Morning Musume '21, formerly simply Morning Musume and colloquially referred to as Momusu, are a Japanese female idol group, holding the second highest overall single sales on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an amount of 64, and they have sold over 21 million copies in Japan alone.
GAM was a Japanese pop unit under the Hello! Project umbrella consisting of Aya Matsuura and former Morning Musume member Miki Fujimoto. This pairing was announced mid June 2006. Previously, Matsuura and Fujimoto worked together in the one-off group Gomattou with Maki Goto.
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", topped the Oricon singles charts and sold over a million copies. Goto was the lead vocalist of the group up until her graduation from the group in 2002. While still a member of Morning Musume, Goto released her debut solo single, "Ai no Bakayarō", in 2001, which topped the Oricon charts. In 2003 she released her debut album, Makking Gold 1, which debuted at number four on the Oricon album charts.
Mitsuo Terada, known by his stage name Tsunku, is a Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist. He is known for being very prolific. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 37.9 million copies, making him the fifth best-selling lyricist in Japan.
"Ren'ai Revolution 21" is Morning Musume's 11th single, and was released December 13, 2000. It sold a total of 986,040 copies and peaked at number two on the Oricon Charts. The lead vocals of this single are Natsumi Abe and Maki Goto. This single also marks the last with Yuko Nakazawa before she graduated from Morning Musume to pursue her solo career within the Hello! Project. The dance appeared in the PV and their live performance was choreographed by Natsu Mayumi.
"Mr. Moonlight " is the thirteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released October 31, 2001.
Gomattō (ごまっとう) was a one-shot Hello! Project group, similar to the Hello! Project shuffle units, that released one single called "Shall We Love?".
"Ai no Sono " is the first single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume subgroup Morning Musume Otomegumi. In addition to the title song and its karaoke version, the single also contains a Morning Musume Otomegumi version of the earlier Morning Musume song "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru", which was originally a b-side on the single "The Peace!". Morning Musume Sakuragumi also did a version of "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru" at the same time as Morning Musume Otomegumi on the "Hare Ame Nochi Suki" single.
Petit Moni were the second official subgroup of the Japanese pop idol group Morning Musume.
"Chokotto Love" is the first single of the subgroup Petitmoni. It was released on November 25, 1999 and sold 1,123,610 copies, peaking at number one on the Oricon charts in Japan.
"Seishun Jidai 1. 2. 3!/Baisekō Daiseikō!" is the second single of the subgroup Petitmoni. It was released on July 26, 2000 and sold 484,160 copies. It went to number one on the Oricon Charts in Japan.
How to Use Sexy is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop singer Maki Goto. The album was released on September 19, 2007 via Piccolo Town in two editions: a regular edition with catalog number PKCP-5096 and a limited edition with catalog number PKCP-5094~5 which came with a DVD.
"Afurechau... Be in Love" is Maki Goto's second single. It was released on September 19, 2001 with the catalog number EPCE-5118.
"Glass no Pumps" is the 15th single by Japanese singer Maki Goto. It was released on 7 June 2006 with the catalog number PKCP-5066. The Single "V" was released two weeks later on 21 June 2006 with the catalog number PKBP-5049.
"Ima ni Kitto... In My Life" is the 14th single by J-pop artist Maki Goto, released on 25 January 2006 with the catalog number PKCP-5060 under the Piccolo Town label. The Single V was released a week later on 1 February, with the catalog number PKBP-5042. The single peaked at #12 on the Oricon weekly singles chart, charting for four weeks.
"Secret" is Maki Goto's 17th single. It was released on April 11, 2007 in both regular (PKCP-5084) and first press (PKCP-5082～3) editions. The Single V DVD was released two weeks later, on April 25, 2007 with the catalog number PKBP-5071.
"Te o Nigitte Arukitai" is Maki Goto's third single. It was released on May 9, 2002 with the catalog number EPCE-5152.
All for One & One for All! is the first mini album by Hello! Project unit H.P. All Stars, released on December 1, 2004 in both a normal and limited edition, the limited edition having a different cover. It reached a peak of #5 on the daily Oricon charts, lasting 7 weeks. The concept behind the song was to show the fans appreciation and celebrate Hello! Project's seventh anniversary, whilst sending a message of peace.
"Want!" is the 30th single by the Japanese idol group Berryz Kobo, released in Japan on December 19, 2012.
Asian Celebration is Berryz Kobo's 31st single. It was released on March 13, 2013, in 5 editions: 1 regular and 4 limited editions. The titled track is the cheer song for a future Pretty Cure Allstars anime movie.
