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Petitmoni
Petitmoni
	; Petitmoni 3rd generation, 2003
Background information
Also known as	Petit Moni, Pucchi Moni, Petitmoni V, Pucchi Moni V
Origin	Japan
Genres	Japanese pop
Years active	1999–2003, 2009–present
Labels	Zetima
Associated acts	Morning Musume, Mini Moni, Tanpopo ℃-ute
Website	Hello! Project.com
Members
	Erina Mano; Saki Nakajima; Mai Hagiwara
Former members
	Sayaka Ichii; Kei Yasuda; Maki Goto; Hitomi Yoshizawa; Makoto Ogawa; Ayaka Kimura;

Petitmoni (プッチモニ^?), also known as Pucchi Moni, was the second official subgroup of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume.

[edit] History

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 Hitomi Yoshizawa into the group, forming the second generation. Petitmoni went on to 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 Makoto Ogawa were added. Yoshizawa became 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.

The 2009 Hello! Project album, Chanpuru 1 ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū~, features a track by Petitmoni V,^[1] showing signs of a possible revival of the disbanded group. It was then announced that the three new members of Petitmoni V would be Saki Nakajima, Mai Hagiwara, and Erina Mano.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Members

[edit] First generation

[edit] Second generation

Kei Yasuda (Leader)
Maki Goto
Hitomi Yoshizawa

[edit] Third generation

Hitomi Yoshizawa (Leader)
Makoto Ogawa
Ayaka Kimura (from Coconuts Musume)

[edit] Revival (Petitmoni V)

Erina Mano (Hello! Project soloist)
Saki Nakajima (from °C-ute)
Mai Hagiwara (from °C-ute)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

#	Title	Release date
1	"Zenbu! Petitmoni" (ぜんぶ！プッチモニ^?)	August 21, 2002

[edit] Singles

#	Title	Release date
1	"Chokotto Love" (ちょこっとLove^?)	November 25, 1999
2	"Seishun Jidai 1.2.3! / Baisekou Daiseikou!" (青春時代 1.2.3！／バイセコー大成功！^?)	July 26, 2000
3	"Baby! Koi ni Knock Out!" (Baby！恋にKnock Out！^?)	February 28, 2001
4	"Pittari Shitai X'mas!" (ぴったりしたいX'mas！^?)	November 14, 2001

[edit] Compilation tracks

Together! - "Chokotto Love (2001 Version)"
Petit Best 3 - "Chokotto Love (2003 Version)"
Petit Best 4 - "Wow Wow Wow"

[edit] References

^ "Chanpuru 1 ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū~" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. http://www.helloproject.com/discography/va/a_042.html.

[edit] External links

Petitmoni discography on the Up-Front Works website (Japanese)
Kpopwiki:Petitmoni (English)

[0] "Chanpuru 1 ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū~" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. http://www.helloproject.com/discography/va/a_042.html.

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