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Frances & Aiko (フランシス & 愛子) is a Japanese pop duo signed to Hello! Project Taiwan. The two girls were found when they auditioned at the Taiwan NEW STAR auditions held to find members for a new Taiwanese group to propel Hello! Project into the Chinese market.

2009
Frances and Aiko both attended the Taiwan NEW STAR auditions held to find members for a new HellO! Project group based in Taiwan. Eventually, the two were passed over when it came to the selection as Tsunku felt they were both too young to be a member of his new unit Ice Creamusume (Frances being eight years of age and Aiko only six). However Tsunku stated he had special plans for the duo and they later appeared on the Hello! Project official website's artist list.

They performed alongside Morning Musume member Kusumi Koharu in the Elder Club graduation concert as backing dancers, having flown out to Japan for dancing lessons.