Morning Musume
Morning Musume '17 (モーニング娘。 '17, Mōningu Musume '17.), formerly simply Morning Musume (モーニング娘。, Mōningu Musume.) and colloquially referred to as Momusu (モー娘。, Mōmusu.), is a Japanese female idol group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an amount of 50, and they have sold over 21 million copies in Japan alone.
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. They are the lead group of Hello! Project that specialises in upbeat, pop-oriented music coupled with dance performance. The group produced several splinter groups, and often collaborates with other Hello! Project acts, including Country Musume, Berryz Kobo, Cute, Melon Kinenbi, and v-u-den. The group's name can be translated as "Morning Girls" or "Morning Daughters"; as the name suggests, it consists of members mostly in their late adolescence and early 20s. The average age of the group members has remained more or less unchanged since its original formation because the group maintains a "school-like" system for their continuous line-up changes, with older members "graduating" and new, usually younger, members selected from nationwide auditions admitted to the group almost annually.
Releases
Sleeve | Title | Year | Format |
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モーニング娘。* = Morning Musume - ベスト! モーニング娘。1 = Best! Morning Musume。One. | 2001 | Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo | |
モーニング娘。* - 抱いて Hold On Me! | 1998 | CD, Mini, Single | |
Morning Musume - 大阪 恋の歌 | 2005 | CD, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition | |
モーニング娘。'17* - ⑮ Thank You, Too | 2017 | CD, Album | |
Morning Musume - I Wish | 2000 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Morning Musume。* - Help Me!! | 2013 | CD, Maxi-Single, All Media | |
Morning Musume - Tiki Bun / シャバダバ ドゥ〜 / 見返り美人 | 2014 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, Single, All Media, Limited Edition | |
Morning Musume - リゾナント ブルー | 2008 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Stereo | |
モーニング娘。* - Ambitious! 野心的でいいじゃん | 2006 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition, Stereo | |
Morning Musume。 '20* - 純情エビデンス / ギューされたいだけなのに | 2020 | CD, Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC | |
Morning Musume - 笑顔の君は太陽さ / 君の代わりは居やしない / What Is Love? | 2014 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, Maxi-Single, All Media, Limited Edition | |
Morning Musume。'22* - Chu Chu Chu 僕らの未来/大・人生 Never Been Better! | 2022 | CD, Single | |
Morning Musume - シャボン玉 | 2003 | CD, Single | |
モーニング娘。* - 涙が止まらない放課後 | 2004 | DVD, NTSC, Single | |
Morning Musume。* - そうだ! We're Alive | 2002 | DVD, NTSC | |
モーニング娘。* - シングルV 「As For One Day」 | 2003 | DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Single | |
モーニング娘。* - 恋のダンスサイト | 2000 | CD, Mini, Single, Stereo | |
モーニング娘。* - ファーストタイム | 1998 | CD, Album, Stereo | |
モーニング娘。'17* - ⑮ Thank You, Too | 2017 | CD, Album, Blu-ray, All Media, Limited Edition | |
Morning Musume - モーニング娘. のひょっこりひょうたん島 | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Morning Musume '16* - 泡沫サタデーナイト! / The Vision / Tokyoという片隅 | 2016 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, Single, All Media, Limited Edition | |
Morning Musume。 '20* - 純情エビデンス / ギューされたいだけなのに | 2020 | CD, Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC | |
Morning Musume - 冷たい風と片思い/Endless Sky/One And Only | 2015 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, Single, All Media, Limited Edition | |
モーニング娘。* - 抱いて Hold On Me! | 1998 | CD, Mini, Single | |
Morning Musume - 女が目立って なぜイケナイ | 2010 | CD, Single, DVD, DVD-Video, Single | |
Morning Musume - モーニング娘。ライブ 初の武道館~ダンシング ラブ サイト2000春~ | 2000 | DVD, DVD-Video | |
Morning Musume。'22* - Chu Chu Chu 僕らの未来/大・人生 Never Been Better! | 2022 | CD, Single, Stereo | |
モーニング娘。* - 恋のダンスサイト | 2000 | Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition | |
モーニング娘。* - 4th「いきまっしょい!」 | 2002 | CD, Album | |
モーニング娘。* - Memory 青春の光 | 1999 | CD, Mini, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo | |
Morning Musume - なんちゃって恋愛 | 2009 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Morning Musume - 女が目立って なぜイケナイ | 2010 | CD, Single, DVD, DVD-Video, Single | |
モーニング娘。* - ここにいるぜぇ! | 2002 | CD, Single | |
Morning Musume - 恋愛ハンター | 2012 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
モーニング娘。* - ライブレボリューション21春~大阪城ホール最終日~ | 2001 | DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC | |
モーニング娘。* - Memory青春の光 | 1999 | CD, Mini, Single, Stereo | |
Morning Musume - Fantasy! 拾壱 | 2010 | CD, Album | |
Morning Musume - Help Me!! | 2013 | CD, Maxi-Single, All Media, Limited Edition | |
モーニング娘。* - シングルV「THE マンパワー!!!」 | 2005 | DVD, Single, Stereo | |
Morning Musume。'14* - 笑顔の君は太陽さ/君の代わりは居やしない/What is LOVE? Box Set | 2014 | CD, Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Box Set, Promo | |
Morning Musume - Only You | 2011 | DVD, NTSC, All Media | |
Morning Musume - Only You | 2011 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, Single, All Media, Limited Edition | |
モーニング娘。* - ベスト! モーニング娘。1 | 2001 | CD, Compilation | |
Morning Musume - モーニング娘. のひょっこりひょうたん島 | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Morning Musume - Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection | 2009 | CD, Compilation | |
Morning Musume '16* - 泡沫サタデーナイト!/ The Vision / Tokyoという片隅 | 2016 | Vinyl, LP, Single, Stereo | |
モーニング娘。'14* - 時空を超え 宇宙を超え / Password Is 0 | 2014 | CD, Maxi-Single, All Media | |
モーニング娘。* - ザ・ビデオ 恋のダンスサイト | 2000 | VHS, Single, Stereo, NTSC | |
Morning Musume - 女が目立って なぜイケナイ | 2010 | CD, Single, DVD, Single | |
Morning Musume - ワクテカ Take A Chance | 2012 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, Single, All Media, Limited Edition |
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