Morning Musume was formed in 1997 by rock singer-songwriter turned record producer Tsunku, who later composed the vast majority of the group's songs over the decade.
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34 Facts About Morning Musume
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Morning Musume became the vocalist of Japanese group Cubic Cross and later married fellow member Naoki Yoshizawa.
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Mika Todd of Coconuts Morning Musume was later added into the group and Tsunku made them official.
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Morning Musume began their tradition of performing in musicals each year, breaking new ground as idols with their musical Love Century: Yume wa Minakerya Hajimaranai.
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Morning Musume did not officially join, but participated as a feature singers in number of their singles.
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Later in 2003, Morning Musume was split into two subgroups so that it could tour more cities.
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However, on January 9,2005, Tsunku surprised everyone by announcing that no one in the Lucky 7 audition would be added to Morning Musume, citing that he had set his expectations extra-high this year in hopes of finding an "ace".
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In November 2004, Morning Musume released "Namida ga Tomaranai Hokago", a ballad that featured Asami Konno, Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Rika Ishikawa.
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The song style was a huge departure from almost anything Morning Musume had released prior to it, displaying a loud, rock arrangement and the angriest lyrics since Shabondama.
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On December 31,2007, Morning Musume performed in the 58th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen with a remixed version of their song "Love Machine" along with Cute and Berryz Kobo.
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Morning Musume was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and was ordered to rest for two weeks.
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From August 6 to 25,2008, Morning Musume performed with several members of the all-female Takarazuka theater troupe in a version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
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Morning Musume released their 39th single, "Shoganai Yume Oibito", on May 13,2009, attaining a rank of number one on the Oricon weekly chart for the first time since their "Aruiteru" single in late 2006.
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Morning Musume released their 41st single, "Kimagure Princess", on October 28,2009.
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Morning Musume released their 42nd single, "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai", on February 10,2010 It was released in four versions: Regular, and Limited A, B, and C This was the group's first single released with the new eight-member lineup, following the departure of seventh generation member Koharu Kusumi.
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In 2010, it was announced that a new group has been created, "Dream Morning Musume", consisting of former-Morning Musume members:Yuko Nakazawa, Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi, Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Makoto Ogawa, Miki Fujimoto, Koharu Kusumi.
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Morning Musume stated that this was partly due to the level of talent being lower than necessary, and partly due to the recent success of the current line-up.
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On January 21, Tsunku announced at the au Presentation Spring 2014 that Morning Musume would be part of a commercial along with comedians Morisanchuu, forming a new unit called Morimusu.
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Morning Musume '16 appeared during the second night of Fuji TV's 2016 FNS Kayousai on December 14, performing in an "Idol Shuffle Medley" with other idol groups including ?-ute.
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Morning Musume '17 formed a collaborative unit with HKT48 member Rino Sashihara named Sashining Musume.
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Morning Musume cited the reason for graduation being due to failing to pass her university entrance exams due to her focus being split between education and activities as a member of the group.
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Morning Musume had a strong desire of graduating after a Morning Musume concert, and although she is not without concerns about her health, she has come to the conclusion that the group's upcoming concert at Nippon Budokan, which was originally planned, will be her graduation concert.
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Morning Musume held their 10th Anniversary Live Tour in Korea in June 2008.
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On October 5,2016, Morning Musume '16 attended a fan meeting in Seoul, South Korea and then on October 6 they performed in the MU:CON LIVE AMN Big Concert at DMC Festival 2016, which took place in the Sangam Culture Plaza.
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On March 12 and 19,2017, Morning Musume '17 appeared on the Taiwanese show Riben Tian Nan Di Bei You.
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On February 12,2009, it was announced that Morning Musume would be performing in the United States at the 2009 Anime Expo, the nation's largest anime convention, as one of the first official guests of honor.
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On Sunday, October 5,2014, Morning Musume '14 made their first appearance at the Best Buy Theater in New York City, New York.
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In 2013, Morning Musume was awarded for the most active live performance act.
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