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 are 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.
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[edit] Present members in June 2008
[edit] Staff
- Producer/songwriter: Tsunku
- Vocal Trainer: Hidenori Sugai
- Choreographer: Mayumi Natsu
[edit] Active groups
- Country Musume (カントリー娘。?)
- Ecomoni (エコモ二?)
- GAM
- Hello Pro Egg (ハロプロエッグ?) – interns
- Tomoiki Ki o Uetai (ともいき・木を植えたい?)
- Hello! Project Kids (ハロー!プロジェクト・キッズ?)
- Berryz Kobo (Berryz工房?)
- Buono!
- °C-ute
- Milky Way
- Melon Kinenbi (メロン記念日?)
- Morning Musume (モーニング娘。?)
- SI☆NA (しーな?) — formerly Hello Pro Kansai (ハロプロ関西?)[1]
- Ongaku Gatas (音楽ガッタス?)
- v-u-den (美勇伝?)
[edit] Soloists
- Natsumi Abe (安倍 なつみ?) — a past member of Morning Musume
- Miki Fujimoto (藤本 美貴?) — a past member of Morning Musume
- Kaori Iida (飯田 圭織?) — a past member of Morning Musume (currently on maternity leave)
- Atsuko Inaba (稲葉 貴子?) — a past member of T&C Bomber
- Asami Konno (紺野 あさ美?) — a past member of Morning Musume
- Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume) (月島きらり staring 久住小春(モーニング娘。)?); Current member of Morning Musume
- Yuki Maeda (前田 有紀?)
- Erina Mano (真野 恵里菜?) — a past member of Hello! Pro Egg and Ongaku Gatas
- Aya Matsuura (松浦 亜弥?)
- Yuko Nakazawa (中澤 裕子?) — a past member of Morning Musume
- Makoto Ogawa (小川 麻琴?) — a past member of Morning Musume (currently on leave to study English abroad)
- Nozomi Tsuji (辻 希美?) — a past member of Morning Musume, Mini Moni and W (currently on maternity leave)
- Mari Yaguchi (矢口 真里?) — a past member of Morning Musume
- Kei Yasuda (保田 圭?) — a past member of Morning Musume
- Hitomi Yoshizawa (吉澤 ひとみ?) — a past member of Morning Musume
[edit] Inactive groups, retired members and graduated members
To graduate from Hello! Project means to leave the project. There is also the possibility of leaving a subgroup and remaining in Hello! Project as a soloist. (See Sotsugyō)
[edit] Inactive groups
- Aa! (あぁ!?)
- Athena & Robikerottsu (アテナ&ロビケロッツ?) — Robby & Kerrobby anime ended
- DEF.DIVA
- Coconuts Musume (ココナッツ娘。?)
- Gomattou (ごまっとう?)
- Kira☆Pika (きら☆ぴか?)
- Minimoni (ミニモニ。?)
- Nochiura Natsumi (後浦なつみ?)
- Morning Musume Otomegumi (モーニング娘。おとめ組?)
- Morning Musume Sakuragumi (モーニング娘。さくら組?)
- Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai (モーニング娘。誕生10年記念隊?)
- Petitmoni (プッチモニ?)
- The Possible (Theポッシボー?) — former Hello Pro Egg members, joined Nice Girl Project
- Romans (ろまんす?)
- Sheki Dol (シェキドル?)
- T&C Bomber (T&Cボンバー?) — formerly Taiyo to Ciscomoon (太陽とシスコムーン?)
- Tanpopo (タンポポ?)
- W (ダブルユー?) — Kago Ai's contract was dissolved
- ZYX (ジックス?)
Most groups are considered inactive due to the groups' members graduating, or the group only released one or two singles and then stopped.
[edit] Retired and graduated members
- Asuka Fukuda (福田 明日香?) — Morning Musume member who graduated in April 1999
- Hiromi Yanagihara (柳原 尋美, ひろみ?) — Country Musume member who died in a car crash July 16, 1999
- Azusa Kobayashi (小林 梓, あずさ?) — Country Musume member who left shortly after Hiromi's death
- Aya Ishiguro (石黒 彩?) — 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?) — Morning Musume member who graduated on May 21, 2000
- Chinatsu Miyoshi (三佳 千夏?) — 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?) — Country Musume member who graduated in mid-2002 and was the only member to release two singles shortly after Azusa departed due to Hiromi's death
- Michiyo Heike (平家 みちよ?) — soloist who graduated on November 7, 2002
- Rika Ishii (石井 リカ?) — soloist who graduated in January 2003 participated mostly in compilations during her H!P years (such as Folk Songs, Dōyō Pops, etc.)
- Mika Todd (ミカ?) — Mini Moni and Coconuts Musume member who graduated on May 2, 2004 to study music in Los Angeles
- Maiha Ishimura (石村 舞波?) — Berryz Kobo member who graduated on October 2, 2005 to continue her schooling full-time
- Megumi Murakami (村上 愛?) — °C-ute member who retired on October 31, 2006 to continue schooling and lead a private life.
- Simmin (シンミン?) — Hello! Project Foreign Student (ハロプロ留学生?) left late 2006
- Asami Kimura (木村 麻美, あさみ?) — Country Musume member who graduated on January 28, 2007.
- Miuna Saito (斎藤 美海, みうな?) — Country Musume member who graduated on January 28, 2007.
- Ai Kago (加護 亜依?) — W, Mini Moni and Morning Musume member whose contract was dissolved on March 26, 2007 after being caught in a scandal.
- Maki Goto (後藤 真希?) — Morning Musume member and soloist who graduated on October 28, 2007, although still signed with UFA
- Ayaka Kimura (アヤカ?) — Coconuts Musume member who graduted on April 30, 2008.[2]
[edit] Appearances
[edit] TV
[edit] Radio
[edit] Concerts
| Name | Start date | End date | Performances |
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| First Concert Hello | 1998-07-12 | 1998-07-27 | |
| Hello! Project Happy New Year '99 | 1999-01-02 | 1999-01-03 | |
| Hello! Project '99 | 1999-08-24 | 1999-08-26 | Performances in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000 | 2000-01-02 | 2000-01-30 | 16 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2000 Atsumare! Summer Party | 2000-07-15 | 2000-09-10 | In 12 cities |
| Hello! Project 2001 Sugoizo! 21st century | 2001-01-02 | 2001-02-25 | In 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2001-Together! Summer Party | 2001-07-14 | 2001-07-29 | In 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2002~Kotoshi mo sugoizo~ | 2002-01-02 | 2002-02-17 | 28 in 7 cities |
| Hello! Project 2002-One Happy Summer Day- | 2002-07-13 | 2002-07-28 | 12 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2003 Winter~Tanoshinjattemasu!~ | 2003-01-02 | 2003-02-02 | |
| Hello! Project 2003 Natsu~Yosha! Bikkuri Summer!!~ | 2003-07-19 | 2003-07-27 | |
| Hello! Project 2004 Winter~C'mon! Dance World~ | 2004-01-03 | 2004-01-25 | 23 in 4 cities |
| Hello! Project 2004 Summer~Natsu no Doon!~ | 2004-07-17 | 2004-08-01 | 12 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A Happy New Power! Kaori Iida Graduation Special~
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2005-01-29 | 2005-01-30 | 2 in Yokohama
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| Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection Collection!- | 2005-07-24 | ||
Hello! Project 2006 Winter~Zeninshuu Go!~
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2006-01-28 | 2006-01-29 | 2 in Yokohama |
| Hello! Project 2006 Summer~Wonderful Hearts Land~ | 2006-07-09 | 2006-07-23 | 5 in 3 cities |
Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shūketsu! 10th Anniversary~
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2007-01-27 | 2007-01-28 | 3 in Yokohama
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| Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello! Project Natsu Matsuri!~ |
2007-07-15 | 2007-07-29 | 11 in 3 cities |
Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Haro Pro Award '08~
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2008-01-26 | 2008-01-27 | 3 in Yokohama
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[edit] Musicals
[edit] Sports festivals
- Hello! Project Daiundōkai (March 31, 2001 at Saitama Super Arena)
- Hello! Project Daiundōkai (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)
[edit] See also
- Hello! Project's futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
- Hello! Project shuffle units
[edit] References
- ^ Hello! Project Kansai Announcement (Japanese). helloproject.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
- ^ Hello! Project Announcement (Japanese). helloproject.com (2008-04-30).
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Hello! Project official website
- (Chinese) Hello! Project official Taiwanese website
- (English) Hello! Project news feeds at Hello!Online
- (English) ThePPN: Hello! Project
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