Morning Musume Sakura Gumi (モーニング娘。さくら組) was a Japanese pop group, one of two subgroups that Morning Musume (モーニング娘。) was divided into in 2003 so that they could perform in smaller concert venues. In addition to touring separately, each subgroup also released two singles. The members were as follows: Natsumi Abe (安倍なつみ) Mari Yaguchi (矢口真里) Hitomi Yoshizawa (吉澤ひとみ) Ai Kago (加護亜依)