- Qian Lin
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = Qian Lin
銭琳
Background = solo_singer
Alias = Lin Lin
Born = birth date and age|1991|3|11
Died =
Origin = flagicon|ChinaHangzhou , China
Genre =Japanese pop
Occupation =Singer , television host
Years_active = 1999–present
Label =Zetima
Associated_acts =Morning Musume ,Hello! Project Eggs
URL = [http://www.helloproject.com Hello! Project.com]Qian Lin (zh-cp|c=銭琳|p=Qián Lín; born
March 11 ,1991 inHangzhou , China), better known inJapan as nihongo|Lin Lin|リンリン, is one of the two latest members of all-girlJ-pop groupMorning Musume . She was announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume onMarch 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] She is one of the two members in the history of Morning Musume that is not of a Japanese origin (the other beingLi Chun ).Biography
When Qian Lin was in the second grade of
elementary school (1999), she was scouted by a local television station. Since then, she has been active in the entertainment industry, appearing in many televisiondrama s and other shows as a host.Through the recommendation of a friend of
Tsunku , the producer ofHello! Project (which Morning Musume is under), Qian Lin joined Hello! Project as a part ofHello! Project Eggs .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]On
March 15 ,2007 , she (along with Li Chun) was officially announced to be joining the eighth generation of all girl J-pop groupMorning 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] After seeing her perform at concerts, Tsunku was impressed and believes that she and Li Chun will be key for Morning Musume's planned expansion intoAsia in 2007.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] [cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=62|title= Shocker! Morning Musume to get two new members|accessdate= 2007-03-15|publisher= Hello!Online]Three days later, on
March 18 ,2007 , she made her Japanese television debut onHello! Morning . Within the same week, she moved toTokyo ,Japan .References
External links
* [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/01/02/ Official Hello! Project profile]
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