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Asami Konno (紺野あさ美), born May 7, 1987, is a former fifth generation member of the all-girl Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined the group in the August of 2001, along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, and Risa Niigaki.

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 * Nicknames: Konkon (こんこん), Kon-chan (紺ちゃん), Ojamaru (おじゃマル), Pon-chan (ポンちゃん)
 * Blood Type: B
 * Height: 156 cm / 5′ 1″
 * Hobbies: exercising, shopping, and talking
 * Favorite word: honki (本気)
 * Favorite colors: white and pink
 * Favorite foods: pumpkin, potato, sushi, cheese, meat, lasagna
 * Least favorite foods: curry, strawberries, melon
 * Favorite seasons: summer and winter

Biography
Konno joined the J-pop group Morning Musume in 2001, after successfully passing the audition for fifth generation members. Although her performance in the Love Audition 21 (LOVEオーディション 21) has been called mediocre even by the judge of the audition and producer of Morning Musume, Tsunku, he said that she passed the audition because of her potential and the amount of effort she put into it.

She debuted on the group's thirteenth single, "Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~", released on October 31, 2001. In the same month, during a filming of music variety show Utaban, she injured her leg and was not able to participate in the remaining performances of the group's national tour at that time.

Her first album appearance was 4th Ikimasshoi!, released on March 27, 2002.

In May of the same year, Konno was unexpectedly given the lead role for the second half of Morning Musume's annual play, Morning Town. In the summer of that year, she also debuted in a shuffle unit, as part of Odoru 11. Coincidentally, she was separated from all the other fifth generation members, who were in Happy 7.

Later in September, all the fifth generation members were placed into a subgroup. Along with Risa Niigaki, Konno was put into Tanpopo as the third generation. They only released one single before becoming inactive.

Konno, along with many other members of Morning Musume at that time, starred in a drama entitled Angel Hearts which was released in 2002.

In 2003, when Morning Musume was split into two groups (Sakuragumi and Otomegumi) after the sixth generation members had joined, she was placed into Sakuragumi, releasing two singles. Gatas Brilhantes H.P., Hello! Project's futsal team, was also formed that year and Konno became one of its founding members, quitting only when she was graduating from Hello! Project.

In July of the same year, she was added into Country Musume, (whose theme was "girls from Hokkaidō") with fellow member Miki Fujimoto. Under this new formation, named "Country Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto", three singles were released. She also made a guest appearance in a drama, Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 2 (which Ai Kago stars in as a regular) that year, as a hit-and-run victim's sister.

She is considered to be one of the most intelligent members after achieving the highest mark during a special episode of Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! in 2001 (shortly after the fifth generation joined) where the Bakajo Test was given to see who was the "idiot girl" of Morning Musume. She is also athletic, according to another special episode of Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! in 2003 (after the sixth generation joined) focusing on sports, placing as the fifth most athletic Morning Musume member.

In late 2004, Tsunku's choice of putting Konno on the main vocals for "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago" yet again surprised many people, as it is known that she has rather weak vocals when compared to the other members of Morning Musume.

In March 2006, she proved her athletic abilities by placing first in the 1500 meter race at Hello! Project's 2006 sports festival in the time of six minutes and thirteen seconds, getting her the MVP award plus defeating the previous winner, Maimi Yajima, whom Konno had lost to in Hello! Project's 2003 sports festival. On July 23, 2006, Konno graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project to continue her studies at a university. The last single and album she participated in was "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" and Rainbow 7 respectively.

The news of Konno's acceptance to Keio University, one of the top private universities in Japan, known for producing two prime ministers, was announced on December 11, 2006 by several news sources. On December 28, she has confirmed these claims personally, in a message she sent to Hello! Project which was posted on the main website.

Although she is no longer part of Hello! Project, on January 28, 2007, she appeared on stage at Hello! Project's 10th anniversary concert (the first graduated member to do so), giving her last messages to Asami and Miuna of Country Musume, who were graduating that night.

Trivia

 * Love Audition 21 audition songs:
 * Round 1: "Ai no Bakayarō" (Maki Goto)
 * Round 2: "Dokki Doki! Love Mail" (Aya Matsuura)
 * In her primary school days, her friends called her "Imonē" (イモネェ).
 * During primary school, she played dodgeball with the boys with unmatched strength.
 * She belonged to Track & Field during middle school.
 * She is certified level 3 for the Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test.
 * She has a brown belt in karate.
 * Like fellow members Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe and Miki Fujimoto, she came from Hokkaidō.
 * Her nickname "Pon-chan" was given to her by Matthew Minami, when he made a mistake while wanting to say "Kon-chan."
 * She is known within Hello! Project to be a food-lover.
 * She has naturally curly hair.
 * The other three members of the her generation has said that they have never seen her get mad, but during futsal her expression completely changes, as witnessed by Hitomi Yoshizawa.
 * She hates to lose.

Hello! Project Groups

 * Morning Musume (2001–2006)
 * Country Musume (2003–2006)
 * Subgroups
 * Tanpopo (2002–2006)
 * Morning Musume Sakuragumi (2003–2004)
 * Shuffle groups:
 * Odoru 11 (2002)
 * 11WATER (2003)
 * H.P. All Stars (2004)

DVD

 * Alo Hello! Asami Konno DVD (アロハロ!紺野あさ美DVD) (April 12, 2006)
 * Morning Musume Asami Konno Graduation Memorial DVD (モーニング娘. 紺野あさ美卒業メモリアル DVD)
 * New Cyborg Shibata!! (新サイボーグしばたっ!!) (2004)
 * Fight! Cyborg Shibata 3 (闘え!!サイボーグしばた 3) (2005)

Dramas

 * Angel Hearts (2002)
 * Ore ga Aitsu de Aitsu ga Ore de (おれがあいつであいつがおれで) (2002)
 * Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 2 (こちら本池上署2) (2003) (guest appearance in episode 11)
 * New Cyborg Shibata (新サイボーグしばたっ!!) (2004)
 * Fight! Cyborg Shibata 3 (闘え!!サイボーグしばた 3) (2005)

Movies

 * Tokkaekko (とっかえっ娘.) (2002)
 * Koinu Dan no Monogatari (子犬ダンの物語) (2003)

Solo

 * 1) Konno Asami (紺野あさ美) (August 24, 2004) ISBN 4-8470-2816-3
 * 2) Natsufuku ~Natsu o Sugosu Shōjo~ (なつふく ～夏を過ごす少女～) (August 9, 2005) ISBN 4-8470-2877-5
 * 3) Alo Hello! Konno Asami Shashinshū (アロハロ！紺野あさ美写真集) (March 31, 2006) ISBN 4-04-894265-4
 * 4) See you again (July 10, 2006) ISBN 4-8470-2939-9
 * 5) Konno Asami Shashinshū Zenshū "Sweet Days" (紺野あさ美 写真集全集『Sweet Days』) (September 12, 2006) ISBN 4-8470-2952-6

Group

 * 1) 5 Morning Musume 5th Generation Member Shashinshū (5　モーニング娘. 5期メンバー写真集) (August 13, 2002) ISBN 4-8470-2721-3

Radio

 * Tanpopo Henshūbu Oh-So-Ro! (タンポポ編集部 OH-SO-RO!) (September 24, 2002 – September 23, 2003)
 * TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu (TBC FUNふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ) (May 2 – May 13, 2005)
 * HaroPuro Yanen!! (ハロプロやねん!!) (June 26, 2005 | June 9, June 23 & June 30, 2006)

TV Shows

 * Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング.) (2001–2006)
 * Music Station (ミュージックステーション) (2001–2006)
 * Utaban (うたばん) (2001–2006)
 * Sore Yuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ) (September 29–December 26, 2003)
 * Futarigoto (二人ゴト) (April 14–April 20, 2004 | August 10 – August 17, 2004)
 * Majokko Rika-chan no Magical Biyuuden (魔女っ娘. 梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝) (October 5 – December 15, 2004)
 * Musume DOKYU! (娘DOKYU!) (April 12, 2005–2006)