Morning Musume Otome Gumi (モーニング娘。おとめ組) was a Japanese pop group, one of two subgroups that Morning Musume (
モーニング娘。) was divided into in 2003 so that they could perform in smaller concert venues. In addition to touring separately, each subgroup also released two singles. The members were as follows: Kaori Iida (
飯田圭織) Rika Ishikawa (
石川梨華) Nozomi Tsuji (
辻希美) Makoto Ogawa (
小川麻琴) Miki Fujimoto (
藤本美貴) Sayumi Michishige (
道重さゆみ) Reina Tanaka (
田中れいな) The name "Otome Gumi" means "young girl group". The other subgroup was Morning Musume Sakura Gumi (
モーニング娘。さくら組). Both grou…
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