The
discography
Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...
of the
Japanese
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
Morning Musume
, formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an ...
consists of sixteen studio albums, five compilation albums, and seventy
singles. Ever since its establishment in 1997, the group has experienced frequent line-up changes, and currently consists of thirteen members:
Mizuki Fukumura
is a Japanese singer, dancer, and actress. She is a ninth-generation member, current leader of the pop group Morning Musume as well as the current and seventh leader of Hello Project. Prior to becoming part of Morning Musume, Fukumura was know ...
(leader),
Erina Ikuta (sub-leader),
Ayumi Ishida (sub-leader),
Sakura Oda, Miki Nonaka,
Maria Makino, Akane Haga, Kaede Kaga, Reina Yokoyama, Rio Kitagawa, Homare Okamura, Mei Yamazaki and Rio Sakurai. The group was formed by
Sharam Q
was a Japanese rock band composed of lead singer , on guitar, on drums and on keyboards.
Biography
They debuted with in 1992. They were not an instant hit initially, but their fourth single broke the top 50 of the Oricon charts. Eve ...
vocalist
Tsunku
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He is 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 Cocon ...
, who serves as their lyricist, composer, and producer.
Albums
Studio albums
* ''Billboard Japan'' Top Albums is published since January 2009
;Notes
Extended plays
Soundtracks
Musicals
Compilation albums
Notes
Tribute and cover albums
Other appearances
Singles
* ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is published since January 2008.
** These are unofficial figures obtained by adding together Oricon sales numbers for different periods of time when the single charted on Oricon.
Digital singles
Collaboration singles
Videography
Music video compilations
Concerts
Music videos
Video Games
anuary 11, 2001Space Venus starring Morning Musume (Playstation 2)
Footnotes
References
External links
Official Morning Musume discography pageon the
Hello! Project
is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but ...
official website
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Discography
Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...
Discographies of Japanese artists
Pop music group discographies