Former Morning Musume member Konno Asami and husband, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters baseball player Sugiura Toshihiro welcome a healthy baby boy

Former Morning Musume member Konno Asami (31) and Nippon-Ham Fighters Sugiura Toshihiro (26) welcomed their second child.

Konno announced on her blog that she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

Konno said that after she gave her daughter a bath, she took a taxi to the hospital and was unable to walk straight and after arriving, gave birth.

It was a short birth but it was very painful but she felt the weight of giving birth again and is grateful the baby was born safely.

Her family is now four members and she intends to do her best in raising her children.