Momoko Tsugunaga

Momoko Tsugunaga
Momoko Tsugunaga at MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2014
Native name	嗣永 桃子
Born	(1992-03-06) March 6, 1992 Kashiwa, Japan
Other names	Momochi Momo, Momo-chan, Pi-chicchi, Tsugu-San, Momochi senpai
Occupation	Japanese idol
Musical career
Genres	Japanese pop
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Piccolo Town Pony Canyon Zetima
Associated acts	Berryz Kobo Buono! Country Girls Hello! Project Kids ZYX H.P. All Stars
Website	www.helloproject.com

Momoko Tsugunaga (嗣永 桃子, Tsugunaga Momoko, born 6 March 1992) is a Japanese pop singer and the playing manager of the idol group Country Girls. She has also been a member of smaller groups composed of Hello! Project Kids members; ZYX and Berryz Kobo, and taking the role of leader of Buono!.

Career

Tsugunaga joined Hello! Project in 2002 at the age of 10 with the other 15 Hello! Project Kids.

In 2004, Berryz Kobo was created, and Tsugunaga was selected as one of the group's members.^[1]

In 2007, she was selected together with °C-ute member Airi Suzuki, and fellow Berryz Kobo member Miyabi Natsuyaki for the Hello! Project sub-group Buono!, which mainly produced opening and ending songs for the anime Shugo Chara!,^[2] but has now gone on to release more singles.

After 2 years being a member of Country Girls, On November 5 at Shinjuku ReNY, the group's second anniversary, playing manager Tsugunaga announced that she would graduate from Country Girls and Hello! Project and retire from the entertainment industry on June 30, 2017.^[3]

Hello! Project groups and units

• Hello! Project Kids
• ZYX (2003–?)
• Berryz Kobo (2004–2015)
• H.P. All Stars (2004)
• Buono! (2007–2017)
• Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011)
• Country Girls (2014-2017)

Discography

For Momoko Tsugunaga's releases with Berryz Kobo and Buono!, see Berryz Kobo discography and Buono!.

DVD

Bibliography

Photobooks

• Momo (momo) (June 19, 2007, ISBN 978-484704018-4)^[9]
• Momo16 (Momoiro) (momo16 -ももいろ-, "Momo16 Peach-colored") (March 19, 2008, ISBN 978-404895015-2)
• Momo no Mi (桃の実, "Peach Seeds") (November 21, 2008, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4847041389)
• Momochiiii (momochiiii) (August 21, 2009, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4847041921)
• Momochi Zukan (ももち図鑑) (October 20, 2010, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4322-2)
• Hatachi Momochi (はたち ももち) (March 6, 2012, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4444-1)^[10]

Photo-essays

• Momochi no Kimochi (ももちのきもち) (Photographic essay, June 22, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4559-2)

Filmography

Movies

• Koinu Dan no Monogatari (仔犬ダンの物語, "Puppy Dan's Story") (December 14, 2002)
• Promise Land ~Clovers no Daibōken~ (Promise Land ～クローバーズの大冒険～, "Promise Land ~Clovers's Adventure~") (July 17 – September 6, 2004)
• Gomennasai (ゴメンナサイ) (October 29, 2011)
• Ōsama Game (王様ゲーム) (December 17, 2011)

TV dramas

• Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園) (January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11) — March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28), Nippon Television)

TV shows

• Musume Dokyu! (娘DOKYU!) (April 28–29, May 4–6, 2005,TV Tokyo)
• Rの法則 (2014,NHK)

Radio

Starting April 7, 2009, she also hosts her own radio show "Momoko no Puripuri Princess" on JOQR every Tuesday (23:35 to 23:50).

Hello! Project groups

• Hello! Project Kids
• ZYX (2003, 2009)
• Berryz Kobo (2004–2015)
• Buono! (2007–2017)
• Country Girls (2014-2017)

Shuffle units

• H.P. All Stars (2004)
• Bekimasu (2011)
• Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011)

Concert units

• Hello! Project Shirogumi (2005)
• Wonderful Hearts (2006–)

Other

• Little Gatas (2004–2007)
• Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (2007–) (Reserve player)

References

External links

• Official Hello! Project profile
• Official blog (Ameba)
• Country Girls Official blog (Ameba)
• Momoko Tsugunaga at the Internet Movie Database
• Momoko Tsugunaga at AllMovie
• 嗣永桃子 at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)