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In March of [[wiki/#2000|2000]], [[Tsunku]] divided the members of the then-16-member [[Hello! Project]] into three groups, which he called "shuffle units." Tsunku proposed a challenge to each group: they would each release a single on the same day and compete to see who could sell the most copies. It was a success, with [[Akagumi 4]] winning the challenge with 507,850 singles sold. Since then, the shuffles have been an annual event usually occuring in the summer (the exception being [[H.P. All Stars]] in winter 2004) and have continued to mix up the ever-growing population of Hello! Project into new and interesting group combinations.
In March of 2000, [[Tsunku]] divided the 16 members of the [[Hello! Project]] into three groups, which he called "shuffle units." Tsunku proposed a challenge to each group: they would each release a single on the same day and compete to see who could sell the most copies. It was a success, with Akagumi 4 winning the challenge. The shuffle unit tradition continued for six more years but appears to have been abandoned after 2006. Between 2004 and 2006 the shuffle unit songs were released on maxi singles rather than on individual singles, thus eliminating the competition aspect. Aside from the original units and the 2004 super group, shuffle units were active during the summer. In December 2008 a CD/DVD titled ''[[Hello! Project Shuffle Units Mega Best]]'' was released.


In [[wiki/#2003|2003]], perhaps because of flagging sales, all three shuffle unit singles were released on one CD instead of three. In late [[wiki/#2004|2004]], to celebrate Hello! Project's seventh anniversary, its members weren't split up but were instead combined into one super group. [[wiki/#2005|2005]] saw the return of three separate shuffle groups, but rather than drawing from all of Hello! Project, only 11 members were selected to participate.
==2000==
Theme
* Primary Colors (Ki, Ao, Aka)
Release
* [[DVD The Ki Ao Aka]] (DVDザ・黄青あか)
Coupling
* [[Hello! no Theme]] (Hello!のテーマ)
===[[Akagumi 4]]===
Release
* [[Akai Nikkichou]] (赤い日記帳)


The term "shuffle unit" (シャッフルユニット) comes from the idea of "shuffling" the girls around from one group to another. Shuffle units are temporary groups, usually releasing only one single before leaving the spotlight. The creation and destruction of these groups has become a yearly event for [[Hello! Project]]. While it looked like this would continue for some time, 2006 did not see any shuffle units.
===[[Kiiro 5]]===
Release
* [[Kiiroi Osora de Boom Boom Boom|Kiiroi Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM]] (黄色いお空で BOOM BOOM BOOM)


Shuffle units may disappear relatively quickly after being formed, but many of their songs live on long after their respective group is gone. Former shuffle unit songs continue to be performed at concerts or [[wiki/#Cover list|covered]] on albums by various [[Hello! Project]] members and subgroups, often slightly modified to fit the new artist.
===[[Aoiro 7]]===
Release
* [[Aoi Sportscar no Otoko]] (青いスポーツカーの男)


==2001==
Theme
* Summer Festival (Natsu Matsuri)
Release
* [[The 3, 7, 10nin Matsuri]] (ザ・三・7・10人祭)
Coupling
* [[Hello! Mata Aou ne|HELLO! Mata Aou ne]] (HELLO!また会おうね)
===[[3nin Matsuri]]===
Release
* [[Chu! Natsu Party (3nin Matsuri)|Chu! Natsu Pa~rty]] (チュッ!夏パ~ティ)


===[[7nin Matsuri]]===
Release
* [[Summer Reggae! Rainbow]] (サマーれげぇ!レインボー)


==<span class="mw-headline"> 2000 </span>==
===[[10nin Matsuri]]===
Release
* [[Dancing! Natsu Matsuri]] (ダンシング!夏祭り)


<div class="floatleft">[[Image:HelloProject! 2000 Shuffle(DVD).jpg|[[Image:150px-HelloProject!_2000_Shuffle(DVD).jpg]]]]</div>
==2002==
Theme
* Happy (Shiawase)
Release
* [[Single V "Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam" "Shiawase Desu ka?" "Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo"]] (シングルV「幸せビーム!好き好きビーム!」「幸せですか?」「幸せきょうりゅう音頭」)
Coupling
* [[Yoku Aru Oyako no Serenade]] (よくある親子のセレナーデ)
===[[Happy 7|Happy♡7]]===
Release
* [[Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!]] (幸せビーム!好き好きビーム!)


'''Theme:''' colors ()
===[[Sexy 8]]===
Release
* [[Shiawase Desu ka (Sexy 8)|Shiawase Desu ka?]] (幸せですか?)


{| border="1"
===[[Odoru 11|Odoru♡11]]===
! Group
Release
! Song
* [[Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo]] (幸せきょうりゅう音頭)
|-
|
あか組4 ([[Akagumi 4]])
|
赤い日記帳 ([[Akai Nikkichou]])
|-
|
黄色5 ([[Kiiro 5]])
|
黄色いお空で BOOM BOOM BOOM ([[Kiiroi Osora de Boom Boom Boom|Kiiroi Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM]])
|-
|
青色7 ([[Aoiro 7]])
|
青いスポーツカーの男 ([[Aoi Sportscar no Otoko]])
|}


These songs were released as three separate singles on 2000.03.08. The singles also featured a song called [[Hello! no Theme]], each shuffle group performing their own version.
==2003==
Theme
* Elements (Air, Salt, Water)
Release
* [[Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / Get Up! Rapper / Be All Right!|Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / GET UP! Rapper / BE ALL RIGHT!]] (壊れない愛がほしいの / GET UP!ラッパー / BE ALL RIGHT!)
Coupling
* [[Oh! Be My Friend|OH! BE MY FRIEND]]
===[[7AIR]]===
Song
* [[Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no]] (壊れない愛がほしいの)


<br />
===[[SALT5]]===
Song
* [[Get Up! Rapper|GET UP! Rapper]] (GET UP!ラッパー)


==<span class="mw-headline"> 2001 </span>==
===[[11WATER]]===
Song
* [[Be All Right!|BE ALL RIGHT!]]


<div class="floatleft">[[Image:HelloProject! 2001 Shuffle(DVD).jpg|[[Image:150px-HelloProject!_2001_Shuffle(DVD).jpg]]]]</div>
==2004==
Theme
* Super Group
Release
* [[All For One & One For All!|ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!]]
Coupling
* [[Sankaku Kankei]] (三角関係)
* [[Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito]] (好きになっちゃいけない人)
===[[H.P. All Stars]]===


'''Theme:''' summer fesitival (夏祭り)
==2005==
Theme
* Sexy/Elegant/Pretty
Release
* [[Onna, Kanashii, Otona / Inshouha Renoir no You ni / Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki]] (オンナ、哀しい、オトナ / 印象派 ルノアールのように / 人知れず 胸を奏でる 夜の秋)
===[[Sexy Otonajan]]===
Song
* [[Onna, Kanashii, Otona]] (オンナ、哀しい、オトナ)


{| border="1"
===[[Elegies]]===
! Group
Song
! Song
* [[Inshouha Renoir no You ni]] (印象派 ルノアールのように)
|-
|
三人祭 ([[3nin Matsuri]])
|
チュッ!夏パ~ティ ([[Chu! Natsu Party]])
|-
|
7人祭 ([[7nin Matsuri]])
|
サマーれげぇ!レインボー ([[Summer Reggae! Rainbow]])
|-
|
10人祭 ([[10nin Matsuri]])
|
ダンシング!夏祭り ([[Dancing! Natsu Matsuri]])
|}


These songs were released as three separate singles on 2001.07.04. The singles also featured a song called [[Hello! Mata Aou ne]], each shuffle group performing their own version.
===[[Puripuri Pink]]===
Song
* [[Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki]] (人知れず 胸を奏でる 夜の秋)


<br />
==External Links==
* Hello! Project [http://www.helloproject.com/discography/shuffle/index.html discography]
* projecthello.com [http://www.projecthello.com/shuffles/ lyrics]


==<span class="mw-headline"> 2002 </span>==


<div class="floatleft">[[Image:HelloProject! 2002 Shuffle(DVD).jpg|[[Image:150px-HelloProject!_2002_Shuffle(DVD).jpg]]]]</div>
{{Shuffle Units}}
 
[[Category:Hello! Project]]
'''Theme:''' happiness (幸せ)
 
{| border="1"
! Group
! Song
|-
|
ハッピー♥7 ([[Happy 7]])
|
幸せビーム!好き好きビーム! ([[Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!]])
|-
|
セクシー8 ([[Sexy 8]])
|
幸せですか? ([[Shiawase Desu ka (Sexy 8)|Shiawase Desu ka?]])
|-
|
おどる♥11 ([[Odoru 11]])
|
幸せきょうりゅう音頭 ([[Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo]])
|}
 
These songs were released as three separate singles on 2002.07.03. The singles also featured a song called [[Yoku Aru Oyako no Serenade]], each shuffle group performing their own version.
 
<br />
 
==<span class="mw-headline"> 2003 </span>==
 
<div class="floatleft">[[Image:2003 SALT5 11WATER 7AIR.jpg|[[Image:150px-2003_SALT5_11WATER_7AIR.jpg]]]]</div>
 
'''Theme:''' elements (人間に必要な 塩・空気・水)
 
{| border="1"
! Group
! Song
|-
|
[[SALT5]]
|
GET UP!ラッパー ([[Get Up! Rapper|GET UP! Rapper]])
|-
|
[[7AIR]]
|
壊れない愛がほしいの ([[Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no]])
|-
|
[[11WATER]]
|
[[Be All Right!|BE ALL RIGHT!]]
|}
 
These songs were released as [[Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / GET UP! Rapper / BE ALL RIGHT!|one single]] on 2003.07.09. This single also featured a fourth song called [[Oh! Be My Friend|OH! BE MY FRIEND]] which was sung by all 23 shuffle group members.
 
<br />
 
==<span class="mw-headline"> 2004 </span>==
 
<div class="floatleft">[[Image:HP All For One limited cover.jpg|[[Image:150px-HP_All_For_One_limited_cover.jpg]]]]</div>
 
'''Theme:''' one super group
 
{| border="1"
! Group
! Song
|-
|
H.P.オールスターズ ([[H.P. All Stars]])
|
[[All For One & One For All!|ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!]]
|}
 
This song was released as a single on 2004.12.01. This single also featured two additional songs: [[Sankaku Kankei]] performed by [[Inaba Atsuko]], [[Ohtani Masae]], [[Shibata Ayumi]], and [[Matsuura Aya]], and [[Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito]] by [[Tanaka Reina]], [[Murakami Megumi]], and [[Suzuki Airi]].
 
<br />
 
<br />
 
==<span class="mw-headline"> 2005 </span>==
 
<div class="floatleft">[[Image:2005shuffle.jpg|[[Image:150px-2005shuffle.jpg]]]]</div>
 
'''Theme:''' sexy/elegant/pretty (セクシー/エレガント/プリティ)
 
{| border="1"
! Group
! Song
|-
|
セクシーオトナジャン ([[Sexy Otonajan]])
|
オンナ、哀しい、オトナ ([[Onna, Kanashii, Otona]])
|-
|
エレジーズ ([[Elegies]])
|
印象派 ルノアールのように ([[Inshouha Renoir no You ni]])
|-
|
プリプリピンク ([[Puripuri Pink]])
|
人知れず 胸を奏でる 夜の秋 ([[Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki]])
|}
 
These songs were released as [[Onna, Kanashii, Otona / Inshouha Renoir no You ni / Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki|one single]] on 2005.06.22.
 
<br />
 
==<span class="mw-headline"> Cover list </span>==
 
Shuffle unit songs performed by other [[Hello! Project]] artists
 
{| border="1"
! Song
! Artist
! Album
|-
| rowspan="2" |
[[Akai Nikkichou]]
|
[[Goto Maki]]
|
[[Makking Gold 1]]
|-
|
[[Nakazawa Yuko]]
|
[[Together!]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |
[[Kiiroi Osora de Boom Boom Boom|Kiiroi Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM]]
|
[[Heike Michiyo]]
|
[[For Ourself ~Single History~]]
|-
|
[[Abe Natsumi]]
|
[[Hitoribocchi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |
[[Hello! no Theme]]
|
[[Berryz Koubou]]
|
[[1st Cho Berryz]]
|-
| (16nin version)
|
[[Pucchi Best 1]]
|-
|
[[Hello! Mata Aou ne]]
| (20nin version)
|
[[Pucchi Best 2]]
|-
|
[[Shiawase Desu ka (Sexy 8)|Shiawase Desu Ka?]]
|
[[Goto Maki]]
|
[[2 Paint It Gold]]
|-
|
[[Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no]]
|
[[Minimoni]]
|
[[Minimoni Songs 2]]
|-
|
[[Get Up! Rapper|GET UP! Rapper]]
|
[[Matsuura Aya]]
|
[[X3]]
|-
|
[[Be All Right!|BE ALL RIGHT!]]
|
[[Minimoni]]
|
[[Minimoni Songs 2]]
|-
|
[[Chu! Natsu Party]]
|
[[Berryz Koubou|Berryz Koubou ]]([[Kumai Yurina]], [[Natsuyaki Miyabi]], and [[Tokunaga Chinami]] only)
|
[[(3) Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz]]
|}
 
Yoku Aru Oyako no Serenade,
 
==<span class="mw-headline"> External links </span>==
 
* [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/27/ Hello! Project shuffle unit overview]
* [http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/94/list.html UP-FRONT WORKS Shuffle Units discography]
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/シャッフルユニット Japanese Wikipedia: シャッフルユニット]
* [http://www.projecthello.com/shuffles/ projecthello.com: Summer Shuffles lyrics]
 
[[Category:Dictionary]]

Latest revision as of 13:07, 24 November 2012

In March of 2000, Tsunku divided the 16 members of the Hello! Project into three groups, which he called "shuffle units." Tsunku proposed a challenge to each group: they would each release a single on the same day and compete to see who could sell the most copies. It was a success, with Akagumi 4 winning the challenge. The shuffle unit tradition continued for six more years but appears to have been abandoned after 2006. Between 2004 and 2006 the shuffle unit songs were released on maxi singles rather than on individual singles, thus eliminating the competition aspect. Aside from the original units and the 2004 super group, shuffle units were active during the summer. In December 2008 a CD/DVD titled Hello! Project Shuffle Units Mega Best was released.

2000

Theme

  • Primary Colors (Ki, Ao, Aka)

Release

Coupling

Akagumi 4

Release

Kiiro 5

Release

Aoiro 7

Release

2001

Theme

  • Summer Festival (Natsu Matsuri)

Release

Coupling

3nin Matsuri

Release

7nin Matsuri

Release

10nin Matsuri

Release

2002

Theme

  • Happy (Shiawase)

Release

Coupling

Happy♡7

Release

Sexy 8

Release

Odoru♡11

Release

2003

Theme

  • Elements (Air, Salt, Water)

Release

Coupling

7AIR

Song

SALT5

Song

11WATER

Song

2004

Theme

  • Super Group

Release

Coupling

H.P. All Stars

2005

Theme

  • Sexy/Elegant/Pretty

Release

Sexy Otonajan

Song

Elegies

Song

Puripuri Pink

Song

External Links