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Frances & Aiko (フランシス & 愛子) is a Japanese pop duo signed to Hello! Project Taiwan consisting of two young Chinese girls named Frances and Aiko. 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. They were deemed too young to participate in Ice Creamusume and didn't make the final cut.

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, even though they had both made it to the finals. Frances was only eight years of age and Aiko only a mere six.

However Tsunku stated he had special plans for the duo and they later appeared in January when 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. They were added to the official Hello! Project artist list in the beginning of March.

Trivia

 * They are the youngest group to ever join Hello! Project and it isn't likely that their title will ever be taken from them.