Ai Takahashi 高橋 愛
Also known as	Ai-chan, Lovely, Tettekete
Born	September 14, 1986 (1986-09-14) (age 21)
Origin	Sakai City, Fukui, Japan
Genre(s)	Japanese pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Zetima
Associated acts	Morning Musume, Mini Moni, Sakuragumi, Happy 7, 7Air, H.P. All Stars, Elegies
Website	Hello! Project.com

Ai Takahashi (高橋 愛, Takahashi Ai^?, born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese pop singer associated with Hello! Project, best known as the leader of Morning Musume and member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni. is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Sakai (坂井町; -chou) is a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan. ... Fukui Prefecture ) is located in the ChÅ«bu region on HonshÅ« island, Japan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... J-Pop is a form of Japanese pop music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Zetima ) is a Japanese record label owned by Up-Front Works, a Japanese entertainment management company. ... It has been suggested that Members of Morning Musume be merged into this article or section. ... Mini Moni also known as Minimoni. ... Morning Musume Sakuragumi , also romanized as Morning Musume Sakura Gumi) is one of the subgroups that divided the Japanese pop group Morning Musume in 2003. ... Happy 7 may refer to: Happy Seven, anime series Happy 7, Hello! Project shuffle units Category: ... Hello! Project shuffle units ) is an annual event in the Japanese idol group, Hello! Project that started in 2000. ... Hello! Project shuffle units ) is an annual event in the Japanese idol group, Hello! Project that started in 2000. ... Elegies are the Morning Musume 2005 shuffle group consisting of Ai Takahashi and Reina Tanaka, along with Melon Kinenbis Ayumi Shibata and Country Musumes Mai Satoda. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... J-Pop is a form of Japanese pop music. ... Hello! Projects logo Hello! Project ) is the umbrella name for all-female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that is under contract of the Up-Front Group. ... It has been suggested that Members of Morning Musume be merged into this article or section. ... Mini Moni also known as Minimoni. ...

Biography

Ai Takahashi joined Morning Musume in 2001 as part of the group's fifth generation, along with Makoto Ogawa, Asami Konno, and Risa Niigaki. Her debut appearance with the group was on their single "Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~", and her first appearance on a Morning Musume full-length release was their fourth studio album, the appropriately named 4th Ikimasshoi!. Her first appearance within a Hello! Project shuffle unit release was on the 2002 single "Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!" under the group name Happy 7. Ogawa Makoto Ogawa Makoto is a fifth generation member of Morning Musume. ... Asami Konno , born May 7, 1987) is a former fifth generation member of Morning Musume. ... Risa Niigaki , born October 20, 1988 in Kagoshima, Japan) is a fifth generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume as well as the sub-leader and joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. ... Mr. ... 4th Ikimasshoi! ) was J-pop Idol group Morning Musumes 4th album and was released March 27, 2002. ... Hello! Project shuffle units ) is an annual event in the Japanese idol group, Hello! Project that started in 2000. ... Happy 7 may refer to: Happy Seven, anime series Happy 7, Hello! Project shuffle units Category: ...

In 2003, Takahashi replaced Mari Yaguchi in the Morning Musume spinoff group Mini Moni, first appearing in the group's movie Mini Moni Ja Movie: Okashina Daibouken and its accompanying soundtrack. Her best-known nickname amongst non-Japanese fans, "Takitty", was derived from the cat suit (complete with tail) which she wears in the movie. Mari Yaguchi , born January 20, 1983 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a member of the Hello! Project and former member of Morning Musume. ... Mini Moni also known as Minimoni. ...

Later in 2003, she was part of the Morning Musume splinter group Morning Musume Sakuragumi, which performed mainly slower numbers on the group's two EPs, "Hare Ame Nochi Suki" and "Sakura Mankai", and the shuffle group 7Air, an R&B-inspired septet. Morning Musume Sakuragumi ) is one of the subgroups that divided the group Morning Musume in 2003. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Hare Ame Nochi Suki ♥ ) is the first single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume subgroup Morning Musume Sakuragumi. ... Sakura Mankai ) is the second single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume sub-group Morning Musume Sakuragumi. ... Hello! Project shuffle units ) is an annual event in the Japanese idol group, Hello! Project that started in 2000. ...

Takahashi's vocals became more prominent on the second and final Mini Moni album, Minimoni Songs 2 (2004), as well as on Morning Musume's singles from their Spring 2004 release "Roman ~My Dear Boy~" onward. She also had a duet with Tsunku on the cover version of Tsunku and Ayumi Hamasaki's duet "Love ~since 1999~" on his solo album Take1. The single Roman ~My Dear Boy~ was the twenty-second single of JPop idol group Morning Musume and was released 12 May 2004 and it sold a total of 87,255 copies. ... Tsunku ), real name Mitsuo Terada , born October 29, 1968 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist. ... Ayumi Hamasaki , originally , born October 2, 1978) is an award-winning J-pop singer-songwriter. ... LOVE ~Destiny~ is the 7th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. ...

In 2005, Morning Musume's first single release of the year, "The Manpower!!!", featured Takahashi in a prominent co-lead-vocal role, a role she has retained on subsequent singles since. In the summer of that year, she became part of the 2005 shuffle Group Elegies. The single The Manpower!!! THE マンパワー！！！ was the twenty-fifth single of JPop idol group Morning Musume and was released 19 January 2005 and It sold a total of 67,860 copies. ... Elegies are the Morning Musume 2005 shuffle group consisting of Ai Takahashi and Reina Tanaka, along with Melon Kinenbis Ayumi Shibata and Country Musumes Mai Satoda. ...

In 2006, Takahashi played the lead role, Sapphire, in the musical "Ribbon no Kishi The Musical" which was a collaboration work of Takarazuka Revue (a famous Japanese all-female musical group) and Hello! Project. The musical was based on Tezuka Osamu's manga and also starred v-u-den, Nozomi Tsuji, Aya Matsuura, and Natsumi Abe, as well as Marcia and Kaoru Ebira of the Takarazuka Revue. Soon thereafter, Takahashi released her first and only solo single to-date, "Yume Kara Samete". Serialized in Shoujo Club Original run January, 1953 – January, 1956 No. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A clock designed by Osamu Tezuka, which stands in the Kyoto Station. ... v-u-den ) (also romanized Viyuden, Biyuden, v-u-den) is a J-pop group inside Hello! Project. ... Nozomi Tsuji born June 17, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan), is the leader of W (Double U), a J-pop duo group, a former fourth generation member of J-pop idol group Morning Musume, and a former founding member of Morning Musume subgroup MiniMoni. ... Aya Matsuura , born June 25, 1986 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a J-pop artist and actress within Hello! Project. ... Natsumi Abe ), born August 10, 1981 in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese singer and actress, and a former member of Morning Musume. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Following then-leader Hitomi Yoshizawa's graduation from Morning Musume on May 6, 2007, the current sub-leader, Miki Fujimoto ascended to the leader position, with Takahashi becoming the new sub-leader of the group. However, on June 1, 2007, after Fujimoto's resignation,^[1][2] Takahashi took over as the new leader. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Miki Fujimoto , born February 26, 1985 in Takikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan), is an ex-solo artist from Hello! Project. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Takahashi is also captain of the Hello! Project kickball team, Metro Rabbits H.P.. Hello! Projects logo Hello! Project ) is the umbrella name for all-female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that is under contract of the Up-Front Group. ... Adults playing kickball. ...

Discography

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Singles

Appearances

Photobooks

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Dramas

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TV shows

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Radio

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DVDs

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References

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External links

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• Official Hello! Project profile
• ThePPN: Takahashi Ai