Actor

Nozomi Tsuji

Born 1987 · Tokyo, Japan

辻希美 (Tsuji Nozomi)) is a Japanese pop singer and talent best known for being a former 4th generation member of Morning Musume. and later the leader of W under Hello! Project. During her Morning Musume. tenure, she was also one of the founding members of the Morning Musume. sub-group Minimoni. and a member of the Morning Musume. splinter group Morning Musume. Otome Gumi. Towards their joint graduation from Morning Musume. in 2004, she and fellow 4th generation member Kago Ai formed the unit W. After W disbanded in 2007, Tsuji became a solo talent, and she graduated from Hello! Project in 2009 with the rest of the Elder Club. Since leaving Hello! Project, Tsuji has continued working as a talent and become known as a "mamadol" (mama idol).