Morning Musume
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Morning Musume '26, formerly and commonly known as Morning Musume, is a Japanese girl group associated with Up-Front Promotion. The group was produced by singer-songwriter and record producer Tsunku,
Morning Musume in 2016
Platinum 9 Tour in spring 2009
Japanese idol
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An idol is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in other performance skills such as acting,
Morning Musume
…the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with the Oricon record of most top-ten singles, having 64 of them. Morning Musume is credited with the revival of the idol industry in Japan in the late 1990s. Morning Musume has been the flagship group of the musical collective Hello! Project, becoming the basis of other…
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