List of Morning Musume members

This page consists of all current and former members of the J-pop group Morning Musume.

Table of the members 1997-Present

The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. As of June 2017, there have been a total of 41 members altogether (1997–present), 25 graduated members, 2 members which have resigned and 14 generations. There are currently 14 members in Morning Musume'17.

Members

Current (as of August 2017)

Name Birth date Age Join date Generation Member colour*[1] Notes
Mizuki Fukumura October 30, 1996 20 January 2, 2011 9      Deep Pink[2] Leader
Erina Ikuta July 7, 1997 20      Yellow Green[2] Sub Leader
Haruna Iikubo November 7, 1994 22 September 29, 2011 10      Honey[2] Sub Leader, Oldest
Ayumi Ishida January 7, 1997 20      Royal Blue
Masaki Sato May 7, 1999 18      Emerald Green
Haruka Kudo October 27, 1999 17      Orange She will graduate on December 3, 2017
Sakura Oda March 12, 1999 18 September 14, 2012 11      Lavender
Haruna Ogata February 15, 1999 18 September 30, 2014 12      Sea Blue
Miki Nonaka October 7, 1999 17      Purple
Maria Makino February 2, 2001 16      Light Pink
Akane Haga March 7, 2002 15      Light Orange Youngest
Kaede Kaga November 30, 1999 17 December 12, 2016 13      Italian Red
Reina Yokoyama February 22, 2001 16      Golden Yellow
Chisaki Morito February 19, 2000 17 June 26, 2017 14 TBA Concurrent member from Country Girls

* All colour values are approximate.

First generation (1997)

Second generation (1998)

Third generation (1999)

  • Maki Goto (後藤真希, graduated September 23, 2002)

Fourth generation (2000)

Fifth generation (2001)

Sixth generation (2003)

Seventh generation (2005)

Eighth generation (2006/2007)

  • Aika Mitsui (光井愛佳, graduated May 18, 2012)
  • Junjun (ジュンジュン, graduated December 15, 2010)
  • Linlin (リンリン, graduated December 15, 2010)

Ninth generation (2011)

Tenth generation (2011)

Eleventh generation (2012)

Twelfth generation (2014)

Thirteenth generation (2016)

Fourteenth generation (2017)


Leadership

Leaders

The group always contains a leader and sub-leader, though neither comes with any responsibility. Takahashi Ai has said that the role merely includes encouraging other to do their best, while Niigaki Risa has said that as sub-leader, "there is nothing I have to do, but I want to support [the leader]"[3] Ai Takahashi has been the longest serving leader with 4 years, 3 months and 29 days, while Miki Fujimoto owned the spot for the briefest period in the group's history— 26 days. On November 27, 2014, Mizuki Fukumura became the 9th leader of Morning Musume, and the youngest member to become leader.

Leader Name Period of time
1st Yuko Nakazawa Formation – April 15, 2001
2nd Kaori Iida April 16, 2001 – January 30, 2005
3rd Mari Yaguchi January 31, 2005 – April 14, 2005
4th Hitomi Yoshizawa April 15, 2005 – May 6, 2007
5th Miki Fujimoto May 7, 2007 – June 1, 2007
6th Ai Takahashi June 2, 2007 – September 30, 2011
7th Risa Niigaki October 1, 2011 - May 18, 2012
8th Sayumi Michishige May 19, 2012 – November 26, 2014
9th Mizuki Fukumura November 27, 2014 – present

Subleaders

This position was established on April 16, 2001, when Kaori Iida became the second leader. The position was unoccupied during the time of Risa Nigaki's Leadership and remained so until May 19, 2012. After Sayumi Michishige's elevation, Reina Tanaka became unofficial sub-leader from May 19, 2012 until May 21, 2013. On November 26, 2014, when Mizuki Fukumura became leader, Erina Ikuta became the 9th sub-leader alongside Haruna Ikubo.

Sub Leader Name Period of time
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 Formation – April 15, 2001
1st Kei Yasuda April 16, 2001 – May 5, 2003
2nd Mari Yaguchi May 6, 2003 – January 30, 2005
3rd Hitomi Yoshizawa January 31, 2005 – April 14, 2005
4th Miki Fujimoto April 15, 2005 – May 6, 2007
5th Ai Takahashi May 7, 2007 – June 1, 2007
6th Risa Niigaki June 2, 2007 – September 30, 2011
Vacant October 1, 2011 – May 21, 2013
7th Mizuki Fukumura May 22, 2013 – November 26, 2014
8th Haruna Iikubo May 22, 2013 – Present
9th Erina Ikuta November 27, 2014 – Present

Member Colors

Each Morning Musume member has their own color for outfits and merchandise to distinguish between each member. Over time as each member leaves the group, current or new members have the opportunity to change their current color to a different one which is available. No member has exactly the same color, but some might have colors that look fairly similar to another members.

Current members

Generation Member Color
9th Generation Mizuki Fukumura   Hot Pink
Erina Ikuta   Yellow Green
10th Generation Haruna Iikubo   Honey
Ayumi Ishida   Royal Blue
Masaki Sato   Emerald Green
Haruka Kudo   Orange
11th Generation Sakura Oda   Lavender
12th Generation Haruna Ogata   Sea Blue
Miki Nonaka   Purple
Maria Makino   Light Pink
Akane Haga   Light Orange
13th Generation Kaede Kaga   Italian Red
Reina Yokoyama   Golden Yellow
14th Generation Chisaki Morito TBA

Heritage Members Colors

  •   Light Pink: Kei Yasuda → Natsumi Abe → Asami Konno → Sayumi Michishige → Maria Makino
  •   Hot Pink: Nozomi Tsuji → Rika Ishikawa → Mizuki Fukumura
  •   Red: Natsumi Abe → Kei Yasuda → Miki Fujimoto → Koharu Kusumi → Riho Sayashi → Kaede Kaga
  •   Orange: Maki Goto → Eri Kamei → Haruka Kudo
  •   Light Orange: Akane Haga
  •   Gold: Maki Goto → Ai Takahashi → Reina Yokoyama
  •   Yellow/  Honey: Kaori Iida → Sayumi Michishige → Ai Takahashi → Haruna Iikubo
  •   Yellow Green: Risa Niigaki → Erina Ikuta
  •   Chocolate: Aya Ishiguro → Haruna Iikubo
  •   Dark Green: Yuko Nakazawa
  •   Green: Kanon Suzuki
  •   Teal/  Emerald Green: Linlin → Masaki Sato
  •   Sea Blue: Haruna Ogata
  •   Light Blue: Sayaka Ichii → Reina Tanaka
  •   Blue: Ai Kago → Makoto Ogawa → Junjun → Ayumi Ishida
  •   Dark Blue: Kaori Iida
  •   Purple: Yuko Nakazawa → Hitomi Yoshizawa → Erina Ikuta → Miki Nonaka
  •   Light Purple/  Lavender: Mari Yaguchi → Aika Mitsui → Sakura Oda
  •   Grey: Asuka Fukuda → Koharu Kusumi

Tenures

Morning musume members have tenures which show how long they have been in the group until their graduation/resignation, And how many singles they have been present in before their graduation/resignation. Current Members in Bold.

Time in the Group

As of 10 August 2017

  • Sayumi Michishige is at 11 years, 10 months, 7 days
  • Risa Niigaki is at 10 years, 8 months, 22 days
  • Reina Tanaka is at 10 years, 4 months, 2 days
  • Ai Takahashi is at 10 years, 1 month, 4 days
  • Eri Kamei is at 7 years, 10 months, 26 days
  • Kaori Iida is at 7 years, 4 months, 23 days.
  • Hitomi Yoshizawa is at 7 years, 20 days
  • Mari Yaguchi is at 6 years, 11 months, 11 days
  • Mizuki Fukumura and Erina Ikuta are at 6 years, 7 months, and 8 days
  • Natsumi Abe is at 6 years, 4 months, 18 days
  • Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato and Haruka Kudo are at 5 years, 10 months, and 12 days
  • Aika Mitsui is at 5 years, 5 months, 8 days
  • Kanon Suzuki is at 5 years, 4 months, 29 days
  • Rika Ishikawa is at 5 years, 21 days
  • Kei Yasuda is at 5 years, 2 days
  • Makoto Ogawa is at 5 years, 1 day
  • Riho Sayashi is at 4 years, 11 months, 29 days
  • Sakura Oda is at 4 years, 10 months, and 27 days
  • Asami Konno is at 4 years, 10 months, 27 days
  • Koharu Kusumi is at 4 years, 7 months, 5 days
  • Miki Fujimoto is at 4 years, 4 months, 13 days
  • Nozomi Tsuji and Ai Kago are at 4 years, 3 months, 16 days
  • Junjun and Linlin are at 3 years, 9 months
  • Yuko Nakazawa is at 3 years, 7 months, 8 days
  • Maki Goto is at 3 years, 1 month, 1 day
  • Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, Maria Makino and Akane Haga are at 2 years, 10 months, and 11 days
  • Aya Ishiguro is at 2 years, 4 months
  • Sayaka Ichii is at 2 years, 18 days
  • Asuka Fukuda is at 1 year, 7 months, 11 days
  • Kaede Kaga and Reina Yokoyama are at 7 months and 29 days
  • Chisaki Morito is at 1 month and 15 days

Single Tenures

As of August 2017

  • 39 Singles: Sayumi Michishige
  • 37 Singles: Risa Niigaki
  • 35 Singles: Ai Takahashi, Reina Tanaka
  • 26 Singles: Kaori Iida, Eri Kamei
  • 25 Singles: Mari Yaguchi, Hitomi Yoshizawa
  • 22 Singles: Natsumi Abe
  • 19 Singles: Mizuki Fukumura and Erina Ikuta
  • 18 Singles: Rika Ishikawa, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Aika Mitsui
  • 17 Singles: Kei Yasuda, Kanon Suzuki
  • 16 Singles: Riho Sayashi, Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida and Haruka Kudo
  • 15 Singles: Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago, Miki Fujimoto, Koharu Kusumi and Masaki Sato
  • 12 Singles: Yuko Nakazawa and Sakura Oda
  • 11 Singles: Junjun, Linlin
  • 9 Singles: Maki Goto
  • 8 Singles: Aya Ishiguro, Sayaka Ichii
  • 6 Singles: Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, Maria Makino and Akane Haga
  • 5 Singles: Asuka Fukuda
  • 1 Single: Kaede Kaga and Reina Yokoyama
  • 0 Single: Chisaki Morito

Notable tenures

Members of Morning Musume rarely stay in the group for more than six years, and to date only eleven members have done this.

Member Tenure Time in group
Sayumi Michishige January 2003 – November 2014 11 years, 10 months, and 7 days
Risa Niigaki August 2001 – May 2012 10 years, 8 months, and 22 days
Reina Tanaka January 2003 – May 2013 10 years, 4 months, and 2 days
Ai Takahashi August 2001 – September 2011 10 years, 1 month, and 4 days
Eri Kamei January 2003 – December 2010 7 years, 11 months, and 26 days
Kaori Iida September 1997 – January 2005 7 years, 4 months, and 23 days
Hitomi Yoshizawa April 2000 – May 2007 7 years, and 20 days
Mari Yaguchi May 1998 – April 2005 6 years, 11 months, and 11 days
Mizuki Fukumura January 2011 – Present 6 years, 7 months, and 8 days
Erina Ikuta January 2011 – Present 6 years, 7 months, and 8 days
Natsumi Abe September 1997 – January 2004 6 years, 4 months, and 18 days

Mentors

Often, when a new member joins the group, a senior member is assigned to be one of the newly added girls' mentor. The second, fifth, sixth, and eleventh generations, however, did not have assigned mentors.[4]

  • Haruka Kudo → Mentor to all thirteenth generation members

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ai Takahashi (2011-04-25). "高橋愛ブログ記事". Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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  2. 1 2 3 De View (2012-07-28). モーニング娘。13枚目ニューアルバム9月発売、そしてメンバー・飯窪春菜から重大(!?)発表 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/03/13/culture/morning-musume-not-ready-to-graduate-yet/#.UsufSvRdU2Z
  4. ↑ "Music Fighter". 2008-04-18. Missing or empty |series= (help)
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