2018

2018 is the year of Hello! Project's 20th anniversary, and it is also the year Ogata Haruna and Iikubo Haruna graduate from Morning Musume '18 and Hello! Project.

Members

 * January 1: Morning Musume '17 becomes Morning Musume '18.
 * February 9: Goto Sayaka leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * April 23:
 * Hashimoto Momoko leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * Kitagawa Ryo leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido.
 * May 29: Inoue Hikaru leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * June 13: Inaba Manaka joins Juice=Juice.
 * June 20: Ogata Haruna graduates from Morning Musume '18 and Hello! Project.
 * August 24: Horie Kizuki and Kanatsu Mizuki leave Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * September 6: Yoshizawa Hitomi is arrested for DUI and fleeing the scene of an accident.
 * September 28: Yoshizawa Hitomi retires from the entertainment industry.
 * October 3: Yamaki Risa joins College Cosmos.
 * October 19: Takase Kurumi becomes the leader of Ame no Mori Kawa Umi.
 * December 16: Iikubo Haruna graduates from Morning Musume '18 and Hello! Project.

Singles

 * January 28:
 * Hana ga Saku Taiyou Abite - Morning Musume '18 (digital release)
 * Morning Coffee (20th Anniversary Ver.) - Morning Musume 20th (digital release)
 * February 17: Hankouki! / Ice day Party - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido feat. Inaba Manaka (pre-sale; limited release)
 * February 21: Teion Yakedo / Shunrenka / I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ - Tsubaki Factory
 * March 28:
 * Kore Kara da! / Ashita Tenki ni Naare - Kobushi Factory
 * Furusato no Yume - Kamiishinaka Kana (general release)
 * April 18: SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo / Vivid Midnight - Juice=Juice
 * May 9: Nakenai ze・・・Kyoukan Sagi / Uraha=Lover / Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (2018 Acoustic Ver.) - ANGERME
 * June 13: Are you Happy? / A gonna - Morning Musume '18
 * July 17: Hyokkori Hyoutanjima - Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory (digital release)
 * July 18: Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai / Junjou cm / Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta - Tsubaki Factory
 * August 8: Kitto Watashi wa / Naseba Naru - Kobushi Factory
 * September 26: YEAH YEAH YEAH / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki - Hello Pro All Stars
 * October 24: Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara - Morning Musume '18
 * October 31: Tade Kuu Mushi mo Like it! / 46okunen LOVE - ANGERME

Digital Songs

 * July 21: Natsu Shougun - ANGERME
 * August 24: Matenai After Five / Kasa wo Sasu Senpai - Country Girls

Albums

 * February 7: Hatachi no Morning Musume - Morning Musume 20th
 * May 6: Rainbow×2 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei (pre-sale; limited release)
 * July 11: Engeki Joshibu "Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~" Original Soundtrack - Morning Musume '18
 * July 11: Rainbow×2 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei (general release)
 * August 1: Juice=Juice#2 -¡Una más!- - Juice=Juice
 * November 14: first bloom - Tsubaki Factory
 * December 12: Petit Best 19 - Hello! Project

DVD Singles

 * February 14: Event V "Kaite wa Keshite no "I Love You"" - Country Girls
 * April 8: Event V "Teion Yakedo / Shunrenka / I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~" - Tsubaki Factory
 * April 14: Event V "Kore Kara da! / Ashita Tenki ni Naare" - Kobushi Factory
 * May 13: Event V "SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo" - Juice=Juice
 * June 10: Event V "Nakenai ze・・・Kyoukan Sagi / Uraha=Lover / Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (2018 Acoustic Ver.)" - ANGERME
 * August 21: Event V "Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai / Junjou cm / Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta" - Tsubaki Factory
 * September 9: Event V "Are you Happy? / A gonna" - Morning Musume '18
 * October 7: Event V "Kitto Watashi wa / Naseba Naru" - Kobushi Factory
 * October 20: Event V "YEAH YEAH YEAH / Hana, Takenawa no Toki" - Hello Pro All Stars

DVDs/Blu-rays

 * January 17:
 * OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2017 ~SUMMER FACTORY~ (DVD)
 * The Girls Live Vol.39 (DVD)
 * January 24: Yumemiru Television (DVD)
 * February 21:
 * ANGERME Concert 2017 Autumn "Black & White" special ~Fuurinkazan~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * The Girls Live Vol.40 (DVD)
 * March 7:
 * Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 FINAL at Nippon Budokan ~Seven Squeeze!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * JK Ninja Girls (DVD)
 * Blanc - Makino Maria (Blu-ray)
 * March 14:
 * Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan (DVD)
 * The Girls Live Vol.41 (DVD)
 * Country Girls 3 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Minna Genki Shiteta?~ (DVD)
 * April 11: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Kudo Haruka Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * April 18:
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * The Girls Live Vol.42 (DVD)
 * April 25: Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~World Tour~ (DVD)
 * May 2: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER ~PERFECT SCORE・FULL SCORE~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * May 16: The Girls Live Vol.43 (DVD)
 * June 13: Tsubaki Factory One-Man LIVE ~First Blossom~ (DVD)
 * June 20: The Girls Live Vol.44 (DVD)
 * July 4: First REINA YOKOYAMA - Yokoyama Reina (Blu-ray)
 * July 18:
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018【Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium】 (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018【Morning Musume '18 Premium】 (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * August 15: The Girls Live Vol.46 (DVD)
 * September 5: Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory Premium Live 2018 Haru "KOBO" (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * September 12:
 * Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead SPECIAL~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * Toushindai - Funaki Musubu (Blu-ray)
 * The Girls Live Vol.47 (DVD)
 * September 19: Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~ (DVD)
 * October 3: ANGERME Concert Tour 2018 Haru Juunin Toiro + Final (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * October 10: The Girls Live Vol.48 (DVD)
 * October 17: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ (DVD)
 * October 24: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final Ogata Haruna Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * November 14: The Girls Live Vol.49 (DVD)
 * December 5: TBA - Fukumura Mizuki (Blu-ray)
 * December 12: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE・ONE FOR ALL~ (DVD & Blu-ray)

Concerts

 * January 2 - February 24: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER
 * January 25 - June 1: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead~
 * February 22: Tsubaki Factory One-Man LIVE ~First Blossom~
 * March 3 - March 17: ANGERME 2018 Haru Live House "Juunin Toiro"
 * March 11 - March 18: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 3gatsu ~Sakura~
 * March 17 - May 27: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
 * March 31 - April 1: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
 * April 7 - May 13: ANGERME Concert Tour 2018 Haru Juunin Toiro +
 * April 8 - December 8: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2018 ~SHINE! Kobushi Tamashii!~
 * Apri 15 - May 27: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2018 Haru "Hatsukoi"
 * April 28 - June 24: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead SPECIAL~
 * May 3 - May 5: Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory Premium Live 2018 Haru "KOBO"
 * May 6: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
 * May 28: ANGERME Concert Tour 2018 Haru Juunin Toiro + Final
 * June 2 - June 9: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~
 * June 3: ANGERME "France Paris Kouen"
 * June 12: Country Girls LIVE 2018 ~Minazuki!~
 * June 19: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final
 * June 20: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final Ogata Haruna Sotsugyou Special
 * June 29 - July 1: ANGERME Asia Tour
 * July 14 - September 1: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER
 * August 6: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~J=J Summer Special~
 * August 22: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~Kobushi Natsu Tamashii!!~
 * September 2 - December 9: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Esperanza~
 * September 8 - September 17: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 9gatsu ~Momiji~
 * September 8 - November 10: ANGERME Live Tour 2018 Aki Denkousekka
 * September 16 - December 1: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2018 Aki -Binetsu-
 * September 22 - December 16: Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~
 * October 10 - October 13: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Esperanza J=J DAY SPECIAL~
 * October 20 - October 21: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hello! Fes 2018
 * October 28 - November 23: ANGERME 2018 Aki "Denkousekka"
 * October 29: Juice=Juice LIVE 2018 at NIPPON BUDOKAN TRIANGROOOVE
 * November 10: MORNING MUSUME '18 Fall Concert Tour ~GET SET, GO!~ in Mexico City
 * November 11: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.7
 * December 15: Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ Final
 * December 16: Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ Final Iikubo Haruna Sotsugyou Special

Events

 * January 25: ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe "Kamiko Biyori in CLUB CITTA'"
 * February 14: CG VD ~S.C.N~
 * March 31 - April 1: Asobu. Kurasu. Sodateru. SATOYAMA & SATOUMI e Ikou 2018
 * April 29: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.7 Camellia Party e Youkoso!~
 * June 4: Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna・Nonaka Miki・Makino Maria・Haga Akane FC Event
 * June 14: Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna FC Event
 * June 16 - June 18: Inaba Manaka Fanclub Tour in Hokkaido ~Nokkori Toukibi Kee!~
 * August 20: Shin Unit Ohirome FC Event 2018 ~Natsu no Jin ZIN~
 * August 21: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.8 Summer Festival!~
 * August 23: Juice=Juice FC Event 2018 ~Miracle×Juice×Box×Enjoy Summer!~
 * August 24: Kobushi Factory FC Event 2018 ~SMILE! Kobushi Natsu Matsuri!~
 * August 31: Yamaki Risa to Tanoshimu! Real Dasshutsu Game Dai 2 Dan
 * September 9 - September 10: SATOYAMA Tour Dai 6 Dan! Kobushi Factory to Sugosu 1paku 2ka Bus Tour in Kumagaya
 * September 14: Morning Musume '18 FC Event ~Kessei Kinen Premoni Dai Kanshasai! 22 Nenme mo Ikimasshoi!~
 * October 4: ANGERME Murota Mizuki・Sasaki Rikako FC Event 2018
 * October 20 - October 21: SATOYAMA & SATOUMI with Nyaozane Matsuri in Kumagaya
 * October 21: Hello Pro All Stars Single Hatsubai Kinen Event ~Team Taikou Uta Gassen~
 * November 5: Country Girls 4 Shuunen Kinen Event ~forte~
 * November 26 - November 27: Morning Days Happy Holiday Iikubo Haruna Fanclub Tour in Kinugawa
 * December 2: Kobushi Factory Christmas FC Event 2018 ~Smile For You 2~

Birthday Events

 * January 9: Morning Musume '18 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
 * January 10: Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2018
 * January 15: Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2017
 * February 2: Morning Musume '18 Makino Maria Birthday Event
 * February 6: Country Girls Ozeki Mai Birthday Event 2018
 * February 13: Kobushi Factory Nomura Minami Birthday Event 2018
 * February 15: Morning Musume '18 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event
 * February 19: Morning Musume '18 / Country Girls Morito Chisaki Birthday Event
 * February 22: Morning Musume '18 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event
 * March 8: Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday Event 2018
 * March 27: Morning Musume '18 Haga Akane Birthday Event
 * March 28: Morning Musume '18 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 7~
 * April 2: Juice=Juice Miyazaki Yuka Birthday Event 2018
 * April 3: Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno Birthday Event 2018
 * April 10: ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2018
 * April 21: Juice=Juice Takagi Sayuki Birthday Event 2018
 * April 27: Kobushi Factory Hamaura Ayano Birthday Event 2018
 * May 7: Morning Musume '18 Sato Masaki Birthday Event
 * May 8: Juice=Juice Danbara Ruru Birthday Event 2018
 * May 21: ANGERME / Country Girls Funaki Musubu Birthday Event 2018
 * May 22: ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2018
 * June 8: ANGERME Nakanishi Kana Birthday Event 2018
 * June 13: ANGERME Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2018
 * July 2: Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko Birthday Event 2018
 * July 10: Morning Musume '18 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event
 * July 11: ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2018
 * July 18: Kobushi Factory Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2018
 * July 30: Tsubaki Factory Akiyama Mao Birthday Event 2018
 * August 1: ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2018
 * August 6: Kobushi Factory Hirose Ayaka Birthday Event 2018
 * September 3: Tsubaki Factory Asakura Kiki Birthday Event 2018
 * October 1: Tsubaki Factory Ono Mizuho Birthday Event 2018
 * October 9: Morning Musume '18 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event
 * October 15: Country Girls Yamaki Risa Birthday Event 2018
 * October 23: Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2018
 * October 30: Morning Musume '18 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event
 * November 5: Tsubaki Factory Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2018
 * November 6: ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2018
 * November 7: Morning Musume '18 Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event
 * November 19: Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2018
 * November 26: Tsubaki Factory Yamagishi Riko Birthday Event 2018
 * November 30: Morning Musume '18 Kaga Kaede Birthday Event
 * December 1: Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin Birthday Event 2018
 * December 7: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event 2018
 * December 8: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event 2018

Theater

 * June 1 - June 17: Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~
 * September 28 - October 8: Time Repeat ~Eien ni Kimi wo Omou~
 * November 29 - December 9: Attack No.1

Auditions

 * May 11: Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition begins.

Publications

 * January 1: Hello Pro Maruwakari BOOK 2018 WINTER
 * January 20: if - Ikuta Erina
 * February 2: Maria 17sai - Makino Maria
 * February 14: sketch me - Yamaki Risa
 * April 2: HELLO! PROJECT COMPLETE SINGLE BOOK 20th Anniversary Edition
 * April 27: 20th canvas - Ishida Ayumi
 * May 12: female - Iikubo Haruna
 * May 27: Fami Hello! PHOTOBOOK
 * June 9: Yanaming - Yanagawa Nanami
 * June 19: Morning Musume 20 Shuunen Kinen Official Book
 * June 27: THIS IS REINA - Yokoyama Reina
 * July 2: tomorrow - Kanazawa Tomoko
 * July 14: Hello!Project Visual Photobook 2018 Summer
 * August 7: Musubu Iro MUSUBU16 - Funaki Musubu
 * September 8: Sei, Sou - Nomura Minami
 * September 14:
 * Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY, BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.1"
 * Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY, BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.2"
 * Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY, BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.3"
 * October 6: Sankaku no Glass - Sato Masaki
 * October 15: Complex ni Sayounara! - Kumai Yurina & Minis? (Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, Kamikokuryo Moe, Funaki Musubu)
 * October 24: Moe - Kamikokuryo Moe
 * October 30: Makana - Fukumura Mizuki
 * December 1: KAKUSEI - Miyamoto Karin

Anniversaries

 * January 2: Kobushi Factory's 3rd anniversary
 * February 3: Juice=Juice's 5th anniversary
 * April 4: ANGERME's 9th anniversary
 * April 29: Tsubaki Factory's 3rd anniversary
 * September 14: Morning Musume's 21st anniversary
 * October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)
 * November 5: Country Girls' 4th anniversary