Another one bites the dust! Kusumi Koharu to graduate! & Morning Musume's Fall 09 Setlist

It was announced today that 7th generation member Kusumi Koharu will be graduating from Morning Musume and Hello!Project at the end of their next concert tour on 6 December 2009!!
Koharu graduating puts an end to the longest Morning Musume line-up thus far!

Apparently she is leaving to follow in the footsteps of Umeda Erika and pursue modeling...

Official H!P Announcement
Tsunku's Comments


Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Fall ~Nine smile ~ START!
Setlist:

Countdown VTR

01. 3,2,1 BREAKIN'OUT
02. How Do You Like Japan? ~Nippon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~

Members introduction VTR
03. Kimagure Princess

MC 1
04. Nanchatte Renai
05. Genki+
06. Ame no Furanai Hoshi de wa Aisenai Darou? Chinese version (All members)
07. Sukiyaki (Niigaki Risa and Kusumi Koharu)

MC 2 (Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Junjun and Linlin)
08. Haru Beautiful Everyday (Kamei Eri and Mitsui Aika)
09. Kioku no Meiro (Takahashi Ai and Tanaka Reina)
10. Aruiteru (Michishige Sayumi → Morning Musume joins in halfway)
11. Aki Urara
12. Shouganai Yume Oibito

MC 3 (Michishige Sayumi and Tanaka Reina)
13. Sakura Mankai (Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Mitsui Aika and Linlin)
14. Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni Naranee!~ (Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Kusumi Koharu and Junjun)
15. Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru

MC 4
(Start of Coupling/with medley)
16. Bonkyu! Bonkyu! BOMB Girl
17. Please! Jiyuu no Tobira
18. Handmade CITY
19. Odore! Morning Curry
(Coupling/with medley ended with Bonkyu! Bonkyu! BOMB Girl again)

MC 5
20. Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari
(Full version, Junjun → Linlin → Mitsui Aika → Kusumi Koharu → Michishige Sayumi → Kamei Eri → Tanaka Reina → Niigaki Risa → Takahashi Ai)
21. Naichau Kamo
22. Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~
23. Resonant Blue

ENCORE
24. SONGS

MC 6
25. Love Machine

Concert duration : Approximately 1 hour 55 minutes.


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I never thought that Koharu would be the next to graduate! Somehow I wish it was Mitsui Aika... I was just starting to like Koharu, although she never seemed truly happy in H!P.
I wonder if this means they're going to have an audition soon, and if they do Tsunku better start picking girls with talent rather than 'potential.'

Or is H!P really slowly coming to an end!?
They are getting rid of their so-called 'miracle' member...


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