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Since it began 2013, the annual Hello! Project Hina Fes has featured solo performances from a handful of Hello! Project members chosen by lottery. From 2015 onwards, shuffle units have been added. The members of each unit are tasked with creating a name for the unit under which they performed and were credited with.
2015 Units
Date Shimai
Date Shimai (伊達姉妹; Date Sisters) consists of Morning Musume '15 member Ishida Ayumi and ANGERME member Sasaki Rikako. They performed "DANCE & CHANCE" in the ℃-ute Premium show.
The unit name is the last name of feudal lord Date Masamune (伊達政宗), who ruled the Tohoku region including what is now Ishida and Sasaki's home prefecture Miyagi, and the word shimai meaning "sisters".[1]
Hagatamu
Hagatamu (はがたむ) consists of Morning Musume '15 member Haga Akane and ANGERME member Tamura Meimi. They performed "Suki Sugite Baka Mitai" in the ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium show.
The unit name is Haga's full family name and the first two syllables of Tamura's family name: Haga and Tamura.[2]
Hamizu
Hamizu (ハミーズ) consists of Morning Musume '15 member Kudo Haruka and ANGERME member Murota Mizuki. They performed "Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~" in the Morning Musume '15 Premium show.
The unit name is the first syllable of Kudo's given name and the first two syllables of Murota's given name: Haruka and Mizuki.[3]
Patisserie
Patisserie (パティスリー) consists of Morning Musume '15 member Iikubo Haruna, Juice=Juice member Uemura Akari, and Country Girls member Shimamura Uta. They performed "Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari" in the Morning Musume '15 Premium show.
The unit name is the French word for a pastry shop or cake shop, as well as a pun for "party of three". It was chosen because the members all have sweet faces and personalities.[4]
Suzuki Kanon ni Peaberry wo Soete
Suzuki Kanon ni Peaberry wo Soete (鈴木香音にピーベリーを添えて; Suzuki Kanon Served with Peaberry) consists of Morning Musume '15 members Suzuki Kanon and Sayashi Riho, and ANGERME member Wada Ayaka. They performed "Tanpopo" in the ANGERME and Juice=Juice Premium show.
The unit name comes from Peaberry, a SATOYAMA movement unit Wada and Sayashi were previously part of, and member Suzuki Kanon's full name.[5]
SYS
SYS (pronounced as シス, Sis) consists of ℃-ute member Nakajima Saki, and Juice=Juice members Takagi Sayuki and Miyazaki Yuka. They performed "Kawaii Kare" in the ℃-ute Premium show.
The unit name comes from the first letter of each of their given names: Saki, Yuka, and Sayuki.[2]
2016 Units
- Main article: Hello! Project Hina Fes 2016
trugranful
trugranful (トゥルーグランフル) consists of ANGERME members Nakanishi Kana and Tamura Meimi, and Juice=Juice member Miyamoto Karin. They performed "Ren'ai Sentai Shitsu Ranger" in the Morning Musume '16 Premium show.
The unit name comes from the English meanings of kanji in each of their given names: 実 from Meimi (芽実) meaning "truth"; 香 from Kana (香菜) meaning "fragrance"; and 佳 from Karin (佳林) meaning "beautiful."[6]
AAAa
AAAa (あああぁ; pronounced as あフォー, A Four) consists of ℃-ute member Suzuki Airi, Morning Musume '16 member Haga Akane, Juice=Juice member Uemura Akari, and Kobushi Factory member Hamaura Ayano. They performed "Koi wo Shichaimashita!" in the Juice=Juice + Country Girls Premium show.
The unit name comes from the members having the same first letter in their given names: A. The small form of "a" (ぁ) represents Haga as the smallest member in the group.[6]
Tsubomi Factory
Tsubomi Factory (つぼみファクトリー) consists of ANGERME member Kamikokuryo Moe, Kobushi Factory members Nomura Minami, Taguchi Natsumi, and Inoue Rei, and Tsubaki Factory member Niinuma Kisora. They performed "Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi" in the ANGERME + Kobushi Factory Premium show.
The unit name comes from Kobushi Factory and Tsubaki Factory, which everyone in the unit except for Kamikokuryo are members of. The "tsubomi" in the name means "flower bud", and refers to Kamikokuryo as she debuted that year and her given name contains the kanji 萌 meaning "sprout".[6]
6 Pack
6 Pack (6パック) consists of ℃-ute member Yajima Maimi, Morning Musume '16 members Ishida Ayumi, Kudo Haruka, and Ogata Haruna, ANGERME member Katsuta Rina, and Tsubaki Factory member Kishimoto Yumeno. They performed "BE ALL RIGHT!" in the ℃-ute Premium show.
The unit name was proposed by Ishida and Kudo to Yajima because most of the members have nice abs.[6]
2017 Units
- Main article: Hello! Project Hina Fes 2017
Shimadagawa
Shimadagawa (島田川) consists of ℃-ute member Yajima Maimi, Morning Musume '17 member Ikuta Erina, and Country Girls member Yanagawa Nanami. They performed "Zettai Tokeru Mondai X = ♥" in the Morning Musume '17 Premium show.
The unit name is taken from the second kanji of each members' family name, which also have meanings related to nature as a SATOYAMA & SATOUMI movement event also took place: 島 from Yajima (矢島) meaning "island"; 田 from Ikuta (生田) meaning "rice field"; and 川 from Yanagawa (梁川) meaning "river".[7]
REAL LOVE
REAL LOVE consists of ℃-ute member Suzuki Airi and Tsubaki Factory member Akiyama Mao. They performed "Glass no Pumps" in the ANGERME Premium show.
The name is taken from the English meaning of the first kanji from each members' given names: 眞 from Mao (眞緒) meaning "real", and 愛 from Airi (愛理) meaning "love".[7]
Okaileage
Okaileage (オカイレージ) consists of ℃-ute member Okai Chisato, ANGERME member Nakanishi Kana, and Kobushi Factory members Nomura Minami and Taguchi Natsumi. They performed "Koi ni Booing Buu!" in the ANGERME Premium show.
The unit name is a combination of Okai's family name and ANGERME's former name S/mileage.[7]
NakaZYXtai!!!
NakaZYXtai!!! (ナカジックスたいっ!!!; pronounced as Naka-zicks-tai) consists of ℃-ute member Nakajima Saki, ANGERME member Sasaki Rikako, Kobushi Factory member Ogawa Rena, and Tsubaki Factory members Asakura Kiki and Ono Mizuho. They performed "Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH" in the Tsugunaga Momoko Premium show.
The unit name is a combination of Nakajima's family name, the former unit ZYX, and the song title "Kanojo ni Naritai!!!".[7]
Hagi-King
Hagi-King consists of ℃-ute member Hagiwara Mai, Morning Musume '17 members Haga Akane and Kaga Kaede, ANGERME member Wada Ayaka, Kobushi Factory member Hamaura Ayano, and Tsubaki Factory member Onoda Saori. They performed "C\C (Cinderella\Complex)" in the ℃-ute Premium show. Due to poor health, Onoda was unable to participate.[8][9]
The name is a combination of Hagiwara's family name and the former unit High-King.[7]
2018 Units
2018 was the first year in which the units were left unnamed.
3nin Gumi
3nin Gumi consists of ANGERME members Wada Ayaka and Nakanishi Kana, and Ichioka Reina. They performed "Rottara Rottara" in the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium show.
4nin Gumi
4nin Gumi consists of Morning Musume '18 members Fukumura Mizuki and Morito Chisaki, ANGERME member Takeuchi Akari, and Juice=Juice member Uemura Akari. They performed "Independent Girl ~ Dokuritsu Joshi de Aru Tame ni" in the Morning Musume 20th Anniversary!! Premium show.
5nin Gumi
5nin Gumi consists of ANGERME members Katsuta Rina, Kamikokuryo Moe, and Funaki Musubu, and Juice=Juice members Miyazaki Yuka and Kanazawa Tomoko. They performed "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai" in the ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium show. Due to viral gastroenteritis, Kanazawa was unable to participate.[10]
6nin Gumi
6nin Gumi consists of Morning Musume '18 members Sato Masaki and Haga Akane, Juice=Juice member Miyamoto Karin, Tsubaki Factory member Onoda Saori, and Takase Kurumi and Kiyono Momohime. They performed "Suki yo, Junjou Hankouki." in the Morning Musume '18 Premium show.
2019 Units
Kareipan
KaReiPan (かれいぱん) consists of Morning Musume '19 member Kaga Kaede and Kobushi Factory members Hirose Ayaka and Inoue Rei. They will perform in the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium show.
The unit name is a combination of the members' names or nicknames: "Ka" from Kaga Kaede, "Rei" from Inoue Rei, and "Pan" from Hirose Ayaka's nickname Ayapan.
AFuRuRi
AFuRuRi (あふるり) consists of ANGERME members Wada Ayaka and Funaki Musubu, Juice=Juice member Dambara Ruru, and Tsubaki Factory member Yamagishi Riko. They will perform in the Juice=Juice Premium show.
The unit name is taken from the first characters in each members' given or last names: "A" from Wada Ayaka, "Fu" from Funaki Musubu, "Ru" from Dambara Ruru, and "Ri" from Yamagishi Riko.
COOOOOUNGERME.
COOOOOUNGERME. consists of Morning Musume '19 / Country Girls member Morito Chisaki, ANGERME members Nakanishi Kana and Kawamura Ayano, Country Girls member Ozeki Mai, and BEYOOOOONDS member Satoyoshi Utano. They will perform in the ANGERME Premium show.
The unit name is a combination of the member's respective groups: Country Girls, BEYOOOOONDS, ANGERME, and the "。" from Morning Musume.
Mainichi Tanoshiku Sugoshitai!
Mainichi Tanoshiku Sugoshitai! (毎日楽しく過ごし隊！; Have Fun Everyday!) consists of Morning Musume '19 member Yokoyama Reina, ANGERME members Takeuchi Akari, Kamikokuryo Moe, and Ota Haruka, Juice=Juice member Miyamoto Karin, and BEYOOOOONDS member Ichioka Reina. They will perform in the Morning Musume '19 Premium show.
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