Who are they?
Hello! Project (ハロー!プロジェクト Harō! Purojekuto?) is the umbrella name for an all female idol Japanese pop recording artist collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the supergroup Morning Musume. The main producer and songwriter is Tsunku, the lead singer of Sharan Q.
History
In 2007, Hello! Project started the Taiwan H.P. New Star Audition; an audition aimed at recruiting new Taiwanese members to join Hello! Project. As a result of the audition, the group Ice Creamusume (アイスクリー娘。) was formed consisting of six members from the audition.On October 19, 2008, Hello! Project announced that it would be graduating all its Elder Club members on March 31, 2009.
On February 1, 2009, at the Yokohama Arena, Hello! Project held its largest concert ever—the "Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special~"—featuring 21 groups and 72 members. Former Morning Musume member, Nozomi Tsuji, performed in her first official event since a year and nine months after marrying actor Taiyo Sugiura in June 2007 and giving birth to her daughter, Noa, that November. During the concert, former Hello! Project leader, Yuko Nakazawa, passed her leadership position to Morning Musume member and leader Ai Takahashi.
In February 2009, it was announced that Hello! Project would begin a series of auditions in South Korea.
Current line-up
Hello! Project (ハロー!プロジェクト Harō! Purojekuto?) is the umbrella name for an all female idol Japanese pop recording artist collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the supergroup Morning Musume. The main producer and songwriter is Tsunku, the lead singer of Sharan Q.
History
In 2007, Hello! Project started the Taiwan H.P. New Star Audition; an audition aimed at recruiting new Taiwanese members to join Hello! Project. As a result of the audition, the group Ice Creamusume (アイスクリー娘。) was formed consisting of six members from the audition.On October 19, 2008, Hello! Project announced that it would be graduating all its Elder Club members on March 31, 2009.
On February 1, 2009, at the Yokohama Arena, Hello! Project held its largest concert ever—the "Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special~"—featuring 21 groups and 72 members. Former Morning Musume member, Nozomi Tsuji, performed in her first official event since a year and nine months after marrying actor Taiyo Sugiura in June 2007 and giving birth to her daughter, Noa, that November. During the concert, former Hello! Project leader, Yuko Nakazawa, passed her leadership position to Morning Musume member and leader Ai Takahashi.
In February 2009, it was announced that Hello! Project would begin a series of auditions in South Korea.
Current line-up
Hello! Project
-Morning Musume
-Berryz Kobo
-°C-ute
-Erina Mano
-Hello Pro Egg
Kirarin Revolution
-Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (From Morning Musume)
-MilkyWay
Shugo Chara!
-Buono!
-Shugo Chara Egg!
-Guardians 4
Hello! Pro Kansai
SI☆NA
Hello! Pro Taiwan
Ice Creamusume
Frances & Aiko
Hiatus
Kanna Arihara of °C-ute (on indefinite leave due to injury)
