高橋愛 | tl

Takahashi Ai (高橋 愛 born September 14, 1986), legal name Abe Ai (阿部 愛), is a Japanese singer, actress and model managed by UP-FRONT CREATE. She is best known as the former leader of Morning Musume (モーニング娘。) and Hello! Project. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 through the fifth generation auditions. In 2007, Takahashi became the leader of Hello! Project. However, on September 30, 2011, she passed her leadership of Morning Musume and Hello! Project to Niigaki Risa when she graduated. .