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is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agency Up-Front Promotion and Up-Front Works, a music production and sales company that manages such record labels as Zetima, Piccolo Town, and Hachama.


Artists


Up-Front Promotion

All groups under Up-Front Promotion are collectively known as
Hello! Project 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 ha ...
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Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles ...
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Angerme , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! P ...
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Juice=Juice Juice=Juice, pronounced "Juice Juice", is a nine-member Japanese idol girl group formed in 2013. The group originally consisted of six trainee members of Hello! Project. They have released one studio album and twelve singles. Juice=Juice was n ...
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Camellia Factory is a Japanese idol group, formed in late April 2015 under the umbrella of Hello! Project. It is currently composed of twelve members. Their sister group was Magnolia Factory. History 2015: Formation On April 29, the group was announced by ...
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Beyooooonds , is a Japanese idol girl group that formed in October 2018. They released their debut single, "Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist", on August 7, 2019. History 2018: Formation On October 19, 2018, Beyooooonds was formed. T ...
** Chica#Tetsu ** Rain Forest River Ocean ** SeasoningS *
Ocha Norma is a Japanese idol girl group that formed in 2021. They released their debut single, "Koi no Crouching Start / Omatsuri Debut da ze!", on July 13, 2022. History On March 7, 2021, it was announced by  Mizuki Fukumura that a new Hello! Proj ...
Soloists/Entertainers *
Sayumi Michishige is a Japanese singer, actress and model. She is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Following the departure of fifth-generation member Risa Niigaki on October 12, 2013, Michishige has the long ...
* Chinami Tokunaga *
Risako Sugaya is a former Japanese singer and actress. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Berryz Kobo from 2004 to 2015. Career 2002–2004: Hello! Project Kids, 4 ...
Trainees * Hello Pro Kenshūsei


Up-Front Works

Groups * Bitter & Sweet * Brothers 5 *
Dream Morning Musume is a Japanese female pop group, consisting of 10 former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. It was created in 2011. As with Morning Musume, the group is managed by the Up-Front Agency and produced by Tsunku. During the announce ...
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Lovendor is a Japanese all-female band. History The band was formed in 2012 around Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka. Originally there were four members: Reina Tanaka (vocals), Marina Okada (vocals), Yuki Uozumi (guitar), Marin Miyazawa (guitar). In ...
* Pink Cres. *
Sharam Q was a Japanese rock band composed of lead singer , on guitar, on drums and on keyboards. Biography They debuted with in 1992. They were not an instant hit initially, but their fourth single broke the top 50 of the Oricon charts. Eve ...
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Up Up Girls Kakko Kari is a Japanese female idol group. The group was formerly named . The name of the group is abbreviated or . History 2004 to 2011 In 2004, Hello! Project held a nationwide audition titled "Hello Pro Egg Audition 2004". Out of over 10,000 appl ...
Soloists/Entertainers *
Ai Takahashi (born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the Hello! Project and is best known as the leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project until 2011. She is also a former member of its popular subgroup Mini Mon ...
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Airi Suzuki is a Japanese singer, actress, model, and radio personality associated with Up-Front Works. In 2002, she joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids and later debuted as one of the lead vocalists of the Japanese girl group Cute i ...
* Akira Inaba * Akira Kagawa *
Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.
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Chisato Okai (born June 21, 1994, in Saitama, Japan) is a former Japanese pop singer, actress, model, and television personality. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the main vocalists of the Japanese id ...
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Eric Fukusaki is a Peruvian singer based in Japan. Born and raised in Lima, he began singing in competitions during his adolescence and placing first in several. After successfully auditioning for the Up-Front Works record label, he debuted alongside Munehi ...
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Erina Mano is a Japanese idol singer and actress formerly associated with Hello! Project. She joined in 2006 as a member of Hello Pro Egg, as a trainee. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its musical gr ...
* Gen Takayama * Hirofumi Bannba * Jirou Sugita * Junko Yanagisawa * Kan *
Mai Satoda is a former member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume, singer, model and talent. Personal life Her husband is Japanese baseball player Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched for the New York Yankees from 2014 to 2020. Biography She was also a mem ...
* Maimi Yajima * Mari Yaguchi * Miki Fujimoto * Natsumi Abe *
Nozomi Tsuji , known professionally by her birth name (born June 17, 1987) is a Japanese media personality, singer, and blogger. In 2000, she began her career as a singer for Japanese girl band Morning Musume. Tsuji later found success with related groups ...
* Saki Nakajima *
Shoko Aida is a female J-pop artist and actress. She was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, and debuted as a member of the J-Pop duo Wink. She began working as a solo artist on 1 April 1996, one month after Wink dissolved. She collaborated with Kaori Iida ...
* Takao Horiuchi * Tsunku * You Kikkawa *
Yuko Nakazawa is a Japanese pop and enka singer, and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume. She is also a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume. Biography Yuko Nakazawa was born in Kyo ...


Subsidiaries


Zetima

was originally founded in May 1993 as , a joint venture between the Up-Front Group and
Warner Music Japan Warner Music Group's labels include the following. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records * Elektra Records *Parlophone Records * Warner Records Atlantic Records Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * All Money In * Artist Partners Group * Asylum ...
. In April 1998, Up-Front merged One Up with Y.J. Sounds to form Zetima. At the same time, Up-Front ended its distribution deal with Warner Music Japan and switched to
Sony Music Entertainment Japan , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is oper ...
. ;Artists *
Shoko Aida is a female J-pop artist and actress. She was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, and debuted as a member of the J-Pop duo Wink. She began working as a solo artist on 1 April 1996, one month after Wink dissolved. She collaborated with Kaori Iida ...
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Beyooooonds , is a Japanese idol girl group that formed in October 2018. They released their debut single, "Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist", on August 7, 2019. History 2018: Formation On October 19, 2018, Beyooooonds was formed. T ...
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Camellia Factory is a Japanese idol group, formed in late April 2015 under the umbrella of Hello! Project. It is currently composed of twelve members. Their sister group was Magnolia Factory. History 2015: Formation On April 29, the group was announced by ...
* Hello! Project shuffle units * Akira Inaba * Jōjō Gundan * Kan *
Aya Matsuura is a Japanese actress and pop singer, from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. Career 2000–2009: Hello! Project Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part o ...
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Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.
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Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles ...
* Takui Nakajima *
Yuko Nakazawa is a Japanese pop and enka singer, and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume. She is also a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume. Biography Yuko Nakazawa was born in Kyo ...
* Pink Cres. *
Airi Suzuki is a Japanese singer, actress, model, and radio personality associated with Up-Front Works. In 2002, she joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids and later debuted as one of the lead vocalists of the Japanese girl group Cute i ...
;Former artists *
Buono! was a subgroup of the Japanese girl groups Berryz Kobo and Cute, formed in 2007 by Up-Front Promotion and associated with Hello! Project. The members consisted of Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Kobo, and Airi Suzuki fro ...
* Cute *
Dream Morning Musume is a Japanese female pop group, consisting of 10 former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. It was created in 2011. As with Morning Musume, the group is managed by the Up-Front Agency and produced by Tsunku. During the announce ...
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Lovendor is a Japanese all-female band. History The band was formed in 2012 around Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka. Originally there were four members: Reina Tanaka (vocals), Marina Okada (vocals), Yuki Uozumi (guitar), Marin Miyazawa (guitar). In ...
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Ongaku Gatas was a Japanese girl group consisted of select members from Hello! Project's futsal club Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Hello Pro Egg. History The group was formed in 2007. The group's name combines the Japanese word ''ongaku'' (music) with the Portu ...
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Sharam Q was a Japanese rock band composed of lead singer , on guitar, on drums and on keyboards. Biography They debuted with in 1992. They were not an instant hit initially, but their fourth single broke the top 50 of the Oricon charts. Eve ...


Hachama

has a distribution deal with
Pony Canyon , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affi ...
. ;Artists *
Angerme , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! P ...
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Juice=Juice Juice=Juice, pronounced "Juice Juice", is a nine-member Japanese idol girl group formed in 2013. The group originally consisted of six trainee members of Hello! Project. They have released one studio album and twelve singles. Juice=Juice was n ...
* Akari Uemura ;Former artists * Alma Kaminiito *
Eric Fukusaki is a Peruvian singer based in Japan. Born and raised in Lima, he began singing in competitions during his adolescence and placing first in several. After successfully auditioning for the Up-Front Works record label, he debuted alongside Munehi ...
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Gatas Brilhantes H.P. was a futsal team representing Hello! Project. The team was founded on September 9, 2003 and was later disbanded on March 7, 2015. History On April 23, 2007, nine new members from Mix Gatas were added to the team mainly from Berryz Kobo and ...
* Yuubi Matsui * Peaberry


Piccolo Town

had a distribution deal with King Records from April 2001 to August 2013, when it switched to
Pony Canyon , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affi ...
in September 2013. ;Artists * Bitter & Sweet ;Former artists * Aa! *
Berryz Kobo was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Project. The group's members consisted of Hello! Project Kids members Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Y ...
* Ciao Bella Cinquetti * Gomattō * Maki Goto * Sayaka Ichii * Yui Okada *
v-u-den was a Japanese idol girl group associated with Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa ( Morning Musume), Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The group officially dis ...
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ZYX ZYX or Zyx may refer to: * Zyx, a region in the North Caucasus inhabited by the Zygii * Zyx (cartoonist) (1950–2015), French-Canadian cartoonist * ZyX (company), a Japanese company that makes erotic video games * ZYX (gene), a gene that encod ...


Rice Music

was originally founded in March 1995 as . After being absorbed into Zetima in 1998, the label was resurrected in September 2004 to focus on Kayōkyoku and
enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than '' ryūkōka'' music, ...
. Like Piccolo Town, Rice Music had a distribution deal with King Records from September 2004 to August 2013, when it switched to
Pony Canyon , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affi ...
in September 2013. ;Artists * Hirofumi Banba * Takao Horiuchi * Akira Kagawa * Jirō Sugita * Gen Takayama * Masayuki Yuhara ;Former artists * Akira Fuse * Sanae Jōnouchi * Yuki Maeda * Nori Yamaguchi


Up-Front Works

is Up-Front Group's in-house label that specializes in limited edition releases that are sold either online or exclusively at music chains such as
Tower Records Tower Records is an international retail franchise and online music store that was formerly based in Sacramento, California, United States. From 1960 until 2006, Tower operated retail stores in the United States, which closed when Tower Recor ...
. The label previously had distribution deals with
Pony Canyon , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affi ...
, Daiki Sound, and
Universal Music Japan , often referred to as just Universal Music Japan or UMJ, is a Japanese subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1990. It is the largest subsidiary for a foreign company in the country regarding music distribution. The company is resp ...
before 2019. ;Artists * Natsumi Abe * Akira Inaba * You Kikkawa *
Hello! Project 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 ha ...
* Kamiishinaka Kana *
Sayumi Michishige is a Japanese singer, actress and model. She is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Following the departure of fifth-generation member Risa Niigaki on October 12, 2013, Michishige has the long ...
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Karin Miyamoto is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of Juice=Juice, an all-female pop group within Hello! Project is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of ...
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Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.
* Saki Nakajima * Asahi Tasaki * Temiyamn * Maimi Yajima


Up-Front Indies

is Up-Front Group's indie in-house label founded in May 2019. ;Artists * Hello Pro Kenshusei


Chichūkai Label

was founded in 2003, with music inspired by those of the countries by the
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, most prominently
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
,
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
and
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
, or even
cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song relea ...
s of songs from those countries. The label was handled by
Epic Records Japan Epic Records Japan is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama. Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. () was established in August 1978
until December 2009, when Up-Front consolidated it with Zetima. ;Former artists *
Shoko Aida is a female J-pop artist and actress. She was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, and debuted as a member of the J-Pop duo Wink. She began working as a solo artist on 1 April 1996, one month after Wink dissolved. She collaborated with Kaori Iida ...
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Kaori Iida is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist. ...
* Akira Inaba * Noriko Katō * Yasuko Naito * Ruca * Hidemi Sasaki


Former artists


Affiliated with Up-Front Promotion

* Michiyo Heike (1997-2001) *
Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles ...
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Asuka Fukuda (born December 17, 1984) is a Japanese pop singer, and she was a member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume from 1997 until April 18, 1999. Her only album with the group is the 1998 release '' First Time''. She was the first ever Hello! Pro ...
(1997-1999) ** Aya Ishiguro (1997-2000) ** Sayaka Ichii (1998-2000) ** Maki Goto (1999-2007) ** Kei Yasuda (1998-2003) **
Eri Kamei is a Japanese pop singer and model. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December ...
(2003-2010) ** Jun Jun (2007-2010) ** Lin Lin (2007-2010) **
Kanon Suzuki Kanon may refer to: Buddhism * Kanon, a Japanese name for Guanyin, a Buddhist spiritual figure Media and literature * ''Kanon'' (video game), a Japanese visual novel by Key, later adapted into anime series * ''Kanon'' (manga), a manga by Chiho ...
(2011-2016) ** Haruka Kudo (2011-2017) **
Riho Sayashi Riho Sayashi (鞘師里保 ''Sayashi Riho''; born May 28, 1998 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese dancer, actress, and singer. She is a former ninth generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume, along with Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Iku ...
(2011-2018) **
Haruna Iikubo is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member and sub-leader of the pop group Morning Musume and former model for the Japanese fashion magazine ''Love Berry''. Biography Early life Haruna Īkubo was born ...
(2011-2018) **
Haruna Ogata This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. Current members Ninth generation ( ...
(2014-2018) * Chinatsu Miyoshi (1999-2000) *
T&C Bomber T&C may refer to: * ''Technology and Culture ''Technology and Culture'' is a quarterly academic journal founded in 1959. It is an official publication of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), whose members routinely refer to it as ...
(1999-2000) ** Atsuko Inaba (1999-2009) * Melon Kinenbi (1999-2010) *
Aya Matsuura is a Japanese actress and pop singer, from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. Career 2000–2009: Hello! Project Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part o ...
(2000-2017) * Sheki-Dol (2000-2002) * W (2004-2006) **
Ai Kago is a Japanese actress and former singer. In 2000, Kago debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume. During her time in the group, she was also part of Mini-Moni and other Hello! Project sub-groups. In 2004, Kago de ...
(2000-2007) * Coconuts Musume (1998-2008) ** Chelsea Ching (1998-2000) ** April Barbaran (1998-2000) ** Danielle DeLaunay (1998-2001) **
Lehua Sandbo Lehualani Ehukai Nahina (née Sandbo) (born February 7, 1983 in Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States) is a former singer of Norwegian, Hawaiian, Filipino, Irish, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. Better known by the stage name , she joined Hello! Project ...
(2000-2002) ** Mika Todd (1998-2004) **
Ayaka Kimura , born October 30, 1981 and known professionally as , is a Japanese actress and former singer. From 1998 to 2008, Nagate was part of Hello! Project as a member of the Japan-based girl group Coconuts Musume. History Nagate joined Hello! Proj ...
(1998-2008) *
Country Musume was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project. On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .Hiromi Yanagihara was a Japanese singer and actress. She was a founding member of Hello! Project J-pop group Country Musume. She joined Country Musume in 1999 along with Rinne Toda and Azusa Kobayashi. On July 16, 1999, Yanagihara was killed in a car accident one ...
(1999) ** Azusa Kobayashi (1999-2002) ** Rinne Toda (1999-2002) **
Asami Kimura was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project. On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .Miuna Saito was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project. On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .Nana Nakayama (2005-2009) * Shim Min (2003-2006) *
V-u-den was a Japanese idol girl group associated with Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa ( Morning Musume), Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The group officially dis ...
(2004-2008) ** Yui Okada (2004-2010) *
Hello! Project Kids 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 ...
(2002-2005) *
Berryz Kobo was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Project. The group's members consisted of Hello! Project Kids members Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Y ...
(2004-2014) ** Maiha Ishimura (2002-2005) ** Momoko Tsugunaga (2002-2017) * Cute (2005-2017) ** Megumi Murakami (2002-2006) ** Kanna Arihara (2004-2009) ** Erika Umeda (2002-2009) ** Mai Hagiwara (2002-2017) * Miki Korenaga (2004-2010) *
Angerme , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! P ...
** Saki Ogawa (2009-2011) **
Yuuka Maeda is a former Japanese singer and actress. After joining Hello Pro Egg, a trainee program associated with Hello! Project, she achieved early fame as Amulet Heart in Shugo Chara Egg! before debuting in S/mileage, a Japanese idol girl group assoc ...
(2009-2011) ** Fuyuka Kosuga (2011) ** Kanon Fukuda (2009-2019) **
Meimi Tamura is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme. Early life and background Meimi Tamura's mother was a Troupe Organizer, and acted at Gunma Prefecture in Japan. Her elder sister, Karen Tamura, was al ...
(2011–2016) **Maho Aikawa (2014–2017) **Kana Nakanishi (2011–2019) **Rina Katsuta (2011–2019) ** Ayaka Wada (2009–2019) **Mizuki Murota (2014-2020) * Country Girls (2014-2019) **Uta Shimamura (2014-2015) **
Nanami Yanagawa Nanami Yanagawa (梁川奈々美; born January 6, 2002) is a former Japanese pop singer, a second generation member of Japanese girl group Juice=Juice and a member of Country Girls. Biography Nanami was born on January 6, 2002, in Kanagawa, Ja ...
(2014-2019) **Risa Yamaki (2014-2019) **Mai Ozeki (2014-2019) * Magnolia Factory (2015-2020) **Rio Fujii (2015-2017) **Rena Ogawa (2015-2017) **Natsumi Taguchi (2015-2017) **Ayaka Hirose (2015-2020) **Minami Nomura (2015-2020) **Ayano Hamaura (2015-2020) **Sakurako Wada (2015-2020) Sub-units * Petitmoni (1999-2013) *
Tanpopo was a sub-group of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume and associated with Hello! Project. It was formed by Up-Front Promotion in November 1998 as Morning Musume's first sub-group. While the main group Morning Musume features predomin ...
(1999-2011) * Minimoni (2000-2004) *
Morning Musume Sakuragumi , meaning "Sakura Group", was one of the subgroups derived from the Japanese pop group Morning Musume in 2003. Its less successful equivalent was Morning Musume Otomegumi. Like its counterpart, the sole purpose of Sakuragumi was to accommodate t ...
(2003-2004) *
Morning Musume Otomegumi was one of the subgroups that the Japanese pop group Morning Musume was divided into in 2003. Its counterpart was Morning Musume Sakuragumi. The group's name is made up of and , meaning "Young Girls' Group". Like Sakuragumi, purpose of Morning ...
(2003-2004) *
Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai was a Japanese girl group and sub-group of Morning Musume. The group was made up of five past and then-present members of Morning Musume and created to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Members * 1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe * 3rd ...
(2007) *
Buono! was a subgroup of the Japanese girl groups Berryz Kobo and Cute, formed in 2007 by Up-Front Promotion and associated with Hello! Project. The members consisted of Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Kobo, and Airi Suzuki fro ...
(2007-2017) Project groups * Gomattou (2002) * Romans (2003) * Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai (2005-2013) ** Rie Kaneko (2009-2013) ** Asuna Okai (2009-2010) ** Mia Sainen (2009-2010) ** Kaori Sano (2009-2010) *
Ongaku Gatas was a Japanese girl group consisted of select members from Hello! Project's futsal club Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Hello Pro Egg. History The group was formed in 2007. The group's name combines the Japanese word ''ongaku'' (music) with the Portu ...
(2007-2010) ** Arisa Noto (2004-2009) ** Yuri Sawada (2004-2009) *
Nochiura Natsumi was a one-off Hello! Project unit formed in 2004. The members were Maki Goto, Aya Matsuura and Natsumi Abe. The group was composed of soloists, similar to Gomattou, and released their only single, , on October 6, 2004. It reached 4th place on ...
(2004-2005) * Ecomoni (2004-2007) * Aa! (2003-2009) *
ZYX ZYX or Zyx may refer to: * Zyx, a region in the North Caucasus inhabited by the Zygii * Zyx (cartoonist) (1950–2015), French-Canadian cartoonist * ZyX (company), a Japanese company that makes erotic video games * ZYX (gene), a gene that encod ...
(2003-2009) * Def.Diva (2005-2007) * GAM (2006-2009) * Athena & Robikerottsu (2007-2008) * Kira Pika (2007) * MilkyWay (2008-2009) ** Sayaka Kitahara (2004-2011) *
High-King was a Japanese girl group associated with 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. History The group's debut ...
(2008-2015) * Shugo Chara Egg! (2008-2010) **
Irori Maeda is a Japanese pop singer and former member of the Japanese idol group AKBN0 (later known as N Zero). She is a former Hello Pro Egg member. She joined Hello! Project in 2006 as a member of Hello! Pro Egg. In 2011, she left Hello Project for AKBN0 ...
(2008-2010) *
Guardians 4 , also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her clas ...
(2009-2010) *
Lilpri , also known as , is a Japanese shōjo anime directed by Makoto Moriwaki. It was adapted from the Sega arcade game of the same name. It was also adapted into two manga series by Mai Jinna. Plot Ringo Yukimori was walking with her mom and ...
(2010-2011) Shuffle units * Kiiro 5 (2000) * Aoiro 7 (2000) * Akagumi 4 (2000) * 3-nin Matsuri (2001) *
7-nin Matsuri was a Japanese idol project group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. Beginning in 2000, the Shuffle Unit project was a yearly collaboration among existing Hello! Project acts, where members were recombined i ...
(2001) *
10-nin Matsuri was a Japanese idol project group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. Beginning in 2000, the Shuffle Unit project was a yearly collaboration among existing Hello! Project acts, where members were recombined ...
(2001) * Happy 7 (2002) * Sexy 8 (2002) *
Odoru 11 was a Japanese idol project group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. Beginning in 2000, the Shuffle Unit project was a yearly collaboration among existing Hello! Project acts, where members were recombined ...
(2002) * Salt5 (2003) *
7Air was a Japanese idol project group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. Beginning in 2000, the Shuffle Unit project was a yearly collaboration among existing Hello! Project acts, where members were recombined ...
(2003) * 11Water (2003) *
H.P. All Stars 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 s ...
(2004) * Elegies (2005) *
Sexy Otonajan was a Japanese idol project group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. Beginning in 2000, the Shuffle Unit project was a yearly collaboration among existing Hello! Project acts, where members were recombined ...
(2005) * Puripuri Pink (2005) *
Hello! Project Mobekimasu 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 ...
(2011-2013)


Affiliated with Up-Front Works

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Hitomi Yoshizawa is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007. Following her departure, Yoshizawa continued to ...
(2000-2009) *
Rika Ishikawa , is a Japanese actress and model associated with Hello! Project and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the Japanese pop idol trio v-u-den until June 2008. She has performed as a solo singer, as a ...
(2000-2009) *
Asami Konno , known by her birth name is a Japanese television presenter and former singer and actress. She debuted in August 2001 with the girl group Morning Musume and participated in musical projects within Hello! Project. After leaving the group on Ma ...
(2001-2011) *
Makoto Ogawa is a Japanese singer and actress, best known as a former member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume. She joined the group in August 2001 along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, and Asami Konno. On March 31, 2 ...
(2001-2009) * Saki Shimizu (2002-2017) * Maasa Sudou (2002-2015) * Yurina Kumai (2002-2015) *
Koharu Kusumi is a Japanese actress, model, television personality, singer, and voice actress. In 2005, she became the only seventh generation member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume, a part of Hello! Project. While Kusumi was in Morning Musume, she p ...
(2005-2016) *
Up Up Girls Kakko Kari is a Japanese female idol group. The group was formerly named . The name of the group is abbreviated or . History 2004 to 2011 In 2004, Hello! Project held a nationwide audition titled "Hello Pro Egg Audition 2004". Out of over 10,000 appl ...
** Minami Sengoku (2004-2017) * Aika Mitsui (2006-2018) *
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(2008-2009) * Alma Kaminiito (2012-2013) ** Munehiko Ohno (2012-2013) * Team Makenki (2014-2018) * Ciao Bella Cinquetti (2008-2018)


Affiliated with TNX

All of the musical groups under TNX are collectively known as Nice Girl Project!. * Nice Girl Myu * GTT Club * MM Gakuen Gasshoubu * Gyaruru **
Ami Tokito is a Japanese female pop singer and gravure idol. She made her debut in 2005 Miss ''Young Jump'', winning Tsunku's honorable award. She started acting as a child actress using her former stage names, Sachie Komatsu and Hikaru Asakura. She feat ...
* Nice Girl Project! Kenshusei * Canary Club * Tokky


References


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Up-Front Group's related companies
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Up-Front Promotion's official site
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Up-Front Works' official site
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Up-Front Works at musicbrainz.com
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