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was a subgroup of the Japanese idol pop girl group Morning Musume, and a later a group within Hello! Project. In 2009 Minimoni was revived as Shin Minimoni (translating to New Minimoni) and remained active until 2011. == Original Minimoni (2000-2004) == The group was founded in late 2000 by Morning Musume member Mari Yaguchi. Together with Morning Musume's songwriter and producer, Tsunku, she selected two new members, Ai Kago and Nozomi Tsuji and the trio began performing in concerts as Minimoni. American-born Mika Todd from the band Coconuts Musume was later added to the group. Their debut single, "Minimoni Jankenpyon!," was a #1 hit. The quartet released several singles in 2001 and 2002, with most of these tracks compiled on their first album ''Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan.'' Simultaneous to their single releases, the band became the subject of a series of short cartoons, ''Minimoni Yaru no da Pyon!'', voicing their own characters. They also contributed their voices to a string of movies based on the ''Hamtaro'' cartoon series, which featured a hamster version of Minimoni known as Minihams. The group released three singles under this name. In 2002, Mari Yaguchi graduated from Minimoni to take on the leadership of the subgroup ZYX, one of the first Hello! Project groups to incorporate members of the Hello! Project Kids (who would later split into Berryz Kobo and Cute). Ai Takahashi also joined the group, while Mika Todd, took over Yaguchi's place as the band's leader. That same year, all members of Minimoni filmed the movie ''Minimoni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!'' (''Minimoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure''), which explained Yaguchi leaving Minimoni and how Takahashi joined the band. They started to have a more mature, modern R&B-heavy sound to their music with the single "Crazy About You," a style the group explored more heavily on their second album ''Minimoni Songs 2.'' However, their silly side was also well represented on the album with two of the songs they contributed to ''Hamtaro'' as Minihams. Former member Yaguchi also appears on three cuts, two of which previously appeared on the ''Okashi na Daibōken'' soundtrack. They also starred in a mini-series called ''Minimoni de Bremen no Ongakutai'' starring Takahashi, Tsuji, and Kago; Mika Todd made brief appearances in two episodes. The group originally disbanded in May 2004 at Mika Todd's graduation concert, following the release of a final single, "Lucky Cha Cha Cha!" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minimoni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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