2020

2020 is the year in which Murota Mizuki and Funaki Musubu graduate from ANGERME and Hello! Project, Kobushi Factory disbands, and Miyamoto Karin graduates from Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.

In this year, many concerts, events, and releases across Hello! Project and UP-FRONT GROUP were cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Members

• January 1: Morning Musume '19 becomes Morning Musume '20.
• February 28: Oota Haruka is suspended from all activities.
• March 22: Murota Mizuki graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.
• March 30: 
  • Kobushi Factory disbands.
  • Hirose Ayaka, Nomura Minami, Hamaura Ayano, and Wada Sakurako graduate from Hello! Project.
• April 1: Inoue Rei joins Juice=Juice
• TBA: Miyamoto Karin graduates from Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.
• TBA: Funaki Musubu graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.

Singles

• January 15: Ishiki Takai Otome no Dilemma / Dakishimerarete Mitai - Tsubaki Factory
• January 22: KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way - Morning Musume '20
• March 4: Seishun no Hana / Start Line - Kobushi Factory
• April 1: Pop Music / Suki tte Itte yo - Juice=Juice

Digital Songs

• January 28: Kiiroi Sen no Uchigawa de Narande Omachi Kudasai - Kanazawa Tomoko
• March 23: Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (Acoustic Ver.) - Murota Mizuki

Albums

• January 8: Petit Best 20 2020 - Hello! Project

DVD Singles

• February 8:
  • Event V "Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi / Zenzen Okiagarenai SUNDAY" - ANGERME
  • Event V "Ishiki Takai Otome no Dilemma / Dakishimerarete Mitai" - Tsubaki Factory
• February 23:
  • Event V "KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way" - Morning Musume '20
• May 9:
  • Event V "Pop Music / Suki tte Itte yo"

DVDs/Blu-rays

• January 8: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2019 Aki ~Punching the air! Special~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
• January 22: The Girls Live Vol.63 (DVD)
• February 5: ANGERME 2019 Aki "Next Page" ~Katsuta Rina Sotsugyou Special~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
• February 12: The Girls Live Vol.64 (DVD)
• February 26: Reborn ~13nin no Tamashii wa Kami-sama no Yume wo Miru~ (DVD)
• March 11:
  • The Girls Live Vol.65 (DVD)
  • Country Girls Kessei 5 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Go for the future!!!!~ (DVD)
• March 25:
  • Miyamoto Karin LIVE TOUR ~Karing~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
  • Kobushi Ongaku Eizou Shuu (Blu-ray)
• April 1: ANGERME Live Tour 2019 Natsu Aki "Next Page" ~Nakanishi Kana Sotsugyou Special~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
• April 8: Country Girls Live 2019 ~Itooshikutte Gomen ne~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
• April 15: Juice=Juice CONCERT 2019 ~octopic!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
• May 20:
  • LIVE BEYOOOOOND1St (DVD & Blu-ray)
  • Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Blu-ray)
  • Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~ FINAL (DVD & Blu-ray)
• May 27: Hello! Project 2020 Winter HELLO! PROJECT IS [　　　　　] ~side A / side B~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
• July 8: Kobushi Factory Live 2020 ~The Final Ring!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
• August 19:
  • Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 【ANGERME Premium】 (Blu-ray)
  • Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 【Morning Musume '20 Premium】 (Blu-ray)

Concerts

• January 2 - February 24: Hello! Project 2020 Winter
• January 27 - February 19: Kanazawa Tomoko LIVE 2020 ~Rose Quartz~
• February 3 - February 9: Juice=Juice LIVE TOUR 2020 ~NEW SENSATION~
• February 9 - February 22: ANGERME Live Tour 2020 Fuyu Haru ROCK ON! LOCK ON!
• February 22: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2020 Haru Tsubaki
• March 8 - May 31: BEYOOOOONDS 1st LIVE TOUR 2020 ~Pop! Step! Zen Onpu!!~ (cancelled)
• March 14 - June 7: Morning Musume '20 Concert Tour Haru ~MOMM~ (cancelled)
• March 15 - March 20: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 3gatsu ~Tsumugu~ (cancelled)
• March 20 - March 22: Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 (concert held without audience)
• March 29 - April 5: Morning Musume '20 Dinner Show "Happy Night" (cancelled)
• March 30: Kobushi Factory Live 2020 ~The Final Ring!~ (concert held without audience)
• April 11 - May 23: ANGERME Concert Tour 2020 Haru LOCK ON! ROCK ON! (cancelled)
• April 25 - May 31: Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2020 ~Pop Juice Journey~ (cancelled)
• May 3 - May 31: Tsubaki Factory Concert Tour 2020 Haru CAMELLIA (cancelled)
• June 2: Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2020 ~Pop Juice Journey~ FINAL (cancelled)
• June 3: Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2020 ~Pop Juice Journey~ FINAL Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special (cancelled)
• June 12: ANGERME Concert Tour 2020 Haru LOCK ON! ROCK ON! ~Funaki Musubu Sotsugyou Special~ (cancelled)
• July 30 - August 8: ANGERME Live Tour 2020 Fuyu Haru ROCK ON! LOCK ON! (planned reschedule)

Events

• February 22 - February 23: Kobushi Factory Fanclub Tour "Smile For You!!!!!" in Shizuoka
• March 12:
  • Kobushi Factory Hirose Ayaka・Inoue Rei & Tsubaki Factory Ogata Risa FC Event 2020 (cancelled)
  • Kobushi Factory Hamaura Ayano FC Event 2020 (cancelled)

Birthday Events

• January 7: Morning Musume '20 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
• January 8: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event in Sapporo
• January 20: ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2020
• January 24: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event in Osaka
• February 3: Morning Musume '20 Makino Maria Birthday Event
• February 10: Kobushi Factory Nomura Minami Birthday Event 2020
• February 20: Morning Musume '20 Morito Chisaki Birthday Event
• February 25: Morning Musume '20 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event
• February 26: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Ichioka Reina Birthday Event 2020
• March 9: Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)
• March 16: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Takase Kurumi Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)
• March 18: Morning Musume '20 Haga Akane Birthday Event (cancelled)
• March 24: Morning Musume '20 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 9~ (cancelled)
• March 25: Morning Musume '20 Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event (cancelled)
• April 1: Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)
• April 22: Juice=Juice Takagi Sayuki Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)
• May 7: Morning Musume '20 Sato Masaki Birthday Event (cancelled)
• May 8: Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)
• May 12: ANGERME Funaki Musubu Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)

Theater

• October 9 - October 18: Arabeyooooonds Nights (postponed from April 17 - April 26 dates)

Auditions

ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~

• January 11: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ begins.
• February 15: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ application deadline.
• March 12: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ first round completed.
• April 17: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ second round completed.

Publications

• January 1: Hello Pro Maruwakari BOOK 2020 WINTER
• January 2: You ~You make me~ - Inoue Rei
• January 7: believe in oneself - Ishida Ayumi
• February 2: Maria19 - Makino Maria
• March 7: Akane - Haga Akane
• April 20: SAKURA COLOR - Oda Sakura
• May 1: KESSYO - Funaki Musubu
• May 13: R-21 - Yamagishi Riko
• May 20: RIN - Miyamoto Karin
• May 28: Rikako -Shoujo, Dai Ni Shou- - Sasaki Rikako
• June 12: Mei - Yamazaki Mei
• June 25: Yuhane - Yamazaki Yuhane
• July 10: Homare - Okamura Homare

Anniversaries

• January 2: Kobushi Factory's formation 5th anniversary
• January 28: Morning Musume's major debut 22nd anniversary
• February 3: Juice=Juice's formation 7th anniversary
• February 22: Tsubaki Factory's major debut 3rd anniversary
• April 4: ANGERME's formation 11th anniversary
• April 29: Tsubaki Factory's formation 5th anniversary
• May 26: ANGERME's major debut 10th anniversary
• August 7: BEYOOOOONDS's major debut 1st anniversary
• September 11: Juice=Juice's major debut 7th anniversary
• September 14: Morning Musume's formation 23rd anniversary
• October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)
• October 19: BEYOOOOONDS's formation 2nd anniversary