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Hello! Project

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Hello! Project Logo (2013)
Current Major Artists (2013)
Current H!P Kenshuusei (2014)
Hello! Project 15th Anniversary Logo
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Hello! Project (ハロー! プロジェクト), often shortened to H!P, is the name for a collection of female groups and artists all produced by Tsunku, a member of Sharam Q. Morning Musume is the main group of Hello! Project, with a number of Morning Musume ex-members forming the majority of the solo artists in H!P. Besides the core groups and solo artists that form H!P's line-up, various special units are formed by mixing these groups and solo artists. Shuffle units, usually formed by shuffling all the H!P members into three temporary units, were formed once a year but since 2006 the idea has been dropped.

The group is managed by the Up-Front Agency. Almost all Hello! Project artists' recordings are published by Up-Front Works on either the zetima, PICCOLO TOWN or hachama record labels. But Iida Kaori's Mediterranean styled works are released under the Chichukai label and Maeda Yuki's under the Rice Music label. Country Musume's older work was released on the Potato Label, Coconuts Musume's older works were originally released on the Sony record label, Sheki-Dol's first singles were released on SPREE RECORDS and Heike Michiyo's older works on Warner Music Japan, but they eventually all moved to zetima.

On October 18, 2008, it was announced that all of Elder Club would be graduating on March 31, 2009. Hello! Project now consists of the current members of Morning Musume, Berryz Kobo, °C-ute, S/mileage, Juice=Juice, and Hello! Pro Kenshuusei, along with soloist Mitsui Aika. The current leader of Hello! Project is Morning Musume Leader, Michishige Sayumi.

Current Line-up

Hello! Project

SATOYAMA Movement Units

SATOUMI Movement Units

Other Projects

Former Artists and Groups

Former Artists

  • Graduated from H!P as Solo Artists
- Miyoshi Chinatsu (三佳千夏)
- Ishii Rika (石井リカ)
- Heike Michiyo (平家みちよ)
- Shimmin (シンミン)
- Goto Maki (後藤真希)
- Nakazawa Yuko (中澤裕子)
- Iida Kaori (飯田圭織)
- Abe Natsumi (安倍なつみ)
- Yasuda Kei (保田圭)
- Yaguchi Mari (矢口真里)
- Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華)
- Yoshizawa Hitomi (吉澤ひとみ)
- Tsuji Nozomi (辻希美)
- Konno Asami (紺野あさ美)
- Ogawa Makoto (小川麻琴)
- Fujimoto Miki (藤本美貴)
- Inaba Atsuko (稲葉貴子)
- Maeda Yuki (前田有紀)
- Matsuura Aya (松浦亜弥)
- Satoda Mai (里田まい)
- Miyoshi Erika (三好絵梨香)
- Okada Yui (岡田唯)
- Jang Da Yeon (장다연)
- Mano Erina (真野恵里菜)
  • Graduated from Morning Musume and H!P
- Fukuda Asuka (福田明日香)
- Ishiguro Aya (石黒彩)
- Ichii Sayaka (市井紗耶香)
- Kusumi Koharu (久住小春)
- Kamei Eri (亀井絵里)
- Junjun (ジュンジュン)
- Linlin (リンリン)
- Takahashi Ai (高橋愛)
- Niigaki Risa (新垣里沙)
- Tanaka Reina (田中れいな)
  • Graduated from Berryz Kobo and H!P
- Ishimura Maiha (石村舞波)
  • Graduated from °C-ute and H!P
- Murakami Megumi (村上愛)
- Arihara Kanna (有原栞菜)
- Umeda Erika (梅田えりか)
  • Graduated from S/mileage and H!P
- Ogawa Saki (小川紗季)
- Maeda Yuuka (前田憂佳)
  • Graduated from SI☆NA and H!P
- Nakayama Nana (中山菜々)
  • Graduated from Hello! Pro Egg and H!P
- Ohyanagi Maho (大柳まほ)
- Kawashima Miyuki (川島幸)
- Hashida Mirei (橋田三令)
- Ogura Manami (小倉愛実)
- Yutoku Ayumi (湯徳歩美)
- Muto Mika (武藤水華)
- Sawada Yuri (澤田由梨)
- Noto Arisa (能登有沙)
- Aoki Erina (青木英里奈)
- Tanaka Anri (田中杏里)
- Sainen Mia (西念未彩)
- Okai Asuna (岡井明日菜)
- Komine Momoka (古峰桃香)
- Sezaki Azusa (瀬崎あずさ)
- Hirano Tomomi (平野智美)
- Kizawa Runa (木沢留那)
- Mori Saki (森咲樹)
- Furukawa Konatsu (古川小夏)
- Sekine Azusa (関根梓)
- Arai Manami (新井愛瞳)
- Sato Ayano (佐藤綾乃)
- Sengoku Minami (仙石みなみ)
- Maeda Irori (前田彩里)
- Saho Akari (佐保明梨)
- Kikkawa Yuu (吉川友)
- Kitahara Sayaka (北原沙弥香)
- Nagasawa Wakana (長澤和奏)
- Yamaga Kanae (山賀香菜恵)
- Mogi Minami (茂木美奈実)
- Okamura Rise (岡村里星)
- Otsuka Aina (大塚愛菜)
- Mashiro Kana (真城佳奈)
- Kaneko Rie (金子りえ)

Former Groups

- Kominato Miwa (小湊美和)
- RuRu
- Shinoda Miho (信田美帆)
- Kitagami Ami (北上アミ)
- Oki Ibuki (大木衣吹)
- Suenaga Mami (末永真己)
- Arai Saki (荒井紗紀)
- Kago Ai (加護亜依)
- April (エイプリル)
- Chelsea (チェルシー)
- Danielle (ダニエル)
- Lehua (レファ)
- Mika (ミカ)
- Ayaka (アヤカ)
- Yanagihara Hiromi (柳原尋美, deceased)
- Kobayashi Azusa (小林梓)
- Rinne (りんね)
- Asami (あさみ)
- Miuna (みうな)
- Murata Megumi (村田めぐみ)
- Saito Hitomi (斉藤瞳)
- Ohtani Masae (大谷雅恵)
- Shibata Ayumi (柴田あゆみ)
- Korenaga Miki (是永美記)
- Akiyama Yurika (秋山ゆりか)
- Hashimoto Aina (橋本愛奈)
- Morozuka Kanami (諸塚香奈実)
- Okada Robin Shouko (岡田ロビン翔子)
- Goto Yuki (後藤夕貴)
- Ohse Kaede (大瀬楓)
- Shenshen
- Anchii
- Peipei
- Youko
- Reirei
- Guuchan
- Suma Ai (須磨愛)
- Iwashima Manami (岩嶋雅奈未)
- Abe Asami (阿部麻美)
- Frances
- Aiko

Shuffle Units

  • 2000
- Akagumi 4 (赤組4)
- Kiiro 5 (黄色5)
- Aoiro 7 (青色7)
  • 2001
- 3nin Matsuri (三人祭)
- 7nin Matsuri (7人祭)
- 10nin Matsuri (10人祭)
  • 2002
- Happy♥7 (ハッピー7)
- Sexy 8 (セクシー8)
- Odoru♥11 (おどる11)
  • 2003
- SALT5
- 7AIR
- 11WATER
  • 2004
- H.P. All Stars (H.P.オールスターズ)
  • 2005
- Sexy Otonajan (セクシーオトナジャン)
- Elegies (エレジーズ)
- Puripuri Pink (プリプリピンク)

Revival Units

Special Units

Discography

Cover Albums

Remix Albums

Compilations

Tribute Albums

VHS/DVD

Auditions

For Morning Musume Auditions see here.

1st Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

  • date: 1999.2.??
  • number of applicants: 3,264
  • selected: 三佳千夏 (Miyoshi Chinatsu)

2nd Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

3rd Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

  • date: 1999.09.09 (application details were included with Morning Musume's 7th single LOVE Machine)
  • second interview in November 1999
  • number of applicants: unknown
  • selected: none

4th Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

  • date: 2000.05.17 (application details were included with Morning Musume's 9th single Happy Summer Wedding)
  • second interview in June 2000
  • number of applicants: 1500
  • selected: Matsuura Aya, also selected: Sheki-Dol (who debuted earlier than Aya)

Pacific Dream Pop Singer Contest

Hello! Project Kids Audition

Hello! Pro Egg Audition

Hello! Project Kansai Audition 2005

Hello! Project Korea Auditions

Radio Shows

Many of the groups/girls in Hello! Project host radio shows or have in the past. They include guest speakers, upcoming release previews, the girls' selected choices of music and often funny radio skits or segments.

Current Shows

Title Host Dates

Afternoon Paradise -Trip In the Country-

Kimura Ayaka with Tokutake Hirofumi

2005-10-03 to present day

Ai say Hello

Mitsui Aika

2007-05-04 to present day

All Night Nippon

various guest appearances 1998-09-10 to present day

Hello! Music Latte

Kimura Ayaka

2005-04-?? to present day

°C-ute Yajima Maimi no I My Me ♡ Maimi~

Yajima Maimi

2006-07-04 to present day

FIVE STARS

Niigaki Risa & Kamei Eri (Mondays)
°C-ute (Tuesdays)
Tanaka Reina (Wednesdays)

2007-10-02 to present day

Guts10☆Gatas

Ongaku Gatas

2007-10-01 to present day

Ichigo Ichie

Takahashi Ai

2009-04-?? to present day

Konya mo Usa-chan Peace

Michishige Sayumi

2006-10-05 to present day

pop up inc.

various guest appearances 2003-04-?? to present day

Maeda Yuki no Music & Diary

Maeda Yuki

2007-07-?? to present day

MANO-DELI

Mano Erina

2009-05-04 to present day

Recomen

various semi-regular guest appearances 2003 to present day

Shindoru Parlor

various hosts 2000 to present day

Tokyo → Niigata Music Convoy

Melon Kinenbi

2005-10-03 to present day

Yaruki Manman!

various semi-regular guest appearances 2003 to present day

Young Town Douyoubi

various guest appearances 1997-11-02 to present day

Past Shows

Title Host Dates

All Night Nippon

Matsuura Aya

2005-03-30 to 2006-12-27

Anata ga Iru Kara Yaguchi Mari

Yaguchi Mari

2003-04-06 to 2005-03-27

B.B.L

v-u-den

2005-04-03 to 2006-09-30

Blend Kiss

Ayaka, Satoda Mai

2004-06-06 to 2005-06-26

Berryz Kobo Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!

Berryz Kobo

2004-03-30 to 2009-03-31

Chanchaka Charmy

Ishikawa Rika

2004-04-01 to 2006-09-21

Chichuukai Sound Stroll

Iida Kaori with Aida Shoko

2005-04-02 to 2007-09-01

Coconut Kiss!

Kimura Ayaka

2006-01-04 to 2006-07-26

Colorful Pleasure

Melon Kinenbi

2003-??-?? to 2005-03-26

Cutie Party

°C-ute

2006-10-07 to 2008-09-27

Cutie☆Paradise

°C-ute

2008-10-29 to 2009-04-02

Dokimiki Night

Fujimoto Miki

2002-10-13 to 2007-09-24

Ea-Moni

Abe Natsumi

2001 to 2003

Fujimoto Miki Heart Days Radio

Fujimoto Miki

2002-10-10 to 2003-03-27

FUN Field Mouretsu Mou-dash

Murata Megumi with rotating guests

2005-04-01 to 2008-03-28

Girls Kiss

SI☆NA

2008-02-16 to 2009-06-27

GAKI*KAME

Niigaki Risa and Kamei Eri

2007-04-07 to 2008-09-27

HelloPro Yanen!

with rotating hosts 2004-02-06 to 2008-09-22

Ikinari Inaba, Yoroshiku Yossi

Yoshizawa Hitomi & Inaba Atsuko

2002-10-12 to 2004-03-27

Kibun wa Melon Melon

Shibata Ayumi

2002-01-03 to 2004-03-25

Kimama ni Classic

Nakazawa Yuko

2004-04-02 to 2006-03-31

Kiss the Coconuts!

Coconuts Musume

2001-??-?? to 2004-05-30

Konya mo Koushinchu

Iida Kaori

2001-04-?? to 2003-03-??

Konya mo Mankai

Tanpopo

2000-03-30 to 2001-04-12

Maeda Yuki no Yume Ongakukan

Maeda Yuki

2008-05-06 to 2008-06-30

Majiasa!

Nakazawa Yuko with Matsukaze Masaya

2005-10-02 to 2008-03-30

Matsuura Aya Let's do it!!

Matsuura Aya

2001-03-27 to 2005-03-27

Melonpa

Melon Kinenbi

2002-04-04 to 2004-03-23

Muratajio

Murata Megumi with rotating guests 2008-04-05 to 2008-06-28

Nanmara Saiko~Dabe.

Country Musume

2002-??-?? to 2004-03-25

Oh-So-Ro!

Tanpopo

2000-10-02 to 2003-09-23

Petitmoni Diver

Petitmoni

1999-10-04 to 2001-12-25

Super Morning Rider

Abe Natsumi

2000 to 2001

Tsunkuban

Tsunku

2001 to 2002

Radio Dramas

Hello! Project Radio Drama CD Volume One (2003-10-29)

1. Nani mo nai Machi - Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto
2. Tameki to Kame - Yaguchi Mari, Yasuda Kei
3. Ame Yadori - Fujimoto Miki, Iida Kaori, Yoshizawa Hitomi

Hello! Project Radio Drama CD Volume Two (2003-10-29)

1. Radio Friends - Goto Maki, Yaguchi Mari, Saitou Hitomi
2. Hoshizuna no Jima, Watashi no Jima Nakazawa Yuko, Matsuura Aya

Hello! Project Radio Drama CD Volume Three (2004-03-31)

1. Onsen Iki no Bus Yurarete - Abe Natsumi, Inaba Atsuko, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
2. Aa Sakura Bashi - Konno Asami, Ishikawa Rika
3. Crepe no Iru Machi - Fujimoto Miki, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa

Hello! Project Radio Drama CD Volume Four (2004-06-09)

1. Gocchin x2 - Goto Maki, Inaba Atsuko
2. EMA - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Shibata Ayumi, Murata Megumi
3. THE☆BENGTOYAH - Yaguchi Mari, Ogawa Makoto, Fujimoto Miki, Konno Asami
4. Pantheon no Toko - Ishikawa Rika, Kamei Eri, Kago Ai

Hello! Project Radio Drama CD Series Two Volume One (2004-07-14)

1. Sayonara Ashita - Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Hamamura Jun
2. The • Miss Tsuutenkaku - Iida Kaori, Ohtani Masae, Saitou Hitomi
3. Ojiichan no Mukashibanashi - Konno Asami, Tanaka Reina, Hamamura Jun, Horiuchi Takao

Hello! Project Radio Drama CD Series Two Volume Two (2004-07-14)

1. Shimizu no Futai Kara - Tsuji Nozomi, Takahashi Ai, Inaba Atsuko
2. Dochinko Mangaishi - Abe Natsumi, Fujimoto Miki, Satoda Mai, Inaba Atsuko
3. Naniwa Angels - Nakazawa Yuko, Kago Ai, Matsuura Aya, Hamamura Jun, Horiuchi Takao

TV Shows

See Also

External Links