I Shall Call it the Reign of Junjun

Listening to: Ai no Sono ~Touch my Heart~ by Ootani Masae and Saitou Hitomi of Melon Kinenbi




*Explosive nosebleed*

I love these duet/concert thingies they did. So much, in fact, I'm doing group dubs for them. xD

*dies coughing*

I'm siiiiiiiick. And you know what sucks? I've only been out for two days (this is my second) but I've missed so much! Two tests in history, a packet to turn in, an essay, homework and homework and homework.

*dies again*



Anywho!

I noticed something! And while I could just explain it simply, I'm not!

It's about the leadership of Morning Musume.

I'll put the list of members in every single and their age (doing the math by year, so it might not be entirely accurate) and then put the leader of MM in bold.

Ai no Tane:

Nakazawa Yuko (24)
Abe Natsumi (16)
Iida Kaori (16)
Ishiguro Aya (19)
Fukuda Asuka (13)

Morning Coffee:

Nakazawa Yuko (25)
Abe Natsumi (17)
Iida Kaori (17)
Ishiguro Aya (20)
Fukuda Asuka (14)

Summer Night Town:

Nakazawa Yuko (25)
Abe Natsumi (17)
Iida Kaori (17)
Ishiguro Aya (20)
Fukuda Asuka (14)
Yaguchi Mari (15)
Yasuda Kei (18)
Ichii Sayaka (15)

Daite Hold on Me:

Nakazawa Yuko (25)
Abe Natsumi (17)
Iida Kaori (17)
Ishiguro Aya (20)
Fukuda Asuka (14)
Yaguchi Mari (15)
Yasuda Kei (18)
Ichii Sayaka (15)

Memory Seishun no Hikari:

Nakazawa Yuko (26)
Abe Natsumi (18)
Iida Kaori (18)
Ishiguro Aya (21)
Fukuda Asuka (15)
Yaguchi Mari (16)
Yasuda Kei (19)
Ichii Sayaka (16)

Manatsu no Kousen:

Nakazawa Yuko (26)
Abe Natsumi (18)
Iida Kaori (18)
Ishiguro Aya (21)
Yaguchi Mari (16)
Yasuda Kei (19)
Ichii Sayaka (16)

Furusato:

Nakazawa Yuko (26)
Abe Natsumi (18)
Iida Kaori (18)
Ishiguro Aya (21)
Yaguchi Mari (16)
Yasuda Kei (19)
Ichii Sayaka (16)

Love Machine:

Nakazawa Yuko (26)
Abe Natsumi (18)
Iida Kaori (18)
Ishiguro Aya (21)
Yaguchi Mari (16)
Yasuda Kei (19)
Ichii Sayaka (16)
Goto Maki (13)

Koi no Dance Site:

Nakazawa Yuko (27)
Abe Natsumi (19)
Iida Kaori (19)
Yaguchi Mari (17)
Yasuda Kei (20)
Ichii Sayaka (17)
Goto Maki (14)

Happy Summer Wedding:

Nakazawa Yuko (27)
Abe Natsumi (19)
Iida Kaori (19)
Yaguchi Mari (17)
Yasuda Kei (20)
Ichii Sayaka (17)
Goto Maki (14)
Ishikawa Rika (15)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (15)
Kago Ai (12)
Tsuji Nozomi (12)

I Wish:

Nakazawa Yuko (27)
Abe Natsumi (19)
Iida Kaori (19)
Yaguchi Mari (17)
Yasuda Kei (20)
Goto Maki (14)
Ishikawa Rika (15)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (15)
Kago Ai (12)
Tsuji Nozomi (12)

Renai Revolution 21:

Nakazawa Yuko (27)
Abe Natsumi (19)
Iida Kaori (19)
Yaguchi Mari (17)
Yasuda Kei (20)
Goto Maki (14)
Ishikawa Rika (15)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (15)
Kago Ai (12)
Tsuji Nozomi (12)

The Peace!:

Abe Natsumi (20)
Iida Kaori (20)
Yaguchi Mari (18)
Yasuda Kei (21)
Goto Maki (15)
Ishikawa Rika (16)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (16)
Kago Ai (13)
Tsuji Nozomi (13)

Mr. Moonlight:

Abe Natsumi (20)
Iida Kaori (20)
Yaguchi Mari (18)
Yasuda Kei (21)
Goto Maki (15)
Ishikawa Rika (16)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (16)
Kago Ai (13)
Tsuji Nozomi (13)
Takahashi Ai (15)
Niigaki Risa (13)
Ogawa Makoto (14)
Konno Asami (14)

Souda! We're Alive:

Abe Natsumi (21)
Iida Kaori (21)
Yaguchi Mari (19)
Yasuda Kei (22)
Goto Maki (16)
Ishikawa Rika (17)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (17)
Kago Ai (14)
Tsuji Nozomi (14)
Takahashi Ai (16)
Niigaki Risa (14)
Ogawa Makoto (15)
Konno Asami (15)

Do It! Now:

Abe Natsumi (21)
Iida Kaori (21)
Yaguchi Mari (19)
Yasuda Kei (22)
Goto Maki (16)
Ishikawa Rika (17)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (17)
Kago Ai (14)
Tsuji Nozomi (14)
Takahashi Ai (16)
Niigaki Risa (14)
Ogawa Makoto (15)
Konno Asami (15)

Koko ni Iruzee:

Abe Natsumi (21)
Iida Kaori (21)
Yaguchi Mari (19)
Yasuda Kei (22)
Ishikawa Rika (17)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (17)
Kago Ai (14)
Tsuji Nozomi (14)
Takahashi Ai (16)
Niigaki Risa (14)
Ogawa Makoto (15)
Konno Asami (15)

Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutan Jima:

Abe Natsumi (22)
Iida Kaori (22)
Yaguchi Mari (20)
Yasuda Kei (23)
Ishikawa Rika (18)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (18)
Kago Ai (15)
Tsuji Nozomi (15)
Takahashi Ai (17)
Niigaki Risa (15)
Ogawa Makoto (16)
Konno Asami (16)

As for One Day:

Abe Natsumi (22)
Iida Kaori (22)
Yaguchi Mari (20)
Yasuda Kei (23)
Ishikawa Rika (18)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (18)
Kago Ai (15)
Tsuji Nozomi (15)
Takahashi Ai (17)
Niigaki Risa (15)
Ogawa Makoto (16)
Konno Asami (16)

Shabondama:

Abe Natsumi (22)
Iida Kaori (22)
Yaguchi Mari (20)
Ishikawa Rika (18)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (18)
Kago Ai (15)
Tsuji Nozomi (15)
Takahashi Ai (17)
Niigaki Risa (15)
Ogawa Makoto (16)
Konno Asami (16)
Fujimoto Miki (18)
Kamei Eri (15)
Michishige Sayumi (14)
Tanaka Reina (14)

Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~

Abe Natsumi (22)
Iida Kaori (22)
Yaguchi Mari (20)
Ishikawa Rika (18)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (18)
Kago Ai (15)
Tsuji Nozomi (15)
Takahashi Ai (17)
Niigaki Risa (15)
Ogawa Makoto (16)
Konno Asami (16)
Fujimoto Miki (18)
Kamei Eri (15)
Michishige Sayumi (14)
Tanaka Reina (14)

Ai Araba It's All Right:

Abe Natsumi (23)
Iida Kaori (23)
Yaguchi Mari (21)
Ishikawa Rika (19)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (19)
Kago Ai (16)
Tsuji Nozomi (16)
Takahashi Ai (18)
Niigaki Risa (16)
Ogawa Makoto (17)
Konno Asami (17)
Fujimoto Miki (19)
Kamei Eri (16)
Michishige Sayumi (15)
Tanaka Reina (15)

Roman ~My Dear Boy~

Iida Kaori (23)
Yaguchi Mari (21)
Ishikawa Rika (19)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (19)
Kago Ai (16)
Tsuji Nozomi (16)
Takahashi Ai (18)
Niigaki Risa (16)
Ogawa Makoto (17)
Konno Asami (17)
Fujimoto Miki (19)
Kamei Eri (16)
Michishige Sayumi (15)
Tanaka Reina (15)

Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari:

Iida Kaori (23)
Yaguchi Mari (21)
Ishikawa Rika (19)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (19)
Kago Ai (16)
Tsuji Nozomi (16)
Takahashi Ai (18)
Niigaki Risa (16)
Ogawa Makoto (17)
Konno Asami (17)
Fujimoto Miki (19)
Kamei Eri (16)
Michishige Sayumi (15)
Tanaka Reina (15)

Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago:

Iida Kaori (23)
Yaguchi Mari (21)
Ishikawa Rika (19)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (19)
Takahashi Ai (18)
Niigaki Risa (16)
Ogawa Makoto (17)
Konno Asami (17)
Fujimoto Miki (19)
Kamei Eri (16)
Michishige Sayumi (15)
Tanaka Reina (15)

Manpower:

Iida Kaori (24)
Yaguchi Mari (22)
Ishikawa Rika (20)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (20)
Takahashi Ai (19)
Niigaki Risa (17)
Ogawa Makoto (18)
Konno Asami (18)
Fujimoto Miki (20)
Kamei Eri (17)
Michishige Sayumi (16)
Tanaka Reina (16)

Osaka Koi no Uta:

Yaguchi Mari (22)
Ishikawa Rika (20)
Yoshizawa Hitomi (20)
Takahashi Ai (19)
Niigaki Risa (17)
Ogawa Makoto (18)
Konno Asami (18)
Fujimoto Miki (20)
Kamei Eri (17)
Michishige Sayumi (16)
Tanaka Reina (16)

Iroppoi Jirettai:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (20)
Takahashi Ai (19)
Niigaki Risa (17)
Ogawa Makoto (18)
Konno Asami (18)
Fujimoto Miki (20)
Kamei Eri (17)
Michishige Sayumi (16)
Tanaka Reina (16)
Kusumi Koharu (13)

Chokkan 2:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (20)
Takahashi Ai (19)
Niigaki Risa (17)
Ogawa Makoto (18)
Konno Asami (18)
Fujimoto Miki (20)
Kamei Eri (17)
Michishige Sayumi (16)
Tanaka Reina (16)
Kusumi Koharu (13)

Sexy Boy:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (21)
Takahashi Ai (20)
Niigaki Risa (18)
Ogawa Makoto (19)
Konno Asami (19)
Fujimoto Miki (21)
Kamei Eri (18)
Michishige Sayumi (17)
Tanaka Reina (17)
Kusumi Koharu (14)

Ambitious:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (21)
Takahashi Ai (20)
Niigaki Risa (18)
Ogawa Makoto (19)
Konno Asami (19)
Fujimoto Miki (21)
Kamei Eri (18)
Michishige Sayumi (17)
Tanaka Reina (17)
Kusumi Koharu (14)

Aruiteru:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (21)
Takahashi Ai (20)
Niigaki Risa (18)
Fujimoto Miki (21)
Kamei Eri (18)
Michishige Sayumi (17)
Tanaka Reina (17)
Kusumi Koharu (14)

Egao YES Nude:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (22)
Takahashi Ai (21)
Niigaki Risa (19)
Fujimoto Miki (22)
Kamei Eri (19)
Michishige Sayumi (18)
Tanaka Reina (18)
Kusumi Koharu (15)
Mitsui Aika (14)

Kanashimi Twilight:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (22)
Takahashi Ai (21)
Niigaki Risa (19)
Fujimoto Miki (22)
Kamei Eri (19)
Michishige Sayumi (18)
Tanaka Reina (18)
Kusumi Koharu (15)
Mitsui Aika (14)

Onna ni Sachi Are:

Takahashi Ai (21)
Niigaki Risa (19)
Kamei Eri (19)
Michishige Sayumi (18)
Tanaka Reina (18)
Kusumi Koharu (15)
Mitsui Aika (14)
Junjun (19)
Linlin (16)

Mikan:

Takahashi Ai (21)
Niigaki Risa (19)
Kamei Eri (19)
Michishige Sayumi (18)
Tanaka Reina (18)
Kusumi Koharu (15)
Mitsui Aika (14)
Junjun (19)
Linlin (16)

Resonant Blue:

Takahashi Ai (22)
Niigaki Risa (20)
Kamei Eri (20)
Michishige Sayumi (19)
Tanaka Reina (19)
Kusumi Koharu (16)
Mitsui Aika (15)
Junjun (20)
Linlin (17)

Pepper Keibu:

Takahashi Ai (22)
Niigaki Risa (20)
Kamei Eri (20)
Michishige Sayumi (19)
Tanaka Reina (19)
Kusumi Koharu (16)
Mitsui Aika (15)
Junjun (20)
Linlin (17)



Whew! Done!

So, the oldest is always the leader, right? Nakazawa, then Iida-Yasuda (not sure why two of them), then Iida, then Yaguchi, then Yoshizawa, then Fujimoto (she was only leader for 26 days), then Takahashi.

So. When Takahashi graduates, Risa will become leader simply because she is sub-leader now, even though Junjun is older.

If that happens, then Junjun will be sub-leader.

But if Risa decides to graduate at the same time as Takahashi, then Junjun is the leader of Morning Musume!

I would love that to be true. A Risa/Junjun leadership would ROCK but so would a Junjun/Kamei...

I can see it now~

In the Reign of Junjun, Tsunku will try to fix MM. Hopefully, Tanaka will decide to leave and form a duo with Takahashi, if Queen Takitty is willing to give up being a solo-only singer. Koharu will get so wrapped up with whatever cutesy anime series she's been assigned to sing the theme songs/do cosplay PVs/voice main characters for. Sayumi can join her and form a squeaky team.

Then! Under the leadership of Junjun, Tsunku will find some girls with TALENT. Not just looks. Not just charisma. TALENT. And he'll select two or three of those girls (there should be four) that have great personalities. We've been lacking in the comedy/personality area since the fourth generation was all together. HENCE IT'S CALLED THE GOLDEN AGE.

With a winning group of girls, he'll maybe go back to arranging the songs himself like he did IN THE GOLDEN AGE. He'll back up from the sexy look and head towards to the fun look. LIKE IN THE GOLDEN AGE. They'll establish a great new show. LIKE HELLO!MORNING. FROM THE GOLDEN AGE.

Their sales will improve, they'll get way more funds, they'll place higher on the Oricon charts, and maybe they'll have enough money to do some more shuffles.

And then we can have a Junjun/Aika/Yurina/Chinami shuffle. =D And soloist-Risa.


It will be great!

LIKE IN THE GOLDEN AGE!

xD