1. Sayumi Michishige is a Japanese singer, actress and model.
13 Facts About Sayumi Michishige
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Sayumi Michishige is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume.
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Sayumi Michishige went on to hold this record until surpassed by ninth-generation members Mizuki Fukumura and Erina Ikuta in December 2022.
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Sayumi Michishige joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with Eri Kamei, Miki Fujimoto, and Reina Tanaka, who all debuted with Morning Musume on the group's nineteenth single, "Shabondama".
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Sayumi Michishige is the youngest child in the family, she has an elder brother and an elder sister.
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In 2002, at the age of 13, Sayumi Michishige participated in the Love Audition 2002 held by Up-Front Agency in search of new members for the Japanese female idol group Morning Musume.
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Towards the end of 2003, Sayumi Michishige began appearing in the show Revelations of M, as a regular with ex-Morning Musume member Yuko Nakazawa.
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On June 9,2007, Sayumi Michishige began co-hosting the Young Town radio show as a result of Miki Fujimoto's Friday magazine scandal and subsequent resignation from Morning Musume.
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On January 3,2009, for the first time since she joined Morning Musume, Sayumi Michishige appeared as an independent talent on a TV show, namely the Otona Gakuryoku Kentei SP quiz show.
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Later that year, Sayumi Michishige was assigned to be a part of the new shuffle group zoku v-u-den, a revival of v-u-den, along with Risako Sugaya and Junjun.
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When Risa Niigaki left on May 18,2012, Sayumi Michishige was declared the new Morning Musume leader.
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On October 2 of 2016, Sayumi Michishige posted an entry in her blog after two years of absence.
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In January 2025, Sayumi Michishige announced on her blog that she would retire in the summer.