Hello Pro Kenshusei Explained

Hello Pro Kenshusei
Alias: (2004-2012)
Origin:Japan
Years Active:–present
Label:Up-Front Promotion

(formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group within Hello! Project in 2004.

Members

NameBirth dateAgeJoin dateGenerationNotes
Soara Kawano6 October 200635
Toa Makino26 December 2009
Niina Hayashi10 June 2011
Yurika Asano31 July 200936
Chihiro Miyakoshi27 August 2010
Istuki Nishimura15 October 2010
Mano Otsubo22 June 2011
Hikari Yoshida1 October 2011
Meisa Sugihara20 December 2011
Rua Hattori7 February 2013Former Founding Member of Hamu!STAR and DIANNA Project Renshuusei

Hello Pro Kenshusei Hokkaido members

Former members

Debuted members

Stage nameJoin dateDebut groupDebut date
v-u-denAugust 10, 2004
CuteJanuary 2, 2006
Morning MusumeMarch 15, 2007
January 2, 2011
September 29, 2011
September 14, 2012
September 30, 2014
December 12, 2016
June 22, 2019
The PossibleOctober 7, 2007
SoloistJanuary 27, 2008
SoloistMarch 29, 2008
S/mileage (name changed to Angerme as of December 14, 2014)March 27, 2010
August 14, 2011
October 4, 2014
July 16, 2016
June 26, 2017
November 23, 2018
July 3, 2019
December 10, 2017November 2, 2020
December 30, 2021
May 23, 2023
Up Up Girls Kakko KariJanuary 2011
March 3, 2011
April 2, 2011
Juice=JuiceSeptember 11, 2013
June 26, 2017
June 14, 2019
July 7, 2021
June 29, 2022
May 23, 2023
Country GirlsMarch 25, 2015
November 5, 2015
Magnolia FactorySeptember 2, 2015
Camellia FactoryFebruary 22, 2017
July 7 2021
Beyooooonds (Chica#Tetsu)August 7, 2019
Beyooooonds (Rain Forest River Ocean)
Ocha NormaDecember 13, 2021
Rosy ChronicleJuly 13, 2024

Past members

Stage nameDate introducedDate leftNotes
June 20, 2004August 30, 2005Graduated
September 14, 2005Member of Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
June 10, 2007Graduated
August 7, 2007Graduated
November 30, 2007Graduated
April 30, 2008Graduated
February 1, 2009Graduated
April 4, 2009May 12, 2009
June 20, 2004August 10, 2009[1] Graduated
September 23, 2009[2] After graduating, Noto signed with Style Cube and became a voice actress and motion capture artist.
June 12, 2010
June 4, 2006
June 20, 2004November 28, 2010
She was a member of Shugo Chara Egg! as Amulet Clover after Kanon Fukuda left the group. After leaving Hello! Project, she joined AKBN0.
June 7, 2009
March 27, 2010
April 7, 2007[3] December 24, 2010Kikkawa was part of MilkyWay as the character Kobeni Hanasaki. She debuted as a soloist under Up-Front Works in 2011.
June 20, 2004March 9, 2011Kitahara was part of MilkyWay as the character Noeru Yukino. She became a voice actress and singer managed by Ken Production.[4]
March 27, 2010September 11, 2011
November 12, 2011August 26, 2012
June 20, 2011November 20, 2012
March 31, 2012June 12, 2013
Jang Da Yeon (장다연)June 21, 2009July 30, 2013
May 5, 2013October 21, 2013
June 22, 2008December 14, 2013
January 11, 2012May 4, 2014Kosuga was originally set to debut in S/mileage September 2011 but had to leave due to health issues.
May 5, 2013September 1, 2014
September 22, 2013
December 11, 2009November 5, 2014She originally joined as a member of Shugo Chara Egg! as Amulet Dia after Ayaka Wada left the group. After finishing her training, she became a member of the group One Pixcel, managed by Toho Entertainment.
February 2, 2011
May 5, 2013February 26, 2015
May 4, 2014April 30, 2015
April 1, 2015November 6, 2015
May 4, 2014March 24, 2016
September 22, 2013July 28, 2016
November 29, 2014
April 1, 2015
September 4, 2016March 11, 2017
December 4, 2017February 9, 2018
July 30, 2016April 23, 2018Former Hokkaido Kenshuusei
November 29, 2014August 24, 2018
April 1, 2015
January 15, 2016December 2, 2018
March 11, 2017
January 15, 2016January 16. 2019Former Deluxe Colors member, former Farewell MY L.u.v member
December 2, 2018April 2, 20192018 Hello! Project Only YouAudition Finalist
January 15, 2016July 26, 2019Former Avax Academy Trainee, ANGERME Shin Member finalist
December 4, 20172018 Hello! Project Only YouAudition Finalist
July 30, 2016Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
December 4, 2017December 29, 2019Former Hello! Pro Kenshusei Unit member
August 2, 2019April 19, 2020Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
December 3, 2019Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
July 30, 2016March 16, 2021Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
December 3, 2019Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
March 11, 2017April 23, 2021Former Onigokko member
February 14, 2022May 23, 2022

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsCharts
JP
[5]
1 Let’s Say "Hello!" (stylized as ① Let’s say “Hello)[6]
  • Released: 18 February 2015
  • Label: Up-Front Indies
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
63
Rainbow×2
  • Released: 11 July 2018
  • Label: Up-Front Indies
  • Format(s): CD
88
3-STARS
  • Released: 29 September 2021
  • Label: Up-Front Indies
  • Format(s): CD
44

DVD singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ハロプロエッグ 澤田由梨に関してのお知らせ . 2009-08-10 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20090829213125/http://www.helloproject.com/news/0908101000_sawada.html . 2009-08-29 . dead . 2018-08-29 .
  2. News: ハロプロエッグ 能登有沙に関してのお知らせ . 2009-08-10 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20090908202532/http://www.helloproject.com/news/0908101000_noto.html . 2009-09-08 . dead . 2018-08-29 .
  3. Web site: Up-Front Agency profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722220858/http://www.up-front-agency.co.jp/artist/kikkawa-you/profile.php. dead. 2011-07-22. Up-Front Agency Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja . 2011-05-10.
  4. Web site: 北原 沙弥香|タレント・声優|賢プロダクション. Ken Production. Japan. ja . 2018-03-13.
  5. Web site: ハロプロ研修生のアルバム売上ランキング. Oricon. 2014-01-05. ja.
  6. Web site: 1Let's say "Hello!" — ハロプロ研修生. Oricon. 2014-01-05. ja.
  7. Web site: ハロプロ研修生のDVD売上ランキング. Oricon. 2015-04-16. ja.
  8. Web site: おへその国からこんにちは/天まで登れ! — ハロプロ研修生. Oricon. 2015-04-16. ja.