Pucchi Moni (or Petit Moni) was one of Morning Musume’s subgroups. It started in 1999 with Morning Musume members Sayaka Ichii, Kei Yasuda, and Maki Goto, (1st Gen Pucchi Moni) but was later remade with Kei Yasuda, Maki Goto, and Hitomi Yoshizawa, (2nd Gen Pucchi Moni) and then remade yet again with Hitomi Yoshizawa, Makoto Ogawa, and Coconuts Musume’s Ayaka. (3rd Gen Pucchi Moni)
Miki Fujimoto
Birthday: 1985-02-26
Birthplace: Hokkaido
Blood type: A
You may have heard of Miki Fujimoto from Morning Musume. She, however, started as a solo artist in the Hello! Project. Her solo works are missed very much in the Hello! Project, and many hope she will revive her solo career.
Reina Tanaka
Birthday: 1989-11-11
Birthplace: Fukuoka
Blood type: O
Airi Suzuki
Birthdate: 1994-04-01
Blood type: B
Miyabi Natsuyaki
Birthdate: 1992-08-25
Birthplace: Chiba
Blood type: O
I’d like to inform you on yet another inactive Hello! Project Unit: Aa! Yes, the groups name is titled Aa! The group is composed of 3 girls: Reina Tanaka of Morning Musume, and 2 Hello! Project Kids- Miyabi Natsuyaki and Airi Suzuki. At the time of the units activity (October 2003, with only 1 single), Reina was 13, Miyabi was 11, and Airi was at the very young age of 9.
Their first and last single, titled FIRST KISS, is a midtempo R&B song. The outfits are eccentric overalls with chains and multi-colored hats. The bside, Masayume, is a slower song which is full of emotion.
Even with their young ages, Aa! is quite a good group. If you would like to see who sings what, and want to see a translation, Project Hello is a great source. Here are the FIRST KISS lyrics and the Masayume lyrics.
Mari Yaguchi
Birthday: 1983-01-20
Birthplace: Kanagawa
Blood type: A
Megumi Murakami
Birthday: 1992-06-06
Blood type: A
Momoko Tsugunaga
Birthday: 1992-03-06
Birthplace: Tokyo
Blood type: O
Maimi Yajima
Birthday: 1992-02-07
Blood type: O
Saki Shimizu
Birthday: 1991-11-22
Birthplace: Tokyo
Blood type: O
Erika Umeda
Birthday: 1991-05-24
Blood type: A
I’d like to bring your attention to another Hello! Project group: ZYX. Or should I say former Hello! Project, as the group hasn’t released anything since winter, 2003.
Rika Ishikawa
Birthday: January 19th, 1985
Birthplace: Kanagawa
Blood type: A
Erika Miyoshi
Birthday: November 8th, 1984
Birthplace: Hokkaido
Blood type: B
Yui Okada
Birthday: December 28th, 1987
Birthplace: Osaka
Blood type: A
I’d like to share with you a semi-new group in the Hello! Project: Biyuuden. Biyuuden is made up of 3 girls: Rika Ishikawa, Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada. Rika is a former Morning Musume member, while Erika was chosen in a 2003 Hello! Project audition, and Yui was one of the many girls that advanced in the Hello! Project “Egg” Audition.