Ai Kago
Ai Kago was born in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan on February 7th, 1988 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 36, Ai Kago biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Ai Kago (born February 7, 1988 in Yamatotokada, Nara, Japan, is a Japanese singer, actress, author, and former Guinness World Record holder.
Kago began her career at the age of 12 as a member of the idol group Morning Musume.
In the same year, she became a founding member of Minimoni.
In 2004, she graduated from both the aforementioned groups and formed W with Nozomi Tsuji, but she was withdrawn from the group in 2007.
In 2008, she embarked on a career in film and returned to music, releasing a jazz album in 2010 and becoming part of the group Girls Beat!! in 2013.
Personal life
During Kago's years in Mini-Moni, she was known for keeping her hair in curled twin tails. Manga artist Arina Tanemura used her hairstyle as inspiration for Mitsuki Koyama, the main character of Full Moon o Sagashite. Her official nickname in Hello! Project was "Aibon."
Kago and Tsuji shared the world record for the largest hula hoop spun at 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) in diameter. They set their record on January 1, 2004, during a live New Year's Day television special at Nippon Television Network, Tokyo, Japan. The record appeared in the 2005 and 2006 editions of the Guinness Book of World Records before it was broken by Ashrita Furman in September 2005.
During Kago's house arrest in 2006, her parents divorced. In 2009, Kago was involved in a relationship with actor Hidejiro Mizumoto. Mizumoto's wife, Asato, sued them both, stating that she had proof of the affair and that it was the cause for her pending divorce. On May 24, 2009, a family court found in Asato's favor and ordered Mizumoto to hand over his home in Kumamoto and his car to Asato as well as ¥300,000 in child support every month for his three children. Shukan Josei reported in 2010 that Kago was romantically linked to model Takeshi Mikawai. Her agency released a statement claiming that while they dated, they were not a couple.
Kago began dating Haruhiko Ando, a restaurant owner in Roppongi, in August 2010, who acted as an in-between between her agency and herself. In September 2011, Ando was arrested for alleged extortion and claiming to have connections with the yakuza. Kago had been taken in for questioning. In the same month, Kago was rushed to a nearby hospital after agency officials found her on the floor of her apartment with cuts to her wrists. Her life was reported to be not in danger, though there were speculations that it was a planned suicide. Following the incident, she and Ando registered their marriage, and Kago became pregnant. and he took on her family name, Kago. From their marriage, Kago gave birth to her first child, Minami, on June 22, 2012.
The police issued an arrest warrant for Ando in October 2014 on suspicion of loaning money at illegal interest rates. This affected both Kago's career and image. In 2015, Kago announced through her official blog that they were living separately and were in the process of working towards a divorce. She attempted to file for divorce in April, but dropped charges due to insufficient funds. On June 9, Ando was arrested on domestic violence charges stemming from an incident on May 12 where he allegedly shoved and kicked Kago in their home in Roppongi, leaving her with injuries that took ten days to heal. Kago agreed to drop all charges in exchange for divorce, which was finalized later that month.
On August 8, 2016, Kago announced that she had married a 38-year-old beautician whose name was not disclosed to the public. On September 23, 2016, she announced that she was pregnant with her second child. On February 23, 2017, she announced on her blog that she gave birth her second child, a boy named Yoshitsugu.
Career
Kago won the 4th National Audition of Morning Musume by the Up-Front Works in 2000 at age 12. On April 15, she, Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, and Nozomi Tsuji were inducted into the Morning Musume's fourth generation. The group's ninth album, "Happy Summer Wedding," was their debut.
The addition of Kago and Tsuji to the company received a positive and critical reaction. They, alongside Morning Musume member Mari Yachchi and Coconuts Musume's Mika Todd, formed a new subgroup called Mini-Moni with an increasing fan base. In addition to this, Kago was also accepted into a thriving subgroup Tanpopo as a second generation member. From 2001 to 2004, Kago participated in the annual Hello! Project shuffle units (3-nin Matsuri in 2001, Happy 7 in 2002, Salt5 in 2003, and H.P. (All Stars in 2004)
Kago and Tsuji graduated from Morning Musume together in August 2004, following Minimoni's indefinite hiatus. Kago and Tsuji formed a new pop duo named W, releasing two albums and six singles together under the company's control.
Images depicting Kago smoking in the United States before the release of their seventh single and third album, W3: Faithful, on Friday. At the time the photographs were taken, she was 15 years old. Her agency released a press release on the following day announcing that she and W's work had been suspended "indefinitely." Kago's family's house arrest at their Nara family's house halted the remainder of the year. She was not allowed to talk to Tsuji or any of her team's others at the time, and she was caught smoking again during her probation period.
Up-Front Works' 2007 revealed that they were working on her comeback. Images of Kago becoming an onsen with a man 18 years old and smoking for the third time were shared in the media in late March 2007, boosting her image. Yuukichi Kawaguchi, the administrator of Up-Front Works, released a statement announcing that she had been fired from the company not long after.
After Kago's mother quit Up-Front Agency, her mother tried to sign her to a new talent agency in Nara, Japan. Josei Seven published an interview with her mother, announcing that Kago left Japan and settled in New York City later this year. Kago herself later revealed that she did not go to New York but rather to Los Angeles for three months because she felt like a criminal in Japan. During her stay, Winona Ryder, one of her supporters, came to her rescue, and she was able to reflect about her personal life. She also considered suicide and cut her wrists.
In 2008, Kago returned to the theatre industry with plans of embarking on an acting career. She appeared in a number of Hong Kong films, including Kung Fu Chefs. Kago Ai Live—Miseinen Hakusho, a book published on August 25, 2008. (LIVE—). She referred to the book on her blog as "a book where I talk to young teens about their various struggles and hopes."
Kago also concentrated on resurrecting her musical career in 2009. "No HesitAtIon" [sic] on her first solo single on independent record label In Da Groove on June 24, 2009. She held her first jazz concert at bar JZ Brat in Tokyo on February 16, 2010. Ai Kago meets Jazz: The First Door, Kago's first jazz album, was released in 2010 by P-Vine Records and Avex Marketing. She was invited to perform at the Summer Sonic festival in August 2010.
Kago was dissatisfied with her career's progress during the second half of 2010. Haruhiko Ando, a restauranteur who served as an in-between for her company and herself, began dating Haruhiko Ando around the same time. Since starting a friendship with Ando, Kago laid off several employees at the last minute, causing her company to suspend her operations. Despite this, she appeared on a live stream and started a separate blog without authorization.
Despite her contract ending in March 2013, Kago parted ways with R&A Promotions in November 2010. In 2011, Kazuyuki Ito, president of Mainstream (an R&A Promotions associate), announced that the department intends to sue for 100 million in fines for labor abuses. During this time, Kago's career was also shattered by her personal life.
Minami, Kago, Kago's daughter's birth in 2012, and after moving to a new agency in 2013. She formed an idol group that later became known as Girls Beat! The group will be crowdsourced and feature lyrics, music, and costume designs submitted by fans. After going through the auditions, Remi Kita and Ryona Himeno were recruited as the other two members.