- Tanpopo
Infobox musical artist
Name = Tanpopo
Img_capt = Tanpopo, 2002.
L to R: Risa Niigaki, Rika Ishikawa, Ayumi Shibata, Asami Konno
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Origin =Tokyo ,Honshū ,Japan
Genre =Japanese pop
Years_active = 1998–2003
Label =Zetima
Associated_acts =Morning Musume ,Mini Moni ,Otomegumi ,Sakuragumi , W,Melon Kinenbi
URL = [http://www.helloproject.com/ Hello! Project.com]
Past_members =Aya Ishiguro Kaori Iida Mari Yaguchi Ai Kago Rika Ishikawa Asami Konno Risa Niigaki Ayumi Shibata nihongo|Tanpopo|タンポポ|dandelion was the first official subgroup of
Japan ese pop girl groupMorning Musume formed on November 1998. They specialized in singing slow and mature songs, which morphed to an old-fashioned and upbeat style—a genre somewhat similar to the band it originated from.History
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After the release of the group's fourth single, Aya Ishiguro graduated from Morning Musume and left the group. The remaining members continued performing their songs in concerts as "Generation 1.5" Tanpopo.
On June 2000, Morning Musume 4th Generation members,
Rika Ishikawa andAi Kago , joined Tanpopo, making the two-member group a four-member group. The style of their songs changed also when the four released "Otome Pasta ni Kandō ." The style of this song became analogous to the songs Morning Musume had released. They also used this style on their next singles, which became popular and reached the number one spot onOricon , and their second (and last) album.On
July 31 ,2002 , it was announced that Tanpopo was going to be completely reformed. Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi, and Ai Kago graduated from the group and were replaced by Morning Musume 5th Generation members,Asami Konno andRisa Niigaki , andAyumi Shibata ofMelon Kinenbi . This newly formed group only released one single before they went on indefinite hiatus.Members
First Generation
*nihongo|
Aya Ishiguro |石黒彩
*nihongo|Kaori Iida |飯田圭織
*nihongo|Mari Yaguchi |矢口真里Second Generation
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Kaori Iida |飯田圭織|extra= Leader
*nihongo|Mari Yaguchi |矢口真里
*nihongo|Rika Ishikawa |石川梨華
*nihongo|Ai Kago |加護亜依Third Generation
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Rika Ishikawa |石川梨華|extra= Leader
*nihongo|Asami Konno |紺野あさ美
*nihongo|Risa Niigaki |新垣里沙
*nihongo|Ayumi Shibata |柴田あゆみDiscography
Albums
DVD
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2004-06-16 – nihongo|"Tanpopo Single V Clips 1 "|タンポポ シングルＶクリップス①Appearances
Photobooks
Radio
External links
* Hello! Project.com: [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/21/ Official profile] , [http://www.helloproject.com/disco/21/index.html discography]
* [http://www.projecthello.com/tanpopo/ Tanpopo lyrics] at Projecthello.com
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