was a Japanese girl group and sub-group of

Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most to ...

. The group was made up of five past and then-present members of Morning Musume and created to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

Members

* 1st generation: Kaori Iida,

Natsumi Abe is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and a member of Dream Morning Musume. Biography She was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan. Career On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Watash ...

* 3rd generation:

Maki Goto is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine (Mo ...

* 5th generation: Risa Niigaki * 7th generation: Koharu Kusumi

History

In early 2007, Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai was made. They released a commemorative Single called .

Tsunku , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q. As a songwriter, Tsunku is the primary producer for Morning Musume and other Hello! Project acts, such as Co ...

, the producer of

, stated that the members chosen symbolize the grassroots beginning of the group; how they had five members ranging in age from 14-24. Additionally, each member was from an odd generation. On August 8, 2007 they released a second single - which was also their last one - . The group was only active during 2007 for Morning Musume's 10th anniversary. The group had a concert tour starting on August 11, 2007, ending September 1, 2007, located in six different stadiums. The tour was named , and was later released on DVD on November 14, 2007.

Discography

Singles

DVDs

References

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