List of Morning Musume members

This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year.

Table of the members 1997-Present

Current members

  • Mizuki Fukumura (譜久村聖) (2011–present)
  • Erina Ikuta (生田衣梨奈) (2011–present)
  • Ayumi Ishida (石田亜佑美) (2011–present)
  • Masaki Sato (佐藤優樹) (2011–present)
  • Sakura Oda (小田さくら) (2012–present)
  • Miki Nonaka (野中美希) (2014–present)
  • Maria Makino (牧野真莉愛) (2014–present)
  • Akane Haga (羽賀朱音) (2014–present)
  • Kaede Kaga (加賀楓) (2016-present)
  • Reina Yokoyama (横山玲奈) (2016-present)
  • Chisaki Morito (森戸知沙希) (2017–present)
  • Rio Kitagawa (北川莉央) (2019-present)
  • Homare Okamura (岡村ほまれ) (2019-present)
  • Mei Yamazaki (山﨑愛生) (2019-present)

Member Colors

Current (as of February 2021)

Name Birth date Age Join date Generation Member colour*[1] Notes
Mizuki Fukumura (1996-10-30)October 30, 1996 24 January 2, 2011 (2011-01-02) 9   Deep Pink Leader
Erina Ikuta (1997-07-07)July 7, 1997 23   Yellow Green[2] Sub Leader
Ayumi Ishida (1997-01-07)January 7, 1997 24 September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29) 10   Royal Blue Sub Leader
Masaki Sato (1999-05-07)May 7, 1999 21   Emerald Green
Sakura Oda (1999-03-12)March 12, 1999 21 September 14, 2012 (2012-09-14) 11   Lavender
Miki Nonaka (1999-10-07)October 7, 1999 21 September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30) 12   Purple
Maria Makino (2001-02-02)February 2, 2001 20   Pink
Akane Haga (2002-03-07)March 7, 2002 18   Orange
Kaede Kaga (1999-11-30)November 30, 1999 21 December 12, 2016 (2016-12-12) 13   Italian Red
Reina Yokoyama (2001-02-22)February 22, 2001 19   Golden Yellow
Chisaki Morito (2000-02-19)February 19, 2000 20 June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) 14   White Former member from Country Girls
Rio Kitagawa (2004-03-16)March 16, 2004 16 June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22) 15   Sea Blue
Homare Okamura (2005-05-09)May 9, 2005 15   Daisy
Mei Yamazaki (2005-06-28)June 28, 2005 15   Bright Green Youngest

* All colour values are approximate.

Former members


Leadership

Morning Musume contains a leader and a sub-leader role, which consists of providing moral support to the group.[3] The sub-leader position was established on April 16, 2001, when Kaori Iida became the second leader.

See also

References

  1. Ai Takahashi (2011-04-25). "高橋愛ブログ記事". Retrieved 2012-05-08.
    Hello! Project Official Site
  2. De View (July 28, 2012). 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 July 29, 2012.
  3. Michael-Poole, Robert (2009-03-13). "Morning Musume not ready to graduate yet". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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