Morning Musume Otomegumi

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Morning Musume Otomegumi
Morning Musume Otomegumi, 2004.Top row (L to R):  Makoto Ogawa, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka, Kaori IidaBottom row (L to R): Nozomi Tsuji, Miki Fujimoto, Rika Ishikawa
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
Background information
Origin Flag of Japan Tokyo, Honshū, Japan
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
Former members
Kaori Iida
Rika Ishikawa
Nozomi Tsuji
Makoto Ogawa
Miki Fujimoto
Sayumi Michishige
Reina Tanaka

Morning Musume Otomegumi (モーニング娘。おとめ組? , also romanized as Morning Musume Otome Gumi) was one of the subgroups that divided the Japanese pop group Morning Musume in 2003. Its counterpart was Morning Musume Sakuragumi.

The words otome (おとめ?) and gumi[1] (?) 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

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

# Title Release date
1 "Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~" (愛の園~Touch My Heart!~?) 2003-09-18
2 "Yūjō ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~" (友情~心のブスにはならねぇ!~?) 2004-02-25

[edit] DVDs

# Title Release date
1 "Single V •Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~" (愛の園~Touch My Heart!~?) 2003-10-16
2 "Single V • Sakura Mankai / Yūjō ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa 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

  1. ^ 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?).

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