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Hello! Project
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 '21, ANGERME, Juice=Juice, Tsubaki Factory, BEYOOOOONDS (which includes CHICA#TETSU, Ame no Mori Kawa Umi, and SeasoningS), the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit, and the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (and its Hokkaido branch). The current leader of Hello! Project is Morning Musume's Fukumura Mizuki.
Current Line-up
Hello! Project
- Morning Musume (モーニング娘。)
- Fukumura Mizuki (譜久村聖)
- Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
- Ishida Ayumi (石田亜佑美)
- Sato Masaki (佐藤優樹)
- Oda Sakura (小田さくら)
- Nonaka Miki (野中美希)
- Makino Maria (牧野真莉愛)
- Haga Akane (羽賀朱音)
- Kaga Kaede (加賀楓)
- Yokoyama Reina (横山玲奈)
- Morito Chisaki (森戸知沙希)
- Kitagawa Rio (北川莉央)
- Okamura Homare (岡村ほまれ)
- Yamazaki Mei (山﨑愛生)
- ANGERME (アンジュルム)
- Takeuchi Akari (竹内朱莉)
- Sasaki Rikako (佐々木莉佳子)
- Kamikokuryou Moe (上國料萌衣)
- Kawamura Ayano (川村文乃)
- Ise Reira (伊勢鈴蘭)
- Hashisako Rin (橋迫鈴)
- Kawana Rin (川名凜)
- Tamenaga Shion (為永幸音)
- Matsumoto Wakana (松本わかな)
- Juice=Juice (ジュース=ジュース)
- Kanazawa Tomoko (金澤朋子)
- Uemura Akari (植村あかり)
- Inaba Manaka (稲場愛香)
- Dambara Ruru (段原瑠々)
- Kudou Yume (工藤由愛)
- Matsunaga Riai (松永里愛)
- Inoue Rei (井上玲音)
- Irie Risa (入江里咲)
- Ebata Kisaki (江端妃咲)
- Arisawa Ichika (有澤一華)
- Tsubaki Factory (つばきファクトリー)
- Yamagishi Riko (山岸理子)
- Niinuma Kisora (新沼希空)
- Tanimoto Ami (谷本安美)
- Kishimoto Yumeno (岸本ゆめの)
- Asakura Kiki (浅倉樹々)
- Ono Mizuho (小野瑞歩)
- Onoda Saori (小野田紗栞)
- Akiyama Mao (秋山眞緒)
- Kasai Yuumi (河西結心)
- Yagi Shiori (八木栞)
- Fukuda Marine (福田真琳)
- Yofu Runo (豫風瑠乃)
- BEYOOOOONDS
- CHICA#TETSU (チカ#テツ)
- Ichioka Reina (一岡怜奈)
- Shimakura Rika (島倉りか)
- Nishida Shiori (西田汐里)
- Eguchi Saya (江口紗耶)
- Ame no Mori Kawa Umi (雨ノ森 川海)
- Takase Kurumi (高瀬くるみ)
- Maeda Kokoro (前田こころ)
- Yamazaki Yuhane (山﨑夢羽)
- Okamura Minami (岡村美波)
- Kiyono Momohime (清野桃々姫)
- SeasoningS (シーズニングス)
- Hirai Miyo (平井美葉)
- Kobayashi Honoka (小林萌花)
- Satoyoshi Utano (里吉うたの)
- Oota Haruka (太田遥香)
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit
- Yonemura Kirara (米村姫良々)
- Kubota Nanami (窪田七海)
- Saito Madoka (斉藤円香)
- Ishiguri Kanami (石栗奏美)
- Nakayama Natsume (中山夏月姫)
- Hiromoto Ruli (広本瑠璃)
- Nishizaki Miku (西﨑美空)
- Kitahara Momo (北原もも)
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei (ハロ!プロ研修生)
- Matsubara Yulia (松原ユリヤ)
- Onoda Karin (小野田華凛)
- Hashida Honoka (橋田歩果)
- Hirayama Yuki (平山遊季)
- Murakoshi Ayana (村越彩菜)
- Uemura Hasumi (植村葉純)
- Ishiyama Sakura (石山咲良)
- Yoshida Hinoha (吉田姫杷)
- Kawashima Mifu (川嶋美楓)
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido (ハロプロ研修生北海道)
Former Artists and Groups
Former Artists
Former Groups
Shuffle Units
Revival Units
Special Units
SATOYAMA / SATOUMI Movement Units
Other Projects
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Discography
Cover Albums
- [2001.11.29] FOLK SONGS (Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko)
- [2001.11.29] The Douyou Pops 1 Christmas to Fuyu no Uta Shuu (ザ・童謡ポップス1 クリスマスと冬のうた集)
- [2002.02.20] The Douyou Pops 2 Haru no Uta Shuu (ザ・童謡ポップス2 春のうた集)
- [2002.05.22] FOLK SONGS 2 (Nakazawa Yuko, Melon Kinenbi, Matsuura Aya & Ishii Rika)
- [2002.06.25] The Douyou Pops 3 Natsu no Uta Shuu (ザ・童謡ポップス3 夏のうた集)
- [2002.09.04] The Douyou Pops 4 Aki no Uta Shuu (ザ・童謡ポップス4 秋のうた集)
- [2002.10.23] FS3 FOLK SONGS 3 (Nakazawa Yuko, Goto Maki & Fujimoto Miki)
- [2002.12.04] Shinsaku Douyou Pops 1 (新作童謡ポップス (一))
- [2003.03.06] Shinsaku Douyou Pops 2 (新作童謡ポップス (二))
- [2003.05.21] FS4 FOLK SONGS 4 (Nakazawa Yuko, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari & Melon Kinenbi)
- [2004.02.25] FS5 Sotsugyou (FS5 卒業) (Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Goto Maki, Matsuura Aya & Country Musume)
- [2009.07.15] Champloo 1 ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~ (チャンプル1 ~ハッピーマリッジソングカバー集~)
Remix Albums
- [2002.10.30] CLUB Hello! TRANCE REMIX
Compilations
- [2000.04.26] Petit Best ~Ki Ao Aka~ (プッチベスト~黄青あか~)
- [2001.12.19] Petit Best 2 ~3, 7, 10~ (プッチベスト2~三・7・10~)
- [2002.12.10] 2003 Nendo Hawaii Genteiban Hello! Project Best 1 (2003年度 ハワイ限定盤 ハロー! プロジェクト ベスト①)
- [2002.12.10] 2003 Nendo Hawaii Genteiban Hello! Project Best 2 (2003年度 ハワイ限定盤 ハロー! プロジェクト ベスト②)
- [2002.12.18] Petit Best 3 (プッチベスト3)
- [2003.04.26] 2003 Nendo Hawaii Genteiban Hello! Project Best 3 (2003年度 ハワイ限定盤 ハロー! プロジェクト ベスト3)
- [2003.12.17] Petit Best 4 (プッチベスト4)
- [2004.12.22] Petit Best 5 (プッチベスト5)
- [2005.12.21] Petit Best 6 (プッチベスト6)
- [2006.12.20] Petit Best 7 (プッチベスト7)
- [2007.02.24] Hello Pro Hour Special Mini Album vol. 1 (ハロプロアワー Special Mini Album Vol. 1)
- [2007.02.24] Hello Pro Hour Special Mini Album vol. 2 (ハロプロアワー Special Mini Album Vol. 2)
- [2007.12.12] Petit Best 8 (プッチベスト8)
- [2008.12.10] Petit Best 9 (プッチベスト9)
- [2009.12.02] Petit Best 10 (プッチベスト10)
- [2010.12.15] Petit Best 11 (プッチベスト11)
- [2011.12.07] Petit Best 12 (プッチベスト12)
- [2012.08.03] CR Ganso Hello! Project Special CD (CR元祖ハロー!プロジェクト スペシャルCD)
- [2012.12.05] Petit Best 13 (プッチベスト13)
- [2013.12.11] Petit Best 14 (プッチベスト14)
- [2013.12.31] Hello! Project no Zenkyoku Kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 1 (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました!Vol.1)
- [2013.12.31] Hello! Project no Zenkyoku Kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 2 (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました!Vol.2)
- [2014.07.09] Hello! Project no Zenkyoku Kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 3 (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました!Vol.3)
- [2014.07.09] Hello! Project no Zenkyoku Kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 4 (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました!Vol.4)
- [2014.08.13] Hello! Project no Zenkyoku Kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 5 (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました!Vol.5)
- [2014.08.13] Hello! Project no Zenkyoku Kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 6 (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました!Vol.6)
- [2014.12.10] Petit Best 15 (プッチベスト15)
- [2015.12.16] Petit Best 16 (プッチベスト16)
- [2016.12.14] Petit Best 17 (プッチベスト17)
- [2017.12.13] Petit Best 18 (プッチベスト18)
- [2018.12.12] Petit Best 19 (プッチベスト19)
- [2020.01.08] Petit Best 20 2020 (プッチベスト20 2020)
- [2021.02.10] Hello! Project no Zenkyoku Kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 7 Eiga "Ano Koro."Hen (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました!Vol.7 映画「あの頃。」編(劔樹人))
Tribute Albums
- [2001.12.19] Cover Morning Musume ~Various Artist Covers "MORNING MUSUME"!~ (カバー・モーニング娘。)
- [2002.12.18] Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project! (カバー・モーニング娘。ハロー! プロジェクト!)
- [2003.01.29] Hip Hits! Morning Musume Hello! Project! INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
Singles
- [2002.11.27] Ai no Merry Christmas (愛のメリークリスマス)
- [2003.06.??] Pineapple Paradise (パイナップルパラダイス) (Matsuura Aya, Coconuts Musume, Satoda Mai)
VHS/DVD
- [2002.02.28] FOLK DAYS
- [2002.12.04] Hello! Project Douyou Eizou Shuu ~Ponkikies21~ (ハロー! プロジェクト童謡映像集 ~ポンキッキーズ21~)
- [2003.02.26] FS 3 LIVE
- [2003.05.02] Atarashii Douyou (あたらしいどうよう)
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
- date: 1999.05.12 (application details were included with Morning Musume's 5th single Manatsu no Kousen)
- second interview in June 1999
- number of applicants: 4000
- selected: Saito Hitomi, Murata Megumi, Ohtani Masae and Shibata Ayumi (see Melon Kinenbi)
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
- held in Hawaii in November 1998
- number of applicants: 1500
- result: Ayaka, Mika Todd, Chelsea Ching, April Barbaran and Danielle Delaunay passed the examination by Makoto of Sharan Q (see Coconuts Musume)
Hello! Project Kids Audition
- applicant recruitment via Hello! Morning in 2002
- number of applicants: 27958
- selected: 15 people (see Hello! Project Kids)
Hello! Pro Egg Audition
- applicant recruitment via Hello! Morning in 2004
- number of applicants: 10570
- selected: 32 people, including Okada Yui of v-u-den and 4 futsal trainees of Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (see Hello! Pro Egg)
Hello! Project Kansai Audition 2005
- date: 2005-10-24 to 2005-11-21
- applicant recruitment via Hello! Morning in 2005
- number of applicants: Unknown
- selected: Iwashima Manami, Abe Asami, Nakayama Nana, and Suma Ai (see Hello! Pro Kansai)
Hello! Project Korea Auditions
- Winner Jang Da Yeon
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 |
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2005-10-03 to present day | ||
2007-05-04 to present day | ||
various guest appearances | 1998-09-10 to present day | |
2005-04-?? to present day | ||
2006-07-04 to present day | ||
Niigaki Risa & Kamei Eri (Mondays) |
2007-10-02 to present day | |
2007-10-01 to present day | ||
2009-04-?? to present day | ||
2006-10-05 to present day | ||
various guest appearances | 2003-04-?? to present day | |
2007-07-?? to present day | ||
2009-05-04 to present day | ||
various semi-regular guest appearances | 2003 to present day | |
various hosts | 2000 to present day | |
2005-10-03 to present day | ||
various semi-regular guest appearances | 2003 to present day | |
various guest appearances | 1997-11-02 to present day |
Past Shows
Title | Host | Dates |
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2005-03-30 to 2006-12-27 | ||
2003-04-06 to 2005-03-27 | ||
2005-04-03 to 2006-09-30 | ||
2004-06-06 to 2005-06-26 | ||
2004-03-30 to 2009-03-31 | ||
2004-04-01 to 2006-09-21 | ||
Iida Kaori with Aida Shoko |
2005-04-02 to 2007-09-01 | |
2006-01-04 to 2006-07-26 | ||
2003-??-?? to 2005-03-26 | ||
2006-10-07 to 2008-09-27 | ||
2008-10-29 to 2009-04-02 | ||
2002-10-13 to 2007-09-24 | ||
2001 to 2003 | ||
2002-10-10 to 2003-03-27 | ||
Murata Megumi with rotating guests |
2005-04-01 to 2008-03-28 | |
2008-02-16 to 2009-06-27 | ||
2007-04-07 to 2008-09-27 | ||
with rotating hosts | 2004-02-06 to 2008-09-22 | |
2002-10-12 to 2004-03-27 | ||
2002-01-03 to 2004-03-25 | ||
2004-04-02 to 2006-03-31 | ||
2001-??-?? to 2004-05-30 | ||
2001-04-?? to 2003-03-?? | ||
2000-03-30 to 2001-04-12 | ||
2008-05-06 to 2008-06-30 | ||
2005-10-02 to 2008-03-30 | ||
2001-03-27 to 2005-03-27 | ||
2002-04-04 to 2004-03-23 | ||
Murata Megumi with rotating guests | 2008-04-05 to 2008-06-28 | |
2002-??-?? to 2004-03-25 | ||
2000-10-02 to 2003-09-23 | ||
1999-10-04 to 2001-12-25 | ||
2000 to 2001 | ||
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
- 1999-01-05 to 2002-03-26 Idol wo Sagase! (アイドルをさがせ!)
- 2000-01-04 to 2000-09-29 Morning Musume no Heso (モーニング娘。のへそ)
- 2000-04-02 to 2007-04-01 Hello! Morning (ハロー!モーニング)
- 2000-10-02 to 2001-03-30 Bishoujo Nikki (美少女日記)
- 2001-04-02 to 2001-09-28 Bishoujo Kyouiku (美少女教育)
- 2001-10-01 to 2002-03-29 Shin Bishoujo Nikki (新・美少女日記)
- 2002-04-01 to 2002-09-27 Bishoujo Kyouiku II (美少女教育II)
- 2002-04-02 to 2002-12-24 Morning Musume Tsuushin (モーニング娘。通信)
- 2002-09-30 to 2003-03-28 Bishoujo Nikki III (美少女日記III)
- 2003-03-31 to 2003-09-27 Sexy Onnajyuku (セクシー女塾)
- 2003-09-29 to 2003-12-26 Soreyuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ)
- 2004-01-05 to 2004-04-02 Yoroshiku! Senpai (よろしく!センパイ)
- 2004-04-05 to 2004-10-01 Futarigoto (二人ゴト)
- 2004-10-04 to 2004-12-24 Majokko Rikachan no Magical Biyuuden (魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝)
- 2005-01-05 to 2005-04-01 Musume Document 2005 (娘。ドキュメント2005)
- 2005-04-04 to 2006-05-05 Musume DOKYU! (娘DOKYU!)
- 2006-03-03 to 2006-11-24 Hello Pro Hour (Online only)
- 2006-05-08 to 2006-09-29 Musume DOKYU! Eruda Yonchoume no Hitobito (娘DOKYU!~絵流田4丁目の人々~)
- 2006-10-02 to 2008-03-28 Uta Doki! Pop Classics (歌ドキッ!~ポップクラシックス~)
- 2006-11-04 to 2007-02-17 °C-ute has come.
- 2007-04-08 to 2008-09-28 Haromoni@
- 2008-03-31 to 2008-10-03 Berikyuu! (ベリキュー!)
- 2008-10-06 to 2009-03-27 Yorosen! (よろセン!)
- 2009-04-02 to 2010-03-25 Bijo Houdan (美女放談)
- 2010-04-01 to 2011-04-14 Bijo Gaku (美女学)
- 2011-04-21 to 2012-05-24 Hello Pro! Time (ハロプロ!TIME)
- 2012-06-07 to 2013-12-26 Hello! SATOYAMA Life (ハロ!SATOYAMAライフ)
- 2013-01-09 to present Girls Live
See Also
- Hello! Project on ASAYAN
- Hello! Project on FLET'S
- Hello! Project on GyaO
- Hello! Project on Music Station
- Hello! Project on Music Fighter
- Hello! Project on Utaban
- Hello! Project in Concert
- Hello! Project Member Colors
- Hello! Project Photo Card
- Hello! Project Sports Festivals
- Hello! Project DVD Magazines/DVD Pamphlets
- Category:Hello! Project Songs
- Hello! Project releases: 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012
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