her, along with other Super Girl contestants who had also failed, and held an audition for Morning Musume in Beijing, China, that was even kept from the members themselves.[2]
On March 15, 2007, Li Chun (along with Qian Lin) was officially announced to be joining the eighth generation of all girl J-pop group Morning Musume as a "foreign student".[1][3] Tsunku believes that she and Qian Lin will be key for Morning Musume's planned expansion into Asia in 2007.[2][4][5]
Three days later, on March 18, she made her Japanese television debut on Hello! Morning. Within the same week, she moved to Tokyo, Japan.[2]
Her first stage appearance took place during Morning Musume leader Hitomi Yoshizawa's graduation concert on May 6, 2007 at Saitama Super Arena.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Morning Musume new eighth generation members news (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ a b c takungpao.com: 早安少女組最後板斧挽人氣 (Chinese) (2007-03-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ Sanspo news article (Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-03-20. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ Shocker! Morning Musume to get two new members. Hello!Online. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ cnhan.com: 超女加入日本“早安少女組” (Chinese) (2007-03-18).
[edit] External links
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- (Japanese) Official Hello! Project profile
- (Chinese) Li Chun's Blog on Sina.com.cn
- (English) Kpopwiki:Li Chun
- (English) ThePPN:Junjun
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