Iida Kaori was one of the five runner-ups in the 1997 ASAYAN female vocalist auditions that formed the idol group
モーニング娘。 (Morning Musume); she became leader of the group when
中澤裕子 (Yuko Nakazawa) left. Iida graduated Morning Musume in 2005, the last of the original 5 to leave the group, but has stayed somewhat active in Hello! Project ever since being the only member appearing in a "Shuffle Unit" every year. On July 6th 2007, she announced through her agency that she was 10 weeks pregnant and would be marrying the baby's father, Kenji, ex-vocalist of the now disband…
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