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.
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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.[1][2] As a result of the audition, the group Ice Creamusume (アイスクリー娘。) was formed consisting of six members from the audition.[3] On October 19, 2008, Hello! Project announced that it would be graduating all its Elder Club members on March 31, 2009.[4]
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, Yuko Nakazawa, passed her leadership position to Morning Musume member and leader Ai Takahashi.[5]
In February 2009, it was announced that Hello! Project would begin a series of auditions in South Korea.[6][7]
Current line-up
Hello! Project
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Hello! Pro Kansai
Hello! Pro Taiwan
Hello! Pro Korea
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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)
Disbanded groups
Shuffle units
Concert units
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Former artists
One-shot and special units
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Acts and performances
TV
- Hello! Morning (ハロー!モーニング。) on TV Tokyo
- Utaban (うたばん) on TBS
- Haromoni@ (ハロモニ＠) on TV Tokyo
- Yorosen! (よろセン!) on TV Tokyo
Radio
Concerts
| Name | Start date | End date | Performances |
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| First Concert Hello | July 12, 1998 | July 27, 1998 | 3 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project Happy New Year '99 | January 2, 1999 | January 3, 1999 | 2 in 1 cities |
| Hello! Project '99 | August 24, 1999 | August 26, 1999 | 4 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000 | January 2, 2000 | January 30, 2000 | 16 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2000 Atsumare! Summer Party | July 15, 2000 | September 10, 2000 | In 12 cities |
| Hello! Project 2001 Sugoizo! 21st century | January 2, 2001 | February 25, 2001 | 19 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2001 - Together! Summer Party | July 14, 2001 | July 29, 2001 | 13 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo sugoizo~ | January 2, 2002 | February 17, 2002 | 28 in 7 cities |
| Hello! Project 2002 -One Happy Summer Day- | July 13, 2002 | July 28, 2002 | 12 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshinjattemasu!~ | January 2, 2003 | February 2, 2003 | 25 in 4 cities |
| Hello! Project 2003 Summer ~Yosha! Bikkuri Summer!!~ | July 19, 2003 | July 27, 2003 | 12 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'mon! Dance World~ | January 3, 2004 | January 25, 2004 | 23 in 4 cities |
| Hello! Project 2004 Summer ~Natsu no Dōn!~ | July 17, 2004 | August 1, 2004 | 12 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A Happy New Power! Kaori Iida Graduation Special~
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January 29, 2005
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January 30, 2005
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2 in Yokohama
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| Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection Collection!- | July 10, 2005 | July 24, 2005 | 8 in 3 cities |
Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Zeninshuu Go!~
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January 28, 2006 | January 29, 2006 | 2 in Yokohama
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| Hello! Project 2006 Summer ~Wonderful Hearts Land~ | July 9, 2006 | July 23, 2006 | 7 in 3 cities |
Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shūketsu! 10th Anniversary~
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January 27, 2007
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January 28, 2007
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3 in Yokohama
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| Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Haro☆Pro Natsu Matsuri!~ |
July 15, 2007 | July 29, 2007 | 11 in 3 cities |
Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Haro☆Pro Award '08~
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January 26, 2008
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January 27, 2008
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3 in Yokohama
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| Hello! Project 2008 Summer Wonderful Hearts Kōen ~Hishochi de Date Itashima Show~ |
July 19, 2008 | August 3, 2008 | 11 in 3 cities |
| Hello! Project 2009 Winter ~Kettei! Haro☆Pro Award '09 Elder club Graduation Special~
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January 31, 2009
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February 2, 2009
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3 in Yokohama
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| Hello! Project 2009 Summer 革命元年 ~Hello! chanpuru~ | July 19, 2009 | August 3, 2009 | 12 in 3 cities |
Hello! Project 2010 Winter 歌超風月 ~Shuffle Date~
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January 5, 2010
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January 24, 2010
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8 in 3 cities
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Musicals
- Ribbon no Kishi: The Musical (August 1, 2006 – August 27, 2006)
- Cinderella: The Musical (2008)
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)
See also
- Hello! Project's futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
- Hello! Project shuffle units
References
- ^ "New Star Audition website" (in Chinese). helloproject.com.tw. http://www.helloproject.com.tw/audition/. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
- ^ "New Star Audition information" (in Chinese). helloproject.com.tw. May 13, 2008. http://helloproject.com.tw/office_news_view.asp?NID=81. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
- ^ "Ice creamusume blog" (in Chinese). Pixnet. http://imusume.pixnet.net/blog. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ "Elder Club members to graduate from Hello! Project". Hello!Online. October 19, 2008. http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=558. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ "The end of an era: Elder Club graduates". Hello!Online. February 1, 2009. http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=719.
- ^ "Japanese Girl Band Seeks Korean Member". The Korea Times. February 2, 2009. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/02/201_38838.html. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "Japan's Hello! Project to Recruit Korean Members" (in Japanese). Yonhap News. February 2, 2009. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090202-00000030-yonh-musi. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "Ｓ/ｍｉｌｅａｇｅ ユニット名 由来・意味について" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Blog. 2009-05-08. http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10252505908.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
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
- (English) Hello! Project news and information
- (English) Hello! Project Wiki
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