Ai Takahashi

Ai Takahashi
高橋愛
Ai Takahashi; 高橋愛
	Ai Takahashi at the Japan Expo, July 3, 2010
Background information
Born	September 14, 1986 (age 38)
Origin	Sakai, Fukui, Japan
Genres	Japanese pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress, Dancer
Years active	2001 - Present
Labels	Zetima
Website	Hello! Project.com

Ai Takahashi (高橋愛, Takahashi Ai) (born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese pop singer. She sings upbeat songs in the group Morning Musume which is a part of the Hello! Project unity. She was the leader of the group.

Biography

Her first appearance on TV was in 1999, on a children's talent show, where she won a prize.

She joined Morning Musume in 2001 with Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa and Risa Niigaki. Her first single was "Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no BIG BAND~" which she sang with the group. In 2002 she launched her first photobook alone and joined the group Mini Moni. She also acted in a movie, MiniMoni Ja Movie: Okashina Daibouken. She was called "Takkity" by her fans because her dress in the movie was like a black cat.

In 2003 she replaced Mari Yaguchi in the group Mini Moni. In 2007 she became leader of the group Morning Musume after Miki Fujimoto left the team. In 2008 she joined a new group, High King, created to promote the musical: "Cinderella the Musical". Takahashi plays the main character in this musical.

In 2009 she was made the leader of the group Hello!Project. She is the only member of Morning Musume that plays a character in a dorama (Japanese drama).

Discography and releases

Singles

#	Title	Release Date	Information
1	"Yume Kara Samete" (夢から醒めて)	2006	Only released for digital purchase and download; later released as part of the Petit Best 7 compilation CD

Photobooks

#	Romaji Japanese English	Release date	Publisher ISBN	Description
–	5: Morning Musume 5 Ki Member Shashinshū 5　モーニング娘。5期メンバー写真集 5: Morning Musume 5th Generation Members Photobook	August 13, 2002	Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2721-3	Photobook starring all of the 5th generation members.
1	Takahashi Ai: Solo Shashinshū "Takahashi Ai Shashinshū"^[1] 高橋愛　ソロ写真集「高橋愛写真集」 Ai Takahashi: Solo Photobook "Ai Takahashi Photobook"	December 9, 2002	Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2741-8	First solo photobook.
2	Alo Hello! Takahashi Ai^[1] アロハロ!高橋愛	December 17, 2003	Kadokawa Shoten ISBN 4-04-894253-0	Second solo photobook.
3	Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Wataame"^[1] 高橋愛写真集わたあめ Ai Takahashi Photobook Cotton Candy	May 27, 2004	Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2806-6	Third solo photobook.
4	Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Ai Gokoro"^[1] 高橋愛写真集愛ごころ	June 25, 2005	Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2870-8	Fourth solo photobook.
5	Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "19"^[1] 高橋愛写真集『19』 Ai Takahashi Photobook "19"	January 27, 2006	Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2913-5	Fifth solo photobook.
6	Takahashi Ai Shashinshū Zenshu "ai"^[1] 高橋愛写真集全集『ai』 Ai Takahashi Photobook Complete Works "ai"	October 27, 2006	Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2961-5	Compilation photobook.
7	Love Hello! Takahashi Ai Shashinshū in Phuket^[1] ラブハロ！高橋愛写真集inプーケット Love Hello! Ai Takahashi Photobook in Phuket	March 14, 2007	Kadokawa Publishing Group ISBN 4-0489-4485-1	Seventh solo photobook. Photographed in Phuket, Thailand.
8	Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Mizu"^[1] 高橋愛写真集『水』 Ai Takahashi Photobook "Water"	October 26, 2007	Wani Books ISBN 978-4-8470-4049-8	Eighth solo photobook. Photographed in Bali.
9	Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Mō Hitotsu no Ai"^[1] 高橋愛写真集『もうひとつの愛』	May 25, 2008	Wani Books ISBN 978-4847040887	Ninth solo photobook.
10	Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Watashi"^[1] 高橋愛写真集『私』 Ai Takahashi Photobook "I"	May 25, 2009	Wani Books	Tenth solo photobook.

DVDs

#	Title	Release date
1	Alo Hello! Takahashi Ai DVD (アロハロ!高橋愛DVD)	December 17, 2003
2	Love Hello! Takahashi Ai DVD (ラブハロ!高橋愛DVD)	April 11, 2007

Acts

Television dramas

Title	Start date	End date
Angel Hearts	2002
Mini Moni's Brementown Musicians	January 10, 2005	January 31, 2005
Hitmaker Aku Yuu Monogatari	August 1, 2008
Q.E.D Shōmei Shūryō (Q.E.D 証明終了)	January 8, 2009	March 12, 2009

Television shows

Show	Start date	End date	Network
Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング。)	2001	April 1, 2007	TV Tokyo
Matthew's Best Hit TV	May 29, 2002		TV Asahi
Tin Tin Town! (ティンティンTown!)	July 5, 2002	March 26, 2004	Nihon TV
Sore Yuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ)	September 29, 2003	December 26, 2003	TV Tokyo
Futarigoto (二人ゴト)	April 21, 2004	April 23, 2004	TV Tokyo
Futarigoto (二人ゴト)	July 23, 2004	July 29, 2004	TV Tokyo
Majokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-den (魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝)	December 1, 2004	December 6, 2004	TV Tokyo
Majokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-den (魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝)	December 16, 2004	December 17, 2004	TV Tokyo
Musume Dokyu! (娘DOKYU!)	April 4, 2005	June 8, 2005	TV Tokyo
Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@)	April 8, 2007	September 28, 2008	TV Tokyo
Yorosen! (よろセン!)	October 6, 2008	Ongoing	TV Tokyo

Radio

Program	Start date	End date	Network
MBS Young Town Dōyōbi (MBSヤングタウン土曜日)	April 12, 2003	Ongoing	MBS Radio
Ishikawa Rika no Chanchaka Charmy (☆石川梨華のちゃんちゃか☆チャーミー!)	March 3, 2005		CBC Radio
TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu (TBC Funふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ)	May 16, 2005	May 27, 2005	TBC

References

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 "Ai Takahashi Photobooks" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

Other websites

Morning Musume: Official Hello! Project profile Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
Hello Project – Official webpage.
Hello Online - English community of Hello!Project.

[Photobooks-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 "Ai Takahashi Photobooks" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

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