Aa!

Aa! (あぁ!) was a Hello! Project unit, led by Morning Musume member Tanaka Reina. Tsunku chose this name because of all the feelings it refers to, presumably being in love. At the time of it's formation, Aa! had the lowest average age of all Hello! Project units, that being eleven years old.

First Generation

 * Tanaka Reina (L)
 * Natsuyaki Miyabi
 * Suzuki Airi

Second Generation

 * Natsuyaki Miyabi (L)
 * Suzuki Airi
 * Saho Akari

2003
Aa! released their first, and only, single "First Kiss", on the 29th October 2003. This song had suprised a lot of fans because of its maturity, and the good abilities of the young singers, especially Suzuki. The song appears on the compilation album "Petit Best 4", as the group didn't stay around long enough to release an album.

During her time in this unit, Suzuki Airi was only nine years old, the youngest Hello! Project member to sing a major part in a unit. In 2005, she became part of the group ℃-ute while fellow Hello! Project Kids member Natsuyaki Miyabi joined Berryz Koubou in 2004. On October 31, 2003, Aa! appeared on the popular show Music Station.

2006
Eventually, the group was no longer allowed to perform due to protests that the girls were too young to understand the meaning of their songs. In 2006, Tanaka and Suzuki teamed with another Hello! Project Kid, Murakami Megumi, for the song "Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito". one of the coupling tracks on the H.P. All Stars' "ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!" single. The track is credited to the individual participants, but many fans have informally referred to this grouping as "Aa! Version 2."

2007
The status of the group as a recording unit is unknown, since they have not released anything since their single in 2003, but the original lineup "reformed" for live performances in 2007.

2009
The Hello! Project album, Chanpuru 1 ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~, features Aa! but with a lineup of Natsuyaki Miyabi, Suzuki Airi and Saho Akari. Tanaka Reina is instead featured as a member of High-King, who are also on the album. They released their new song, "Yume to Genjitsu" in the compilation album Petit Best 10

Singles

 * [2003.10.29] FIRST KISS

Compilations / Other

 * [2003.12.17] Petit Best 4 (#8 FIRST KISS)
 * [2008.12.10] Hello! Project Special Unit Mega Best (#6 FIRST KISS)
 * [2009.07.15] Chanpuru 1 ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~ (#3 YES-YES-YES)
 * [2009.12.02] Petit Best 10 (#8 Yume to Genjitsu)