Hello! Project Wiki/News


 * September 24, 2014 - S/mileage third generation, name change
 * On the latest episode of Hello! Project Station it was announced that S/mileage will be going through major changes. A third generation of members will be picked from Hello Pro Kenshuusei, and revealed on October 4. They will also be picking a new name suggested by the public, though there aren't further details available on that yet.
 * Apparently the 3rd generation was recommended by the remaining 1st generation members, to relieve worries that the group as a whole might disband whenever the remaining original members graduate.


 * September 13, 2014 - Girls Beat!! no Member wo Tsuika Boshu Shimasu! second audition announced
 * On September 13, it was announced that Kago Ai's girl group Girls Beat!! is in search of new members.


 * September 2, 2014 - Second campaign for Zenryoku Yasai Musume
 * Morning Musume '14 is getting a second campaign for Kagome Vegetable Juice in October.


 * September 2, 2014 - Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition! is over
 * The winner(s) of the Golden Auditions have been chosen and will be revealed on September 30 at Nippon Budokan.


 * September 1, 2014 - Tanaka Karen and Oura Hirona completed their training within Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * On September 1, it was announced that Tanaka Karen and Oura Hirona ended their Hello Pro Kenshuusei training.


 * August 7, 2014 - Country Musume Shin Member Audition finishes without winners
 * It was announced on the news section of the Country Shin Musume Shin Member Audition website that the audition has come to a close, and that at this time no appropriate new members had been found. It was not stated whether they will try again to restart Country Musume.
 * This year's other major Hello! Project audition, the Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition!, is still ongoing.


 * August 2, 2014 - Berryz Koubou on hiatus starting 2015
 * On August 2, during the Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~ show at Nakano Sun Plaza, Shimizu Saki announced that Berryz Koubou will be on indefinite hiatus after the conclusion of their spring 2015 tour.
 * All indications are that this is the end of Berryz Koubou as we know it; "indefinite hiatus" merely being a soft choice of wording.
 * By spring 2015 Berryz Koubou will have been around 11 years, and it will have been nearly 13 years since its members started as Hello! Project Kids.