Also known as - MoMusu
Origin - Tokyo, Honshū, Japan
Genre(s) - Japanese pop
Years active - 1997–present
Label(s) - Zetima
Associated acts - Country Musume, GAM, Kaori Iida, Maki Goto, Minimoni, Natsumi Abe, Petitmoni, Tanpopo, v-u-den, W, Yuko Nakazawa
Website - http://www.helloproject.com/
Morning Musume (モーニング娘。, Mōningu Musume.?) is an all-girl J-pop group from Japan that often changes its members. It is also known as "Momusu" (モー娘。, Mōmusu.?). Their act revolves around singing and dancing to generally upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of the Hello! Project, masterminded by Naoki Yamazaki,[1] though Tsunku writes nearly all of their song lyrics and composes nearly all of the melodies for the songs. Currently, Morning Musume is Japan's Best Selling Female Group.[2]
Musume (娘, Musume?) means daughter or girl, hence the name 'Morning Girls'. They are meant to be the "daughters of Japan".[3] The group is particularly well-known for its shuffled line-up, with "graduations" occurring nearly each year ("retiring" a girl from the group), and holding auditions to add new members. Along with the shuffled line-up are several splinter groups, and Morning Musume often works closely with other Hello! Project acts, including but not limited to Aya Matsuura, Berryz Koubou, Melon Kinenbi,Country Musume and Gatas Brilhantes H.P..
