2016

2016 is the year Suzuki Kanon graduates from Morning Musume '16 and Hello! Project, and Tamura Meimi graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.

Members

 * January 1: Morning Musume '15 becomes Morning Musume '16.
 * January 15: Noguchi Kurumi, Ono Kotomi, Kodama Sakiko, Yonemura Kirara, Kiyono Momohime join Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * March 24: Takemura Miu completes her training within Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * April 1: Natsuyaki Miyabi New Group is formed.
 * May 30: Tamura Meimi graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.
 * May 31: Suzuki Kanon graduates from Morning Musume '16 and Hello! Project.

Singles

 * January 27: Doushiyou, Watashi / Ichigo Ichie - Ciao Bella Cinquetti
 * February 3: Next is you! / Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai - NEXT YOU / Juice=Juice
 * February 14:
 * Shooting Star ((Kari) Ver.) - Up Up Girls (Kari)
 * You're the best ((Kari) Ver.) - Up Up Girls (Kari)
 * February 17: Sakura Night Fever / Chotto Guchoku ni! Chototsu Moushin / Osu! Kobushi Tamashii - Kobushi Factory
 * February 24: Takaramono / Itsuwari - LoVendoЯ
 * March 2: Otona no Jijou - NEXT YOU (digital single)
 * March 9: Boogie Woogie LOVE / Koi wa Magnet / Ranrarun ~Anata ni Muchuu~ - Country Girls
 * April 5: Party People Alien / Seven☆Peace - Up Up Girls (Kari)
 * April 20: Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? / Summer Wind / Jinsei wa STEP! - ℃-ute
 * April 27: Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku / Itoshima Distance / Koi Nara Tokku ni Hajimatteru - ANGERME
 * May 11: Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi - Morning Musume '16

Albums

 * March 19:
 * Tsubaki Factory SOUND + VISION Vol.1 - Tsubaki Factory (pre-sale; limited release)
 * Get Ready - Girls Beat!!
 * May 18: Tsubaki Factory SOUND + VISION Vol.1 - Tsubaki Factory (general release)
 * June 1: Engeki Joshibu Musical "Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!" Original Soundtrack - Country Girls and Tsubaki Factory

DVD Singles

 * February 7:
 * Event V "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi" - Morning Musume '15
 * Event V "ENDLESS SKY" - Morning Musume '15
 * Event V "One and Only" - Morning Musume '15
 * February 28:
 * Event V "Next is you!" - NEXT YOU
 * Event V "Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai" - Juice=Juice

DVDs/Blu-rays

 * January 20:
 * The Girls Live Vol.18 (DVD)
 * Yuubae - Fukumura Mizuki (BD)
 * February 3:
 * ℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~¡Vamos a México!~ (DVD)
 * Thank You Very Berry (DVD)
 * February 17: The Girls Live Vol.19 (DVD)
 * February 24: ℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Aki ~℃an't STOP!!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * February 28:
 * Morning Musume '16 Haga Akane Birthday DVD 2016
 * Country Girls Tsugunaga Momoko Birthday DVD 2016
 * Kobushi Factory Fujii Rio Birthday DVD 2016
 * Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday DVD 2016
 * March 2:
 * Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 in Taipei & Hong Kong (DVD)
 * ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran" (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * March 9: The Girls Live Vol.20 (DVD)
 * March 12: Morning Musume '16 Oda Sakura Birthday DVD 2016
 * March 19:
 * ANGERME Aikawa Maho Birthday DVD 2016
 * Kobushi Factory Ogawa Rena Birthday DVD 2016
 * March 23: Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * April 2: Morning Musume '16 Suzuki Kanon Sotsugyou Memorial - Suzuki Kanon (DVD)
 * April 6: Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * April 20:
 * The Girls Live Vol.21 (DVD)
 * Morning Musume '15 Sayashi Riho Solo Special Live (DVD)
 * April 27: Hello! Project 2016 WINTER ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
 * May 11: Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu (DVD)

Concerts

 * 2015 - March 27: Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code2→NEXT to YOU~
 * 2015 - January 30: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2015 ~ The First Ring! ~
 * January 2 - February 20: Hello! Project 2016 WINTER ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~
 * February 7 - April 17: ANGERME Live Tour 2016 Haru "Kyuui Ittai"
 * February 13 - March 6: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2016 2gatsu・3gatsu ~SINGING!~
 * March 12 - May 28: Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~
 * March 19 - March 20: Hello! Project Hina Fest 2016
 * April 2 - June 19: Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code3→Growing!~
 * April 2 - June 20: ℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Haru ~℃ONCERTO~
 * April 16 - June 5: Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code3 Special→Growing Up!~
 * April 16 - June 19: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2016 Haru ~The Cheering Party!~
 * May 5: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2016 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
 * May 5 - May 21: ANGERME Concert Tour 2016 Haru "Kyuui Ittai"
 * May 14 - June 26: Country Girls Live Tour 2016 Haru Natsu
 * May 21 - May 22: ℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~Let's go to Hong Kong & Taipei!~
 * May 30: ANGERME Concert Tour 2016 Haru "Kyuui Ittai" ~Tamura Meimi Sotsugyou Special~
 * May 31: Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~ Suzuki Kanon Sotsugyou Special
 * June 4 - June 12: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2016 6gatsu ~EXCITING~
 * July 16 - September 3: Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER
 * August 25: Buono! Festa 2016

Events

 * February 25: ANGERME Shin Member Kamikokuryo Moe Ohirome Event ~Kamiko Shiren!? no 4-ban Shoubu~
 * March 19 - March 20: Asobu. Kurasu. Sodateru. SATOYAMA & SATOUMI e Ikou 2016
 * March 23: ANGERME Nakanishi Kana・Takeuchi Akari・Katsuta Rina・Tamura Meimi FC Event ~Amerika Party☆Quad◯◯◯◯2016 Haru~
 * April 18 - April 20: Hello Pro ANNEX ~Kobushi x Tsubaki = Sweet♪~
 * May 13: ANGERME Nakanishi Kana・Takeuchi Akari・Katsuta Rina・Tamura Meimi FC Event ~Amerika Party☆Quad Okawari 2016~
 * May 17: Morning Musume '16 Suzuki Kanon Solo Special Live
 * May 27: Morning Musume '16 Suzuki Kanon FC Event
 * June 25 - 26: Cutie Kankousha Fanclub Tour Yajima Maimi & Nakajima Saki no "Shimashima Tabi" in Shirakabako

Birthday Events

 * January 7: Morning Musume '16 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
 * January 25: ANGERME Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event ~Shinnenkai ja nai yo! Birthday Event da yo! Minna de Akari wo Iwaundaa!!!~
 * February 2: Morning Musume '16 Makino Maria Birthday Event
 * February 5: ℃-ute Nakajima Saki Birthday Event 2016
 * February 7: ℃-ute Yajima Maimi & Hagiwara Mai Birthday Event 2016
 * February 10: Country Girls Ozeki Mai Birthday Event 2016
 * February 15: Morning Musume '16 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event
 * February 19: Country Girls Morito Chisaki Birthday Event 2016
 * February 24: Kobushi Factory Nomura Minami Birthday Event 2016
 * March 4: Kobushi Factory Fujii Rio Birthday Event 2016
 * March 5 - March 6: Momochi no Otanjoubi Kai ~Otomomochi Zenin Shugo 2016~
 * March 8: Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday Event 2016
 * March 22: Morning Musume '16 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 5~
 * March 28: ANGERME Aikawa Maho Birthday Event 2016
 * March 29: Kobushi Factory Ogawa Rena Birthday Event 2016
 * March 30: Morning Musume '16 Haga Akane Birthday Event
 * April 4: Juice=Juice Miyazaki Yuka Birthday Event 2016
 * April 7: ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2016
 * April 12: ℃-ute Suzuki Airi Birthday Event 2016
 * April 24: Kobushi Factory Hamaura Ayano Birthday Event 2016
 * April 28: Juice=Juice Takagi Sayuki Birthday Event 2016
 * May 10: Country Girls Funaki Musubu Birthday Event 2016
 * May 20: Morning Musume '16 Sato Masaki Birthday Event
 * June 3: ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2016

Theater

 * March 25 - May 29: Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!
 * June 11 - June 26: Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa

Auditions

 * January 7: Morning Musume '16 Shinseki Audition begins
 * February 14: Morning Musume '16 Shinseki Audition - application deadline
 * March 3: Morning Musume '16 Shinseki Audition first round ends
 * April 1: 2015 Natsuyaki Miyabi Shin Group Member Audition results announced

Media

 * January 21: GREEN ROOM ends
 * January 28: Girls Night Out premieres
 * February 6: Budokan premieres on Fuji TV.
 * February 10: Budokan premieres on BS SKY PerfecTV!

Publications

 * January 2: Hello Pro Maruwakari BOOK 2016 WINTER
 * January 30: Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~ Nippon Budokan LIVE Mini Shashinshuu
 * February 27: Harukaze - Kudo Haruka
 * March 12: Bijutsu de Meguru Nihon Saihakken ~Ukiyo-e・Nihonga Kara Butsuzo Made~ - Wada Ayaka
 * March 19: Hello Pro Maruwakari Yojijukugo
 * March 26: 17sai no Ketsudan - Sayashi Riho

Others

 * September 10: ℃-ute Day (℃-ute no Hi)
 * September 14: Morning Musume's 19th anniversary
 * October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)