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15 Facts About Nozomi Tsuji

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Nozomi Sugiura, known professionally by her birth name Nozomi Tsuji was born on June 17,1987 and is a Japanese media personality, singer, and blogger.

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Nozomi Tsuji is the second and youngest child of two daughters.

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In 2000, when Tsuji was twelve years old, she auditioned for the pop group Morning Musume.

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Nozomi Tsuji made the decision to add Tsuji as a fourth member, creating Morning Musume's fourth generation.

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Nozomi Tsuji regained the title in January 2004 and simultaneously held it with Kago until September 2005, when Ashrita Furman of Brooklyn, New York City surpassed their record.

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In November 2003, the 16-year-old Nozomi Tsuji released her first solo photobook, Nono.

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Nozomi Tsuji appeared in several episodes of Mini Moni's 2005 television series, Brementown Musicians.

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On June 19,2008, Nozomi Tsuji made an appearance at the Yuko Nakazawa Birthday Live 2008 event, handing a birthday cake to Nakazawa.

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On January 30,2009, Nozomi Tsuji started an online blog on Ameba, the title of which is commonly rendered as either Non Peace or Non Piece.

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Nozomi Tsuji performed at Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyo Kinen Special~ on February 1,2009, her first concert performance in nearly two years.

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On June 17,2011, her 24th birthday, Nozomi Tsuji released a book of essays under Kodansha Limited, Non-chanpuru -mother-.

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Nozomi Tsuji has stated that she would like to have more children.

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On December 25,2011, it was claimed that Nozomi Tsuji was living separately from Suguira due to personal financial problems, although rumors of a divorce were denied.

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Nozomi Tsuji's agency countered that the living arrangements were in preparation for her full-time return to the entertainment industry and had nothing to do with the state of her marriage.

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Nozomi Tsuji changed her name to Nozomi Sugiura, but continued to use her birthname professionally.