Hello! Project

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 Yuuko.

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 Yuuko, 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.

Members
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Groups

 * Morning Musume
 * Hello! Project Kids
 * Berryz Koubou
 * °C-ute
 * S/mileage
 * SI☆NA
 * Ice Creamusume
 * Frances & Aiko
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Soloists

 * Mano Erina
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Trainees

 * Hello! Pro Egg
 * Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai
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Shugo Chara!

 * Buono!
 * Shugo Chara Egg!
 * Guardians 4
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Revived groups
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 * High-King
 * Aa!
 * Minimoni (Shin Minimoni)
 * Petit Moni (Petit Moni V)
 * ZYX-α
 * v-u-den (Zoku v-u-den)
 * Tanpopo (Tanpopo#)
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Hello! Pro Kansai

 * SI☆NA
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Hello! Pro Taiwan

 * Ice Creamusume
 * Big Missy
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Hello! Pro Korea

 * Jang Da Yeon
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Former Artists and Groups
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Concert Units

 * Elder Club

Former Artists

 * Graduated from Hello! Project as a solo artist
 * Miyoshi Chinatsu
 * Heike Michiyo
 * Ishii Rika
 * Simmin (Hello! Project Foreign Student)
 * Goto Maki
 * Nakazawa Yuuko
 * 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 Morning Musume and Hello! Project
 * Fukuda Asuka
 * Ishiguro Aya
 * Ichii Sayaka
 * Kusumi Koharu
 * Graduated from Berryz Koubou and Hello! Project
 * Ishimura Maiha
 * Graduated from °C-ute and Hello! Project
 * Umeda Erika
 * 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
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 * 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 SI☆NA and Hello! Project
 * Nakayama Nana
 * 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)
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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
 * MilkyWay
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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
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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
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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)