BEYOOOOONDS

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Information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Japanese Pop
Group Color	BEYOOOOONDS; Green (December 2018-present); CHICA#TETSU; Yellow-green (October 2018-present); Ame no Mori Kawa Umi; Yellow (October 2018-present)
Years Active	2018–present
Labels	UP-FRONT WORKS (2018–)
Agency	UP-FRONT PROMOTION
Associated Acts	Hello Pro Kenshuusei
Current Members	CHICA#TETSU; Ichioka Reina (2017–); Shimakura Rika (2018–); Nishida Shiori (2018–); Eguchi Saya (2018–); Ame no Mori Kawa Umi; Takase Kurumi (2017–); Maeda Kokoro (2018–); Yamazaki Yuhane (2018–); Okamura Minami (2018–); Kiyono Momohime (2017–); Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition Winners; Hirai Miyo (2018–); Kobayashi Honoka (2018–); Satoyoshi Utano (2018–)

BEYOOOOONDS (ビヨーンズ) is a Japanese pop group under Hello! Project that was formed in October 2018 as a collective of three groups, the first two of which consist of former Hello Pro Kenshuusei members:^[1]^[2]

CHICA#TETSU (チカ＃テツ; Philosophical Girls)
Ame no Mori Kawa Umi (雨ノ森川海; Rain Forest River Ocean, officially abbreviated as RFRO)
Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition winners

MembersEdit

Main article: BEYOOOOONDS Members

CHICA#TETSUEdit

CHICA#TETSU Logo

Ichioka Reina	Shimakura Rika
Nishida Shiori	Eguchi Saya

Ichioka Reina (一岡伶奈; Light Blue)
Shimakura Rika (島倉りか; Lavender)
Nishida Shiori (西田汐里; Hot Pink)
Eguchi Saya (江口紗耶; Daisy)

Ame no Mori Kawa UmiEdit

Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Logo

Takase Kurumi	Maeda Kokoro	Yamazaki Yuhane
Okamura Minami	Kiyono Momohime

Takase Kurumi (高瀬くるみ; Mint Green)
Maeda Kokoro (前田こころ; Sea Blue)
Yamazaki Yuhane (山﨑夢羽; Italian Red)
Okamura Minami (岡村美波; Pink)
Kiyono Momohime (清野桃々姫; Orange)

Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition WinnersEdit

Hirai Miyo

Kobayashi Honoka

Satoyoshi Utano

Hirai Miyo (平井美葉; Purple)
Kobayashi Honoka (小林萌花; Green)
Satoyoshi Utano (里吉うたの; Medium Blue)

HistoryEdit

2017-2018: FormationEdit

On May 5, 2017, Hello Pro Kenshuusei held their annual test event where UP-FRONT PROMOTION representative director Nishiguchi Takeshi suddenly decided that several members including Ichioka Reina, Takase Kurumi, and Kiyono Momohime would debut from the trainee program, with the latter two forming a "new section" that was focused on theater but different from Engeki Joshibu.^[3]^[4] On June 26, 2017, through a special episode of Hello! Project Station, it was then revealed that Ichioka would debut as the leader of a new group, and that additional members would be found in the future.^[5]^[6]^[7]

On March 30, 2018, an update on the group was posted to the official Hello! Project website, announcing that the group featuring Ichioka would be a "performance group" that aims to elevate singing and dancing through physical expression, while the new section including Takase and Kiyono would become a second new group with the image of a "small theater troupe" that uses expressive power and theatrical elements in their singing and dancing, and both groups would begin activities sometime in the summer or fall.^[8] On the same day, it was announced that an audition to find members for the new groups was slated to begin in late April.^[9] Following a postponement, the Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition finally began on May 11.^[10]

On June 9, 2018, during the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ at Zepp Tokyo, it was announced that Shimakura Rika, Nishida Shiori, and Eguchi Saya would join the performance group and Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, and Okamura Minami would join the theater group, with the possibility of more members being added to both groups following the conclusion of the ongoing audition.^[11] Two days later, it was announced that both groups would make their stage debut in the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER concert tour beginning on July 14.^[12]

On July 14, 2018, all of the members' profiles were removed from the Hello Pro Kenshuusei page on the official Hello! Project site, indicating they are no longer trainees.

On October 19, 2018, the groups' names were revealed as CHICA#TETSU and Ame no Mori Kawa Umi. Together they would form a collective group named BEYOOOOONDS, and instead of the Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition winners joining either of the two groups, they would become part of BEYOOOOONDS.^[1]^[2]

On December 3, 2018, during the BEYOOOOONDS Ouen Kikaku FC Event 2018 ~Fuyu no Jin ZIN~ at Yamano Hall, the winners of the Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition were revealed as Satoyoshi Utano, Kobayashi Honoka, and Hirai Miyo^[13] and the members were given their image colors.^[14] BEYOOOOONDS would begin activities as 12 members in the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER concert tour.^[15]

2019Edit

On February 5, six members (Ichioka Reina, Shimakura Rika, Takase Kurumi, Maeda Kokoro, Hirai Miyo, and Satoyoshi Utano) appeared as back-up dancers for Suzuki Airi during her cover performance of Rats & Stars' "Megumi no Hito" on Utacon.^[16]

Group Name OriginsEdit

BEYOOOOONDS

The name was chosen with hopes of the group growing freely towards the future, beyond their existing framework, with the group aiming for an ever-changing appearance similar to slime.^[1]

CHICA#TETSU

Chica is Spanish for "girl" and tetsu (哲) means "philosophy". The two words were brought together to create a group name that means "girls who think deeply of things".^[1]

Ame no Mori Kawa Umi

The name represents sources of life such as nature, and each of the founding group members has a part of their name with a meaning related to nature: kurumi (くるみ) meaning "walnut" from Takase Kurumi, ta (田) meaning "rice field" from Maeda Kokoro, hane (羽) meaning "feather" from Yamazaki Yuhane, oka (岡) meaning "hill" and nami (波) meaning "wave" from Okamura Minami, and momo (桃) meaning "peach" from Kiyono Momohime.^[1]

DiscographyEdit

Main article: BEYOOOOONDS Discography

Original SongsEdit

BEYOOOOONDS

[2018] Megane no Otoko no Ko (眼鏡の男の子; The Boy with Glasses)
[2018] Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi (文化祭実行委員長の恋; Cultural Festival Committee Executive Chairman's Love)
[2019] Atsui (アツイ; Hot)

CHICA#TETSU

[2019] Toei Oedo Sen no Roppongi Eki de Dakishimete (都営大江戸線の六本木駅で抱きしめて; Hold Me at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo Line)

Ame no Mori Kawa Umi

[2019] GIRL ZONE

WorksEdit

TheaterEdit

[2018] Time Repeat ~Eien ni Kimi wo Omou~ - Ame no Mori Kawa Umi
[2018] Attack No.1 - CHICA#TETSU
[2019] Fushigi no Kuni no Alice Tachi

TriviaEdit

Ichioka Reina has been in Hello Pro Kenshuusei the longest out of all the members, having joined the program in December 2012.
All the members are born between 1999 and 2004, making this the second group to have all members born after Hello! Project's formation.
Three of the five members of Ame no Mori Kawa Umi have previous idol experience as local idols.

Total Sales CountEdit

Year	Group Sales	Collaboration Sales	Total Sales
2019	N/A	N/A	N/A

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "新グループ、グループ名決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-10-19.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "ハロー！プロジェクト新グループ、グループ名決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2018-10-19.
↑ "『Hello! Project 研修生発表会2017 ～春の公開実力診断テスト～』" (in Japanese). Araken Official Blog. 2017-05-05.
↑ Hirose Ayaka. "涙、涙に包まれて。、大好き♡広瀬彩海" (in Japanese). Kobushi Factory Official Blog. 2017-05-05.
↑ "ハロ！ステ号外～ハロー！プロジェクト2017新体制決定スペシャル～" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2017-06-26.
↑ "ハロー！プロジェクト新体制について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-06-26.
↑ "[EN] Concerning the new organization in Hello! Project." UP-FRONT LINK. 2017-06-26.
↑ "「一岡伶奈がリーダーの新グループ」「高瀬くるみ・清野桃々姫の新セクション」について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-03-30.
↑ "オーディション開催のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-03-30.
↑ "ハロー！プロジェクト“ONLY YOU”オーディション開催のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-05-11.
↑ Yamagishi Riko. ""発表！"山岸理子" (in Japanese). Tsubaki Factory Official Blog. 2018-06-09.
↑ "「一岡伶奈がリーダーを務める新グループ」「高瀬くるみ・清野桃々姫の在籍する新セクションのグループ」にハロプロ研修生から第一次メンバーの加入が決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
↑ "BEYOOOOONDS 加入メンバー決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-12-03.
↑ Ichioka Reina. "発表！！一岡伶奈" (in Japanese). CHICA#TETSU Official Blog. 2018-12-03.
↑ "ハロプロの新グループ BEYOOOOONDS、新メンバー3名の加入を発表" (in Japanese). Dwango.jp news. 2018-12-03.
↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgQiamhPE_/

External LinksEdit

BEYOOOOONDS
Members
CHICA#TETSU	Ichioka Reina (Leader) \| Shimakura Rika \| Nishida Shiori \| Eguchi Saya
Ame no Mori Kawa Umi	Takase Kurumi (Leader) \| Maeda Kokoro \| Yamazaki Yuhane \| Okamura Minami \| Kiyono Momohime
"ONLY YOU" Audition Winners	Hirai Miyo \| Kobayashi Honoka \| Satoyoshi Utano
Discography
Singles	TBA
Other Singles	Collaborations: YEAH YEAH YEAH / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki
Concerts & Events
Concerts	TBA
Other Concerts & Events
Hello! Project Concerts	Winter Tours: 2019 Summer Tours: 2018 Hallo! Fes: 2018 COUNTDOWN PARTY: 2018
Units & Other Acts
Associated Acts	Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Members
25th Generation	Ono Kotomi \| Yonemura Kirara
26th Generation	Hashisako Rin
27th Generation	Matsunaga Riai \| Yamada Ichigo \| Nakayama Natsume
28th Generation	Tamenaga Shion \| Kubota Nanami \| Shutto Anna \| Kanemitsu Ruru \| Matsubara Yuriya
29th Generation	Saito Madoka \| Kusunoki Mei \| Onoda Karin
Former Members
1st Generation	Korenaga Miki \| Kawashima Miyuki \| Okada Yui \| Noto Arisa \| Morozuka Kanami \| Aoki Erina \| Tanaka Anri \| Ohse Kaede \| Sengoku Minami \| Sawada Yuri \| Muto Mika \| Hashida Mirei \| Furukawa Konatsu \| Hashimoto Aina \| Ooyanagi Maho \| Akiyama Yurika \| Okada Robin Shouko \| Arihara Kanna \| Goto Yuki \| Sainen Mia \| Mori Saki \| Yutoku Ayumi \| Kitahara Sayaka \| Wada Ayaka \| Maeda Yuuka \| Fukuda Kanon \| Saho Akari \| Okai Asuna \| Sekine Azusa \| Ogawa Saki \| Maeda Irori \| Arai Manami
2nd Generation	Mano Erina \| Ogura Manami \| Komine Momoka
3rd Generation	Kikkawa Yuu
4th Generation	Fukumura Mizuki \| Kaneko Rie \| Takeuchi Akari
5th Generation	Miyamoto Karin
6th Generation	Sezaki Azusa \| Sato Ayano
7th Generation	Hirano Tomomi \| Katsuta Rina
8th Generation	Takagi Sayuki
9th Generation	Tanabe Nanami
10th Generation	Kizawa Runa \| Nagasawa Wakana \| Kudo Haruka
11th Generation	Yoshihashi Kurumi \| Hamaura Ayano \| Taguchi Natsumi
12th Generation	Otsuka Aina \| Mogi Minami \| Ogawa Rena
13th Generation	Yamaga Kanae \| Oda Sakura
14th Generation	Kosuga Fuyuka \| Uemura Akari
15th Generation	Okamura Rise \| Murota Mizuki
16th Generation	Yamagishi Riko \| Nomura Minami
17th Generation	Kanazawa Tomoko \| Ichioka Reina \| Kaga Kaede \| Kishimoto Yumeno \| Makino Maria \| Wada Sakurako
18th Generation	Sasaki Rikako
19th Generation	Tanaka Karen \| Inaba Manaka \| Mikame Kana \| Fujii Rio \| Mashiro Kana \| Inoue Hikaru
20th Generation	Yamaki Risa \| Niinuma Kisora \| Yokogawa Yumei \| Oura Hirona \| Dambara Ruru \| Haga Akane \| Funaki Musubu
21st Generation	Aikawa Maho \| Takemura Miu \| Saito Kana
22nd Generation	Hashimoto Nagisa \| Horie Kizuki \| Shimano Momoko \| Ogata Risa \| Hirose Ayaka \| Tanimoto Ami \| Inoue Rei \| Asakura Kiki \| Onoda Saori
23rd Generation	Takase Kurumi
24th Generation	Ono Mizuho \| Nakano Rion \| Yanagawa Nanami \| Maeda Kokoro \| Akiyama Mao \| Kanatsu Mizuki \| Kasahara Momona \| Okamoto Honoka
25th Generation	Noguchi Kurumi \| Kodama Sakiko \| Kiyono Momohime
26th Generation	Kawamura Ayano \| Yokoyama Reina \| Yoshida Marie \| Nishida Shiori \| Yamazaki Yuhane
27th Generation	Shimakura Rika \| Hibi Marina \| Eguchi Saya \| Doi Rena \| Okamura Minami
28th Generation	Hashimoto Momoko \| Goto Sayaka
Transfer Student	Linlin

Discography
Indies Singles	1. Kanojo ni Naritai!!! \| 2. Ten Made Nobore! \| 3. Oheso no Kuni Kara Konnichiwa / Ten Made Nobore! (DVD single)
Soundtrack Singles	Karen na Gasshoudan
Campaign Singles	Sora ga Aru \| Mottainai Baasan Ondo
Albums	1. ① Let's say "Hello!" \| 2. Rainbow×2

Concerts & Events
Shinji Kouen Concerts	2007: May \| August \| November 2008: March \| June \| September \| November 2009: April \| June \| September \| November 2010: March \| June \| November
Happyoukai Concerts	2011: September 2012: March \| June \| September \| December 2013: March \| June \| September \| December 2014: February/March \| June \| September \| November/December 2015: March \| June \| September \| November/December 2016: February/March \| June \| September \| December 2017: March \| June \| September \| December 2018: March \| June \| September \| December 2019: March Test Events: 2013 \| 2014 \| 2015 \| 2016 \| 2017 \| 2018
Other Concerts	2010nen Hello! Pro Egg Norimen Live 2gatsu

Units & Other Groups
Sub-Units & Groups	Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai \| Shugo Chara Egg! \| Kashou Egg
Debuted Acts (within UP-FRONT)	THE Possible \| Mano Erina \| S/mileage \| Kikkawa Yuu \| Up Up Girls (Kari) \| Juice=Juice \| Kobushi Factory \| Tsubaki Factory \| BEYOOOOONDS
Associated Acts	v-u-den \| ℃-ute \| Morning Musume \| Ongaku Gatas \| MilkyWay \| High-King \| Aa! \| Shin Minimoni \| Reborn Eleven \| Jurin \| Country Girls

[hpannounce-20181019-0] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "新グループ、グループ名決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-10-19.

[harosute-20181019-1] 2.0 ^2.1 "ハロー！プロジェクト新グループ、グループ名決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2018-10-19.

[2] "『Hello! Project 研修生発表会2017 ～春の公開実力診断テスト～』" (in Japanese). Araken Official Blog. 2017-05-05.

[3] Hirose Ayaka. "涙、涙に包まれて。、大好き♡広瀬彩海" (in Japanese). Kobushi Factory Official Blog. 2017-05-05.

[4] "ハロ！ステ号外～ハロー！プロジェクト2017新体制決定スペシャル～" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2017-06-26.

[5] "ハロー！プロジェクト新体制について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-06-26.

[6] "[EN] Concerning the new organization in Hello! Project." UP-FRONT LINK. 2017-06-26.

[7] "「一岡伶奈がリーダーの新グループ」「高瀬くるみ・清野桃々姫の新セクション」について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-03-30.

[8] "オーディション開催のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-03-30.

[9] "ハロー！プロジェクト“ONLY YOU”オーディション開催のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-05-11.

[10] Yamagishi Riko. ""発表！"山岸理子" (in Japanese). Tsubaki Factory Official Blog. 2018-06-09.

[11] "「一岡伶奈がリーダーを務める新グループ」「高瀬くるみ・清野桃々姫の在籍する新セクションのグループ」にハロプロ研修生から第一次メンバーの加入が決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.

[12] "BEYOOOOONDS 加入メンバー決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-12-03.

[13] Ichioka Reina. "発表！！一岡伶奈" (in Japanese). CHICA#TETSU Official Blog. 2018-12-03.

[14] "ハロプロの新グループ BEYOOOOONDS、新メンバー3名の加入を発表" (in Japanese). Dwango.jp news. 2018-12-03.

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BEYOOOOONDS, December 2018
Information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Japanese Pop
Group Color	BEYOOOOONDS Green (December 2018-present) CHICA#TETSU Yellow-green (October 2018-present) Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Yellow (October 2018-present)
Years Active	2018–present
Labels	UP-FRONT WORKS (2018–)
Agency	UP-FRONT PROMOTION
Associated Acts	Hello Pro Kenshuusei
Current Members	CHICA#TETSU Ichioka Reina (2017–) Shimakura Rika (2018–) Nishida Shiori (2018–) Eguchi Saya (2018–) Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Takase Kurumi (2017–) Maeda Kokoro (2018–) Yamazaki Yuhane (2018–) Okamura Minami (2018–) Kiyono Momohime (2017–) Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition Winners Hirai Miyo (2018–) Kobayashi Honoka (2018–) Satoyoshi Utano (2018–)

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