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Morning Musume's 13th generation officially joined Morning Musume today. This means they now also have official profile pictures on their site: These two had already been released upon the announcement of the winners. But these two are new: Are you also looking forwards to their first preformance?

So I might have been a bit early with my last update on Tsubaki Factory's  profile picture, because they also uploaded new individual profile pictures! Let's have a look at them! Yamagishi Riko Riko-chan has a full white dress and looks really pretty. I might say she looks a bit uncomforable, but I love her somewhat longer hair. The outfit looks really cute on her. Ogata Risa Ogata Risa is the sass queen of Tsubaki Factory. She looks so beautiful and sassy. I love her posses and the dress looks so good on her! I love the ponytail.  Niinuma Kisora Ah I adore Kisora's new hair style! She looks so beautiful and cute with this hair. The dress also fits her really nicely. She does look a bit awkward, but I guess that's part of her charm (or I see it that way). Tanimoto Ami Ami-chan is so cute! I really like her top and skirt. She looks really elegant, while still looking fresh and young! I do miss her long hair, but this is also really pret...

Tsubaki Factory uploaded a new profile picture! It is possible these are also outfits for their upcoming major debut single. Don't they look like angels?

Morning Musume '16 just became Morning Musume '17! This means Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina officially joined the group as of today! Morning Musume also changed their group profile pictures to the one you see up top and below.

During today's Countdown Live it was announced that Yajima Maimi will give the leadership of Hello!Project to Wada Ayaka (leader of ANGERME).  It was also announced that Fukumura Mizuki (Morning Musume) would become Hello!Project's first sub-leader! Congratulations to both girls!

During today's countdown live the image colors of the 13th gen have been announced! Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina joined less then a month ago and debutted today! Kaga Kaede got Italian Red (like Inaba Manaka) Yokoyama Reina got Gold Yellow (like Takahashi Ai) Let's hope we see their colors on t-shirts soon!

Not to long ago it was announced that Morning Musume's Sato Masaki was suffering from back problems. She was diagnosed with Umbar Herniated Disc and would be resting for the time being. Today we finally got some news concerning Masaki. It seems that she has been suffering from back pains ever since June and has been going to the doctors eversince. In November she got an MRI scan and in December her condition got only worse. Staff had been trying to help out as much as they could (low shoes, helping with her outfits etc.). For now Masaki will keep resting, which means she will miss the countdown live and the first 3 performances of the Hello!Pro winter tour. On the 4th of january there will be a new examination of her back and based on that staff will let us know if Masaki will be preforming from the 7th of January on or not.  Staff also explained they will be taking better care of the members, so no-one has to go through this again.  Let's all wish Masaki the best...

It has been announced that Michishige Sayumi will join M-line! M-line is the fanclub of ex- Hello!Pro members, who are still signed with Up-Front.  Michishige announced her comeback in November and will join M-line in January of 2017. 

A while ago it was announced that Kobushi Factory will star in a new Musical. JK Ninja Girls will be played in Febuary and is about a school were four evil ninja's are hiding as school girls (Fuji Rio, Ogawa Rena, Teguchi Natsumi, Inoue Rei). Four good ninja's are tasked with finding them and beating them (Hirose Ayaka, Nomura Minami, Hamaura Ayano, Wada Sakurako). It has now been announced that the play will get a film adaption this summer. All 8 Kobushi Factory members will be in the movie and other Hello!Pro members (Momusu '17 and ANGERME) will also appear! Congratulations to the Kobushi Factory Girls on their first movie!

It was announced that Morning Musume '17 will form a unit with Sashihara Rino (HKT48) to release a song for AKB48's upcoming album! The unit will be called Sashining Musume and will also feature Momusu's 13th gen. The song is called Get You! and will be centered by Sashihara Rino and Sato Masaki. The song will be on the Type A version of AKB48's album: Thumbnail. The album will be released on the 25th of January 2017!

Morning Musume's 10th generation member Iikubo Haruna will be releasing her first photobook! It will be released on the 28th of January and is called: Haruiro The name can be translated to Spring Color. The photobook will have 80 pages and features Haruna in several outfits, including school uniform and bathing suit. Previews:

Country Girls announced their 5th single! The single has been speculated for a while, but during their Christmas Event today, they announced the single officially! It will be released on the 8th of Febuary and the single is called: Good Boy・Bad Girl / Peanut Butter Jelly Love The single will be released in 6 versions (2 regular and 4 limited editions).  Let's hope for another great single!

Yesterday Morning Musume announced their 13th generation! Two kenshuusei members formed this generation: Kaga Kaede (17) and Yokoyama Reina(15).  Both new girls recieved new profile pictures:

Tsubaki Factory revealed a new Profile Picture!  The profile picture has the outfits for Just Try! which will be one of the a-sides of their major debut single. We see all member with silver and black outfits and a lot of diamonds going on.  The outfits look pretty awsome and gives a really cool and kind of sexy vibe.  Tsubaki, however, still has the same solo profile pictures.

The moment is here! Morning Musume is currently announcing their 13th generation. The winners are: Yokoyama Reina Age: 15 Birthday: Febuary 22, 2001  From: Saitama Kenshuusei gen: 26th gen Part of H!P since: August 2016 Kaga Kaede Age: 17 Birthday: November 30, 1999 From: Tokyo Kenshuusei gen: 17th generation Part of H!P since: December 2012 Welcome to Morning Musume!  13th generation is Morning Musume's first 2 member generation!