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62-768: Michiyo Heike ( 平家 みちよ , Heike Michiyo ) , (born 平家 充代 (same reading) on April 6, 1979, married name unknown) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter from Osaka Prefecture and raised in Nabari, Mie . She first become known after her appearance on the Japanese talent show Asayan in the late 1990s, becoming the first member of the future " Hello! Project ". Heike currently goes by the simply Michiyo . Heike applied Asayan Sharam Q -Produced Female Rock Vocalist Audition ( ASAYAN シャ乱Qブロデュース 女性ロックヴォーカリスト オーディション , Asayan sharan kyū purodūsu josei rokku vōkarisuto ōdishon ) while attending Mie Prefectural Nabari Nishi Senior High School as

124-433: A city designated by government ordinance and thereby divided into 24 wards . Sakai became the second city in the prefecture to be promoted to a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006, and was divided into seven wards. In 2000, Fusae Ota became Japan's first female governor when she replaced Knock Yokoyama , who resigned after prosecution for sexual harassment . Tōru Hashimoto , previously famous as

186-430: A Hello! Project solo act. On October 23, 2017, a new YouTube channel titled tiny tiny was announced to start on October 26. The hosts are Sharam Q's Makoto, who is also known for being the long-time MC of Hello! Project concerts, and Noriko Kato. Each week, an active Hello! Project member or OG member is brought on as a guest to deliver "small pleasures that would unexpectedly become a great source of happiness and brighten

248-548: A Kansai region-wide group but has also won support from the government, through technology and material support from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and financial support from NEDO. The Osaka Securities Exchange , specializing in derivatives such as Nikkei 225 Futures, is based in Osaka. There are many electrical, chemical, pharmaceutical, heavy industry, food, and housing companies in Osaka Prefecture. According to

310-521: A counselor on television, was elected in 2008 at the age of 38, becoming the youngest governor in Japan. On June 18, 2018, an earthquake struck the northern region of the prefecture. It killed 4 people and caused minor damage across Greater Osaka . In 2010, the Osaka Restoration Association was created with backing by Governor Tōru Hashimoto, with hopes of reforming Osaka Prefecture into

372-456: A female vocalist. These auditions aired via the reality show Asayan , and resulted in Michiyo Heike being crowned winner. Tsunku decided to give five of the runners-up, Yuko Nakazawa , Natsumi Abe , Kaori Iida , Asuka Fukuda and Aya Ishiguro , named " Morning Musume ", a chance to become a group by selling 50,000 copies of their demo single " Ai no Tane " in just five days. The girls sold

434-549: A few promoted Hello Pro Kenshuusei, including a new group led by Reina Ichioka. On June 12, 2017, °C-ute held their last concert, titled °C-ute Last Concert in Saitama Super Arena ~Thank you team°C-ute~, a day after the 12th anniversary of their formation. A few weeks later, Momoko Tsugunuaga graduated from Country Girls and Hello! Project at the Tsugunaga Momoko Last Live ♥Arigatou Otomomochi♥ on June 30, 2017,

496-415: A group for 11 years, 1 month, and 17 days and graduated on the 11th anniversary of their debut. On July 21, 2015, Hello! Project officially opened their first official smartphone app, Hello! Project Mobile or "Hello! Moba" for short. The 400 yen monthly subscription plan allowed users of the app to gain access to exclusive content such as "Hello! Gacha" or the popular Pocket Morning questionnaires. Users with

558-508: A guesthouse. Hello! Project members would be making appearances in each episode of the drama as guest performers at the guesthouse. On December 12, 2021, it was announced that the new group would be named OCHA NORMA and two new members from the Hello! Project Shin Member Audition 2021 would join the group. From June 8 to June 11, 2023, the Hello! Project groups held a special concert as part of

620-493: A junior. The audition for their first singer produced by Sharam Q was held from April through August 1997, by a former Japanese talent show Asayan on the TV Tokyo network, which was later broadcast. Out of around 9,900 applicants, she was eventually chosen as the winner of the audition by Sharm Q under the initiative of their leader Hatake. Michiyo, however, was "sealed" or seclude herself from media for training until her debut under

682-443: A member. The campaign also allows fans to promote their cities for concerts to take place there in the future. A month prior to this announcement, fans outside of Japan have also been encouraged to send in questions for Hello! Project Station's MC talk corner. On May 1, 2018, staff announced that a new web show based on viewer feedback was being planned for summer 2018. It would include future projects with international fans similar to

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744-566: Is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion , a subsidiary of Up-Front Group . The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume 's fan club name in 1999, but has since then been used to represent all female recording artists at Up-Front Promotion. Until 2014, their songs were primarily produced by Tsunku . Hello! Project's main acts consist of Morning Musume, Angerme , Juice=Juice , Camellia Factory , Beyooooonds , Ocha Norma and Rosy Chronicle . Notable acts in

806-504: Is the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, and the third-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Sakai , Higashiōsaka , and Hirakata . Osaka Prefecture is located on the western coast of the Kii Peninsula , forming the western is open to Osaka Bay . Osaka Prefecture is the third-most-populous prefecture, but by geographic area the second-smallest; at 4,600 inhabitants per square kilometre (12,000/sq mi) it

868-559: Is the second-most densely populated , below only Tokyo . Osaka Prefecture is one of Japan's two " urban prefectures " using the designation fu (府) rather than the standard ken for prefectures, along with Kyoto Prefecture. Osaka Prefecture forms the center of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the world's most productive regions by GDP . Prior to

930-527: The Chongryon and classes for ethnic Koreans had opened in the prefecture. During the Japanese rule of Korea many ethnic Koreans came to the Osaka area to look for work. Many people from Jeju came to the Osaka area after a 1922 ferry line between Osaka and Jeju opened. During World War II Japanese authorities forced additional ethnic Koreans to move to the Osaka area. Public elementary and junior high schools in

992-494: The Yokohama Arena , Hello! Project held its largest concert ever—the Hello! Pro Awards '09: Elder Club Graduation Special ( 決定！ハロ☆プロアワード'09 ～エルダークラブ卒業記念スべシャル～ , Kettei! Hello Pro Awards '09: Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special ) —featuring 21 groups and 72 members. During the concert, former Hello! Project leader Yuko Nakazawa passed her leadership position to Morning Musume leader Ai Takahashi . Later in 2009, several of

1054-493: The "#hp_here" campaign on Hello! Project Station. The show, which was later announced as the OMAKE CHANNEL, began on August 1, 2018. On May 11, 2018, the Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition began, searching for members of a new group led by Reina Ichioka and a second new group including Kurumi Takase and Momohime Kiyono in its line-up. On October 19, 2018, the two new groups were named CHICA#TETSU and Ame no Mori Kawa Umi, and it

1116-461: The 2005 Population Census of Japan, Osaka prefecture has a population of 8,817,166, an increase of 12,085, or 0.14%, since the Census of year 2000. As of 2022 this prefecture has about 93,000 ethnic Korean persons , the largest such population of any prefecture in Japan. Osaka City . As of 2013 most ethnic Korean children attend ordinary Japanese public schools, although some Korean schools operated by

1178-430: The 700 yen monthly subscription plan could also gain access to "Hello! Radio". On October 29, 2015, Riho Sayashi announced her graduation from Morning Musume '15 in order to study English and dance abroad, but would stay as a member of Hello! Project. Following her graduation on December 31, she was listed as a Hello! Project solo act. On July 16, 2016, the formation of a new trainee branch, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido,

1240-655: The Chinese market by inviting prospective Chinese artists to audition in secret, eventually resulting in Li Chun and Qian Lin to Morning Musume's roster. Hello! Project also set up an overseas branch in Taiwan, titled Hello! Project Taiwan, and held the "Hello! Project New Star Audition" to recruit members. In September 2008, the group Ice Creamusume was formed under a Taiwanese-affiliated label as Hello! Project's first overseas group. Duo Frances & Aiko, later named Big Small Sister ,

1302-415: The Hello! Project 2015 winter concert, a new group consisting of Hello Pro Kenshusei members was announced and was named Magnolia Factory . On April 29, 2015, Magnolia Factory's sister group, Camellia Factory was also formed. On March 3, 2015, Berryz Koubou performed their last concert before their indefinite hiatus, Berryz Koubou Last Concert 2015 Berryz Koubou Ikube!, at Nippon Budokan. They had been

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1364-517: The Meiji Restoration, the modern-day area of Osaka Prefecture was split between Kawachi , Izumi , and Settsu provinces. Osaka Prefecture was created on June 21, 1868, at the very beginning of the Meiji era . During the instigation of Fuhanken Sanchisei in 1868, the prefecture received its suffix fu , designating it as a prefecture. On September 1, 1956, the city of Osaka was promoted to

1426-495: The Oricon Singles Chart. Heike's 5th single " Anata no yume ni naritai " was released on February 10, 1999, peaking at number 70 on the Oricon Singles Chart. She released her 6th single "Scene" on July 28, 1999. The song was again composed by Hatake, with lyrics by Michiyo herself, peaking at number 79 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Michiyo released her 7th single "One-room natsu no koi monogatari " on May 17, 2000. The song

1488-513: The Oricon Singles Chart. In July 2002, she was a member of Sexy 8 . Since Heike's management contract with Up Front Group was terminated, she "graduated from" Hello! Project in November 2002, five years after her debut. In 2004, she changed her stage name to Michyo ( みちよ ) and began a career as an indies songwriter. Her first indie album, titled Jecica , was entirely self-written and was released on March 3, 2004. Osaka Prefecture Osaka

1550-472: The Oricon Singles Chart. She then signed a new recording contract with zetima label after her recording contract with WEA Japan was terminated. Her 10th single "Propose" was released on November 7, 2001, peaking at number 31 on the Oricon Singles Chart. In 2001, she was part of 7-nin Matsuri . " Murasaki shikibu ", released on June 5, 2001, was her last single as a Hello! Project member, peaking at number 39 on

1612-506: The Osaka Metropolis and merging with the City of Osaka. In the 2011 local elections, the association was able to win the majority of the prefectural seats and Hashimoto was elected as mayor of Osaka. A referendum on the issue was held in 2015 and was defeated with 50.38% of voters opposed to the plan. A second referendum in 2020 was rejected by 50.6% of voters. Osaka Prefecture neighbors

1674-733: The Winter 2013 Hello! Project concert, Juice=Juice , a new unit consisting of Hello! Pro Kenshusei members was announced, They previewed their debut song at the Hello Project concert series held on March 2–3. On November 26, 2014, Sayumi Michishige graduated and handed her position as Hello! Project's leader to C-ute's Maimi Yajima . Tsunku revealed in his 2015 memoir, Dakara, Ikiru that he stepped down as Hello! Project's general manager sometime after Morning Musume's New York concert in 2014; however, he still remains involved with Morning Musume as their sound producer. On January 2, 2015, during

1736-473: The core city system in the 2020s). After the modern reactivation of districts in 1878/79, Osaka, including Sakai which was only merged into Osaka in 1881, consisted of 5 urban districts (-ku) and 27 rural districts (-gun) , excluding 15 districts in Yamato Province which was later separated from Osaka as Nara Prefecture in 1887. When the prefectures were subdivided into modern municipalities in 1889,

1798-556: The day of Hello! Project Kids' 15th anniversary. On July 15, 2017, the Hello! Project Shin Member Audition was announced at the Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER ~HELLO! MEETING~ concert and opened for applications on the same day. On September 8, 2017, Manaka Inaba announced her return to Hello! Project after a year and half long hiatus due to health issues, which resulted in her graduating from her debut group Country Girls during her absence. She would advise Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido as their new leader, but also pursue individual activities as

1860-583: The direction of Tsunku of Sharam Q. During this two-month seclusion time, Tsunku gave a chance to five of 10 runners up to begin their own group, named as Morning Musume . After all, while Tsunku had been producing the repechage team, Hatake had been producing Heike. Her stage name was determined as Michyo Heike ( 平家みちよ ) changing the Kanji characters for her first name into hiragana in October 1997. Heike's debut single "Get", composed by Hatake, with lyrics by Tsunku,

1922-607: The end of 2015, decided to graduate from Hello! Project at the end of November when her exclusive contract with UP-FRONT PROMOTION had ended. On December 31, 2018, during Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ first part, Ayaka Wada announced that Mizuki Fukumura would become the new leader of Hello! Project after her graduation. On December 26, 2019, Country Girls suspended activities. On March 30, 2020, Kobushi Factory disbanded. From April 9 to May 6, 2020, all Hello! Project stores were closed due to emergency measures established by

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1984-484: The fan club of the two acts was called "Hello!" The first official "units" were Tanpopo and Petitmoni , created in October 1998. The first "Michiyo Heike & Morning Musume Imotōbun Audition" took place, resulting in the "second generation" of Morning Musume to be added, made up of Sayaka Ichii , Mari Yaguchi and Kei Yasuda . In January 1999, auditions for Country Musume were held on "Idol o Sagase!" ( アイドルをさがせ! , Search For an Idol! ) . In April of that year

2046-469: The five urban districts were turned into two district-independent cities: Osaka City and Sakai City, and Osaka's [rural] districts were subdivided into 12 towns and 310 villages. After Osaka City had absorbed many surrounding municipalities in the interwar/Taishō period, the number of municipalities in Osaka had already dropped to 149 by 1953. The Great Shōwa mergers of the 1950s reduced the total to 47 by 1961, including 26 cities by then. The current total of 43

2108-460: The girls' official fan club was renamed "Hello! Project", a name which was later used to represent an enterprise of member-changing girl groups . Auditions were once again held on Asayan between April and July, resulting in Taiyō to Ciscomoon and Coconuts Musume , with Country Musume's official formation announced. In July, the first live concert of Hello! Project, "Hello! Project '99 at Yokohama Arena ,"

2170-509: The government to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic . On May 11, 2020, an official Hello! Project TikTok account opened up, and select songs from the current active groups were made available to use for editing in the app. On June 15, 2020, after months of concerts and events being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , UP-FRONT PROMOTION announced their plans for the annual summer concerts. Unlike previous years, these concerts featured

2232-504: The leader from May 19, 2012 to November 26, 2014. Maimi Yajima was the leader from November 27, 2014 to December 31, 2016. Ayaka Wada was the group's leader from January 1, 2017 to June 18, 2019, with Mizuki Fukumura as sub-leader. Fukumura took over the leader role beginning June 19, 2019. After Fukumura's graduation on November 29, 2023, Erina Ikuta took over the leader role beginning November 30, 2023. In 1997, Japanese rock group Sharam Q , fronted by Tsunku , began auditions for

2294-503: The lives of viewers". On February 28, 2018, an Instagram campaign, titled "Hello Pro here" (or "H!P here"), was announced in order to grow closer with international fans. Fans have been asked to take photos and videos of famous attractions and famous products where they live, while also showing their love for Hello! Project, and to post it on Instagram with the hashtag "#hp_here". Out of all the posts shared, one person will be randomly selected to appear on Hello! Project Station and speak with

2356-426: The members performing solo covers of J-Pop ballads by artists outside of Hello! Project. In compliance with government policy, cheering, crowding, and closeness in the venue are prohibited, the venues were filled to 50% capacity, and wearing masks was required to enter. They made the decision to hold the concerts despite the pandemic due to the members' desire to stand on stage as soon as possible. On February 10, 2021,

2418-424: The new leader of Hello! Project at the start of 2017 with Morning Musume '16 leader Mizuki Fukumura as the first ever sub-leader of Hello! Project. Ayaka Wada is the first former Hello Pro Egg to hold this position. In March 2017, a new SATOYAMA movement unit named Kamiishinaka Kana was formed. On May 22, 2017, Buono! held their last performance, Buono! Live 2017 ~Pienezza!~, at Yokohama Arena. On June 9, 2017, it

2480-452: The old, dormant units were revived. Tanpopo , Minimoni , Petitmoni , ZYX , Aa! and v-u-den all returned with new line-ups, and High-King returned from hiatus with its original members. These groups became a new concert unit, "Champloo". In April 2009, Tsunku announced a new group consisting of four Hello! Pro Egg members, named Smileage , who later debuted on a major label in May 2010 with

2542-450: The other side of Osaka's economy can be characterized by its Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) activities. The number of SMEs based in Osaka in 2006 was 330,737, accounting for 99.6% of the total number of businesses in the prefecture. While this proportion is similar to other prefectures (the average nationwide was 99.7%), the manufactured output of the SMEs amounted to 65.4% of the total within

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2604-469: The past associated with Hello! Project include Aya Matsuura , Maki Goto , Mini-Moni , W , Melon Kinenbi , Berryz Kobo , Cute , Country Girls and Magnolia Factory . Yuko Nakazawa was Hello! Project's leader from April 15, 2001 to March 31, 2009. Ai Takahashi became the group's leader from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2011. Risa Niigaki then became the leader from October 1, 2011 to May 18, 2012. After her departure, Sayumi Michishige became

2666-581: The prefecture are operated by the municipalities. Public high schools are operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education . Osaka Prefecture has sister region relationships with: The sports teams listed below are based in Osaka. The symbol of Osaka Prefecture, called the sennari byōtan or "thousand gourds", was originally the crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi , the feudal lord of Osaka Castle . Hello! Project Hello! Project ( Japanese : ハロー!プロジェクト , Hepburn : Harō! Purojekuto )

2728-490: The prefecture, a rate significantly higher than Tokyo's 55.5%, or Kanagawa 's 38.4%. One model from Osaka of serving the public interest and restimulating the regional economy, combined with industry-education cooperation efforts, is the Astro-Technology SOHLA, with its artificial satellite project. Having originally started from a gathering of Higashiosaka based SMEs, Astro-Technology SOHLA has not only grown into

2790-420: The prefectures of Hyōgo and Kyoto in the north, Nara in the east and Wakayama in the south. The Yodo and Yamato Rivers flow through the prefecture. Prior to the construction of Kansai International Airport , Osaka was the smallest prefecture in Japan. The artificial island on which the airport was built added enough area to make it slightly larger than Kagawa Prefecture . As of 1 April 2012, 11% of

2852-595: The required number of copies in four days, and subsequently became an official group. Morning Musume's debut single, " Morning Coffee ," was released on January 28, 1998 on the One Up Music label and charted at #6 on the Oricon weekly chart. The group's first official appearance was a joint live in August 1998, at Shibuya Public Hall (now Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall), under the name "Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume," ( 平家みちよとモーニング娘。 )

2914-414: The single " Yume Miru 15 ". On January 28, 2011, Dream Morning Musume was formed consisting of previous Morning Musume members. On September 30, 2011, Ai Takahashi graduated and handed her position as leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project over to fellow member Risa Niigaki , who also graduated on May 18, 2012. Sayumi Michishige was later named the group's new leader. During the last concert of

2976-438: The special compilation album Hello! Project no Zenkyoku kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol.7 was released as part of a seven part series. Unlike the previous six volumes, which were all released in 2014, this volume commemorated the theatrical release of the 2021 film Ano Koro , a movie based on a true story of the life of a Hello! Project fan and the camaraderie that fans form in their passionate support of Hello! Project idols. Ano Koro

3038-489: The total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen and Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Parks and Hokusetsu and Hannan-Misaki Prefectural Natural Parks. Since 2005, Osaka consists of 43 municipalities : 33 cities , nine towns and one village . As of 2021, the 33 cities include two designated major cities , seven core cities and two (transitional) special case cities (after legal abolition in 2015, to be replaced with

3100-645: Was also announced from the same audition. In February 2009, Hello! Project also held a series of auditions in South Korea with cooperation from Mnet . However, Hello! Project failed to break into the Chinese market due to piracy and their Chinese artists failing to draw an audience. Ice Creamusume also performed below expectations. Hello! Project scaled back on initial plans to expand overseas around 2010 and refocused their interests in Japan. On October 19, 2008, Hello! Project announced its entire Elder Club would be graduating on March 31, 2009. On February 1, 2009, at

3162-414: Was announced that Country Girls would change to a new system after Momoko Tsugunaga's departure. The group would become semi-active with three of the group's members joining other Hello! Project groups as concurrent members for their main activities. An announcement video was later uploaded to the Hello! Project Station YouTube channel, revealing the new placements of the transferring Country Girls members and

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3224-444: Was announced that together they would form the combined group named BEYOOOOONDS alongside the Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition winners. On November 3, 2018, solo talent Aika Mitsui, who had been on hiatus twice since 2013, decided to graduate from Hello! Project and retire from entertainment. On December 7, 2018, it was announced that another solo talent, Riho Sayashi, who had been on hiatus since she graduated from Morning Musume at

3286-503: Was announced. On August 20, 2016, °C-ute announced they would disband in June 2017 after a concert at Saitama Super Arena. On November 5, 2016, fellow former Hello! Project Kids member Momoko Tsugunaga announced that she would also retire from entertainment after her graduation in spring 2017. On December 31, 2016, at the Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~, Yajima Maimi announced that ANGERME leader Ayaka Wada would become

3348-525: Was held. The first shuffle units were formed in March 2000, releasing the "theme" of Hello! Project as a B-side . The first Hello! Project television show, " Hello! Morning ," was created in April. In March 2001, Morning Musume co-founder and leader Yuko Nakazawa announced her graduation from the group, which took place in April. Nakazawa was subsequently named as leader of the entirety of Hello! Project. Nakazawa's

3410-539: Was her first song produced by Tsunku, peaking at number 26 on the Oricon Singles Chart. " Ai no chikara " was her 8th single released on August 9, 2000. The song was again produced by Tsunku, peaking at number 38 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Heike released her 2nd studio album For Ourself —Single History— on September 13, 2000, peaking at number 23 on the Oricon Singles Chart. In 2000, Heike participated in shuffle unit Kiiro 5 . Heike released her 9th single " Kekkyoku Bye Bye Bye" on February 7, 2001, peaking at number 45 on

3472-583: Was reached during the Great Heisei mergers in 2005. The gross prefecture product of Osaka for the fiscal year 2004 was ¥38.7 trillion, second after Tokyo with an increase of 0.9% from the previous year. This represented approximately 48% of the Kinki region. The per capita income was ¥3.0 million, seventh in the nation. Commercial sales the same year was ¥60.1 trillion. Overshadowed by such globally renowned electronics giants as Panasonic and Sharp ,

3534-548: Was released for Michiyo's third single on July 1, 1998. The song was again composed by Hatake, peaking at number 50 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!" OST was released on September 30, 1998, under the names of Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume, peaking at number 18 on the Oricon Albums Chart. " Dakedo aishi sugite " was released Michiyo's fourth single from the joint OST album Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!" on October 25, 1998, peaking at number 95 on

3596-636: Was released from the WEA Japan label on November 5, 1997. "Get" was her highest-charting single, peaking at number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart , charting for six weeks. On November 6, her first live performance was held at the Nippon Budokan Hall in front of an audience of ten thousand invited by Asayan . Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume shared a joint fan club, known as "Hello!", later to become known as " Hello! Project ". During this time, Heike

3658-440: Was released in theaters on February 19, 2021. On March 12, 2021, the official HELLO! PROJECT STREAM ONLINE STORE website opened. Through the site, fans are able to purchase streaming tickets to access digital video recordings of concerts, events, or other shows featuring Hello! Project or M-line club acts. These recordings are not streamed live, and are available for repeated viewing during a set period of time. On July 5, 2021, it

3720-585: Was revealed at Hello Dream. that the Hello! Project Shin Member Audition 2021 (ハロー！プロジェクト 新メンバーオーディション2021) would start on July 20, 2021, in search of new members to join the new Hello! Project group. On December 3, 2021 it was announced that the Mokudora 24 drama Mayonaka ni Hello! featuring Hello! Project members would begin broadcasting via TV Tokyo every Thursday starting on January 13, 2022. The drama stars Momoko Kikuchi as an avid Hello! Project fan named Mariko, and Yuno Ohara as Mariko's daughter Misaki, who runs

3782-644: Was the first graduation in the history of Hello! Project, and garnered considerable media attention as a result. Between April and June 2002, auditions for Hello! Project Kids were held for girls under 12 years old. Out of 27,958 applicants, fifteen elementary school girls were chosen. After making minor appearances in television, film, and music, Hello! Project Kids later debuted as Berryz Kobo and Cute , who would go on to debut in March 2004 and February 2007 respectively, also spawning offshoot auditions such as auditions for Hello! Pro Egg and Hello! Project Kansai. In 2007, Hello! Project attempted to expand towards

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3844-561: Was the only soloist. In February 1998, she released her 2nd single, " Sotsugyō —Top of the World—", a cover song for The Carpenters ' Top of the World . The lyrics of the song was written by Makoto of Sharm Q, peaking at number 35 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Michiyo released her first studio album Teenage Dream on March 25, 1998, peaking at number 50 on the Oricon Albums Chart . " Daikirai "

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