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On the 18th, former Morning Musume member and talent Tanaka Reina (35) updated her Instagram to announce that she had given birth to her first child. Reina posted a picture of her holding her baby, announcing “Tanaka Reina has become a mom” with an emoji. Read More …
Morning Musume member Kaede Kaga (22) will be graduating from the group and from Hello! Project. The announcement was made on the official website. According to the announcement, Kaede’s interest in dance increased and her desire to study it more deeply grew strong. She would Read More …
Back in 1997, through the TV show “Asayan”, Sharan Q vocalist/producer Tsunku debuted five members of his female pop group, Morning Musume. The five were runner-ups to the audition, with the winner, Heike Michiyo chosen to become a solo artist. And members Abe Natsumi, Nakazawa Read More …
Former Morning Musume member Tanaka Reina updated her blog on September 23rd. Back in the end of July, Tanaka tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but on the blog, she wrote that she unknowingly infected her family members, who she lives with. Tanaka said having Read More …
Former Morning Musume member/current TV TOKYO announcer Konno Asami (34) and husband, Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher, Sugiura Toshihiro (29) welcomed the birth of their third child. Konno made her debut with Morning Musume as a fifth generation member in 2001. She graduated from the group Read More …
Sayashi Riho (23) was once called the “Zetsutaiteki Ace” (Absolute Ace) when she was a member of Morning Musume. But the idol graduated in 2015. It was now announced that Sayashi will be resuming musical activities 5 1/2 years later and will debut as a Read More …
Former Morning Musume member/current TV TOKYO announcer Konno Asami announced on her Instagram that she is pregnant. Konno revealed she is five months pregnant and is planning to give birth in August. On her official blog, Konno wrote about how she had a lot of Read More …
Former Morning Musume member Iikubo Haruna has tested positive for COVID-19. Iikubo is appearing on stage for “Christmas Carol” and was supposed to perform on the 24th and the 25th was canceled due to Iikubo’s positive test. 楽しみにしてくださっていた皆さん、本当に申し訳ございませんでした。 https://t.co/nrnIFVmEzf — 飯窪春菜/IIKUBO HARUNA (@haruna__iikubo) December 24, Read More …
Former Morning Musume and Hello! Project member Sayashi Riho (22) revealed that she will returning to performing arts activities and will be joining Japan Music Entertainment (JME), an entertainment agency which includes Shinohara Ryoko, Suzuki Anju, Chiaki, Oba Mina (SKE48), Suzuki Masayaki and many more. Read More …
Former Morning Musume member Ishikawa Rika celebrated her 20th anniversary of her debut as a 4th generation member of Morning Musume. But the biggest surprise was when she wrote on her blog, “Please continue to wait until Ishikawa Rika returns!”. Is Ishikawa Rika considering a Read More …
It has been a few days since Keyakizaka46 member Hirate Yurina announced she was withdrawing/leaving Keyakizaka46. But many people are still confused why the popular member, the center of the group didn’t graduate. On the same day, it was also announced that Oda Nana (21) Read More …
A short but sweet soundtrack for Morning Musume and Heike Michiyo’s film ‘Morning Cop’. Worth it if you are a big fan of Morning Musume or Michiyo, otherwise it may be a bit too expensive for the casual J-Pop fan. GROUP/ARTIST: Morning Musume & Michiyo Read More …
Former Morning Musume member Kago Ai (31) shared a happy family photo on her Instagram. View this post on Instagram 娘、七五三の撮影👘㊗️🎍 ・ ・ Photo @keiichinitta Hair make @noboruok ・ ・ #七五三 #七五三撮影 #着物 #7歳 #千歳飴 #happyfamily #photo #おめでとう A post shared by AI KAGO (@ai.1988kg) on Nov 14, Read More …
Former Morning Musume members and all mothers hung out recently. In a photo posted on Instagram by Tsuji Nozomi, Yaguchi Mari and Yasuda Kei, Tsuji is seen with new mother Yaguchi Mari and mother Yasuda Kei. Tsuji gave birth to her fourth child nearly a Read More …
Former Morning Musume member Ishiguro Aya (41) and LUNA SEA drummer Shinya’s (49) eldest daughter Rimu (18) made her first TV appearance on the NTV variety show “Shabekuri 007″. Rimu was revealed to be working on voice training to become a singer and when asked Read More …