Hello! Project Kids
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is a Japan
ese music group of fifteen young girls chosen out of 27,958 applicants in 2002. The group was formed as a part of the Hello! Project
. The group has so far published a number of records under both group names and the Hello! Project Kids title.
Some of them were selected for members of ZYX
and Aa!
in 2003, but which were both short-lived groups and, for some time, virtually dormant. Both these units were revived, recently, each containing only 2 of the original members. ZYX was renamed ZYX-α as well, while Aa! kept its original name, the only revived group to do this. Hello! Project Kids is currently organized into two groups—Berryz Kobo and C-ute. Buono!
is also a newly formed unit consisting of three Hello! Project Kids.
※ Kanna Arihara
– who was member of Hello! Project eggs, was not an original member of Hello! Project Kids
Japan
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ese music group of fifteen young girls chosen out of 27,958 applicants in 2002. The group was formed as a part of the Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
. The group has so far published a number of records under both group names and the Hello! Project Kids title.
Some of them were selected for members of ZYX
ZYX
was a short-lived Japanese pop group made up of five Hello! Project Kids members led by Mari Yaguchi of Morning Musume. Yaguchi acted as a mentor and the group released two singles. ZYX is important in that it is the first unit that Hello! Project Kids officially joined with the second being Aa!...
and Aa!
Aa!
is a Japanese pop group in Hello! Project, formerly made up of leader and Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Airi Suzuki, two Hello! Project Kids...
in 2003, but which were both short-lived groups and, for some time, virtually dormant. Both these units were revived, recently, each containing only 2 of the original members. ZYX was renamed ZYX-α as well, while Aa! kept its original name, the only revived group to do this. Hello! Project Kids is currently organized into two groups—Berryz Kobo and C-ute. Buono!
Buono!
is a Hello! Project unit consisting of three members: Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Koubou, and Airi Suzuki from ℃-ute. The name translates into 'tasty', more specifically when used to imply food possesses a pleasant palate...
is also a newly formed unit consisting of three Hello! Project Kids.
Members
- Erika UmedaErika Umedawas a member of the J-pop group C-ute, under Hello! Project. She was also a member of ZYX along with Momoko Tsugunaga, Mari Yaguchi, Maimi Yajima, Megumi Murakami, and Saki Shimizu.-Musical career:...
(梅田 えりか) – graduated on October 25, 2009, to study to become a fashion model - Saki ShimizuSaki Shimizuis a J-pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group within Hello! Project. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of two smaller groups composed of Hello! Project Kids members,...
(清水 佐紀) - Maimi YajimaMaimi Yajimais a member and the leader of C-ute, a J-pop group within Hello! Project. Her younger cousin, Akari Takeuchi, is also a member of Hello! Project, currently a "Hello Pro Egg"...
(矢島 舞美) - Momoko TsugunagaMomoko Tsugunagais a J-pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the Hello! Project Kids followed by 15 other girls, and was selected as one of the eight members of Berryz Kobo. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of three smaller groups...
(嗣永 桃子) - Chinami TokunagaChinami Tokunagais a member of the J-pop idol group Berryz Kobo.In 2002, Chinami successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids Audition and became a member of Hello! Project.- Movies :* Koinu Dan no Monogatari...
(徳永 千奈美) - Megumi MurakamiMegumi Murakami, born June 6, 1992 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan is a former Japanese pop singer. She is best known as a former member of Hello! Project unit C-ute. Her "official" nickname is "Meguru".- Career :...
(村上 愛) – retired on October 31, 2006, to continue schooling and lead a private life - Maasa Sudō (須藤 茉麻)
- Miyabi NatsuyakiMiyabi Natsuyakiis a Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female adolescent pop group under Hello! Project...
(夏焼 雅) - Maiha IshimuraMaiha Ishimurais a former member of Hello! Project Kids and Berryz Kobo. In 2002, Maiha successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids Audition. On October 2, 2005, Ishimura graduated from Berryz Kobo and Hello! Project at the Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, to finish her education full-time...
(石村 舞波) – graduated on October 2, 2005 to continue her schooling full-time - Yurina KumaiYurina Kumaiis a Japanese pop singer currently performing in the all-girl group Berryz Kobo, under Hello! Project. Kumai joined Hello! Project in 2002 after passing the Hello! Project Kids audition...
(熊井 友理奈) - Saki NakajimaSaki Nakajima (singer)is a member of C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.- History :Nakajima first joined Hello! Project in 2002 as one of the fifteen children chosen from the Hello! Project Kids auditions after performing "Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru" by Morning Musume.In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with...
(中島 早貴) - Risako SugayaRisako Sugayais a Japanese pop singer, idol, and a member of Japanese musical group Berryz Kobo.- History :In 2002, Sugaya successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids Audition...
(菅谷 梨沙子) - Airi SuzukiAiri Suzukiis a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups C-ute, Buono! and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired.- Career :...
(鈴木 愛理) - Chisato OkaiChisato Okaiis a member of the J-pop group C-ute, under Hello! Project.Okai passed the "Hello! Project Kids" audition in 2002. In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with the intention of rotating the kids throughout the unit. Okai didn't make the original pick, and the idea was eventually dropped...
(岡井 千聖) - Mai HagiwaraMai Hagiwarais a Japanese pop singer, currently a member of C-ute and Hello! Project Kids.Hagiwara joined Hello! Project after passing the 2002 Hello! Project Kids audition. She is the youngest out of the fifteen Hello! Project Kids and is also the youngest member in C-ute. As a member of Hello! Project, she...
(萩原 舞)
※ Kanna Arihara
Kanna Arihara
is a Japanese pop singer and former member of C-ute.Arihara joined Hello! Project in 2004 as part of the Hello! Pro Egg. Then she joined Tomoiki Ki o Uetai from 2005 until 2006, where she moved onto the current group, C-ute....
– who was member of Hello! Project eggs, was not an original member of Hello! Project Kids
Hello! Project Kids featured groups
- 4Kids
- Aa!Aa!is a Japanese pop group in Hello! Project, formerly made up of leader and Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Airi Suzuki, two Hello! Project Kids...
- Athena & Robikerottsu
- Berryz Kobo
- Buono!Buono!is a Hello! Project unit consisting of three members: Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Koubou, and Airi Suzuki from ℃-ute. The name translates into 'tasty', more specifically when used to imply food possesses a pleasant palate...
- C-ute
- Guardians 4Guardians 4is a Hello! Project unit consisting of leader Aika Mitsui from Morning Musume, Yurina Kumai and Risako Sugaya from Berryz Kobo, and Saki Nakajima from C-ute. It was formed for the sake of performing music for the Shugo Chara! anime...
- High-KingHigh-Kingis a Japanese idol group within Hello! Project. The group was created to promote Morning Musume's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, titled . Their sound is said to have an R&B feel....
- Kira PikaKira Pikawas a Hello! Project unit consisting of Mai Hagiwara from C-ute and Koharu Kusumi from Morning Musume, based on an in-show, exclusive unit from Kirarin Revolution, as both girls lent their voices to the characters...
- PetitmoniPetitmoni, also known as Pucchi Moni, was the second official subgroup of the Japanese pop idol group Morning Musume.- History :Founded November 1999, the group initially consisted of Morning Musume members Kei Yasuda, Sayaka Ichii, and Maki Goto...
(Petitmoni V) - TanpopoTanpopowas the first official subgroup of Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume formed in November 1998. They specialized in singing slow and mature songs, which morphed to an old-fashioned and upbeat style—a genre somewhat similar to that of the band from which it originated.-History: The group...
(Tanpopo #) - v-u-denV-u-denis a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa , Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The name means: , , and...
(Zoku v-u-den) - ZYXZYXwas a short-lived Japanese pop group made up of five Hello! Project Kids members led by Mari Yaguchi of Morning Musume. Yaguchi acted as a mentor and the group released two singles. ZYX is important in that it is the first unit that Hello! Project Kids officially joined with the second being Aa!...
(ZYX-α)