Hello! Project Kids

Hello! Project Kids (ハロー！プロジェクト・キッズ), often shortened to H!P Kids, is a Hello! Project group consisting of fifteen girls who joined H!P in 2002.

Current Members

Tsugunaga Momoko (嗣永桃子)

Graduated Members

Ishimura Maiha (石村舞波, graduated October 2, 2005)
Murakami Megumi (村上愛, left October 31, 2006)
Umeda Erika (梅田えりか, graduated October 25, 2009)
Shimizu Saki (清水佐紀, graduated March 3, 2015)
Tokunaga Chinami (徳永千奈美, graduated March 3, 2015)
Sudou Maasa (須藤茉麻, graduated March 3, 2015)
Natsuyaki Miyabi (夏焼雅, graduated March 3, 2015)
Kumai Yurina (熊井友理奈, graduated March 3, 2015)
Sugaya Risako (菅谷梨沙子, graduated March 3, 2015
Nakajima Saki (中島早貴, graduated June 12, 2017)
Suzuki Airi (鈴木愛理, graduated June 12, 2017)
Okai Chisato (岡井千聖, graduated June 12, 2017)
Hagiwara Mai (萩原舞), graduated June 12, 2017)
Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美, graduated June 12, 2017)

History

The Hello! Project Kids joined Hello! Project in 2002 and consisted of fifteen young girls chosen out of 27,958 applicants in the Hello! Project Kids Audition. The results for this audition were announced in the 2002.06.30 episode of Hello! Morning. They were called H!P Kids due to their young age at the time of their joining, although they have grown much older since then. Their first recording and PV shooting as a group was for Ganbacchae! in 2003.

Currently, all of the Hello! Project Kids are split up into two main groups, Berryz Koubou and °C-ute. H!P Kids are often featured in units along with other Hello! Project members.

Arihara Kanna joined Hello! Project as a Hello! Pro Egg in 2004 and debuted as a member of °C-ute in January 2006. However, she is never considered a member of the Hello! Project Kids.