モーニング娘。おとめ組

Morning Musume Otome Gumi (モーニング娘。おとめ組) was a Japanese pop group, one of two subgroups that Morning Musume (モーニング娘。) was divided into in 2003 so that they could perform in smaller concert venues. In addition to touring separately, each subgroup also released two singles. The members were as follows: Kaori Iida (飯田圭織) Rika Ishikawa (石川梨華) Nozomi Tsuji (辻希美) Makoto Ogawa (小川麻琴) Miki Fujimoto (藤本美貴) Sayumi Michishige (道重さゆみ) Reina Tanaka (田中れいな) The name "Otome Gumi" means "young girl group". The other subgroup was Morning Musume Sakura Gumi (モーニング娘。さくら組). Both groups have been inactive since spring of 2004. Since their last release all but two of the members have graduated Morning Musume, meaning a return is unlikely. However, the original members (minus Ogawa, who had graduated) performed their first single together at the Hello! Project 10th anniversary winter concert in 2007. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.