Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido

Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido (ハロプロ研修生北海道; Hello Pro Trainee Hokkaido) is a collection of young girls selected through the Hello! Project "Hokkaido Gentei" Member Audition who are receiving dance and vocal lessons in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

Similar to the main Hello Pro Kenshuusei program, the members will be aiming towards a debut in Hello! Project.

Current Members

 * Sato Hikari (佐藤光)
 * Ishiguri Kanami (石栗奏美)
 * Kawano Minori (河野みのり)


 * Full Hello! Project Member
 * Inaba Manaka (稲場愛香) Leader

Former Members

 * Kitagawa Ryo (北川亮) (Training completed April 23, 2018)
 * Oota Haruka (太田遥香) (Debuted in ANGERME on November 23, 2018)
 * Kudo Yume (工藤由愛) (Debuted in Juice=Juice on June 14, 2019)
 * Yamazaki Mei (山﨑愛生) (Debuted in Morning Musume on June 22, 2019)

2015
In May, an audition to find Hello! Project members from and active only in Hokkaido was launched, titled the Hello! Project "Hokkaido Gentei" Member Audition.

2016
On July 16, it was announced through the official Hello! Project website that seven girls were selected to join the newly formed "Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido" and they would be introduced as the opening act at the Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~ concert on July 30 in Sapporo.

On October 2, the group participated in the "Hokkaido Idol Basket vol.45" event featuring local idols, and Up Up Girls (Kari) at Zepp Sapporo. They also began broadcasting their first radio show, ''Hello! to meet you!'', hosted by UP-FRONT Sapporo member Itou Sana.

On October 16, the group performed as the opening act in the "IDOL DIVERSITY" event featuring various idols groups including ℃-ute at Zepp Sapporo.

On December 10, the group was scheduled to perform as the opening act in the Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~ concert at Nitori Bunka Hall. However, the concert got cancelled because the Morning Musume members could not arrive at the venue due to bad weather.

2017
On January 8, it was announced on ''Hello! to meet you!'' that Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido would release their first indies single on February 4, which was later given the full title "Real☆Little☆Girl / Kanojo ni Naritai!!! (Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Ver.)". They also announced that they would perform as the opening act at the rescheduled Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~ concert on January 22, the Naruchika 2017 ℃-ute concerts on January 29, and the Hello! Project 2017 WINTER ~Crystal Clear~ concert on February 4. "Real☆Little☆Girl / Kanojo ni Naritai!!! (Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Ver.)" was pre-released at the Hello! Project concert venue and was released for general sale on July 5.

On February 5, the group held their first regular performance, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.1. Their second regular performance, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.2, was held on May 4.

On May 5, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido took part in the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~, which was their first event held outside Hokkaido.

On May 27, they were the opening act for the ℃-ute Concert Tour 2017 Haru ~℃elebration~ day performance in Hokkaido.

On September 8, it was announced that former Country Girls member Inaba Manaka would take the role as Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido's leader. She was introduced at and performed in the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.4 on September 18.

On September 24, the group and Inaba participated in the LIVE PRO FESTIVAL 2017 event, which featured local idols, as well as Tsubaki Factory, at Zepp Sapporo.

On September 30, selected members and Inaba held a handshake event at HMV Sapporo Stellar Place to promote "Real☆Little☆Girl / Kanojo ni Naritai!!! (Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Ver.)".

Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido and Inaba performed as the opening act for the Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ on October 21.

On November 3, they performed in the MOMOIRO SHOW at Sapporo DUCE.

2018
On February 17, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido and Inaba Manaka released the indies single "Hankouki! / Ice day Party" for limited sale at the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER concert venue in Sapporo.

On April 23, it was announced that Kitagawa Ryo had completed her training and became the first member to leave the program.

On November 23, Oota Haruka became the first member to debut from Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido as a member of ANGERME.

2019
On January 16, it was reported that Kawano Minori had decided to take a momentary break from trainee activities and that it will be announced when she has decided to restart activities.

On June 14, Kudo Yume debuted as a member of Juice=Juice.

On June 22, Yamazaki Mei debuted as a member of Morning Musume '19.

Discography
Albums=
 * Indies Albums
 * [2018.05.06] Rainbow×2 (track #11 Real☆Little☆Girl)


 * -|Singles=
 * Indies Singles
 * [2017.07.05] Real☆Little☆Girl / Kanojo ni Naritai!!! (Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Ver.)
 * [2018.02.17] Hankouki! / Ice day Party (feat. Inaba Manaka)

Current Acts

 * Morning Musume (Yamazaki Mei)
 * ANGERME (Oota Haruka)
 * Juice=Juice (Kudo Yume)

Trivia

 * The oldest member in the current lineup is Inaba Manaka at the age of 26, while the youngest member in the current lineup is Kawano Minori at the age of 20.
 * Oota Haruka, Ishiguri Kanami and Inaba Manaka were previously from idol groups outside of Hello! Project.