Petit Moni

Petit Moni (プッチモニ, Pucchi Moni) was a sub-unit of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume and associated with Hello! Project. It was formed by Up-Front Promotion in November 1999 as the second sub-group of Morning Musume.^{[citation needed]}

Petit Moni プッチモニ
Petit Moni 3rd generation, 2003
Background information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	1999–2003
Labels	Zetima
Spinoffs	Petit Moni V
Spinoff of	Morning Musume
Past members	Sayaka Ichii Kei Yasuda Maki Goto Hitomi Yoshizawa Makoto Ogawa Ayaka Kimura
Website	www.helloproject.com

Members

First generation

• Kei Yasuda
• Sayaka Ichii
• Maki Goto

Second generation

• Kei Yasuda (Leader)
• Maki Goto
• Hitomi Yoshizawa

Third generation

• Hitomi Yoshizawa (Leader)
• Makoto Ogawa
• Ayaka Kimura (from Coconuts Musume)

Legacy

Main article: Hello! Project Shuffle Unit

In 2009, Petit Moni was revived as a Hello! Project Shuffle Unit under the name Petit Moni V (プッチモニV). Its new lineup consisted of Cute members Saki Nakajima and Mai Hagiwara; and Erina Mano. The "V" in its name is for "victory."^[1] The group released songs for Hello! Project's compilation albums Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū and Petit Best 10.^[2][3]

Discography

Singles

No.	Title	Release date	Charts	Album
			JPN
1	"Chokotto Love" (ちょこっとLove)	25 November 1999	1[4]	Zenbu! Petitmoni
2	"Seishun Jidai 1. 2. 3! / Baisekō Daiseikō!"   (青春時代 1.2.3！／バイセコー大成功！)	26 July 2000	1
3	"Baby! Koi ni Knock Out!" (Baby！恋にKnock Out！)	28 February 2001	1
4	"Pittari Shitai X'mas!" (ぴったりしたいX'mas！)	14 November 2001	2

Albums

No.	Title	Details	Charts
			JPN
1	Zenbu! Petitmoni (ぜんぶ！プッチモニ)	Released: 21 August 2002 Label: Zetima Formats: CD etc.	1

Compilation tracks

• Together! - "Chokotto Love (2001 Version)"
• Petit Best 3 - "Chokotto Love (2003 Version)"
• Petit Best 4 - "Wow Wow Wow"
• Chanpuru 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū - "Kimi ga Iru Daki de"
• Petit Best 10 - "Pira! Otome no Negai"

Live Only Songs

• Chokotto LOVE (Petitmoni V)
• BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT (Petitmoni V)
• Uwaki na Honey Pie (Petitmoni V)
• WOW WOW WOW (Petitmoni V)