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.

As of 2017, all six members will have debuted in Hello! Project.

Timeline

• February 3, 2013: Kanazawa Tomoko joins Juice=Juice
• November 2013: Kanazawa Tomoko fully debuts in Juice=Juice.
• September 30, 2014: Makino Maria joins Morning Musume.
• January 2, 2015: Wada Sakurako joins Kobushi Factory.
• April 29, 2015: Kishimoto Yumeno joins Tsubaki Factory.
• November 5, 2015: Wada Sakurako fully debuts in Kobushi Factory
• December 12, 2016: Kaga Kaede joins Morning Musume.
• February 28, 2017: Kishimoto Yumeno fully debuts in Tsubaki Factory.
• TBA: Ichioka Reina debuts.

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!~.
• They are the largest generation, and the first generation with more than two members, to have all its members debut into Hello! Project.