Profile
Nick-Name:
Nono, Tsuji-chan, Non (more recently used), and Nontsuan (used by Reina Tanaka and Eri Kamei).Birth date: June 17, 1987
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Sign: Gemini
Blood type: O
Height: 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weak subject: English
Signature hairstyle: High Ponytail, with two small braids in the back. Nowadays without the braids, and a high bun.
Favorite food: 8 level Ice Cream (8 different-flavored layers of soft cream, including strawberry & sesame seed)
Favorite Morning Musume song: Shabondama and Jun Lover
About Tsuji
In 2000, Tsuji auditioned for the pop group Morning Musume. At first,
Tsunku, the group's producer, only wanted three new members for the
group, and chose Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, and Ai Kago. However,
he made a surprising move and added Tsuji as a fourth member, creating
the fourth generation of the group. The fourth generation's debut
single was Morning Musume's 9th, "Happy Summer Wedding".
Tsuji early on became friends with her fellow fourth generation member, Ai Kago, and as the youngest two members of the group, they assumed the roles of the hyperactive troublemakers of Morning Musume. Fans took to them quickly, dubbing them "The Twins", based on their similar looks and personalities. They both retained these personalities for their first years with the group, but by 2003, they were no longer the youngest or the most childish, so their hyperactivity toned down. However, Tsuji and Kago continued their strong association with each other inside the group (and their friendship outside of it). To most casual fans of Morning Musume, it was hard to think of one without thinking of the other. Kago and Tsuji are also known as "Two Top" as on a television special they were both the least knowledgeable when given surprise pop quizzes on several grade school problems, Tsuji being the least knowledgeable and Kago being the 2nd least knowledgeable.
In January 2001, she formed Minimoni with Mari Yaguchi and Ai Kago. In May 2004, Tsunku announced the graduation of both Tsuji and Kago from Morning Musume and created the group W (Double You), featuring the pair. On August 1, they officially graduated from Morning Musume.
She was the temporary world record holder in the Guinness World Records for spinning the largest Hula Hoop (12.5 m) for 30 seconds from January 2003 to June 2003. In January 2004, she and Ai Kago simultaneously regained the title, and held it until September 2005. She is also Goalkeeper for Gatas Brilhantes H.P., the Hello! Project Futsal team. She was crowned 'Bakajo' (Idiot Girl) with an average score of 249 out of 500 in the Mechaike Bakajo Test.
Tsuji's second solo photobook is available for sale, featuring a more mature side of her. It is entitled "Nonno 19" which is a possible pun; the combination of her two nicknames, "Nono" and "Non". Also, "non no 19" means "non's 19", which refers to her age. The PB shows Nozomi with her hair down, a look that has been rare for her. Tsuji is kept very busy, although it is not yet known if Up-Front Agency feels that she could be successful as a solo act.
On January 30, 2007, it was announced on Hello! Project's official site that Tsuji will be voice-acting as a guest for Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: Sinkai no Princess de Arimasu!.
In line with Mari Yaguchi's involvement in the Japanese 2007 adaptation of the popular 1955 Broadway play, "Damn Yankees", Tsuji will be double casted with fellow 4th Generation ex-Morning Musume member, Rika Ishikawa, in "When Will You Return?" (Istu no hi kimi kaeru?), scheduled to open on May 4, 2007 at the Nissei Theatre in Tokyo, where it'll be performed up to the 22nd. The play will also have a limited three day run at the Osaka City Center from May 25 to May 28.[2]
She is also reported to release a solo single "Koko ni Iruzee!" to go along with a new anime series "Robby & Kerobby" in which Tsuji will voice an announcer, and it was recently confirmed that it would be a solo cover of the Morning Musume single of the same title.
On March 26, 2007, Ai Kago's contract got canceled with Hello! Project, W disbanded.