Dream Morning Musume

Dream Morning Musume (ドリーム モーニング娘.) is a Japanese female pop group, consisting of 10 former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. It was created in 2011. As with Morning Musume, the group is managed by the Up-Front Agency and produced by Tsunku.

During the announcement of the formation of Dream Morning Musume, Tsuji Nozomi was also planned to be included in the group. She turned down the offer citing that she wants to devote her time to taking care of her children.

The band debuted in April 2011 with the album Dreams 1, which ranked 10th in the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.

On September 24, 2011, Dream Morning Musume started its first nationwide concert tour, although Miki Fujimoto was absent on maternity leave.

The group's first single "Shining Butterfly" was released on February 15, 2012, debuting at number 7 in the Oricon daily sales ranking for February 14.

Members

 * Yuko Nakazawa (中澤裕子)
 * Kaori Iida (飯田圭織)
 * Natsumi Abe (安倍なつみ)
 * Kei Yasuda (保田 圭)
 * Mari Yaguchi (矢口真里)
 * Rika Ishikawa (石川梨華)
 * Hitomi Yoshizawa (吉澤ひとみ)
 * Makoto Ogawa (小川麻琴)
 * Miki Fujimoto (藤本美貴)
 * Koharu Kusumi (久住小春)