Hello! Database: Ai Takahashi

Ai was chosen to be member of Morning Musume through fifth generation auditions. She is the oldest 5th generation member and is commonly considered to be the most popular of them. She is one of the most talented singers in the group and she has been given highly visible (and audible) roles in many of the singles released after she joined and especially recently she as almost always been one of the lead singers. This of means that she was also one of the lead vocalists in Sakura Gumi.

Ai joined Mini Moni in 2002 to replace Mari Yaguchi, who left the group when subgroups were shuffled. She remained a member of the group until it was disbanded in late spring of 2004. During her membership she was a cast member of Mini Moni the Movie and The Brementown Musicians.

One indication of how much Tsunku appreciates Ai's talent is that the two of them re-recorded song Tsunku originally sang with Ayumi Hamasaki, Love Since '99 (found on Tsunku's Take 1).

Other notable archievements of this lively girl include having made many photobooks, which is a perhaps a bit surprising considering that until mid-2004 - early 2005 other 5th generation members had no solo photobooks at all.