Li Chun

Infobox musical artist
Name = Li Chun
李纯/李純


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Background = solo_singer
Alias = Junjun, Jun Jun
Born = birth date and age|1988|2|11
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Origin = Hunan, People's Republic of China
Genre = Japanese pop
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2007–present
Label = Zetima
Associated_acts = Morning Musume
URL = [http://www.helloproject.com Hello! Project.com]

Li Chun (zh-stp|s=李纯|t=李純|p=Lǐ Chún; born February 11, 1988 in Hunan, China), better known in Japan as nihongo|Junjun|ジュンジュン, is one of the two latest members of all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume. The two were announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume on March 15, 2007.cite web|url= http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/shinmember_0703151946.html|title= Morning Musume new eighth generation members news|accessdate= 2007-03-15|language= Japanese] Along with Qian Lin, she is one of the two members in the history of Morning Musume that is not of a Japanese origin.

Biography

In 2006 Li Chun participated in the Super Girl contest (and made it into the top 50, but did not win).

After losing the contest, Japanese producer Tsunku had contacted her, along with other Super Girl contestants who had also failed, and held an audition for Morning Musume in Beijing, China, that was even kept from the members themselves.cite web|url= http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/03/17/UL-707215.htm|title= takungpao.com: 早安少女組最後板斧挽人氣|date= 2007-03-17|accessdate= 2007-03-18|language= Chinese]

On March 15, 2007, Li Chun (along with Qian Lin) was officially announced to be joining the eighth generation of all girl J-pop group Morning Musume as a "foreign student". [cite web|url= http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200703/gt2007031602.html|title= Sanspo news article|accessdate= 2007-03-15|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070320055028/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200703/gt2007031602.html|archivedate= 2007-03-20] Tsunku believes that she and Qian Lin will be key for Morning Musume's planned expansion into Asia in 2007. [cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=69|title= Shocker! Morning Musume to get two new members|accessdate= 2007-03-15|publisher= Hello!Online] cite web|url= http://www.cnhan.com/big5/content/2007-03/18/content_766438.htm|title= cnhan.com: 超女加入日本“早安少女組”|date= 2007-03-18|language= Chinese]

Three days later, on March 18, she made her Japanese television debut on Hello! Morning. Within the same week, she moved to Tokyo, Japan.

Her first stage appearance took place during Morning Musume leader Hitomi Yoshizawa's graduation concert on May 6, 2007 at Saitama Super Arena.

References

External links

* [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/01/09/ Official Hello! Project profile] ja icon
* [http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1242751034 Li Chun's Blog on Sina.com.cn] zh icon
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