Tanpopo
Tanpopo (Japaneseタンポポ, dt, " dandelion ") was a J-pop girl group and the first subgroup of Morning Musume. It existed from 1998 to 2003.
The group released eight singles, a studio and a best-of- album as well as two collaborations. With the third generation of the success waned, and they announced a break, which was never finished.
A revival saw the group in 2009 under the name Tanpopo # (タンポポ#), and with new members, but the new group did not present own single, but only songs on compilations.
To an actual reunion for an appearance came in 2012 at Dream Morning Musume final concert. The first generation and Rika Ishikawa presented this evening a medley of the two singles Last Kiss and Tanpopo.
- 2.1 albums
- 2.2 Singles
Members
Up to Ayumi Shibata in the third generation, all members of the group Morning Musume come. Shibata was part of Melon Kinenbi, another group of Hello! Projects. In Tanpopo # girls were pooled from different groups again. In addition, all members wear the character "井" second of her last name, followed by the name of the group targeted.
First generation
- Aya Ishiguro (石 黒 彩, 1998-1999)
- Kaori Iida (饭 田 圭 织, 1998-2002)
- Mari Yaguchi (矢 口 真 里, 1998-2002)
Second generation
- Kaori Iida (饭 田 圭 织, 1998-2002)
- Mari Yaguchi (矢 口 真 里, 1998-2002)
- Rika Ishikawa (石川 梨 华, 2000-2003)
- Ai Kago (加 护 亜 依, 2000-2002)
Third Generation
- Rika Ishikawa (石川 梨 华, 2000-2003)
- Asami Konno (紺野 あさ美, 2002-2003 )
- Risa Niigaki (新 垣 里 沙, 2002-2003 )
- Ayumi Shibata (柴田 あゆみ, 2002-2003 )
Tanpopo #
- Eri Kamei (亀 井 絵 里, Morning Musume, 2009-2010 )
- Mitsui Aika (光 井 爱 佳, Morning Musume, 2009-2012 )
- Yurina Kumai (熊 井 友 理 奈, Berryz Koubou, 2009 -)
- Okai Chisato (冈 井 千 圣, ° C - ute, 2009 -)