#Morning Musume 25th Anniversary

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Morning Musume ‘23 【Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi】True Feelings Of Leading As Members That Are The Heart of The Group

For the fifth VOCE x Morning Musume ‘23 25th Anniversary Collab, Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, and Ishida Ayumi are here. We heard a ton about supporting Morning Musume with outstanding stability, the feelings of the leader and sub leaders that have been active and leading the group for a long time, and their thoughts on the fans and such. Further, having served as leader for 9 years, we also have a special interview with Fukmura Mizuki about her current state of mind as she has announced her graduation at the end of the year!!

–What kind of person is Fukumura Mizuki? Ikuta Erina: The O-Type (laughs)! Basically she is the type to avoid troublesome things as much as possible but (laughs), she is super serious when it comes to Morning Musume! She thinks about many things, she’ll talk about what the members “want to do” and then she’ll consult with people in the company without those members knowing; she is someone who can be really detailed and reliable at those things. The gap between her work and private life is amazing! I trust her.

Ishida Ayumi: Intimate/Friendly leader. Indiscriminately, she’ll talk with all the members about our activities of course, and she has a presence that even makes time for small talk. When I see my juniors talking normally about trivial things, despite the distance in how long we’ve been active and age, I thought, isn’t it amazingly warm that our group can do this? That is the atmosphere Fukumura-san made, I think she has a really wonderful personality.

–What kind of person is Ikuta Erina?

Fukumura Mizuki: Eripon is someone who sticks to what she believes in! She’s good at finding the “cutest moment” for each person! She’s good at taking pictures and will often take them of the other members; she exactly captures the brightest part of the girl. Kitagawa is cute when photographed from above, for Homare it's from the front, for Mei it's from the right, she understands the cutest angles for each person. Also, she is someone who respects her “character”. Even when talking about MC splits, she’ll give me advice like, ‘if you want to talk about that kind of thing, isn’t this the girl for it?’, I think her greatest strength is that she knows the charms of the members the most.

Ishida Ayumi: Her memory is excellent in any case! She’ll often talk about previous things, like even during rehearsals when everyone is dancing, she can remember and teach choreography in detail like, “it was like this before”. Since our group has a long history, I'm really grateful for it towards carrying on our traditions.

–What kind of person is Ishida Ayumi?

Fukumura Mizuki: Ayumin is a person who brings the heat! She is someone who loves her juniors and leaves them with a few words to help them grow. She’s very good at “encouragement”, if a member is losing motivation, even if it's something that's a bit difficult to say she’ll make sure to bring it up to them.Since she conveys her feelings very passionately and directly, I think the juniors are grateful for her saying them. When I don’t have enough energy, I can rely on Ayumin.

Ikuta Erina: A straightforward person! She has the image of always looking ahead and heading towards what she is aiming for. I’m the type of person who thinks for a bit before opening my mouth but Ayumin is the type who can speak directly. I’m envious about that aspect of her.

–Please tell us about times that were difficult and times that were happy as the leader and sub-leaders.

Fukumura Mizuki: I’m someone who is introverted so, I wasn’t used to being the lead, and it was difficult to be in a position where I had to make decisions. It was hard for me to be told “it's because you’re the leader,”. 

Happy moments were the moments when something I wanted to do as Morning Musume came true and when we achieved something, when new work was decided for us……there is a lot but, within that the best thing was the moment I was told “I’m glad Fukumura-san is the leader” from the members.

Ikuta Erina: Being entrusted as sub-leader! When it was being discussed I declined it once and said “I’m not suitable” as I don’t feel like I’m the sub-leader type. My role as a sub-leader is, I’ll listen to Mizuki, I’ll consult with Mizuki about the group often; I do things to support Mizuki, and I’m happy to be able to do this with Mizuki!

Ishida Ayumi: I started giving the closing remarks during lives and would introduce the next song; I quite enjoy thinking about what I will say there. No matter what kind of nuance in the words you use, I realized that the mood of the live will change, so I want to choose my words carefully. Now at Fukumura-san’s suggestion, we started dividing MC’s regardless of role.

–What are things you keep in mind as the leader and sub-leaders?

Fukumura Mizuki: I try not to show my worries and anxious feelings in front of the members. The leader before me was Michishige Sayumi-san and I felt absolutely safe with her like “If Michishige-san is here it's alright”. I have to become a strong leader like Michishige-san or I think everyone would be uneasy, so even if I’m worried I won’t speak it out loud.

With that, taking a step back, I try to be a person who can interact with adults. I convey my intentions like “I want Morning Musume to be like this,”; we have had a lot of discussions to bring the members together.

Ikuta Erina: I want to listen to Mizuki as much as I can. My goal is to convey to everyone the ideal image of Morning Musume as the leader has envisioned.

Ishida Ayumi: It is like……increasing my people skills. The timing of when I became sub-leader was just the right time to think about things like that, so I tried to improve my people skills by making an effort to get people to listen to me.

–Is there a secret to you being active for so long?

Fukumura Mizuki: Believing in the smiles and words from the fans in front of me. There were many times where I lost my confidence and my own voice. Since their love for Morning Musume isn’t a lie, I’ll think “I have to believe in what I’ve done”, but I couldn’t believe in myself. At those times, seeing all of the fans at the concert purely enjoying themselves before my eyes gave me energy!

Ikuta Erina: The support from all the fans. Seeing all the fans commenting on my blog, and seeing them come to concerts, I’ll think, ‘I’ll do my best to overcome painful or sad things’!

Ishida Ayumi: Being conscious towards having fun. It's a mindset I’ve recently found, when faced with a choice I’ll choose the more fun one. Even if someone recommends it to me, I should intuitively think “sounds fun”; if it feels like “maybe I’ll give it a try” I absolutely don’t want to do it. I value keeping that kind of feeling alive.

–What is the presence of the fans to you?

Fukumura Mizuki: In the song “Koibito ni wa Zettai ni Shiraretakunai Shinjitsu” there are the lyrics “Even though that person told me that they love me, that they love all of me, there are parts that I don’t like,” that is exactly, how I feel towards the fans. I hated myself so much that I couldn’t understand how my fans would like me.

But, there were those that would always come, those that comment on my blog every day, those that wave my member color in their pen lights at concerts, I’m happy to have fans that told me they liked me, as it made me feel accepted for who I am, so I thought I would stop hating myself too, and I’m really thankful for that. Therefore, I do my best with things so that those people can find me wherever I am.

Ikuta Erina: The fans have really helped me, all I can say is I’ve been saved by them. I’m selfish, some people think I “look scary”, I’m the type where I don’t make a good first impression. But, fans have tweeted “Eripon isn’t that kind of person”; on my blog as well they’ll write “The usual Eripon wouldn’t write something like this, so you must have something on your mind”, they can even understand my thoughts!

When I’m doing the MC at a concert, sometimes I have to reply to the fans like, “It's not like that!” and there is absolute trust that they’ll understand like “Eripon shook it up to make it interesting,”! I always want to communicate and become one with the audience as it makes the concerts interesting!

Ishida Ayumi: Man~~~ I really like them. Seeing and hearing them having fun, I’ll be happy that we’re enjoying it together, I think it's so lovely. The current “Morning Musume’s Ishida Ayumi” exists now because of the fans presence, my mindset came to chose fun because they said “I like it when Ayumi-chan is having fun,”; because they said “I like Ayumi’s high notes” I came to have confidence in high notes (laughs), I was proud about being praised for my face in profile so I came up with the phrase “Miyagi’s Miracle” (laughs).

I like to challenge new things but, I’m grateful as I feel like I could give it a try because all of the fans make it fun for me. Of course, we wouldn’t be celebrating our 25th anniversary without the support from all of the fans. Even though each of the fans have met Morning Musume at different times, I respect the sense of unity that's born during lives, I feel at ease seeing a sense of camaraderie among fans. Therefore I’m always hoping that all of the fans will smile, and I’m doing my best towards that!

–What is one piece of advice you would give to the 17th generation members who will be joining soon?

Fukumura Mizuki: I’d like to say “Cherish your individuality,”. We’re a large group, so I think there are things you can’t say because you’re worried that you’re the only one floating around or different. But I think the parts where you feel different are the parts that make you super charming so, I want you to value that.

Ikuta Erina: It's “create your own time to speak,”. I think that MC’s and song splits are the same if you compare them, and MC’s are easier to win on your own. With new members the introductions are like “I’m a new member” but, when the introduction is gone, the most important thing is showing your own appeal. I won’t hate you at all if you come at me eagerly like “Don’t I have time in the MC to talk?”, I want you to actively go about things like that. I’d be happy with it as it would encourage the seniors like, “a crazy junior has come”. 

Ishida Ayumi: It's, “I’ll teach you the basics of dance choreography so call on me”! Morning Musume passes on old footage as material, there is the custom to come to rehearsals after having memorized it, that's how it's been done for generations but, since there are a lot of songs, you’ll stumble at first like “I can’t remember this many songs”. It's too bad that I couldn’t do it with Sakurai but, this time, I’ll teach the basics so “please come at once!”. The choreography is detailed, there are detailed movements you can’t see in the videos, it's really much faster to ask directly so, I definitely want you to call on me.

–Is there anything you’d like to do individually?

Ikuta Erina: I love makeup and fashion so, I’d like work where I would be able to make the most of that. In particular I want to try producing cosmetics, first I’d like to try making mascara and eyeliner. Since my eyes without makeup look sleepy, I use a base, lengthening and volumizing mascara, those 3 in that order; I have a high baseline temperature of around 37C so, eyeliner smudges easier on me than others, I’ve done a lot of research on choosing products and how to draw it. Up until now I haven’t gotten an opportunity to show it off but, I definitely want to show off my full makeup! I want to do YouTube as well.

Ishida Ayumi: I have things! But, I’ll do them in the future!!

–Please tell us how you felt when you thought about graduating.

Fukumura Mizuki: When the 15th generation joined, it naturally felt like perhaps they’d be the last juniors that I would enroll. Spending time with the members is so much fun, I love Morning Musume and there are still many dreams I want to come true, I had the feeling that I wanted to see the growth of these girls, but it couldn’t be from inside the group, it's important to entrust the future so, I came to think about it around this time.

After the 3 in 15th generations first tour since joining, I talked with them about “What do you want to do for the next tour?” and they very seriously told me things like “I want to do my best in this area” and “I want to improve here”. At that time, I thought that entrusting the future to these girls would really be alright, and I came to want to take my next steps.

Around that time, the covid pandemic had just started, so we weren’t really able to have group activities, and I had more time to face myself…… Up until now I was so busy there wasn’t any time to face myself but, I think I perhaps changed during this period. When we all got together after a long time we talked a ton, it was unbelievably exciting, I started to think more about the other members.

–Have your feelings changed since deciding to graduate?

Fukumura Mizuki: I felt many joys and sorrows but, I think it was a time I was really worried. With the generational change, the division of roles, and the fear of being chosen; There was a time I was doing my best while telling myself “You can’t keep going like this, it isn’t Morning Musume!”. As soon as I started thinking about graduating covid happened so, concerts were limited, I had a feeling I would feel regret if I graduated now; I was conflicted about whether or not I should be in the group…… I strongly felt like, “What do I do,”. 

But, when I announced my graduation in December of 2022, as soon as I could see the end of myself as a Morning Musume, I’m now facing each and every work as “this is a moment I can only feel now,”; it has a special feeling to it, while I’m working I’m consciously trying to make it a time where I can learn a lot regardless of seniority. 

With that, I’ve voiced dreams that I want to come true for Morning Musume more and more! Since there are some areas where it would be difficult with the members' motivation alone, in order for it to come true without me, I’m going to take the initiative to get those at the office involved and work on it until I graduate.

–Is there anything you want to do before you graduate?

Fukumura Mizuki: To share my dreams for Morning Musume with the members! What I like about each member, where I want them to grow, since I have expectations, I want to convey them! But, really I want to come out with an album, and I want to do as many events as possible. I want to have a tour in Hawaii too~ I want to have overseas lives, I want to do a lot of work as Morning Musume, I want to do something new!

–Is there anything you want to do after graduating?

Fukumura Mizuki: It's a secret ♡.

–Is there something you want to convey to those becoming the leader and sub-leader?

Fukumura Mizuki: I don’t want you to worry alone. You’re surrounded by reliable members and staff, also I don’t want you to forget that all of the fans believe in you.

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Album Release Day！@Nonaka Miki (23.08.30)

Chel here😈💜👾

Thank you very much

For coming to look at my blog！

Your likes and comments

Make me super happy！

☁️🎀Yesterday's 2 choices🎀☁️

Do you fall asleep easily���Do you find it hard to fall asleep？

I find it easy

Was the majority！

I've been getting to sleep really easily recently！

Since I have lots of things to do each day

I fall asleep as soon as I get into bed 🌠

Recently I haven't been changing my calendar before bed either！

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Morning Musume。Best Selection

〜The 25th Anniversary〜

On sale today！

I hope you enjoy it ❤️

I'm waiting to hear your thoughts

After listening to the album！

Lots of you already left your thoughts

In yesterday's blog comments

So thank you very much 💕

Off shots

From our album jacket shoot

This is Nonaka battling the wind

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☁️🎀Today's 2 choices🎀☁️

This year、have you eaten soumen

Yes？No？

For reading until the very end

Thank you very much ❤️

Please come by again tomorrow！

FIBA

Basketball

World Cup

Japan vs Australia

I cheered them on from home！

We ultimately lost、

But it was a wonderful match！

I'll support the final 2 matches too 🏀

See ya 🐾

[magicmorningmeteora]

Happy Anniversary, Hello! Project

The 25th anniversary has come and gone and we have now entered the 26th year.

For the sake of convenience, most of the historical choices will be referred to using the terminology for Morning Musume's eras as listed on the Hello! Project Wikia.

[yume-kara-samete]

Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke - Morning Musume '23, Sato Masaki

Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!" ACT II

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Emotionally Moving Yumigeta Ako (23.06.26)

Nice to meet you！

I'm the new Morning Musume。’23 member Yumigeta Ako！

Thank you very much for today's Nippon Budokan performance！

It was also the first presentation of Haru-chan and myself〜　

Having our first stage in the magnificent Nippon Budokan、is a true honor！

I was able to get through my nervousness thanks to all of your cheers！

Really thank you very much 🛑

Also 17ki are starting our blogs today！

I'll start with a self introduction👇

🧚‍♀️Name

弓桁朱琴（Yumigeta Ako）

🧚‍♀️Age

14 years old born on 7／8

🧚‍♀️Hometown

Shizuoka prefecture（The same as Nonaka-sanー！）

🧚‍♀️Favourite Food

Ume flavoured snacks 🛑

I love ume so much that I've started making ume juice recently

🧚‍♀️My favourite Morning Musume。song

Roman〜MY DEAR BOY〜 is my absolute favourite、

But recently I've been listening to Nanchatte Renai and SONGS a lot！

I think that's about it！

Let's talk more in detail when we meet in person okay〜

It was a late night performance、so I'm sure many of you must have been tired… Really thank you very much😭

Everyone be sure to eat well and sleep lots ready for tomorrow！

Ganbatte Ikimashoーi！Yaーy

Also Also！

At our Nippon Budokan performance、incredibly！

The 「Hello！Project 25th Anniversary」 New Member Audition was announced！

The application period is from today until 8/14。

Me and Haru-chan were just normal students until recently。

If I went back 1 year in time and told my past self 「I stood on stage at Nippon Budokan today！」

The 2 of us enjoyed discussing how we think we'd react during rehearsals 笑lol

Looking back now、I'm really glad that I was brave enough to apply。

I want to share this excitement with everyone！

This is an amazing chance so please challenge yourself to try it！！

We'll be waiting for your applications❤️‍🔥

Okay I'll finish up here！

I'm Yumigeta Ako AKA Gettaa🧚‍♀️

Good night〜🐏🐏🐏🐏

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Today's Concert was Fun！ Okamura Homare (23.08.11)

Hello

I'm Okamura Homare 🌼

Thank you very much for your likes and comments ⸜❤︎⸝‍

All of your warm comments are my motivation ´`*

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『Morning Musume。'23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ～glad quarter-century～encore』

Hiroshima🍁🍁

Thank you very much for getting so fired up with us！！

We don't have many summer performances left…. Just 3 left…！！

But I'll fully enjoy every performance💪🏻

It's been a hot summer！！

Today Yokoyama-san and Riomelo let me do their hair！！笑lol

I'm proud of what I did for them👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

They both looked really cute so please take a look at their blogs and Instagrams💕

2 days until RockIn！！

Yokoyama-san introduced our goods for it so please check it out ✅

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Homasha

Homa's hair was braided by Yokoyama-san！！

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HoMataneー

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Octopus Legs Fringe。Yumigeta Ako (23.07.26)

Good afternoon！

I'm Yumigeta Ako🛑

The other day the release of our 25th Anniversary commemoration album、

「Morning Musume。Best Selection〜The 25th Anniversary〜」

Was announced〜！

Waーi My first album！

Us as 17ki will only be participating in the song 「Nanzansho Souzansho」！

It's the type of title you've never heard before and I was excited to sing it too😄

The recording was so much fun！

I started to understand how to change my own singing、but it also made me want to grow and improve lots more too！

Today I'll talk about an off shot from our album jacket photo shooting！

Lookie Lookie

Our new costumes and Haru-chan are really cute、、、

But isn't my fringe so funny？笑lol

It looks like there was an electric fan blowing only on me

Haru-chan's hair isn't moving at all 笑lol

My fringe looks like octopus legs which is this photo's charm point❤️

I actually really like this photo🤣

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Well then it's time for today's 【Gettaa Life】✨

Rather than today this is something that happened recently、

We、have had way more opportunities to talk as just the 2 of us！

I've started to understand Haru-chan's personality more and more！

I'm the type to say less the closer I become with someone but Haru-chan is my complete opposite😂

She's been talking loads with me recently which has been super fun！

Even when I say something sensible she makes it funny with a sarcastic reply in her Kansai dialect 笑lol

I actually told Haru-chan 「I generally start chatting less once I get closer with someone but I'm having so much fun so don't stop talking to me okay」！

I Getted 「Understanding of my gen mate」！

I want to keep mutually respecting each other so that we can continue to grow together！

That's all！This has been 【Gettaa Life】！

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Yesterday while walking down the road there was a motorbike whose engine was humming out a 16 beat which made me think the rider must have a great sense of rhythm。

Well then I'll see you tomorrow！

This has been YumiGettaa Ako！

Well done for working hard today🐙🐙🐙

[infosmusume]

Morning Musume'23 has announced the release of their new album, "Morning Musume. Best Selection ~The 25th Anniversary~

Morning Musume'23 has announced the release of their new best album set to be released on August 30th.

This album, dedicated to celebrating the group's 25th anniversary, will feature 14 selected popular songs from Morning Musume's past, as chosen by Tsunku♂, along with one song each from the affiliated units Tanpopo and Petitmoni. The current members (excluding new members) will re-record these tracks.

In addition to three new songs, "HEAVY GATE," "Nanzansho Sozansho," and "Kanashiku Naru You na Rainy day," the album will include a total of 26 songs, covering singles from 70th to 72nd, spread across two CDs. Notably, "Nanzansho Sozansho" marks the first participation for the two new members who joined as part of the 17th generation (Inoue Haruka and Yumigeta Ako) in May.

"Morning Musume. Best Selection ~The 25th Anniversary ~" [First Press Limited Edition] 2CD + Blu-ray

(Deluxe LP-sized double jacket, LP-sized fold-out poster included, 16-page photo booklet, 12-page lyric booklet included.)

■Disc1

01. HEAVY GATE

02. Nanzansho Sozansho

03. Swing Swing Paradise

04. Happy birthday to Me!

05. Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai

06. Dai・Jinsei Never Been Better!

07. Teenage Solution

08. Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no

09. Beat no Wakusei

10. One・Two・Three (23 Ver.)

11. Kanashiku Naru You na Rainy day / Ikuta, Ishida, Oda, Nonaka, Haga

12. Wagamama Ki no mama Ai no Joke (23 Ver.)

13. What is Love? (23 Ver.)

Disc2

01. LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)

02. Renai Revolution 21 (updated 23 Ver.)

03. Souda! We're ALIVE (updated 23 Ver.)

04. Happy Summer Wedding (23 Ver.)

05. The Peace! (23 Ver.)

06. Last Kiss (23 Ver.) / Makino, Yokoyama, Kitagawa

07. Chokotto LOVE (23 Ver.) / Okamura, Yamazaki, Sakurai

08. Seishun Night (23 Ver.)

09. Jealousy Jealousy (23 Ver.)

10. Kimagure Princess (23 Ver.)

11. Mikan (23 Ver.)

12. Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~ (23 Ver.)

13. Koko ni Iru zee! (23 Ver.)

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<rockin'on presents. COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23 2022.12.29 at EARTH STAGE>

"Morning Musume. Best Selection ~The 25th Anniversary ~" [Regular Edition]

(Double-sided paper jacket, 32-page booklet included.)

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Mini Moni。JankenPon！Matsumoto Wakana (23.11.15)

Good evening！I'm Matsumoto Wakana 🙉

Thank you very much for your comments😊

『TV Tokyo 60 Festival！Music Festival 2023～I want to listen live！Showa・Heisei・Reiwa Top 100 Songs～』

Did you watch it〜？？👀

I was able to perform as Angerme、

And also、as Mini Moni。-san！

As Angerme、I was the person with a red hat and braids。

As Mini Moni。、I was the person with twin tails and pink scrunchies。

I'm Matsumoto Wakana！！！！🤗🤗🤗

Firstly、as Angerme、we performed our new song 「RED LINE」！！！

Incredibly、it was our first time performing it！😳

I guess it was also your first time seeing the full choreography！

Please、watch the MV too♡

Also、as Mini Moni。、we performed 「Mini Moni。JankenPon！」！✊✌️✋

A little while back、we were able to perform it at 『Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT』、

Then this time、we were able to perform at TV Tokyo 60 Festival、so I was surprised when I first found out！🫢

To everyone who came to support us at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse、everyone who supported us through the TV、and everyone who couldn't watch but still supports us、really thank you very much！

Since we were all together、we could have fun together！！！☺️

Being able to stand on stage together with Yaguchi-san and Tsuji-san and Runo-chan、as Mini Moni。、is something I'll always treasure！

Once again、thank you very muchー！！🤍🤍🤍

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🐒Extra🐒

These rhinestones star stickers、were something Yaguchi-san and Tsuji-san and Runo-chan and I all did matchingー🤭⭐️

I'll end today's blog here(๑･̑◡･̑๑)

The performances by Pucchi Moni-san、and Morning Musume。'23-san、were really wonderful！！！

I danced so much😆😆😆

See ya！

Matsumoto Wakana

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Morning-san！Yonemura Kirara (23.06.26)

Morning Musume。'23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ～glad quarter-century～ at Nippon Budokan

We were able to perform as the opening act！！

From our 3rd single releasing on 7/26

We performed

「Chotto Jyocho Fuantei？…Natsu」！

A song with lyrics written by Hirose Kohmi-san🌟

Please check it out if you're interested🤲

Morning-san、were super duper cool！！！！

Their stamina was amazing、even I was surprised！！

I've gotta work hard to build stamina like theirs too、、！！！

The medley was fun〜！💘💘

My bestie Homatan、was really cute

With her twin tails and ribbons 😊🎀

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See ya I'm Yonemura Kirara！

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Morning Musume ‘23 【Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei】The 15th generation’s period of remarkable growth. What Do You Want To Do Your Best Towards the 30th Anniversary?

For the second VOCE x Morning Musume ‘23 25th Anniversary Collab, Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, and Yamazaki Mei of the 15th generation are here. As they joined 4 years ago, the 3 of them discuss topics they have come to know about each other since they are in the same generation like, their growth is crazy! I can’t take my eyes off them! And they speak fully on things like, what they want to do to liven up the group.

–What kind of person is Kitagawa Rio-san?

Okamura Homare: She’s very mature and classy. She is the reliable older sister in the 15th generation. From my point of view as a generation mate, she is a little out of the loop and is mischievous at times; those are things that make her cute! She eats in a way where it looks delicious (laughs).

Yamazaki Mei: She has a pure and lady-like atmosphere. She’s good at studying, she has it together, and has the feeling of being a reliable older sister but, she has parts you want to poke fun at that are funny, and she’s a tsundere. Her singing voice is also really pretty, she is very good at dancing with her hair. She has taught me various detailed things about makeup.

–What kind of person is Okamura Homare-san?

Kitagawa Rio: She has a very cute baby face but she combines an overwhelming style and coolness in her performances. She is a kind girl with a personality of putting others first before herself. There is a bit of gyaru-like quality to her, she feels like an active high school student! (laughs)

Yamazaki Mei: Her face is small and her limbs are long, in any case she has excellent style. She looks and sounds really cute, such that she feels like a sparkling, shiny, idol! We’re in the same grade in school but since she is reliable, if Mei were twins with her she would be the older sister. Homare also loves make-up and is a bit gyaru-like!

–What kind of person is Yamazaki Mei-san?

Kitagawa Rio: It's not an exaggeration to say that she was born to be an idol, her idol power is amazing! She loves pandas, and can activate her “panda-san power”! When she is performing, she has an eye-catching presence; I'm always surprised by the strength of her idol power.

Okamura Homare: Yamazaki Mei-chan is everyone's little sister! Her really energetic smile is cute. Since we’re the same age, I feel calm when we’re together, she has a reassuring presence. She also has a surprisingly matter-of-fact side, I like that part of her the most.

–What is your most memorable memory from the 15th generation so far?

Kitagawa Rio: The 3 of us are always talking about wanting to go somewhere and this finally came true in August last year! We went to get shaved ice. I once again felt how our relationships have deepend these past 4 years; I met these 2 via work but we talk like we’re friends in private; from the heart, I’m glad that I’m in the same generation as them.

Okamura Homare: Our dance lessons shortly after joining. We were trying to learn the choreography before joining our seniors, we were together as the 3 of us the whole time; it was a dense period that had a lot of fun and tough moments. At first we were so caught up in ourselves that we weren’t in the mood to get to know each other but, once the 3 of us sat down and got to know each other, we became able to discuss anything. I think it was a really important time.

Yamazaki Mei: The ‘15th Generation Fan Club Event’. The 3 of us played a game where we had to match each other's answers but it was funny because we weren’t able to match for even 1 answer! Our live corner where we were singing together is an unforgettable memory. Next time, if we get the opportunity again, I want to perform in groups like, Rio-chan and Homare-chan, Rio-chan and I, Homare-chan and I!

–What are the other 2 in the 15th generation like to you?

Kitagawa Rio: We’re friends, coworkers, and rivals. I’m older than the other 2, and there are times when they feel like younger sisters. I think that we are the only 3 people who can have so many different relationships with each other.

Okamura Homare: Although each of us have different personalities, when the 3 of us are together, it's mysterious how we feel like we fit each other perfectly. I think we have good balance, I can feel at ease when I’m with those 2.

Yamazaki Mei: I feel at ease when we are together, we can speak plainly. They feel like a second family or sisters. Rio-chan is the older sister, next is Homare-chan, and then 3rd is Mei, in that order.

–The topic of the growth of the 15th generation has been “amazing”! Please tell us what you keep in mind when performing.

Kitagawa Rio: Dancing big without looking out of place! Not forgetting to stand out. The dance teacher taught me “Dance like your limbs are twice their length,”. I couldn’t really grasp the feeling of it at first but, recently I’ve really come to understand it. But, as long as we’re working as a group, I don’t think I should be the only one standing out so, while looking around me, I’m studying putting my own personality into my dance.

Okamura Homare: I’m really thankful for kind words, but I want to be humble at all times, and not take them at face value. I’m always thinking “I have to do more than I’ve done till now!” with performances but, I also think I shine the most when I’m enjoying myself, and I think people who watch it will enjoy it, so I also cherish having fun.

Yamazaki Mei: Performing where my expression matches the song and not just grinning and smiling, but making cool expressions as well. I’m getting to sing more of my graduated seniors' parts, so I want to add my own personality to it while referring to the expressions my seniors made. I don’t think anyone will have fun if I don’t look like I’m having fun, so I firstly want to have fun so everyone can enjoy themselves.

–Please tell us what you would like to do to make Morning Musume more exciting towards the 30th Anniversary.

Kitagawa Rio: I want to become the catalyst for knowing about Morning Musume. I know that there are people who come to like Morning Musume through gravure work; I want to increase the number of Morning Musume fans on my own! I think that I have to!

Okamura Homare: This year I turned 18; from now on, new members will be joining so I want to be able to look around and not just look towards myself. Also, I want to become more mature so that I can react calmly when things happen. In terms of performance, up until now its been sad as we have been in a period where we’re not able to cheer but, from now on I think I’ll be able to give a performance where I’ll stir up everyone’s voices, I want to say things like “SAY!” and “COME ON!” a lot. I want to do my best to give a performance that excites everyone.

Yamazaki Mei: Less than a year after joining we had to stay at home due to covid-19, since we were only able to do activities on our own; from now on as Morning Musume, I want a lot of experiences with live tours and fests! There are many things to learn from my seniors during the tours; I’m also discovering a new me, so I want to experience more and more things and increase my appeal.

–Please tell us what you would like to challenge as an individual

Kitagawa Rio: Work related to food and cosmetics that I love! I’m the type of person who really researches things once I’m interested in them; I think it would be nice to delve deeper into food and cosmetics with a serialization. I love Odagiri Hiro-san's hair and makeup, and I often watch him on YouTube; It's my dream to have my makeup done by him someday. I want to ask him various things about cosmetics and beauty.

Okamura Homare: This year I started a serialization about stationary, so I want to show off the appeal of stationary more. Also, since joining Morning Musume, I’ve grown more than 10cm so, working in fashion where I can make the most of that height, I would like to try out cool makeup that I don’t know how to do myself!

Yamazaki Mei: Work relating to my favorite Panda-sans! Since I love the sweets from my hometown of Hokkaido, I’d like to do work relating to that, too.

–What is one piece of advice you would give to the 17th generation members who will be joining soon?

Kitagawa Rio: Its, “practice 100 times more than you think you need to,”. When I joined I was inexperienced in dancing so, the hurdle I had imagined for myself was actually much lower than for those who had experience. Even when I thought I had practiced, I experienced many times where I was at the level where it looked like I hadn’t practiced at all when the teachers and seniors would watch. Even now I think, “let's practice 100 times more than I think”. If you practice to your limit you’ll feel better about it later on, like “my future self will thank the past me,”. 

Okamura Homare: If I were to give advice to the new members, try to meet everyone you meet with a cheerful greeting. I think there will be many things that are confusing or that you won’t understand but, “if you can first greet others properly, it’ll be alright because you’ll make a good impression,” is what I want to convey.

Yamazaki Mei: I want you to value your individuality. With your seniors that you admire, you may feel that you love them so much that you want to become so much like them but, I’d like you to absorb their good qualities while not erasing your own and keeping your personality alive.

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#Onoda Karin-chan/#Kawano Soara-chan @Nonaka Miki (23.11.10)

Chel here 😈💜👾

Thank you very much

For coming to look at my blog！

Your likes and comments

Make me super happy！

☁️🎀Yesterday's 2 choices🎀☁️

Firm tofu？

Silken tofu？

It was about 50-50！

I prefer silken tofu！

I love having tofu in Miso soup ❤️

Also my own puppy、

Tofu-chan is doing well 🐶💕

I'll post some photos of her on my blog soon！

☁️🎀❛ ･ ❛🎀☁️

Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit '23

Onoda Karin-chan ❤️

Karin-chan will debut next year！

I'm looking forward to working together！

I've been wanting to talk to her for ages

So I'm very happy

That we got to chat、and take a photo too〜 💕

Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Kawano Soara-chan ❤️

I already thought she was super duper cute〜

Then I heard she owned a Nonaka T

So I had to go and talk to her！

She also wore my tour T shirt on the day we took this photo

Which made me happy 💕

They're pretty late、

But these are off shots

From our Hello Pro 25th Anniversary concert at Yoyogi ！

I wanna see them again soon 🥺🌠

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☁️🎀Today's 2 choices🎀☁️

Do you have a favourite day of the week

Yes？No？

For reading until the very end

Thank you very much ❤️

Please come by again tomorrow！

Tomorrow is

Morning Musume。'23

Concert Tour Autumn

Neverending

Shine Show

Shimane Performance

Our first time in Shimane in a while！

I'm so excited ❤️

See ya 🐾

[magicmorningmeteora]

What Hello! Project Group Would You Join?

Congratulations!

You won an audition to join Hello! Project!

(Maybe it's the 25th anniversary one that just concluded.)

In what group would you begin your activities?!

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[yume-kara-samete]

Osaka Koi no Uta - Ikuta Erina, Oda Sakura

Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ at Nippon Budokan

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Today！ ！Tashiro Sumire (23.06.26)

Yaposhumi

I'm Tashiro Sumire💜

Today was、『Morning Musume。'23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ～glad quarter-century～ at Nippon Budokan』👏🏻🌟

OCHA NORMA、were able to appear as the opening act!!

We performed

『Chotto Jyocho Fuantei･･･?Natsu』🌞🩵

Everyone who cheered us on

Thank you very much!!🫶🏻💞

You made me super happy 🥰

Morning Musume。'23 - san's performance、

Was really so amazing...！✨

Their 25th anniversary of their formation、

Congratulations👏🏻🎉

They had so many high-energy songs、and I couldn't stop myself dancing too!!

Morning Musume。'23-san gave an inspiring performance through their wonderful songs、and the whole time I was just thinking They're so cool...🥲✨

OCHA NORMA、

Will work even harder too‼︎🔥💚

I took a photo with Madopi✌🏻🩵

Today I did some online shopping with Madopi☆

We ended up down a rabbit hole of make up pouches！！

We've had work all day today、

And since we had to wake up early once we were finished loads of people crashed out asleep。

Seeing everyone fast asleep was really funny！！！笑lol

After all we just want to sleep whenever we have the time！笑lol

So we turned out the lights and went to sleep 💖笑lol

It was like an overnight trip but it was really fun 笑笑lollol

For all of your likes・comments

Thank you very much ❤︎

Well then！

This has been Tashiro Sumire〜

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Excited！！ Okamura Homare (23.08.10)

Hello

I'm Okamura Homare🌼

Thank you very much for your likes and comments ⸜❤︎⸝‍

All of your warm comments are my motivation ´`*

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An announcement was just made about Haga Akane-san's performance abilities。

It's only been 1 day but I hope she'll fully recover soon 🍀

I experienced the same thing many months ago、so I really can't help but understand how much pain and frustration she must be feeling、so please take care of yourself！！

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We had RockIn rehearsals again today！！

I revised everything after I got home yesterday、and I've remembered all the songs and the dances、but for whatever reason for the first time ever I just can't memorise the order of this set list so I was getting myself really confused last night 🤯

But today I was fine in rehearsals which was a relief…

⭐️Goods have also been unveiled ⭐️

Here

This time we're in soccer uniforms ⚽️

They're flashy and cool ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻👋🏻

Tomorrow is！

『Morning Musume。'23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ～glad quarter-century～encore』

In Hiroshima🍁

Please come by and cheer us on！！

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Homasha

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HoMataneー