Hello! Project

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Current Major Artists (Jan 2010)

Current H!P Eggs (Jan 2010)

Current H!P Kansai (Jan 2010)

Current H!P Taiwan (Jan 2010)

Current H!P Korea (Jan 2010)

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. ButIida 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 Koubou, °C-ute, S/mileage, SI☆NA, Hello! Pro Taiwan, Hello! Pro Korea, Hello! Pro Egg, and various revival groups along with soloist Mano Erina.

Contents  [hide] 1 Current Line-up 1.1 Hello! Project 1.2 Hello! Pro Kansai 1.3 Hello! Pro Taiwan 1.4 Hello! Pro Korea 1.5 Other Projects 2 Former Artists and Groups 2.1 Former Artists 2.2 Former Groups 2.3 Shuffle Units 2.4 Special Units 3 Auditions 3.1 1st Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition 3.2 2nd Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition 3.3 3rd Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition 3.4 4th Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition 3.5 Pacific Dream Pop Singer Contest 3.6 Hello! Project Kids Audition 3.7 Hello! Pro Egg Audition 3.8 Hello! Project Kansai Audition 2005 3.9 Hello! Project Korea Auditions 4 Radio Shows 4.1 Current Shows 4.2 Past Shows 5 Radio Dramas 6 TV Shows 7 See Also 8 External Links

Current Line-up

Hello! Project Morning Musume (モーニング娘。) Berryz Kobo (Berryz工房) °C-ute Mano Erina (真野恵里菜) S/mileage Lilpri(リルぷりっ) Hello! Pro Egg (ハロプロエッグ) Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai (ともいき・木を植えたい) Shugo Chara Egg! (しゅごキャラエッグ!) Buono! Guardians 4 (ガーディアンズ4) High-King Aa! (あぁ!) ZYX-α Tanpopo# (タンポポ#) Zoku v-u-den (続・美勇伝) Petitmoni V (プッチモニV) Shin Minimoni (新ミニモニ。)

Hello! Pro Kansai SI☆NA Hello! Pro Taiwan Ice Creamusume (アイスクリー娘。) Ojousama (お嬢様) Hello! Pro Korea Jang Da Yeon

Other Projects

• Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (ガッタス ブリリャンチス H.P., Futsal)
• Metro Rabbits H.P. (Kickball)

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) 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) 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 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) Former Groups Taiyou to Ciscomoon / T&C Bomber (太陽とシスコムーン / T&Cボンバー) - Kominato Miwa (小湊美和) - RuRu - Shinoda Miho (信田美帆) Sheki-Dol (シェキドル) - Kitagami Ami (北上アミ) - Oki Ibuki (大木衣吹) - Suenaga Mami (末永真己) - Arai Saki (荒井紗紀) W - Kago Ai (加護亜依) Coconuts Musume (ココナッツ娘。) - 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) Country Musume (カントリー娘。) - Yanagihara Hiromi (柳原尋美, deceased) - Kobayashi Azusa (小林梓) - Rinne (りんね) - Asami (あさみ) - Miuna (みうな) GAM Melon Kinenbi (メロン記念日) - 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) Ongaku Gatas (音楽ガッタス) - Korenaga Miki (是永美記) THE Possible (THE ポッシボー) - 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)

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) Special Units Gomattou (ごまっとう) ROMANS 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) Muten Musume Nochiura Natsumi (後浦なつみ) Ecomoni (エコモニ。) DEF.DIVA Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai (モーニング娘。 誕生10年記念隊) Kira☆Pika (きら☆ぴか) Athena & Robikerottsu (アテナ&ロビケロッツ) MilkyWay

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 (seeCoconuts 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
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 Koubou Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!	Berryz Koubou	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

• 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！)

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 albums
• Hello! Project DVD Magazines/DVD Pamphlets
• Petit Best series
• Folk Songs series
• Douyou Pops series
• Category:Hello! Project Songs
• Hello! Project releases: 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009

External Links

• Official Website
• Wikipedia Profiles: ハロー!プロジェクト (Japanese) | Hello! Project (English)
• Hello! Database - a database of information about Hello! Project (up to 2005)