2021

2021, following 2020, is the year in which concerts, events, and releases across Hello! Project and UP-FRONT GROUP continued to be affected in some way due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Members

• January 1: Morning Musume '20 becomes Morning Musume '21.
• January 24:
  • Hirai Miyo, Kobayashi Honoka, and Satoyoshi Utano form the BEYOOOOONDS sub-unit, SeasoningS.
  • Hirai Miyo becomes leader of SeasoningS.

Singles

• March 3: Gekikara LOVE / Now Now Ningen / Konna Hazu ja Nakatta!
• March 24: DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo

Albums

• February 10: Hello! Project no Zenkyoku kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol.7

DVDs/Blu-rays

• January 20: ANGERME Clips I (Blu-ray)
• January 27:
  • Eizou The Morning Musume 9 ~Single M Clips~ (Blu-ray)
  • Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~Tsubaki Factory Premium~ (Blu-ray)
• February 24: Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~ANGERME Premium~ (Blu-ray)
• March 3: Arabeyooooonds Nights (DVD)
• March: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 12gatsu ~Hikari~ (DVD)

Concerts

• January 2 to February 28: Hello! Project 2021 Winter ~STEP BY STEP~

Events

• January 22 to 29: Morning Musume '21 Fukumura Mizuki・Ikuta Erina FC Event Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~10 Shunen wo Mukaete~
• February 24: ANGERME Kawana Rin・Tamenaga Shion・Matsumoto Wakana FC Event 2021 ~Sannin Kanjo to Odairi-sama~

Birthday Events

• January 8: Morning Musume '21 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
• January 19: ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2021
• February 2: Morning Musume '21 Makino Maria Birthday Event
• February 19: Morning Musume '21 Morito Chisaki Birthday Event
• February 22: Morning Musume '21 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event
• February 25: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Ichioka Reina Birthday Event 2021

Theater

• Spring: Nemureru Mori no Biyo

Auditions

• January 22: Hello! Project "Juice=Juice" "Tsubaki Factory" Goudou Shin Member Audition begins.
• March 1: Hello! Project "Juice=Juice" "Tsubaki Factory" Goudou Shin Member Audition application deadline.

Publications

• January 2: Utano Biyori - Satoyoshi Utano
• January 15: To be myself - Nonaka Miki
• February 2: Maria Hatachi - Makino Maria
• March 16: Kurumi Iro - Takase Kurumi

Anniversaries

• January 28: Morning Musume's major debut 23rd anniversary
• February 3: Juice=Juice's formation 8th anniversary
• February 22: Tsubaki Factory's major debut 4th anniversary
• April 4: ANGERME's formation 12th anniversary
• April 29: Tsubaki Factory's formation 6th anniversary
• May 26: ANGERME's major debut 11th anniversary
• August 7: BEYOOOOONDS's major debut 2nd anniversary
• September 11: Juice=Juice's major debut 8th anniversary
• September 14: Morning Musume's formation 24th anniversary
• October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)
• October 19: BEYOOOOONDS's formation 3rd anniversary