10 Facts About Ai Takahashi

Ai Takahashi is a former member of its popular subgroup Mini Moni.

In 2001, Ai Takahashi joined the Japanese idol group Morning Musume as part of the group's fifth generation of performers, along with Makoto Ogawa, Asami Konno, and Risa Niigaki.

Ai Takahashi's audition involved a three-day training camp where participants were expected to learn a new song, a dance routine and a script.

Ai Takahashi's vocals became more prominent on the second and final Mini Moni album, Mini Moni Songs 2, as well as on Morning Musume's singles from their spring 2004 release, "Roman: My Dear Boy".

Ai Takahashi sang a duet with Tsunku on the cover version of Tsunku and Ayumi Hamasaki's duet "Love: Since 1999" and on his solo album Take1.

On June 1,2007, Fujimoto resigned and Ai Takahashi took over as the new leader.

In 2008, Ai Takahashi became a member of Hello Project's new unit High-King, a group created to promote Morning Musume's Cinderella the Musical, in which Ai Takahashi played the title character.

In December 2009, Ai Takahashi was one of many celebrities to promote the release of Final Fantasy XIII in Japan.

Ai Takahashi played Tsuneko, the wife of Kiyomori's eldest son.

Ai Takahashi held a free mini live and handshake event.