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Former Morning Musume member Michishige Sayumi (34) was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The announcement was from the official website of her agency. According to the site, “Michishige Sayumi has been overly picky and overly sensitive in certain areas of work, and has been reported to Read More …
Former Morning Musume member Konno Asami married Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Sugiura Toshihiro and her fellow friend and former Morning Musume member Ogawa Makoto shared photos from the wedding ceremony. Ogawa wrote on her blog and on Instagram, “Konkon wrapped in her wedding dress was really 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 members and busy mothers Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika and Yasuda Kei reunited. The three have posted photos together in the past of getting together and hanging out. Yasuda wrote on her blog, “I had a great time laughing with the two people Read More …
On December 4th, former Morning Musume member Tsuji Nozomi got into an accident having contact with a bicycler (no one was injured) in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. Tsuji took to her blog on December 7th to address the accident: As some have reported, the other day I Read More …
Former Morning Musume member Tanaka Reina tweeted about a time capsule that was buried at her elementary school and was opened 20 years later. Inside the time capsule (in which the contents was sent to her by her cousin) featured a bromide collectors card of Read More …
Yaguchi Mari announced on her blog that she gave birth to her second baby boy on October 1st. Yaguchi said she and the baby are healthy. And she cherishes the small life in front of her and will spend her time doing her best, so 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 member Iida Kaori (39) wrote on her blog about her poor physical condition brought on by the novel coronavirus. Iida wrote, “It seems that stress and worries overlapped because of the state of what’s going on in the world. I actually hesitated Read More …
JP ROOM, an affiliate talent company under UP-FRONT has announced that their exclusive management contract with Niigaki Risa has ended. Since Niigaki passed the auditions to become a Morning Musume member back in 2001, she has been with UP-FRONT for 20 years. After discussing with 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 …