the role as the "playing manager" for the girl group Country Girls, a revival of a Hello! Project group formerly under the name Country Musume. On November 5, 2016 at Shinjuku ReNY, during Country Girls' second anniversary event, Tsugunaga announced that she would retire from the entertainment industry the following year to become a kindergarten teacher. To commemorate her graduation, a compilation CD album titled was released on June 21, 2017, with songs selected by fan vote. Tsugunaga held her final concert on June 30, 2017 in an outdoor venue at Odaiba, exactly 15 years after her debut in Hello! Project Kids. 8,000 people attended the concert, including Berryz Kobo and Cute. Personal life Public image During Berryz Kobo's later years, Tsugunaga became known as the "cutesy character" of the group and with her mannerisms and twintail hairstyle. She was often referred to by the nickname in media and press. After Berryz Kobo went on hiatus, she began playing down her "Momochi" image and stopped wearing her hair in twintails, citing that she has grown up. Education Tsugunaga majored in education and graduated in 2014. Discography Albums DVD Bibliography Photobooks (June 19, 2007, ) (March 19, 2008, ) (November 21, 2008, Wani Books, ) (August 21, 2009, Wani Books, ) (October 20, 2010, Wani Books, ) (March 6, 2012, Wani Books, ) Photo-essays (Photographic essay, June 22, 2013, Wani Books, ) Filmography Film Television Theater Music video Radio References External links Official Hello! Project profile Official blog (Ameba) Country Girls Official blog (Ameba) 1992 births Berryz Kobo members People from Kashiwa Japanese women pop singers Buono! members Hello! Project Kids members Japanese idols Japanese child singers Japanese child actresses Living people ZYX (pop group) members Musicians from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers