17th Generation Hello Pro Kenshuusei

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 17th generation includes: Kanazawa Tomoko, Ichioka Reina, Kaga Kaede, Kishimoto Yumeno, Makino Maria and Wada Sakurako.

Timeline

• February 3, 2013: Kanazawa Tomoko was added to Juice=Juice
• November 2013: Kanazawa Tomoko fully debuted into Juice=Juice.
• September 30, 2014: Makino Maria was added to Morning Musume.
• January 2, 2015: Wada Sakurako was added to Kobushi Factory.
• April 29, 2015: Kishimoto Yumeno was added to Tsubaki Factory.
• November 5, 2015: Wada Sakurako fully debuted into Kobushi Factory
• December 12, 2016: Kaga Kaede was added to Morning Musume.
• February 28, 2017: Kishimoto Yumeno fully debuted into Tsubaki Factory.

Trivia

• Ichioka Reina, Kishimoto Yumeno and Makino Maria participated in Morning Musume's 11th generation audition, and were finalists.
• 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!~