Morning Musume Members Ranking

For me, a H!P blog isn't a H!P blog without a member ranking post. Since I'll be writing about all these idols, I think it's necessary to give an idea of what I think about each of them. I want to remember this isn't intended to offend anyone, and that regardless of ranking I love all of them. At least up to Kaorin. I'll be ranking all Morning Musume members from first to current line-up. Other groups don't enter here because I don't know them enough; although I do like plenty of C-ute and Berryz songs, the only members who would have a fair chance in this ranking would be Airi and Momoko. I'll show my ranking first and then examine each member separately. Here it is.

01 - Konno Asami
02 - Abe Natsumi
03 - Kago Ai
04 - Yoshizawa Hitomi
05 - Ogawa Makoto
06 - Michishige Sayumi
07 - Kamei Eri
08 - Takahashi Ai
09 - Yaguchi Mari
10 - Nakazawa Yuko
11 - Yasuda Kei
12 - Fujimoto Miki
13 - Tsuji Nozomi
14 - Niigaki Risa
15 - Tanaka Reina
16 - Iida Kaori
17 - Goto Maki
18 - Li Chun
19 - Ishikawa Rika
20 - Qian Lin
21 - Ichii Sayaka
22 - Fukuda Asuka
23 - Kusumi Koharu
24 - Mitsui Aika
25 - Ishiguro Aya

Konno Asami

Konno Asami
Her being my favorite makes it difficult to write something about her... I like practically everything she's in, so listing that is no good. She was my favorite from the beginning; eventually I started noticing other members, had other favorites for some time, but in the end it all comes back to her. *enters fanboy mode* She's the cutest thing to ever happen in H!P <3 I don't know if I should praise Tsunku for recognizing her potential or complain that he said Konkon was a failure. And she's intelligent enough to get into Keio, a top level university <3 And she's athletic, she knows karate <3 And it's always a pleasure cheering for her in games, because she tends to win or get close <3

Abe Natsumi

Abe Natsumi
To put it simply, looking at her makes me smile like an idiot =) I love her smile, her voice, and almost her whole solo career. Her ~Vansanc~ tour is one of my favorite H!P concerts... She also had some interesting characters in old skits, my favorite was Kawamochi-kun... It was so cute when she talked like a child and bumped into that bus stop...

Aibon

Kago Ai
God knows what goes on in your mind, Kago... I can understand having a boyfriend/getting pregnant, but not smoking. Even then, I can ignore that. I love old Aibon, doing her Gackt impersonation (almost best H!M Monomane ever T_T), singing Hina Matsuri! and just being cute. I'll hold on to that image, and pretend nothing happened.

Yoshizawa Hitomi

Yoshizawa Hitomi
One of the best leaders Morning Musume ever had - just can't take that title from Yuuko-san, no one can. She mastered the "cool" image like no one else. Love her personality. But what gets her this high on my list is her acting talent. Better yet, her participation in old H!M comedy skits. Her characters are gold, especially the foreigner girl and the devil. Glad to see she's still doing something after her graduation.

=D

Ogawa Makoto
Old man from Japan's cold rural side in those skits! The girl who, in one of her first appearances on H!M, in her first Monomane Battle, used a horse's mask! Funniest PB ever! She's a comedian genius. She gave those skits life again, at the time when Yasuda-obaachan wasn't appearing regularly anymore. If only she could return to Japan, reenter Morning Musume and definitely save Haromoni@... But that's asking too much, right? T_T

Michishige Sayumi

Michishige Sayumi
I'm still trying myself to understand how she climbed up my ranking like this. I couldn't stand her in the beginning. Now I find that I actually like some rare occasions where she performed solo... I once found her all-out cute act waaaay too exaggerated, but as I saw more and more videos with her, she showed a different side. "Dark" Sayumi. The one who'd get angry when someone said she wasn't that cute, who'd have frequent fights with Yuuko-san in Maido Ari, and who'd say this beautiful phrase in a recent Haromoni@. "My computer was my friend / But now I go out properly". That's so sad and beautiful T_T

Kamei Eri

Kamei Eri
And here's to the Queen of PBs! She first got my attention on Maido Ari, on PBs and, finally, on MorningBerryz's Kamei Worship Week. I never saw a picture of her that wasn't nearing perfection. She should be used more in Momusu's singles. She also has an interesting sense of humor and some promising drawing skills. I think a Kamei Eri customized T-Shirt with an original drawing should exist. That would make so much money they could keep doing PVs as good as Mikan for a long time... =P

Takahashi Ai

Takahashi Ai
Ribbon no Kishi <3<3<3 She didn't get the main role for nothing. Only Miki was comparable to Aichan in Ribbon, and still, Aichan is above them all. Just couldn't compete with the veterans Marcia-san and the other Takarazuka one. Interesting that she likes Takarazuka, she should join them after graduating H!P... I think she'll be OK as a leader, but I wanted Gaki-san in that position... She does get many lines, but I can't complain about their quality... Just that others aren't getting their chance too...

Yaguchi Mari

Yaguchi Mari
She made an unit on her own, and it sold like rice. She had the best outcome from a scandal, no doubt about that. She was kicked out of MM and stopped singing at concerts for some time, but still, she kept semi-active as an MC and appears at other programs. At least, she's more active than Yasuda. Where's Yasuda? Anyway... She has one of the strongest personalities in H!P, and looks like she can do anything well. I wish they had given her some funnier roles in those skits...

Nakazawa Yuuko

Nakazawa Yuuko
SOMEONE GIVE HER A DAMN CORNER ON HAROMONI@ NOW!... I don't think there's anyone that's more representative of H!P than her. Sure, there's the face of MM, Nacchi, but still... Nakazawa is the mother of H!P, and will always be for me. I remember in some program that showed 5th gen when they had just entered MM, meeting Yuuko for the first time. Konno later said "I got as nervous as when meeting Tsunku". That kind of respect from the other members is what I mean when I say "mother of H!P". With her personality, she has the gift to turn any talk into gold, and she NEEDS A CORNER SOMEWHERE TO DO JUST THAT, right?

Yasuda Kei

Yasuda Kei
Obaachan! <3 She was the one who made Haromoni Theater such a wonderful thing as it was =) It would be redundant to list all her characters here, so let's just say I love Yasuda-obaachan the most. She suffered a lot in Utaban, but those were the best episodes. I'd like to know what she's been doing lately, as in, since her graduation?

o.o

Fujimoto Miki
She's as far as a member can get from an idol image, without counting her scandal in this... I guess I like her for that. I love her voice: her solo career, and great performance in Ribbon no Kishi. She actually seemed to have too much fun in Ribbon, dragging Aichan around in the stage... And although Kamei is PB Queen, nothing can take the title of best PBs from Miki's Couer and Cheri ones. I can't choose between them. Not particularly fond of her other PBs though... I miss Mikitty T_T

I don't have much to say about these last members, so I'll make it short...

Tsuji Nozomi: pure random fun <3
Niigaki Risa: she was so funny with those pigtails >_< I want her singing more
Tanaka Reina: Reina, give up acting cute and go back the Yankee way.
Iida Kaori: I'm glad for her "scandal" ^_^ wish all good things to her and the baby.
Goto Maki: I liked her past image.
JunJun: LOL she ate that banana!
Ishikawa Rika: I can't make up my mind whether I like Rika or not, so I'll just leave her at the bottom for now.
Koharu: WHY did she have to release Balalaika? that'll never get out of my mind T_T anyway, I don't like her
LinLin, Aika, Ichii, Fukuda: nothing to say, haven't caught my eye.
Ishiguro: sorry, don't know her...

Comments

[投稿情報: momo]

i'll give you mine, i'll just do a top 10

1. Sayu
2. Koharu
3. Reina
4. Aika
5. Aichan
6. Yossie
7. Risa
8. Konkon
9. Makoto
10. Miki

[投稿情報: laura]

Hey I recently heard something about Makoto and reading this has just reminded me that I know something but I cant remember what! Argh! Its frustrating! I shall have to try and remember :) As for Ribbon I've had it downloaded for ages I've just never watched it yet. I dont know why as I do really want to see it I just keep putting it of for some reason :/

Anyways putting that aside its good to hear your H!P rank list, if it wasnt for you I probably wouldnt have bothered posting mine :P Yes, I demand more Yuko and Yasuda too. Yuko's last single was OK I guess but Yasuda is hardley seen any more which is a shame :( I also didnt know that Tsunku called Konkon a failure. Thats a bit harsh saying as the amount of fans she has...

[投稿情報: HarimaKenji]

That's a nice selection ^_^ I do however notice Eri's absence. That intrigues me, since other than that there's a prevalence of kawaii members... 

[投稿情報: HarimaKenji]

Tsunku said that in her audition... He said she wasn't very good, but he thought she had potential, or something like that. In fact, I still haven't seen that audition, I only heard about that in another program. Since I haven't seen it, I don't know, he might be right. I can't understand Tsunku's mind when choosing these members, I've only seen the original audition and he already had the strangest reactions... Like, when Nacchi first appeared, he passed her whole performance concentrated at the screen, and didn't say anything. Well, he did say in the end that "her way to hold the mic is good". He had praised other candidates much more. But in the end, he chose Nacchi to go to the next stage right away, without having to sing a second time. Nacchi was the only one who did that. Whatever his reasons, he tends to be right in the end.

Maybe you know that Makoto is still on touch with the H!P members because she was interviewed in that singles collection release, and that hopefully she'll come back soon?

You should really watch Ribbon no Kishi =P All their musicals are great, and Ribbon is special.

[投稿情報: momo]

maybe I could fit her in there next time  lol

I don't know how she didn't end up in my top 10 to begin with

[投稿情報: HarimaKenji]

Maybe because it's not a top 11? =P
It's impossible to fit everyone you like in 10 places T_T I would need at least 16 or 17... It's so sad to not see them all in it...

[投稿情報: momo]

well at least she's in there somewhere  lol

my top 3 has been the same for a while now

[投稿情報: wu-san]

refreshing to see both Yuko and Yasuda in the mix, and I share your enthusiasm for Ogawa, a girl that left her impact when she was gone - for me at least - as it was then I realised all the fun she added to MM.

 

[投稿情報: HarimaKenji]

I couldn't leave Yuuko and Yasuda out, they're just too great =P Part of the reason I decided to do an "all members ever" list is because of them. They're underused/not used at all, and they never appear in these rankings, but I can't see how someone could not love them after seeing old programs they're in...
It took a while for me to realize Ogawa's role too... I only woke up when I saw her graduation at the Ribbon no Kishi concert, and then her special last episode in Hello! Morning, and there were all those segments with her... Maybe because I got to H!P later and watch so much older stuff I only realize they aren't in momusu anymore after I've seen their graduations...

[投稿情報: MorningBerryz]

You have a very diverse favorite member list! It's really nice to see Nacchi way up there too. So many reasons to love Konkon and I love your reasoning. A Makochan comeback...that'd be great to see and with Konkon returning you never can tell. :) It's great having these lists as you can look back on them later and see how things were at various points. I'm happy to see so many members included in yours! I still need to work on a complete member listing but haven't gotten around to it yet. Thanks for sharing!

[投稿情報: HarimaKenji]

Ogawa's comeback is actually way more probable than Konkon was before being announced. She's still officialy a part of H!P, since she only graduated from Morning Musume. At least according to theppn and wiki. So I'm seriously expecting her comeback.

The problem is what they'll do with her. I think there's already enough units in H!P. And I tend to see Ogawa in a similar way as Yasuda, since both of them really shined to me in those skits... I just hope if she does come back, it'll be proved I'm the only one who thinks like that, and she'll receive better treatment than Yasuda T_T

[投稿情報: wu-san]

Yuko and Yasuda's importance isn't totally lost on the newer generation of fans I think, because as their interest grows they'll delve into the history, and Yasuda especially has given us great conflicts with, say, Taka-san on many Utabans haha. And Yuko's attitude is something I'm missing :P

I totally agree about giving Yuko a spot on HM@ to present the show. but the new format with the king ruins any chances of having past members on to fill that role now, and for that reason alone, I think the king should go.

Mikitty is someone I have a lot of time for too :) but I don't know, maybe I'm still in shock but, I just dont think about her anymore. I guess I dont want to confront the fact that shes MIA right now.

[投稿情報: HarimaKenji]

I wonder if Yuuko would have to use one of those animal ears, and what animal it would be... I don't know what Yuuko could add to the new format, it's just way too strange to imagine her in either of the options - the Uso Queen or the Genius Kid styles. A presentator isn't so important in this format. What I really want is to get Hello! Pro News again. They should just cut that Joker-with-the-cards thing and revive the advertising segments.

[投稿情報: MorningBerryz]

The news segment with Yukosan & Kamei reunited would make HM@ about a thousand times better! :)