is a Japanese female pop group, consisting of 10 former members of the

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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 ...

. It was created in 2011. As with Morning Musume, the group is managed by the Up-Front Agency and produced by

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 ...

. During the announcement of the formation of Dream Morning Musume, Tsuji Nozomi was also planned to be included in the group. She turned down the offer citing that she wants to devote her time to taking care of her children. The band debuted in April 2011 with the album '' Dreams 1'', which ranked 10th in the

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Weekly Albums Chart. On September 24, 2011, Dream Morning Musume started its first nationwide concert tour, although Miki Fujimoto was absent on maternity leave. The group's first single " Shining Butterfly" was released on February 15, 2012, debuting at number 7 in the Oricon daily sales ranking for February 14.

Members

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Discography

Singles

Albums

DVD

Videography

Music videos

References

External links

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Profile at Oricon
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