Dream Morning Musume

Dream Morning Musume
Dream Morning Musume
Also known as	Morning Musume OG (モーニング娘。OG), DreaMusu (ドリムス。)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2011–2012
Labels	Zetima
Spinoff of	Morning Musume;
Members	Yuko Nakazawa; Kaori Iida; Natsumi Abe; Kei Yasuda; Mari Yaguchi; Rika Ishikawa; Hitomi Yoshizawa; Makoto Ogawa; Miki Fujimoto; Koharu Kusumi;
Website	dream-morningmusume.com

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

The group's first single "Shining Butterfly" was released on February 15, 2012,^[3] debuting at number 7 in the Oricon daily sales ranking for February 14.^[4]

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)

Discography

Singles

#	Title	Release date	Charts
			Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[5]
			Top position	Weeks on chart
1	"Shining Butterfly" (シャイニングバタフライ)	February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)	12

Albums

#	Title	Release date	Charts
			Oricon Weekly Albums Chart^[6]
			Top position	Weeks on chart
1	Dreams (1) (ドリムス。①)	April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)	10	5

DVD

#	Title	Release date	Charts
			Oricon Weekly DVDs Chart^[7]
			Top position	Weeks on chart
1	Dream Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru no Mai (Sotsugyōsei DE Saikessei) (ドリームモーニング娘。コンサートツアー2011春の舞 ~卒業生DE再結成~)	September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	7	4

Videography

Music videos

Single #	Title	Official YouTube link
1	"Shining Butterfly"	watch

References

^ "夢の黄金チーム「ドリムス。」新曲＆カバーの1stアルバム" (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ ドリームモーニング娘。中野公演に後藤＆辻が飛び入り (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ ドリームモーニング娘。明日「笑っていいとも！」に初登場 (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ "Oricon CD Single Weekly Ranking - ORICON STYLE Ranking (2012-02-14)" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ "ドリームモーニング娘。のCDシングルランキング、ドリームモーニング娘。のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ "ドリームモーニング娘。のCDアルバムランキング、ドリームモーニング娘。のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ "ドリームモーニング娘。のDVDランキング、ドリームモーニング娘。のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Profile at Oricon (in Japanese)

[1] "夢の黄金チーム「ドリムス。」新曲＆カバーの1stアルバム" (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[2] ドリームモーニング娘。中野公演に後藤＆辻が飛び入り (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[natalie20120214-3] ドリームモーニング娘。明日「笑っていいとも！」に初登場 (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[oriconweekly20120214-4] "Oricon CD Single Weekly Ranking - ORICON STYLE Ranking (2012-02-14)" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[oriconcdsingleranking-5] "ドリームモーニング娘。のCDシングルランキング、ドリームモーニング娘。のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[oriconcdalbumranking-6] "ドリームモーニング娘。のCDアルバムランキング、ドリームモーニング娘。のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[oricondvdranking-7] "ドリームモーニング娘。のDVDランキング、ドリームモーニング娘。のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

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