was a sub-unit of the Japanese

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girl group

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and associated with Hello! Project. It was formed by

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in November 1999 as the second sub-group of Morning Musume.

History

Founded November 1999, the group initially consisted of Morning Musume members

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, and

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. Shortly after their formation, the group released their first single, " Chokotto Love," which sold more than 1 million copies. After the release of the first single, on May 21, 2000,

graduated from both

and Petitmoni. In order to fill the third member's position, their producer

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placed 4th generation member

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into the group, forming the second generation. Petitmoni went on to release three more singles, with their only album, '' Zenbu! Petitmoni'', released in August 2002. The album was a collection of all of their singles and B-side tracks, along with three extra tracks. Goto graduated from both Morning Musume and Petitmoni in 2002. Shortly thereafter, Yasuda's graduation was announced for 2003. This sparked yet another formation change, in which

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(of

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) and 5th generation member

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were added. Yoshizawa became the new leader, but the new lineup never released a single; only a song entitled "Wow Wow Wow" and a remake of "Chokotto Love," which were included on later ''Petit Best'' compilation CDs. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2003, and was effectively disbanded in subsequent years with Ogawa leaving to study

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abroad in 2006, Yoshizawa graduating from Morning Musume in 2007, and Kimura leaving Hello! Project and Up-Front Agency in 2008.

Members

First generation

Second generation

(Leader) *

Third generation

(Leader) *

(from

)

Legacy

In 2009, Petit Moni was revived as a

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under the name . Its new lineup consisted of

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members Saki Nakajima and

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; and

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. The "V" in its name is for "victory." The group released songs for Hello! Project's compilation albums ''Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū'' and ''Petit Best 10''. They also performed as a concert-only unit until 2011. In 2013, they reunited for a one-off performance in 2013 for Hello! Project's 15th anniversary alongside Hitomi Yoshizawa.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Compilation tracks

* ''Together!'' - "Chokotto Love (2001 Version)" * ''Petit Best 3'' - "Chokotto Love (2003 Version)" * ''Petit Best 4'' - "Wow Wow Wow" * ''Chanpuru 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū'' - "Kimi ga Iru Daki de" * ''Petit Best 10'' - "Pira! Otome no Negai"

Live Only Songs

* ''Chokotto LOVE'' (Petitmoni V) * ''BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT'' (Petitmoni V) * ''Uwaki na Honey Pie'' (Petitmoni V) * ''WOW WOW WOW'' (Petitmoni V)

References

External links

Petitmoni discography
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