Petit Moni ( プッチモニ , Pucchi Moni ) was a sub-unit of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume and associated with Hello! Project . It was formed by Up-Front Promotion in November 1999 as the second sub-group of Morning Musume.
31-501: Founded November 1999, the group initially consisted of Morning Musume members Kei Yasuda , Sayaka Ichii , and Maki Goto . Shortly after their formation, the group released their first single, " Chokotto Love ," which sold more than 1 million copies. After the release of the first single, on May 21, 2000, Sayaka Ichii graduated from both Morning Musume and Petitmoni. In order to fill the third member's position, their producer Tsunku placed 4th generation member Hitomi Yoshizawa into
62-563: A 2-hour special on her life, and included interviews with Goto as well as a performance of one of her new songs, 華詩-hanauta-, written for her mother. This episode reached 19.3% ratings for the show, making it the most watched program of the day. She released her third EP, LOVE , on May 5, 2011. On June 22, 2011, Goto announced on her official website that she would take an indefinite hiatus from her music career beginning in 2012. She continued to make limited minor appearances at public events, such as Dream Morning Musume 's concert and starred in
93-439: A commercial for Monster Hunter . However, in 2014, Goto relaunched her blog stating that she was not "resuming activities right now," and that she will "still [be] on hiatus." In September 2018, Goto made her first television appearance in six years on the variety show Trio Idol na Onna . In August 2022, Goto, wearing the "Venus" character costume, competed in the second season of The Masked Singer Japan . She advanced to
124-465: A cross-media collaboration between J-Wave , Avex and Mixi . Goto herself chose the logo and the name, which is meant to reflect the "positive and negative" side of the life of today's women. On January 5, 2009, J-Wave premiered Sweet Black Girls , a 15-minute segment hosted by Goto and Ryū as part of the popular radio show "PLATOn". The show airs from Monday to Friday and focuses on the life of women in their twenties. 30,000 messages were received during
155-489: A member of Morning Musume, Goto released her debut solo single, "Ai no Bakayarō", in 2001, which topped the Oricon charts. In 2003 she released her debut album, Makking Gold 1 , which debuted at number four on the Oricon album charts. In 2007, at her G-Emotion II: How to Use Sexy concert, Goto announced that she was graduating from Hello! Project . In 2008, Goto signed with Avex Group sub-label Rhythm Zone and returned to
186-697: A million copies, over nine times the number of copies they had sold for their previous single. Until her graduation from Morning Musume, she was one of the leading vocalists in most of the songs released. During her time in Morning Musume she was one of the founding members of Petitmoni . Goto started a solo singing career in 2001 with the single "Ai no Bakayarō." Post-graduation she mostly concentrated on her solo career, and occasionally on temporary Hello! Project units such as Gomattō , Nochiura Natsumi , and Def.Diva . As time passed, she increasingly concentrated on acting in addition to singing. She also performed at
217-667: A one-off performance in 2013 for Hello! Project's 15th anniversary alongside Hitomi Yoshizawa. Kei Yasuda Kei Yasuda ( 保田 圭 , Yasuda Kei , born on December 6, 1980) is a Japanese singer, musician and actress under the Hello! Project . She was a member and co-leader of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume . Yasuda, along with Mari Yaguchi and Sayaka Ichii , were the second generation of singers to be recruited into Morning Musume. Morning Musume had only released one official single, Morning Coffee , prior to their joining. Yasuda
248-479: A particularly catchy duet known as "Otome no Shinrigaku" (Girl's Psychology) on Morning Musume's second album. In response to the popularity, Tsunku decided to group them together with the third generation member, Maki Goto to create the Morning Musume subgroup Petitmoni (also known as Pucchimoni) in 1999. Their first single, "Chokotto Love," sold over a million copies. After Ichii left Morning Musume and Petitmoni, fourth generation member Hitomi Yoshizawa joined
279-574: A story written by Hitomi Kanehara . On February 25, Goto released her second digital single, titled Lady-Rise, also penned by herself. This time, Goto collaborated with Erika Sakurazawa, a Japanese Josei manga author. On March 7, 2009, Goto modelled at Tokyo Girls Collection . Goto released her second mini album, "One", on July 28, 2010. This album and on she had begun to use her actual name rather than her "Sweet Black" stage name. As promotion for this release, Goto appeared on several television shows. One particular show, "Kinyoubi no Suma tachi e", aired
310-511: Is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo , Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, " Love Machine ", topped the Oricon singles charts and sold over a million copies. Goto was the lead vocalist of the group up until her graduation from the group in 2002. While still
341-433: Is referred to that name sometimes by the press. In 1996, Goto's father died from a fall while mountaineering. Two years after joining Morning Musume , at the age of 15, Goto purchased a three-story house for her entire family to live in. However, she was also bullied and decided to drop out of high school. Goto has two older sisters and a younger brother named Yuki Goto , the rapper of EE Jump . After her brother Yuki
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#1732873249561372-509: The Asia Song Festival 2005 in Busan, Korea, representing Japan. In early 2007, Goto was chosen to be a member of Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai – a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai also consisted of Natsumi Abe , Kaori Iida , Risa Niigaki and Koharu Kusumi . Their first single, " Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia ",
403-506: The H.P. All Stars single "All for One & One For All" and the Puripuri Pink shuffle unit. Puripuri Pink was a new type of shuffle unit, since it was the first unit to feature former Morning Musume members, who were usually not included in the shuffles. During a promotional appearance on Utaban in 2004, Yasuda revealed that she has been learning how to play the flute. Yasuda graduated from Hello! Project on March 31, 2009, along with
434-527: The Hello! Project 2008 Winter concert tour, previously said to be because of scheduling conflicts. In 2018, Goto revealed that Up-Front Agency had suddenly asked her to leave the company despite already booking her for work, and at the time, she felt that she was unable to say anything. She had originally planned on retiring from the entertainment industry, but reconsidered upon her mother's advice. Late in 2007, after her sudden Hello! Project graduation, rumors arose
465-479: The company's shareholders' meeting on June 22, 2008, singing a cover of Whitney Houston's "Saving All My Love for You." She also participated in A-nation'08. At A-nation, she performed the self-written song "Hear Me", drawing media attention for the first time since her graduation. She also sang "Saving All My Love for You", and a cover of Diana King's "Shy Guy". In 2008, Goto became involved with The Sweet Black Project,
496-414: The final round, along with Mika Ahn and Kouji Yamamoto , and was ultimately declared the winner. In November of the same year, Goto released her first album in 11 years, a collection of covers originally performed on her YouTube channel, entitled Songs of You and Me! On October 26, 2023, Goto debuted as a virtual Youtuber . Goto's official nickname in Hello! Project is "Gomaki" ( ゴマキ ) , and she
527-410: The first week alone. To complete the project, Mixi opened a special space for Sweet Black, and Avex launched a web-documentary on YouTube based on Goto's daily routine as a singer. Promotions were met with immediate success, admittedly beyond expectations. On January 21, 2009, Goto released her first digital single with Avex, titled "Fly Away". The lyrics, penned by Maki herself, are based on Mambo,
558-599: The group, forming the second generation. Petitmoni went on to release three more singles, with their only album, Zenbu! Petitmoni , released in August 2002. The album was a collection of all of their singles and B-side tracks, along with three extra tracks. Goto graduated from both Morning Musume and Petitmoni in 2002. Shortly thereafter, Yasuda's graduation was announced for 2003. This sparked yet another formation change, in which Ayaka Kimura (of Coconuts Musume ) and 5th generation member Makoto Ogawa were added. Yoshizawa became
589-417: The largest Morning Musume. During her good-bye concert, Yasuda sang a remixed rock version of "Never Forget," which was also Fukuda's good-bye song. Additionally, as a special gift, Tsunku gave Yasuda a CD of her own solo version of " As for One Day ," her last single with Morning Musume. Following Yasuda's leaving, Iida became the leader of Morning Musume and Yaguchi became sub-leader. The Petitmoni leadership
620-430: The music scene at A-nation '08 . In 2009, under the stage name Sweet Black feat. Maki Goto , she released her debut mini album Sweet Black . Goto transferred to Avex Trax in 2010 and released her second mini-album, One , which marked her official comeback as a singer. In 1999, Goto was selected as the only member of the 3rd generation of Morning Musume . The first single to feature Goto, " Love Machine ", sold over
651-475: The new leader, but the new lineup never released a single; only a song entitled "Wow Wow Wow" and a remake of "Chokotto Love," which were included on later Petit Best compilation CDs. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2003, and was effectively disbanded in subsequent years with Ogawa leaving to study English abroad in 2006, Yoshizawa graduating from Morning Musume in 2007, and Kimura leaving Hello! Project and Up-Front Agency in 2008. In 2009, Petit Moni
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#1732873249561682-509: The rest of the H!P Elder Club. In 2010, it was announced that Kei Yasuda would be joining other former-Morning Musume members for the new group "Dream Morning Musume." On May 29, 2013, Yasuda announced that she had married chef Kozaki Yoichi. On July 27, 2017, she has announced that she is pregnant with her first baby. Their little boy was born in January 2018. Maki Goto Maki Goto ( 後藤 真希 , Gotō Maki , born September 23, 1985)
713-480: The subgroup. Yasuda had taken on the role of leader for Petitmoni and the group continued to produce three singles and an album. After Morning Musume's then-leader Yuko Nakazawa left in 2001, Yasuda (who was the oldest member of the group at the time) became a co-leader along with Kaori Iida . Yasuda left in mid-2003 at the same time when Morning Musume's 6th generation became full-fledged members. Tsunku commented that this one-time sixteen-member formation will be
744-535: The very next day stating that Avex's CEO, Max Matsuura, had shown interest in signing Goto in for Avex. During Goto's brother trial, she disappeared from the media-eye. Goto's official blog reopened on March 25, 2008. Over the course of several entries, she revealed that she was in Los Angeles, California, taking singing and dancing lessons. On June 19, 2008, Goto had signed with the record label Rhythm Zone under Avex . Maki debuted with Avex when she participated in
775-655: Was also a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume . Yasuda was born in Futtsu , Chiba , and attended Kimitsu Shogyo (Commercial) High School in Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture , but dropped out to pursue her dreams in the entertainment industry. She worked in a McDonald's restaurant in her hometown, until 1998. She was chosen to be in the second generation of Morning Musume. After they joined, Morning Musume went on to produce one album and three more singles until Asuka Fukuda decided to leave to pursue her studies. Yasuda
806-462: Was arrested on October 20, 2007, for robbery, the magazine Flash stated that Goto and one of Yuki's accomplices had been romantically involved for some time after meeting at Yūki's wedding in 2005. They have not been in contact with each other since his arrest. On January 23, 2010, Goto witnessed her mother, Tokiko Goto, falling from the third story of their house in Edogawa, Tokyo at 11 pm. Tokiko
837-446: Was given almost all of Fukuda's lines in future performances of these early songs. She had also collaborated with other Morning Musume members in special projects during these early days. One of the more notable ones was when she co-wrote and co-sang with Natsumi Abe the song "Sanpo" for a radio contest. It became wildly popular and a petition was circulated to make it an official single, though that never happened. Yasuda and Ichii sang
868-713: Was handed over to Yoshizawa, and two members were added (fifth generation Morning Musume member Makoto Ogawa and Coconuts Musume 's Ayaka Kimura ) and Goto left. This new line up of Petitmoni never had another release, but a few of their songs were featured on compilation albums. Yasuda was still in the Hello! Project after leaving the group, and acted in dramas outside of H!P. Within H!P, she has collaborated with Nakazawa and other H!P artists on two Folk Songs albums, performed and MC 'd Abe's first solo concert, sang backup on Goto's single "Daite Yo! Please Go On," and hosted Morning Musume's weekly TV show Hello! Morning until Rika Ishikawa took that position. Yasuda participated in
899-506: Was released on January 24, 2007. Goto's seventeenth single, "Secret" ( シークレット ) , was released on April 11, 2007. On September 19, 2007, Goto's fourth original album How to Use Sexy was released. Shortly after her brother's arrest, on October 28, 2007, during the final show of her G-Emotion II: How to Use Sexy tour, Goto suddenly announced to fans that she would be graduating from Hello! Project and leaving Up-Front Agency. Because of her graduation, she would not be able to participate in
930-435: Was revived as a Hello! Project Shuffle Unit under the name Petit Moni V ( プッチモニV ) . Its new lineup consisted of Cute members Saki Nakajima and Mai Hagiwara ; and Erina Mano . The "V" in its name is for "victory." The group released songs for Hello! Project's compilation albums Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū and Petit Best 10 . They also performed as a concert-only unit until 2011. In 2013, they reunited for
961-478: Was rushed to the hospital, but died from her injuries on January 24 at 1:13 am. Goto announced on her blog on July 22, 2014, that she had married. She gave birth to a daughter and a son on December 7, 2015, and March 27, 2017, respectively. In March 2019, Japanese weekly magazines reported Goto having an extramarital affair with her 28-year-old ex-boyfriend, whom she met in 2011 and kept in contact through online games. Messages between them had suggested Goto