List of Morning Musume members

{{Short description|none}} This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. thumb|400px|Table of the members 1997–present

==Current members== ===11th generation (2012)=== * {{nihongo|Sakura Oda|小田さくら}} (Graduating Autumn 2026)

===12th generation (2014)=== * {{nihongo|Miki Nonaka|野中美希}} * {{nihongo|Maria Makino|牧野真莉愛}} (Graduating June 24, 2026)

===15th generation (2019)=== * {{nihongo|Homare Okamura|岡村ほまれ}} * {{nihongo|Mei Yamazaki|山﨑愛生}}

===16th generation (2022)=== * {{nihongo|Rio Sakurai|櫻井梨央}}

===17th generation (2023)=== * {{nihongo|Haruka Inoue|井上春華}} * {{nihongo|Ako Yumigeta|弓桁朱琴}}

===18th generation (2026)=== * {{nihongo|Meisa Sugihara|杉原明紗}} * {{Nihongo|Hanano Ishikawa|石川華望}}

==Former members== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===1st generation (1997)=== * Yuko Nakazawa {{small|(中澤裕子, graduated April 15, 2001)}} * Aya Ishiguro {{small|(石黒彩, graduated January 7, 2000)}} * Kaori Iida {{small|(飯田圭織, graduated January 30, 2005)}} * Natsumi Abe {{small|(安倍なつみ, graduated January 25, 2004)}} * Asuka Fukuda {{small|(福田明日香, graduated April 18, 1999)}}

===2nd generation (1998)=== * Kei Yasuda {{small|(保田圭, graduated May 5, 2003)}} * Mari Yaguchi {{small|(矢口真里, left April 14, 2005)}} * Sayaka Ichii {{small|(市井紗耶香, graduated May 21, 2000)}}

===3rd generation (1999)=== * Maki Goto {{small|(後藤真希, graduated September 23, 2002)}}

===4th generation (2000)=== * Rika Ishikawa {{small|(石川梨華, graduated May 7, 2005)}} * Hitomi Yoshizawa {{small|(吉澤ひとみ, graduated May 6, 2007)}} * Nozomi Tsuji {{small|(辻希美, graduated August 1, 2004)}} * Ai Kago {{small|(加護亜依, graduated August 1, 2004)}}

===5th generation (2001)=== * Ai Takahashi {{small|(高橋愛, graduated September 30, 2011)}} * Asami Konno {{small|(紺野あさ美, graduated July 23, 2006)}} * Makoto Ogawa {{small|(小川麻琴, graduated August 27, 2006)}} * Risa Niigaki {{small|(新垣里沙, graduated May 18, 2012)}}

===6th generation (2003)=== * Miki Fujimoto {{small|(藤本美貴, left June 1, 2007)}} * Eri Kamei {{small|(亀井絵里, graduated December 15, 2010)}} * Sayumi Michishige {{small|(道重さゆみ, graduated November 26, 2014)}} * Reina Tanaka {{small|(田中れいな, graduated May 21, 2013)}}

===7th generation (2005)=== * Koharu Kusumi {{small|(久住小春, graduated December 6, 2009)}}

===8th generation (2007)=== * Aika Mitsui {{small|(光井愛佳, graduated May 18, 2012)}} * Jun Jun {{small|(ジュンジュン, graduated December 15, 2010)}} * Lin Lin {{small|(リンリン, graduated December 15, 2010)}}

===9th generation (2011)=== * Mizuki Fukumura {{small|(譜久村聖, graduated November 29, 2023)}} * Erina Ikuta {{small|(生田衣梨奈, graduated July 8, 2025)}} * Riho Sayashi {{small|(鞘師里保, graduated December 31, 2015)}} * Kanon Suzuki {{small|(鈴木香音, graduated May 31, 2016)}}

===10th generation (2012)=== * Haruna Iikubo {{small|(飯窪春菜, graduated December 16, 2018)}} * Ayumi Ishida {{small|(石田亜佑美, graduated December 6, 2024)}} * Masaki Satō {{small|(佐藤優樹, graduated December 13, 2021)}} * Haruka Kudō {{small|(工藤遥, graduated December 11, 2017)}}

===12th generation (2014)=== * Haruna Ogata {{small|(尾形春水, graduated June 20, 2018)}} * Akane Haga {{small|(羽賀朱音, graduated December 5, 2025)}}

===13th generation (2016)=== * Kaede Kaga {{small|(加賀楓, graduated December 10, 2022)}} * Reina Yokoyama {{small|(横山玲奈, graduated December 5, 2025)}}

===14th generation (2017)=== * Chisaki Morito {{small|(森戸知沙希, graduated June 20, 2022)}}

===15th generation (2019)=== * Rio Kitagawa {{small|(北川莉央, graduated December 27, 2025)}} {{col-end}}

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==Leadership== Morning Musume contains a leader and a sub-leader role, which consists of providing moral support to the group.<ref>{{cite news | first=Robert | last=Michael-Poole | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/03/13/music/morning-musume-not-ready-to-graduate-yet/#.Xg0c0Rt7nIU | title=Morning Musume not ready to graduate yet | work=The Japan Times | date=2009-03-13 | accessdate=2020-01-01}}</ref> The sub-leader position was established on April 16, 2001, when Kaori Iida became the second leader.

===Leaders===

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Leader !! Period of time |- | Yuko Nakazawa || September 7, 1997 – April 15, 2001 |- | Kaori Iida || April 16, 2001 – January 30, 2005 |- | Mari Yaguchi || January 31, 2005 – April 14, 2005 |- | Hitomi Yoshizawa || April 15, 2005 – May 6, 2007 |- | Miki Fujimoto || May 7, 2007 – June 1, 2007 |- | Ai Takahashi || June 2, 2007 – September 30, 2011 |- | Risa Niigaki || October 1, 2011 – May 18, 2012 |- | Sayumi Michishige || May 19, 2012 – November 26, 2014 |- | Mizuki Fukumura || November 27, 2014 – November 29, 2023 |- | Erina Ikuta || November 30, 2023 – July 8, 2025 |- | Miki Nonaka || July 9, 2025 – Present |} {{col-2}}

===Sub-leaders===

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Sub Leader !! Period of time |- | Kei Yasuda || April 16, 2001 – May 5, 2003 |- | Mari Yaguchi || May 6, 2003 – January 30, 2005 |- | Hitomi Yoshizawa || January 31, 2005 – April 14, 2005 |- | Miki Fujimoto || April 15, 2005 – May 6, 2007 |- | Ai Takahashi || May 7, 2007 – June 1, 2007 |- | Risa Niigaki || June 2, 2007 – September 30, 2011 |- | Mizuki Fukumura || May 22, 2013 – November 26, 2014 |- | Haruna Iikubo || May 22, 2013 – December 16, 2018 |- | Erina Ikuta || November 27, 2014 – November 29, 2023 |- | Ayumi Ishida || December 31, 2018 – December 6, 2024 |- | Sakura Oda || November 30, 2023 – 2026 |- | Maria Makino || July 9, 2025 – 2026 |} {{col-end}}

==See also== * Hello Pro Kenshūsei

==References== {{Reflist}}

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