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 2018, there have been a total of 41 members altogether (1997–present), 27 graduated members, 2 resigned members, and 14 generations. There are currently 12 members in Morning Musume'18.

Members

Current (as of October 2018)

Name Birth date Age Join date Generation Member colour*[1] Notes
Mizuki Fukumura October 30, 1996 21 January 2, 2011 9      Deep Pink[2] Leader
Erina Ikuta July 7, 1997 21      Yellow Green[2] Sub Leader
Haruna Iikubo November 7, 1994 23 September 29, 2011 10      Honey[2] Sub Leader, Eldest, will graduate on December 16, 2018.
Ayumi Ishida January 7, 1997 21      Royal Blue
Masaki Sato May 7, 1999 19      Emerald Green
Sakura Oda March 12, 1999 19 September 14, 2012 11      Lavender
Miki Nonaka October 7, 1999 19 September 30, 2014 12      Purple
Maria Makino February 2, 2001 17      Light Pink
Akane Haga March 7, 2002 16      Light Orange Youngest
Kaede Kaga November 30, 1999 18 December 12, 2016 13      Italian Red
Reina Yokoyama February 22, 2001 17      Golden Yellow
Chisaki Morito February 19, 2000 18 June 26, 2017 14      White Concurrent member from Country Girls

* All colour values are approximate.


Leadership

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.

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.

Notable tenures

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

MemberTenureTime in group
Sayumi MichishigeJanuary 2003 – November 201411 years, 10 months, and 7 days
Risa NiigakiAugust 2001 – May 201210 years, 8 months, and 22 days
Reina TanakaJanuary 2003 – May 201310 years, 4 months, and 2 days
Ai TakahashiAugust 2001 – September 201110 years, 1 month, and 4 days
Eri KameiJanuary 2003 – December 20107 years, 10 months, and 26 days
Mizuki FukumuraJanuary 2011 – Present7 years, 9 months, and 18 days
Erina IkutaJanuary 2011 – Present7 years, 9 months, and 18 days
Kaori IidaSeptember 1997 – January 20057 years, 4 months, and 23 days
Hitomi YoshizawaApril 2000 – May 20077 years, and 20 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]

  • Third generation
  • Fourth generation
  • Seventh generation
  • Eighth generation
  • Ninth generation
  • Tenth generation
  • Twelfth generation
  • Thirteenth generation
  • 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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