Morning Musume Otome Gumi (モーニング娘。おとめ組) was one of the subgroups that divided the Japanese pop group Morning Musume in 2003 to enable towns with smaller venues a chance to see the idols perform. The groups counterpart was Morning Musume Sakura Gumi. Otome Gumi remained active from 2003 to 2004 before the two groups merged once more. There hasn't been a split like this since.