List of Morning Musume members

Main article: Morning Musume

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

Table of the members 1997-2015

The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. As of January 2016, there have been a total of 38 members altogether (1997–present), 24 graduated members, 2 members which have resigned and 12 generations. There are currently 12 members in Morning Musume'16.

Members

Current (as of January 2016)

Name Birth date Age Join date Generation Member colour*[1] Notes
Mizuki Fukumura October 30, 1996 19 January 2, 2011 9      Hot Pink Leader
Erina Ikuta July 7, 1997 18      Yellow Green[2] Sub-leader
Kanon Suzuki August 5, 1998 17      Green Graduating on end of MM'16 Spring Tour
Haruna Iikubo November 7, 1994 21 September 29, 2011 10      Honey[2] Sub-leader
Ayumi Ishida January 7, 1997 19      Royal Blue
Masaki Sato May 7, 1999 17      Emerald Green
Haruka Kudo October 27, 1999 16      Orange
Sakura Oda March 12, 1999 17 September 14, 2012 11      Lavender
Haruna Ogata February 15, 1999 17 September 30, 2014 12      Sea Blue
Miki Nonaka October 7, 1999 16      Purple
Maria Makino February 2, 2001 15      Light Pink
Akane Haga March 7, 2002 14      Light Orange

* 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)

  • Haruna Ogata (尾形春水)
  • Miki Nonaka (野中美希)
  • Maria Makino (牧野真莉愛)
  • Akane Haga (羽賀朱音)

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 and 3 months, and 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
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
Kanon Suzuki       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

Heritage Members Colors

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

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 8 May 2016

  • 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
  • Natsumi Abe is at 6 years, 4 months, 18 days
  • Aika Mitsui is at 5 years, 5 months, 8 days
  • Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta and Kanon Suzuki are at 5 years, 4 months, and 6 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, and 29 days
  • Asami Konno is at 4 years, 10 months, 27 days
  • Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato and Haruka Kudo are at 4 years, 7 months, and 9 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
  • Sakura Oda is at 3 years, 7 months, and 24 days
  • Yuko Nakazawa is at 3 years, 7 months, 8 days
  • Maki Goto is at 3 years, 1 month, 1 day
  • 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
  • Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, Maria Makino and Akane Haga are at 1 year, 7 months, and 8 days

Single Tenures

As of May, 2016

  • 39 Singles: Michishige Sayumi
  • 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
  • 18 Singles: Rika Ishikawa, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Aika Mitsui
  • 17 Singles: Kei Yasuda, Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta and Kanon Suzuki
  • 16 Singles: Riho Sayashi
  • 15 Singles: Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago, Miki Fujimoto, Koharu Kusumi
  • 14 Singles: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato and Haruka Kudo
  • 12 Singles: Yuko Nakazawa
  • 11 Singles: Junjun, Linlin
  • 10 Singles: Sakura Oda
  • 9 Singles: Maki Goto
  • 8 Singles: Aya Ishiguro, Sayaka Ichii
  • 5 Singles: Asuka Fukuda
  • 4 Singles: Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, Maria Makino and Akane Haga

Notable tenures

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

Member Tenure Time in group
Sayumi Michishige January 2003 – November 2014 11 years, 10 months, 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, 11 days
Natsumi Abe September 1997 – January 2004 6 years, 4 months, 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 eighth generations, however, did not have assigned mentors.[4]

Trivia

See also

References

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