Morning Musume

Morning Musume (モーニング娘。), sometimes referred to in the media as Momusu (モー娘。), and since their expansion into the Chinese market in 2007, the group officially adopted the name Jou An Sao Nu Jou (Zao An Shao Nu Zu, Traditional Chinese:早安少女組。), is a Japanese pop girl group produced by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project as its flagship group. 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 17,746,446 copies in Japan alone. They were masterminded and managed by their producer Tsunku who is responsible for the composition of the majority of their songs and lyrics, production of their CD-sleeve covers, designing of their costumes and make-up and their live shows.

Members

Current Members
Michishige Sayumi (道重さゆみ, leader)
Tanaka Reina (田中れいな)
Fukumura Mizuki (譜久村聖)
Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保)
Suzuki Kanon (鈴木香音)
Iikubo Haruna (飯窪春菜)
Ishida Ayumi (石田亜佑美)
Sato Masaki (佐藤優樹)
Kudo Haruka (工藤遥)
Oda Sakura (小田さくら)
First Generation (1997)
Nakazawa Yuko (中澤裕子, graduated April 15, 2001)
Ishiguro Aya (石黒彩, graduated January 7, 2000)
Iida Kaori (飯田圭織, graduated January 30, 2005)
Abe Natsumi (安倍なつみ, graduated January 25, 2004)
Fukuda Asuka (福田明日香, graduated April 18, 1999)
Second Generation (1998)
Yasuda Kei (保田圭, graduated May 5, 2003)
Yaguchi Mari (矢口真里, left April 14, 2005)
Ichii Sayaka (市井紗耶香, graduated May 21, 2000)
Third Generation (1999)
Goto Maki (後藤真希, graduated September 23, 2002)
Fourth Generation (2000)
Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華, graduated May 7, 2005)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (吉澤ひとみ, graduated May 6, 2007)
Tsuji Nozomi (辻希美, graduated August 1, 2004)
Kago Ai (加護亜依, graduated August 1, 2004)
Fifth Generation (2001)
Takahashi Ai (高橋愛, graduated September 30, 2011)
Konno Asami (紺野あさ美, graduated July 23, 2006)
Ogawa Makoto (小川麻琴, graduated August 27, 2006)
Niigaki Risa (新垣里沙, graduated May 18, 2012)
Sixth Generation (2003)
Fujimoto Miki (藤本美貴, left June 1, 2007)
Kamei Eri (亀井絵里, graduated December 15, 2010)
Michishige Sayumi (道重さゆみ)
Tanaka Reina (田中れいな)
Seventh Generation (2005)
Kusumi Koharu (久住小春, graduated December 6, 2009)
Eighth Generation (2006/2007)
Mitsui Aika (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)
Fukumura Mizuki (譜久村聖)
Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保)
Suzuki Kanon (鈴木香音)
Tenth Generation (2011)
Iikubo Haruna (飯窪春菜)
Ishida Ayumi (石田亜佑美)
Sato Masaki (佐藤優樹)
Kudo Haruka (工藤遥)
Eleventh Generation (2012)
Oda Sakura (小田さくら)