17th Generation Hello Pro Kenshuusei

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The 17th Generation Hello Pro Kenshuusei members were announced on November 20, 2012 and were officially introduced on December 9, 2012 at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2012 ~12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~.

The generation consists of six members:

• Kanazawa Tomoko (金澤朋子)
• Ichioka Reina (一岡伶奈)
• Kaga Kaede (加賀楓)
• Kishimoto Yumeno (岸本ゆめの)
• Makino Maria (牧野真莉愛)
• Wada Sakurako (和田桜子)

As of May 2017, all the members have debuted in Hello! Project.

Timeline[]

• November 20, 2012: Joined
• February 3, 2013: Kanazawa Tomoko joins Juice=Juice
• November 2013: Kanazawa Tomoko completes her training and leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei with the rest of Juice=Juice.
• September 30, 2014: Makino Maria debuts in Morning Musume.
• January 2, 2015: Wada Sakurako joins Kobushi Factory.
• April 29, 2015: Kishimoto Yumeno joins Tsubaki Factory.
• November 5, 2015: Wada Sakurako completes her training and leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei with the rest of Kobushi Factory.
• December 12, 2016: Kaga Kaede joins Morning Musume.
• February 28, 2017: Kishimoto Yumeno completes her training and leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei with the rest of Tsubaki Factory.
• May 5, 2017: Ichioka Reina debuts and leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei with Takase Kurumi and Kiyono Momohime. 
• June 9. 2018: Ichioka Reina's group is formed. 
• October 19, 2018: Ichioka Reina's group is named CHICA#TETSU as a sub-unit of BEYOOOOONDS.
• August 2, 2019: Ichioka Reina makes her major debut alongside the rest of BEYOOOOONDS.

Trivia[]

• Ichioka Reina, Kishimoto Yumeno, and Makino Maria participated in Morning Musume's 11th generation audition and were finalists. Kaga Kaede and Wada Sakurako also participated in the audition, but were eliminated in the third round. 
• Kanazawa Tomoko is the only member who never participated in a Morning Musume audition.
• All 6 members did a dance performance of "What’s Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~" at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2012 ~12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~.
• They are the first generation, with more than two members, to have all its members debut in Hello! Project.
• All 6 members performed "Momoiro Sparkling" at the Hello! Project 2020 Winter HELLO! PROJECT IS [　　　　　] ~side A~.

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