AI KAGO

加護亜依

 

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Kago Ai auditioned and got into Morning Musume's fourth generation at only 12 years old - the youngest at the time - and made her debut in May 2000 on the single "Happy Summer Wedding". Kago was also a part of the sub-groups Minimoni from 2000 to 2004 and Tanpopo from 2000 to 2002. On August 1, 2004, Kago graduated from Morning Musume along with Tsuji Nozomi to form their own unit, W (Double-U).

On February 9, 2006, it was confirmed that FRIDAY - the same tabloid magazine that helped oust Yaguchi Mari from Morning Musume - would be publishing photos of Kago smoking while underage. Kago was immediately suspended from all work with Hello! Project, and she returned to her hometown of Nara to live with her family.

Kago's suspension ended almost one year later, in January 2007. She is living in Tokyo again and working as a receptionist in the offices of Up-Front Agency (UFA) while the details of her comeback are decided. The first news of her return appeared in the March issue of FRIDAY magazine, which was leaked onto the Internet on February 22, 2007.