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Morning Musume (モーニング娘。), sometimes referred to as Momusu (モームス。) or Momusume (often in tabloids, news, モー娘。), is the lead group of the Hello! Project. Beginning back in 1997 on a talent show called ASAYAN, it quickly became, and still remains one of Japan's top all girl groups with a number of hit records and albums. They have sold over 16,379,822, copies in Japan only.


Morning Musume, November 2007.
Back Row (L to R): Linlin, Michishige Sayumi, Junjun
Middle Row (L to R): Niigaki Risa, Mitsui Aika, Kamei Eri
Front Row (L to R): Tanaka Reina, Kusumi Koharu, Takahashi Ai



History


In 1997, Sharan Q held a series of auditions on ASAYAN to find a female vocalist. The number of people who auditioned were eventually whittled down to 11, and Heike Michiyo was chosen as the winner. The five runners up were challenged by Tsunku
to form a group and release a single, with the incentive that if they
could sell 50,000 records in five days they would receive a record
deal. Given the name Morning Musume, they recorded Ai no Tane and successfully completed his challenge.
After releasing their first official single, Morning Coffee, another audition was held and three more members were added to the group. This began a series of additions and 'graduations' which have seen members come and go, some remaining in Hello! Project as solo artists or in other units, and some retiring from the music business. In past years, members also took part in subgroups, such as Sakura Gumi and Otome Gumi; Tanpopo, Petitmoni, and Minimoni, which released their own singles and albums.
In April 2000, the group began hosting a television variety show called Hello! Morning
which further increased its popularity. They also star in a number of
their own musicals, which are usually done also every year in the
summertime. A massive amount of Morning Musume merchandise has been
released such as calendars, photobooks, posters, etc. They have even starred in their own Playstation 2 game called Space Venus.
The group has gone through many changes in recent years with the
graduation of the long-time leader and last remaining original member Iida Kaori in January 2005, the sudden resignation of then-leader Yaguchi Mari on April 14, 2005, and the addition of Kusumi Koharu and graduation of Ishikawa Rika in May 2005.
2006 was no different, with the graduations of Konno Asami on July 23, 2006 and Ogawa Makoto on August 27, 2006, as well as the addition of Mitsui Aika on December 10, 2006.
On March 15th, 2007, Tsunku announced that Junjun and Linlin, two "exchange students" from China, will join as members of the 8th generation. Leader Yoshizawa Hitomi graduated from Morning Musume on May 6th, 2007, and Fujimoto Miki became the new leader with Takahashi Ai the sub-leader. However, on June 1st, 2007, it was reported that
Fujimoto Miki had left Morning Musume on her own accord, and that Takahashi Ai became the leader and Niigaki Risa took Takahashi's place as sub-leader.
On October 24, 2007, an album containing all 34 singles of the group to date was released.
Their 35th single, Mikan, was released on November 21, 2007.

Singles


#TitleRelease dateFirst weeksalesTotalsalesHighestrank

0	愛の種 (Ai no Tane)	1997-11-03	<50,000	50,000	-
1	モーニングコーヒー (Morning Coffee) c/w 愛の種 (Ai no Tane)	1998-01-28	95,060	200,790	6
2	サマーナイトタウン (Summer Night Town) c/w A MEMORY OF SUMMER '98	1998-05-27	86,670	417,330	4
3	抱いてHOLD ON ME！ (Daite HOLD ON ME!) c/w 例えば (Tatoeba)	1998-09-09	183,500	497,120	1
4	Memory 青春の光 (Memory Seishun no Hikari) c/w Happy Night and Never Forget	1999-02-10	195,720	410,850	2
5	真夏の光線 (Manatsu no Kousen) c/w 恋の始発列車 (Koi no Shihatsu Ressha)	1999-05-12	122,610	235,010	3
6	ふるさと (Furusato) c/w 忘れらんない (Wasurerannai)	1999-07-14	102,750	170,670	5
7	LOVEマシーン (LOVE Machine) c/w 21世紀 (21seiki)	1999-09-09	241,540	1,646,630	1
8	恋のダンスサイト (Koi no Dance Site) c/w 恋はロケンロー (Koi wa Rock n' Roll)	2000-01-26	600,860	1,229,970	2
9	ハッピーサマーウェディング (Happy Summer Wedding) c/w 通学列車 (Tsuugaku Ressha)	2000-05-17	471,270	990,950	1
10	I WISH c/w あこがれ My Boy (Akogare My Boy)	2000-09-06	407,350	654,640	1
11	恋愛レボリューション21 (Renai Revolution 21) c/w インスピレーション！ (Inspiration!)	2000-12-13	515,490	986,040	2
12	ザ☆ピ~ス！ (The Peace!) c/w でっかい宇宙に愛がある (Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru)	2001-07-25	310,810	682,320	1
13	Mr. Moonlight ～愛のビッグバンド～ (Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~) c/w ポップコーンラブ！ (Popcorn Love!)	2001-10-31	308,940	513,340	1
14	そうだ！We're ALIVE (Souda! We're ALIVE) c/w モーニングコーヒー (2002 Version) (Morning Coffee 2002 version)	2002-02-20	272,950	443,630	1
15	Do it! Now c/w ちょっとイカした PURE BOY (Chotto Ikashita PURE BOY)	2002-07-24	180,490	310,600	3
16	ここにいるぜぇ！ (Koko ni Iruzee!) c/w 純LOVER (Jun LOVER)	2002-10-30	139,070	228,542	1
17	モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島 (Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima) c/w 宝石箱 (Housekibako)	2003-02-19	72,594	151,342	4
18	AS FOR ONE DAY c/w Never Forget (Rock Ver.)	2003-04-23	84,251	129,893	1
19	シャボン玉 (Shabondama) c/w 涙にはしたくない (Namida ni wa Shitakunai)	2003-07-30	98,028	151,104	2
20	Go Girl～恋のヴィクトリー～ (Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~) c/w 恋ＩＮＧ (KoiING)	2003-11-06	73,884	145,340	4
21	愛あらばIT'S ALL RIGHT (Ai Araba IT'S ALL RIGHT) c/w 出来る女 (Dekiru Onna)	2004-01-21	78,142	108,368	2
22	浪漫～MY DEAR BOY～ (Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~) c/w ファインエモーション！ (Fine Emotion!)	2004-05-12	67,144	87,255	4
23	女子かしまし物語 (Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari) c/w がんばれ 日本サッカー ファイト！ (Ganbare Nippon Soccer Fight!)	2004-07-22	58,435	91,789	3
24	涙が止まらない放課後 (Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago) c/w 寝坊です。デートなのに… (Nebou desu. Date na no ni...)	2004-11-03	50,967	65,873	4
25	THE マンパワー!!! (The Manpower!!!) c/w ラヴ&ピィ～ス!HEROがやって来たっ。 (Love & Peace! HERO ga Yattekita.)	2005-01-19	51,421	67,860	4
26	大阪 恋の歌 (Osaka Koi no Uta) c/w NATURE IS GOOD!	2005-04-27	46,945	59,287	2
27	色っぽい じれったい (Iroppoi Jirettai) c/w 愛と太陽に包まれて (Ai to Taiyou ni Tsutsumarete)	2005-07-27	68,009	82,200	4
28	直感2 ～逃した魚は大きいぞ！～ (Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~) c/w 恋は発想 Do The Hustle! (Koi wa Hassou Do The Hustle!)	2005-11-09	43,535	54,428	4
29	SEXY BOY ～そよ風に寄り添って～ (SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~) c/w チャンス　チャンス　ブギ (Chance Chance Boogie)	2006-03-15	36,531	48,667	4
30	Ambitious！野心的でいいじゃん (Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan) c/w わたしがついてる。 (Watashi ga Tsuiteru.)	2006-06-21	37,065	47,159	4
31	歩いてる (Aruiteru) c/w 踊れ！モーニングカレー (Odore! Morning Curry)	2006-11-08	40,967	55,694	1
32	笑顔YESヌード (Egao YES Nude) c/w サヨナラのかわりに (Sayonara no Kawari ni)	2007-02-14	40,884	53,047	4
33	悲しみトワイライト (Kanashimi Twilight) c/w Hand made CITY	2007-04-25	53,551	61,322	2
34	女に 幸あれ (Onna ni Sachi Are) c/w Please! 自由の扉 (Please! Jiyuu no Tobira)	2007-07-25	43,364	50,812	2
35	みかん (Mikan) c/w ボン キュッ！ボン キュッ！ＢＯＭＢ　ＧＩＲＬ (Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB GIRL)	2007-11-21	28,082	38,667*	6
36	TBA	2008-04-16

Albums


#TitleRelease dateFirst week salesTotal sales

1	ファーストタイム (First Time)	1998-07-08	163,250	310,290
2	セカンドモーニング (Second Morning)	1999-07-28	251,850	428,990
3	3rd-LOVEパラダイス (3rd-Love Paradise)	2000-03-29	578,250	863,300
4	4th いきまっしょい！ (4th Ikimasshoi!)	2002-03-27	326,430	515,440
5	No.5	2003-03-26	122,136	175,292
6	愛の第6感 (Ai no Dai 6 Kan)	2004-12-08	51,736	73,333
7	レインボー7 (Rainbow 7)	2006-02-15	35,672	44,714
7.5	7.5冬冬モーニング娘。ミニ！(7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume. Mini!)	2006-12-13	23,903	29,645
8	SEXY 8 BEAT	2007-03-21	24,638	31,819

Soundtrack/Other Albums


TitleRelease dateFirst week salesTotal sales

モーニング刑事。 抱いてHOLD ON ME! (Morning Cop OST)	1998-09-30	26,350	41,330
ピンチランナー (Pinch Runner OST)	2000-07-05	16,550	22,270
モーニング娘。のミュージカル｢LOVEセンチュリー -夢はみなけりゃ始まらない-｣ (Morning Musume no Musical 'LOVE Century')	2001-08-01	60,880	80,820
ハワイアンで聞くモーニング娘。シングルコレクション (Hawaiian de kiku Morning Musume. Single Collection)	2002-07-10	11,590	16,130
モーニング娘。のミュージカル｢モーニング･タウン｣ (Morning Musume no Musical 'Morning Town')	2002-07-17	16,210	21,390
仔犬ダンの物語　オリジナルサウンドトラック (Koinu Dan no Monogatari OST)	2003-02-14	3,929	7,286
モーニング娘。のミュージカル｢江戸っ娘。忠臣蔵｣ (Morning Musume no Musical 'Edokko Chushingura')	2003-07-02	4,559	5,875
「リボンの騎士　ザ・ミュージカル」ソング・セレクション (Ribbon no Kishi The Musical Song Selection)	2006-07-26	6,038	7,465

[edit] Best-of/Compilation Albums


TitleRelease dateFirst week salesTotal sales

ベスト！モーニング娘。1 (Best! Morning Musume 1)	2001-01-31	1,218,990	2,259,510
ベスト！モーニング娘。2 (Best! Morning Musume 2)	2004-03-31	127,587	180,897
モーニング娘。EARLY SINGLE BOX (Morning Musume EARLY SINGLE BOX)	2004-12-15	11,835	13,451
モーニング娘。ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ～10th ANNIVERSARY～ (Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~)	2007-10-24	30,922	47,130*

Auditions


Auditions are held periodically to find and add new members to Morning Musume. Follow the links for more details.

• Morning Musume Addition Audition
  
• Morning Musume 2nd Addition Audition
  
• Morning Musume 3rd Addition Audition
  
• Morning Musume LOVE Audition 21
  
• Morning Musume LOVE Audition 2002
  
• Morning Musume Lucky 7 Audition
  
• Morning Musume Audition 2005
  
• Morning Musume Happy 8 Audition
  

For other Hello! Project auditions see Hello! Project#Auditions.

[edit] Timeline


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See also: Morning Musume Events Timeline and Morning Musume Member Count Timeline