Hello! Project

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Hello! Project (ハロー!プロジェクト, harō! purojekuto^?) is the umbrella name for all-female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that is under contract of the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the supergroup Morning Musume. The main producer and songwriter is Tsunku, the lead singer of Sharan Q.

1 Present members in March 2007
2 Inactive groups, retired members and graduated members
- 2.1 Inactive groups
- 2.2 Retired members and Graduated members
3 Appearances
4 Futsal
5 External links

[edit] Present members in March 2007

[edit] Staff

Producer/songwriter: Tsunku
Vocal Training: Hidenori Sugai
Choreography: Mayumi Natsu

[edit] Main groups

Coconuts Musume (ココナッツ娘。, Coconuts Musume^?)
Country Musume (カントリー娘。, Country Musume^?)
DEF.DIVA
Ecomoni (エコモ二, Ecomoni^?)
GAM
Hello! Project Eggs (ハロプロエッグ, Hello! Project Eggs^?)
- The Possible (THEポッシボー, The Possible^?) (under Tsunku's label TNX)
- Tomoiki (ともいき, Tomoiki^?)
Hello! Project Kids (ハロプロキッズ, Hello! Project Kids^?)
- Berryz Kobo (Berryz工房, Berryz Kobo^?)
- °C-ute
Melon Kinenbi (メロン記念日, Melon Kinenbi^?)
Morning Musume (モーニング娘。, Morning Musume^?)
v-u-den (美勇伝, v-u-den^?)

[edit] Soloists

Natsumi Abe (安倍なつみ, Natsumi Abe^?) — a past member of Morning Musume
Maki Goto (後藤真希, Maki Goto^?) — a past member of Morning Musume
Kaori Iida (飯田圭織, Kaori Iida^?) — a past member of Morning Musume
Atsuko Inaba (稲葉貴子, Atsuko Inaba^?) — a past member of T&C Bomber
Yuki Maeda (前田有紀, Yuki Maeda^?)
Aya Matsuura (松浦亜弥, Aya Matsuura^?)
Yuko Nakazawa (中澤裕子, Yuko Nakazawa^?) — a past member of Morning Musume
Makoto Ogawa (小川麻琴, Makoto Ogawa^?) — a past member of Morning Musume
Mari Yaguchi (矢口真里, Mari Yaguchi^?) — a past member of Morning Musume
Kei Yasuda (保田圭, Kei Yasuda^?) — a past member of Morning Musume
Nozomi Tsuji (辻　希美, Nozomi Tsuji^?) — a past member of Morning Musume and W

[edit] Inactive groups, retired members and graduated members

To graduate from Hello! Project means to leave the project.

[edit] Inactive groups

Aa! (あぁ!, Aa!^?)
Gomattou (ごまっとう, Gomattou^?)
Minimoni (ミニモニ。, Minimoni^?)
Nochiura Natsumi (後浦なつみ, Nochiura Natsumi^?)

Morning Musume:
- Sakura Gumi (さくら組, Sakura Gumi^?)
- Otome Gumi (おとめ組, Otome Gumi^?)
Petitmoni (プッチモニ, Petitmoni^?)
ROMANS (ろまんす, ROMANS^?)
Sheki Dol (シェキドル, Sheki Dol^?)
T&C Bomber (T&Cボンバー, T&C Bomber^?) — past name — Taiyo to Ciscomoon (太陽とシスコムーン, Taiyo to Ciscomoon^?)
Tanpopo (タンポポ, Tanpopo^?)
W (Double You) (ダブルユー, W (Double You)^?)
ZYX (ジックス, ZYX^?)

None of these groups ever had "official" graduations. Groups like Minimoni, Tanpopo, T&C Bomber and Sheki Dol simply disbanded and are considered on hiatus. Other groups such as Aa!, Ecomoni, ZYX, Gomattou, Nochiura Natsumi, and Romans only released one or two singles.

[edit] Retired members and Graduated members

Asuka Fukuda (福田明日香, Asuka Fukuda^?) — Morning Musume member who graduated in April 1999
Hiromi Yanagihara (柳原尋美, ひろみ, Hiromi Yanagihara^?) — Country Musume member who died in a car crash July 17, 1999
Azusa Kobayashi (小林梓, あずさ, Azusa Kobayashi^?) — Country Musume member who left shortly after Hiromi's death
Aya Ishiguro (石黒彩, Aya Ishiguro^?) — Morning Musume member who graduated on January 7, 2000
Chelsea Ching — Coconuts Musume member who left in January 2000
April Barbaran — Coconuts Musume member who left in January 2000
Sayaka Ichii (市井紗耶香, Sayaka Ichii^?) — Morning Musume member who graduated on May 21, 2000
Chinatsu Miyoshi (三佳千夏, Chinatsu Miyoshi^?) — soloist who graduated in September 2000; retired from singing a month later
Danielle Delaunay — Coconuts Musume member who left in April 2001
Lehua Sandbo — Coconuts Musume member who left in February 2002
Rinne Toda (戸田鈴音, りんね, Rinne Toda^?) — Country Musume member who graduated on mid-2002
Michiyo Heike (平家みちよ, Heike Michiyo^?) — soloist who graduated on November 7, 2002
Rika Ishii (石井リカ, Rika Ishii^?) — soloist who graduated in January 2003 participated mostly in compilations during her H!P years (such as Folk Songs, Douyou Pops, etc.)
Mika Todd (ミカ, Mika Todd^?) — Minimoni and Coconuts Musume member who graduated on May 2, 2004 to study music in Los Angeles
Maiha Ishimura (石村舞波, Maiha Ishimura^?) — Berryz Koubou member who graduated on October 2, 2005 to continue her schooling full-time
Asami Konno (紺野あさ美, Asami Konno^?) — Morning Musume member who graduated on July 23, 2006 to go to a university.
Megumi Murakami (村上愛, Megumi Murakami^?) — ℃-ute member who retired on October 31, 2006 to continue schooling and lead a private life.
Simmin (シンミン, Simmin^?) — Hello! Project Foreign Student (ハロプロ留学生, Hello! Project Foreign Student^?) left late 2006
Asami Kimura (木村麻美, あさみ, Asami Kimura^?) — Country Musume member who graduated on January 28, 2007.
Miuna Saito (斎藤美海, みうな, Miuna Saito^?) — Country Musume member who graduated on January 28, 2007.
Ai Kago (加護亜依, Ai Kago^?) — W (Double You) member whose contract was dissolved on March 26, 2007 after being caught in a scandal.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] TV

Hello! Morning (ハロー!モーニング。, Hello! Morning^?) on TV Tokyo
Utaban (うたばん, Utaban^?) on TBS

[edit] Radio

MBS Young Town Saturday on MBS Radio (the Kansai area)
HaroPuro Yanen! on ABC Radio

[edit] Concerts

Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000 (January 1, 2000 to January 30, 2000 — 16 performances in 3 cities)
Hello! Project 2000 Atsumare! Summer Party (July 15, 2000 to September 10, 2000 — performances in 12 cities)
Hello! Project 2001 Sugoizo! 21st century (January 2, 2001 to February 25, 2001 — performances in 3 cities)
Hello! Project 2001-TOGETHER! Summer Party (July 14, 2001 to July 29, 2001 — performances in 3 cities)
Hello! Project 2002~Kotoshi mo sugoizo~ (January 2, 2002 to February 17, 2002 — 28 performances in 7 cities)
Hello! Project 2002-ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY- (July 13, 2002 to July 28, 2002 — 12 performances in 3 cities)
Hello! Project 2003 Winter~Tanoshinjattemasu!~ (January 2, 2003 to February 2, 2003)
Hello! Project 2003 Natsu~Yosha! Bikkuri Summer!!~ (July 19, 2003 to July 27, 2003)
Hello! Project 2004 Winter~C'MON! Dance World~ (January 3, 2004 to January 25, 2004 — 23 performances in 4 cities)
Hello! Project 2004 SUMMER~Natsu no Doon!~ (July 17, 2004 to August 1, 2004 — 12 performances in 3 cities)
Hello! Project 2005 Winter~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Akagumi~ (January 3, 2005 to January 23, 2005 — 9 performances in 3 cities)
Hello! Project 2005 Winter~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Shirogumi~ (January 4, 2005 to January 23, 2005 — 6 performances in 3 cities)
Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Kaori Iida Graduation Special~ (January 29, 2005 to January 30, 2005 — 2 performances in Yokohama)
Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection Collection!-
Hello! Project Tour Winter 2006~Elder Club~
Hello! Project Tour Winter 2006~Wonderful Hearts~
Hello! Project 2006 Winter~Zeninshuu GO!~ (January 28, 2006 to January 29, 2006 — 2 performances in Yokohama)
Hello! Project 2006 Summer~Wonderful Hearts Land~(July 22, 2006 to July 23, 2006)

[edit] Sports festivals

Hello! Project Daiundoukai (March 31, 2001 at Saitama Super Arena)
Hello! Project Daiundoukai (November 3, 2002 at Osaka Dome)
Hello! Project Sports Festival 2003 (November 16, 2003 at Osaka Dome)
Hello! Project Sports Festival 2003 (November 22, 2003 at Tokyo Dome)
Hello! Project SPORTS FESTIVAL 2004 (November 14, 2004 at Toyota Stadium)
Hello! Project SPORTS FESTIVAL 2004 (December 5, 2004 at Saitama Super Arena)
Hello! Project SPORTS FESTIVAL 2006 ~HELLO!DIVA ATHLETE~ (March 19, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena)