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 with 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. The current leader of Hello! Project is Morning Musume leader, Takahashi Ai, who inherited the title from the now graduated Hello! Project member Nakazawa Yuko.

Contents 1 History 2 Members 2.1 Current Lineup 2.1.1 Groups 2.1.2 Soloists 2.2 Trainees 2.3 Shugo Chara! 2.4 Revived groups 2.5 Hello! Pro Kansai 2.6 Hello! Pro Taiwan 2.7 Hello! Pro Korea 3 Former Artists and Groups 3.1 Disbanded Groups 3.2 Shuffle Units 3.3 Concert Units 3.4 Former Artists 3.5 One-Shot and Special Units 4 Acts and performances 4.1 TV 4.2 Radio 4.3 Album 4.4 Pucchi Best Compilation Series 4.5 DVD Concert 4.6 Concerts 4.7 Musicals 4.8 Sports festivals 5 See Also 6 Total Sales 6.1 By Act 6.2 By Sales 7 External Links

[edit] History

In 2007, Hello! Project started the Taiwan H.P. New Star Audition; an audition aimed at recruiting new Taiwanese members to join Hello! Project. As a result of the audition, the group Ice Creamusume was formed consisting of six members from the audition. On October 19, 2008, Hello! Project announced that it would be graduating all its Elder Club members on March 31, 2009.

On February 1, 2009, at the Yokohama Arena, Hello! Project held its largest concert ever—the "Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special~"—featuring 21 groups and 72 members. Former Morning Musume member, Nozomi Tsuji, performed in her first official event since a year and nine months after marrying actor Taiyo Sugiura in June 2007 and giving birth to her daughter, Noa, that November. During the concert, former Hello! Project leader, Nakazawa Yuko, passed her leadership position to Morning Musume member and leader Takahashi Ai.

In February 2009, it was announced that Hello! Project would begin a series of auditions in South Korea.

All artists part of Elder Club graduated from Hello! Project on March 31, 2009. Hello! Project now consists of the current members of Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, °C-ute, Hello! Pro Taiwan, and Hello! Pro Egg along with soloist Mano Erina.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current Lineup

[edit] Groups

• Morning Musume
• Hello! Project Kids
  • Berryz Koubou
  • °C-ute
• SI☆NA
• MilkyWay
• Ice Creamusume
• Frances & Aiko

[edit] Soloists

• Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu (Morning Musume)
• Mano Erina

[edit] Trainees

• Hello! Pro Egg   
  • Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai  
  • S/mileage  

[edit] Shugo Chara!

• Buono!
• Shugo Chara Egg!
• Guardians 4

[edit] Revived groups

• High-King
• Aa!
• Shin Minimoni
• Petitmoni
• ZYX-α
• v-u-den
• Tanpopo

[edit] Hello! Pro Kansai

• SI☆NA

[edit] Hello! Pro Taiwan

• Ice Creamusume
• Big Missy

[edit] Hello! Pro Korea

• Jang Da Yeon

[edit] Former Artists and Groups

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] Disbanded Groups

• Tanpopo
• T&C Bomber
  • Shinoda Miho
  • Honda Ruru
  • Kominato Miwa
• Petit Moni
• Mini Moni
• Sheki Dol
  • Oki Ibuki
  • Kitagami Ami
  • Suenaga Mami
  • Arai Saki
• W
  • Kago Ai
• GAM
• Coconuts Musume
  • Chelsea Ching
  • April Barbaran
  • Danielle Delaunay
  • Lehua Sandbo
  • Mika Todd
  • Ayaka Kimura
• Country Musume
  • Yanagihara Hiromi
  • Kobayashi Azusa
  • Toda Rinne
  • Kimura Asami
  • Saito Miuna
  • Satoda Mai
• v-u-den
• EcoMoni
• Ongaku Gatas

[edit] Shuffle Units

• 2000: The Color Groups
  • Akagumi 4
  • Kiiro 5
  • Aoiro 7

• 2001: Party Groups
  • 3-nin Matsuri
  • 7-nin Matsuri
  • 10-nin Matsuri

• 2002: Happiness Groups
  • Happy 7
  • Sexy 8
  • Odoru 11

• 2003: Elemental Groups
  • SALT5
  • 7AIR
  • 11WATER

• 2004: One School Group
  • H.P. All Stars

• 2005: Elegance Groups
  • Elegies
  • Sexy Otonajan
  • Puripuri Pink

[edit] Concert Units

• Elder Club

[edit] Former Artists

• Graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project
  • Fukuda Asuka
  • Ishiguro Aya
  • Ichii Sayaka

• Graduated from Berryz Koubou and Hello! Project
  • Ishimura Maiha

• Left °C-ute and Hello! Project
  • Murakami Megumi
  • Arihara Kanna

• Graduate from Ongaku Gatas and Hello! Project
  • Mutō Mika

• Graduated from Hello Pro Egg and Hello! Project as a group
  • THE Possible
    • Akiyama Yurika
    • Hashimoto Aina
    • Morozuka Kanami
    • Okada Robin Shouko
    • Oose Kaede
    • Goto Yuki

• Graduated from Hello! Project as a group
  • Melon Kinenbi
    • Saito Hitomi
    • Murata Megumi
    • Ohtani Masae
    • Shibata Ayumi

• Graduated from Hello! Project as a solo artist
  • Miyoshi Chinatsu
  • Heike Michiyo
  • Ishii Rika
  • Simmin (Hello! Project Foreign Student)
  • Goto Maki
  • Nakazawa Yuko
  • Iida Kaori
  • Abe Natsumi
  • Inaba Atsuko
  • Matsuura Aya
  • Yasuda Kei
  • Yaguchi Mari
  • Tsuji Nozomi
  • Ishikawa Rika
  • Yoshizawa Hitomi
  • Konno Asami
  • Ogawa Makoto
  • Fujimoto Miki
  • Maeda Yuki
  • Miyoshi Erika
  • Okada Yui
  • Korenaga Miki

• Graduated from SI☆NA and Hello! Project
  • Nakayama Nana

[edit] One-Shot and Special Units

• Gomattou
• ZYX
• ROMANS
• Morning Musume Sakuragumi
• Morning Musume Otomegumi
• Aa!
• Nochiura Natsumi
• DEF.DIVA
• Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai
• Kira☆Pika
• Athena & Robikerottsu
• High-King

[edit] Acts and performances

[edit] TV

• Hello! Morning on TV Tokyo
• Utaban on TBS
• Haromoni@ on TV Tokyo
• Yorosen! on TV Tokyo

[edit] Radio

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

[edit] Album

#	Title	Release Date	1st Week Sales	Total Sales	Top Rank
1	Chanpuru 1 ~Happy Marriage Song Cover album~ ( チャンプル 1～ハッピーマリッジソングカバー集～ )	2009.07.15	4,744	5,635	#37

[edit] Pucchi Best Compilation Series

#	Title	Release Date	1st Week Sales	Total Sales	Top Rank
1	Pucchi Best ~Ki Ao Aka~	2000.04.26	385,680	813,070	#1
2	Pucchi Best 2 ~3・7・10~	2001.12.19	180,280	354,830	#2
3	Pucchi Best 3	2002.12.18	46,184	54,337	#12
4	Pucchi Best 4	2003.12.17	35,107	35,107	#12
5	Pucchi Best 5	2004.12.22	20,608	20,608	#14
6	Pucchi Best 6	2005.12.26	11,692	11,692	#22
7	Pucchi Best 7	2006.12.20	9,956	13,286	#32
8	Pucchi Best 8	2007.12.12	4,787	5,795	#45
9	Pucchi Best 9	2008.12.10	3,354	4,039	#66
10	Pucchi Best 10	2009.12.02	TBA	TBA	TBA

[edit] DVD Concert

Title	Release date	First week sales	Total sales
Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo sugoizo~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2002 今年もすごいぞ)	2002.03.20	17,225	78,614
Hello! Project 2002 ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2002 ～ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY)	2002.10.17	--	37,424
Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshinjattemasu!~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2003 Winter～楽しんじゃってます！)	2003.03.19	25,068	39,621
Hello! Project 2003 Summer ~Yosha! Bikkuri Summer!!~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2003 夏 ～よっしゃ！ビックリサマー！！)	2003.10.08	22,262	37,509
Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'mon! Dance World~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2004 Winter～C'MON!ダンスワールド～)	2004.03.17	34,556	60,109
Hello! Project 2004 Summer ~Natsu no Doon!~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2004 SUMMER～夏のドーン！～)	2004.10.06	30,355	44,578
Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A Happy New Power!~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2005 Winterオールスターズ大乱舞～飯田圭織　卒業スペシャル～)	2005.03.16	27,675	43,052
Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection Collection! (ハロー！プロジェクト 2005 夏の歌謡ショー —'05 セレクション！コレクション！)	2005.10.05	21,370	31,006
Hello! Project 2006 Summer ~Wonderful Hearts Land~ ()	2006.10.04	19,321	28,298
Hello! Project 2007 Winter LIVE DVD BOX (ハロー！プロジェクト 2007 Winter LIVE DVD BOX)	2007.03.28	15,349	19,139
Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary~ (ハロー！プロジェクト 2007 Winter～集結！10th Anniversary～)	2007.03.28	3,661	5,107
Hello! Project 2008 Winter LIVE DVD BOX (ハロー！プロジェクト 2008 Winter LIVE DVD BOX)	2008.03.26	12,437	15,007
Hello! Project 2008 Summer Wonderful Hearts Kōen ~Hishochi de Date Itashima Show~ (ワンダフルハーツ公演〜避暑地でデートいたしまSHOW〜)	2008.10.22	11,747	15,866
Hello! Project 2009 ~Kettei! Haro☆Pro Award '09 Elder club Graduation Special~ (Hello！Project 2009 Winter 決定！ハロ☆プロ アワード '09 〜エルダークラブ卒業記念スペシャル〜)	2009.04.15	11,604	14,817
Hello! Project 2009 Summer Kakumei Gannen ~Hello! Chanpuru~ (Hello! Project 2009 SUMMER 革命元年〜Hello! チャンプル〜)	2009.11.04	--	--

[edit] Concerts

Name	Start date	End date
First Concert Hello	July 12, 1998	July 27, 1998
Hello! Project Happy New Year '99	January 2, 1999	January 3, 1999
Hello! Project '99	August 24, 1999	August 26, 1999
Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000	January 2, 2000	January 30, 2000
Hello! Project 2000 Atsumare! Summer Party	July 15, 2000	September 10, 2000
Hello! Project 2001 Sugoizo! 21st century	January 2, 2001	February 25, 2001
Hello! Project 2001 - Together! Summer Party	July 14, 2001	July 29, 2001
Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo sugoizo~	January 2, 2002	February 17, 2002
Hello! Project 2002 -One Happy Summer Day-	July 13, 2002	July 28, 2002
Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshinjattemasu!~	January 2, 2003	February 2, 2003
Hello! Project 2003 Summer ~Yosha! Bikkuri Summer!!~	July 19, 2003	July 27, 2003
Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'mon! Dance World~	January 3, 2004	January 25, 2004
Hello! Project 2004 Summer ~Natsu no Doon!~	July 17, 2004	August 1, 2004
Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A Happy New Power!~ Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A Happy New Power! Akagumi~ Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A Happy New Power! Shirogumi~	January 29, 2005 January 3, 2005 January 4, 2005	January 30, 2005 January 23, 2005 January 23, 2005
Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection Collection!-	July 10, 2005	July 24, 2005
Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Zeninshuu Go!~ Hello! Project Winter 2006 ~Elder Club~ Hello! Project Winter 2006 ~Wonderful Hearts~	January 28, 2006	January 29, 2006
Hello! Project 2006 Summer ~Wonderful Hearts Land~	July 9, 2006	July 23, 2006
Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary~ Hello! Project Winter 2007 ~Elder Club The Celebration~ Hello! Project Winter 2007 ~Wonderful Hearts Otome Gocoro~	January 27, 2007 January 5, 2007 January 2, 2007	January 28, 2007 January 20, 2007 January 21, 2007
Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~ Hello!Pro Natsu Matsuri!~	July 15, 2007	July 29, 2007
Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Haro☆Pro Award '08~ Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kashimashi Elder Club~ Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Wonderful Hearts Nenjuu Mu Kyuu~]	January 26, 2008 January 5, 2008 January 2, 2008	January 27, 2008 January 19, 2008 January 20, 2008
Hello! Project 2008 Summer Wonderful Hearts Kouen ~Hishochi de Date Itashima Show~	July 19, 2008	August 3, 2008
Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Haro☆Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ Hello! Project 2009 Winter ~Thank you for your LOVE！~ Hello! Project 2009 Winter ~Kakumei Gannen~	January 31, 2009 January 10, 2009 January 2, 2009	February 2, 2009 January 25, 2009 January 18, 2009
Hello! Project Summer 2009 Kakumei Gannen ~Hello! Chanpuru~	July 19, 2009	August 09, 2009
Hello! Project 2010 Winter Concert Hello! Project 2010 Winter Concert Uta Chou Fuugetsu ~Mobekimasu~ Hello! Project 2010 Winter Concert Uta Chou Fuugetsu ~Shuffle Deeto~	January 02, 2010 January 05, 2010	January 16, 2010 January 17, 2010

[edit] Musicals

• Ribbon no Kishi: The Musical (August 1, 2006 – August 27, 2006)
• Cinderella: The Musical (2008)

[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] Total Sales

[edit] By Act

Soloist / Group	Total Sales
Morning Musume (1997-Present)	17,534,950*
Heike Michiyo (1997-2002)	202,350
Nakazawa Yuuko (1998-2009)	337,255
Tanpopo (1998-2009)	1,907,383
Taiyo to Ciscomoon (1999-2000)	734,780
Coconuts Musume (1999-2001)	21,250
Country Musume (1999-2009)	403,018
Petitmoni (1999-2003)	2,446,520
Melon Kinenbi (2000-2009)	276,127
Maeda Yuki (2000-2009)	4,648
Minimoni (2001-2004)	2,409,640
Matsuura Aya (2001-2009)	2,734,627
Goto Maki (2001-2007)	1,690,171
Fujimoto Miki (2002-2009)	464,273
Gomattou (2002)	199,815
Iida Kaori (2003-2009)	31,369
Abe Natsumi (2003-2009)	590,717
ZYX (2003)	34,825
Morning Musume Otome Gumi (2003-2004)	151,491
Morning Musume Sakura Gumi (2003-2004)	167,197
ROMANS (2003)	33,078
Aa! (2003)	13,083
Berryz Koubou (2004-Present)	839,570*
W (2004-2005)	314,222
v-u-den (2004-2008)	236,221
Nochiura Natsumi (2004-2005)	57,337
DEF.DIVA (2005-2006)	46,822
C-ute (2006-Present)	501,730*
Kusumi Koharu (2006-Present)	357,819*
GAM (2006-2007)	131,858
Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai (2006)	--
Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai (2007)	58,381
Tsuji Nozomi (2007)	4,823
Kira Pika (2007)	49,040
Ongaku Gatas (2007-2009)	51,777
Buono! (2007-Present)	332,682*
Athena & Robikerottsu (2007-2008)	12,644
MilkyWay (2008)	80,585
Mano Erina (2008-Present)	95,568*
High-King (2008)	29,789
Shugo Chara Egg! (2008-2009)	27,755
Ice CreaMusume (2009-Present)	--
Guardians 4 (2009-Present)	23,507*

[edit] By Sales

Soloist / Group	Total Sales
Morning Musume (1997-Present)	17,534,950*
Matsuura Aya (2001-2009)	2,734,627
Petitmoni (1999-2003)	2,446,520
Minimoni (2001-2004)	2,409,640
Tanpopo (1998-2009)	1,907,383
Goto Maki (2001-2007)	1,690,171
Berryz Koubou (2004-Present)	839,570*
Taiyo to Ciscomoon (1999-2000)	734,780
Abe Natsumi (2003-2009)	590,717
C-ute (2006-Present)	501,730*
Fujimoto Miki (2002-2009)	464,273
Country Musume (1999-2009)	403,018
Kusumi Koharu (2006-Present)	357,819*
Nakazawa Yuuko (1998-2009)	337,255
Buono! (2007-Present)	332,682*
W (2004-2005)	314,222
Melon Kinenbi (2000-2009)	276,127
v-u-den (2004-2008)	236,221
Heike Michiyo (1997-2002)	202,350
Gomattou (2002)	199,815
Morning Musume Sakura Gumi (2003-2004)	167,197
Morning Musume Otome Gumi (2003-2004)	151,491
GAM (2006-2007)	131,858
Mano Erina (2008-Present)	95,568*
MilkyWay (2008)	80,585
Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai (2007)	58,381
Nochiura Natsumi (2004-2005)	57,337
Ongaku Gatas (2007-2009)	51,777
Kira Pika (2007)	49,040
DEF.DIVA (2005-2006)	46,822
ZYX (2003)	34,825
ROMANS (2003)	33,078
Iida Kaori (2003-2009)	31,369
High-King (2008)	29,789
Shugo Chara Egg! (2008-2009)	27,755
Guardians 4 (2009-Present)	23,507*
Coconuts Musume (1999-2001)	21,250
Aa! (2003)	13,083
Athena & Robikerottsu (2007-2008)	12,644
Tsuji Nozomi (2007)	4,823
Maeda Yuki (2000-2009)	4,648
Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai (2006)	--
Ice CreaMusume (2009-Present)	--

[edit] External Links

• Hello! Project official website
• Hello! Project official Taiwanese website
• Hello! Project news feeds at Hello!Online