Kago Ai born in Yamatotokada, Nara, Japan is a Japanese singer, actress, author and former Guinness World Record holder.

At age 12, Kago won the 4th National Audition of Morning Musume held by Up-Front Works Agency in 2000, which led to her admission into the extremely popular idol group as a 4th generation member. In the same year, she became a founding member of Minimoni. In 2004, she graduated from both the aforementioned groups and formed W with Nozomi Tsuji.

In 2006, photos of the under-age Kago smoking were leaked by the media. As a result, she was immediately suspended for one year by Up-Front Works Agency. She was put under house arrest. During that time her parents divorced. In 2007, toward the end of her suspension, she was caught once again smoking. This resulted in her contract being terminated permanently. After a hiatus that lasted a year, she signed a contract with R&A Promotions Co.,Ltd and resumed her career as an actress and a singer.

On April 16, 2000, Kago, along with Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, and Nozomi Tsuji, were inducted into the idol group Morning Musume as its fourth generation. Their recording debut was in the group's ninth single "Happy Summer Wedding".

Kago's given name, "Ai", is a homonym for love. Kago has sometimes said in interviews that she was named that by her parents because she was conceived out of wedlock. Written "亜依", it has no real meaning.

In 2009, she was involved in a relationship with actor Hidejiro Mizumoto who was married at the time.
In 2010 she dated model Takeshi Mikawai

In August 2010, she dated Haruhiko Ando, a restaurant owner in Roppongi. In September 2011, he was arrested for alleged extortion and claiming to have connections with the yakuza. Kago had been taken in for questioning. In the same month, she was rushed to a nearby hospital after agency officials found her on the floor of her apartment with cuts to her wrists. Her life was reported to be not in danger, though there were speculations that it was a planned suicide. Following the incident, she and Ando registered their marriage, and Kago became pregnant. gave birth to her first child, Minami, on June 22, 2012. They divorce in June 2015.

She formed her own girl group, Girls Beat!!, in 2013 and graduated from the group on February 29, 2016.

On August 8, 2016, Kago announced that she had married a 38-year-old beautician whose name was not disclosed to the public. On February 23, 2017, she announced on her blog that she gave birth her second child, a boy named Yoshitsugu.

In May 2019, she and entertainment group Bokura no Zaidan have formed a new unit called Watashi to Bokura no Zaidan.

Entertainment company Arcenciel terminated Kago's contract on August 24, 2019 after 4 years.

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