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 has s ...
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 ...
Pink Cres.
was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Create in 2016. The group consisted of three members: Miyabi Natsuyaki, Hikaru Kobayashi, and Yūka Nihei.
History
Miyabi Natsuyaki was a member of the Japanese idol girl group Berryz Kobo since 2 ...
was originally founded in May 1993 as , a joint venture between the Up-Front Group and Warner Music Japan. 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 opera ...
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 ...
Pink Cres.
was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Create in 2016. The group consisted of three members: Miyabi Natsuyaki, Hikaru Kobayashi, and Yūka Nihei.
History
Miyabi Natsuyaki was a member of the Japanese idol girl group Berryz Kobo since 2 ...
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 Port ...
Alma Kaminiito
was a J-pop and Latin pop music duo based in Japan. It consisted of Eric Fukusaki of Peru and Munehiko Ohno from Japan. The pair released two singles in 2012: its debut "Akane" and the double A-side "Amatsubu Pearl"/"Dakishimetai Dakishimetai". ...
had a distribution deal with King Records from April 2001 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon in September 2013.
;Artists
* Bitter & Sweet
;Former artists
* Aa!
* Berryz Kobo
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Ciao Bella Cinquetti
, formerly known as , was a Japanese idol group originally formed on August 2, 2006, with six girls from Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg. After releasing several indie singles, they graduated from trainee status on October 7, 2007 ...
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Gomattō
was a one-shot Hello! Project group, similar to the Hello! Project shuffle units, that released one single called "Shall We Love?".
The formation of Gomattō was announced in October 2002. The idea behind the trio was an R&B style dance-based g ...
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 disband ...
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. Like Piccolo Town, Rice Music had a distribution deal with King Records from September 2004 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon 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. The label previously had distribution deals with Pony Canyon, Daiki Sound, and Universal Music Japan before 2019.
;Artists
* Natsumi Abe
* Akira Inaba
* You Kikkawa
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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 has s ...
Karin Miyamoto
is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of Juice=Juice, an all-female pop group within Hello! Project.
Hello! Project groups and units
* Hello Pro Egg / Hello Pro Kenshusei
* Shin Minimoni (2009)
* Reborn Eleven (2011)
* Juice=Juice (2 ...
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 Mediterranean Sea, most prominently France, Italy and Greece, or even cover versions of songs from those countries. The label was handled by Epic Records Japan until December 2009, when Up-Front consolidated it with Zetima.
;Former artists
* Shoko Aida
* Kaori Iida
* Akira Inaba
*
Noriko Katō
(born January 30, 1973) is a Japanese actress and singer-songwriter. She is affiliated with J.P. Room, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.
Biography
Born in Suzuka, Mie, Japan, Noriko Katō graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High Sch ...
Lin Lin
Qian Lin (born March 11, 1991), better known in Japan as , is a Chinese singer. She is a former Morning Musume member and leader of the Hello! Project sub-group Shin Minimoni. She was announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning ...
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 ...
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 ( ...
T&C Bomber T&C may refer to:
* ''Technology and Culture'', a journal about the history of technology
* Taiyō to Ciscomoon, later known as T&C Bomber, a Japanese girl band
* T & C Tower, or Tuntex Sky Tower, a skyscraper in Taiwan
See also
* Ts&Cs
A c ...
(1999-2000)
** Atsuko Inaba (1999-2009)
* Melon Kinenbi (1999-2010)
* Aya Matsuura (2000-2017)
* Sheki-Dol (2000-2002)
* W (2004-2006)
** Ai Kago (2000-2007)
* Coconuts Musume (1998-2008)
** Chelsea Ching (1998-2000)
** April Barbaran (1998-2000)
** Danielle DeLaunay (1998-2001)
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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 ...
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! Proje ...
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 on ...
(1999)
** Azusa Kobayashi (1999-2002)
** Rinne Toda (1999-2002)
** Asami Kimura (2000-2007)
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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)
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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 disband ...
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 s ...
Country Girls Country Girl(s) may refer to:
Literature
* ''Country Girl'' (memoir), a 2012 book by Edna O'Brien
Music
* ''A Country Girl'', a long-running British 1902 musical
* Country Girls (band), a Japanese female idol group
Albums
* ''Country Girl'' ( ...
Minimoni
was a sub-unit of the Japanese idol girl groups Morning Musume and Coconuts Musume. It was formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. The group was founded by Morning Musume members Mari Yaguchi, Nozomi Tsuji, and ...
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)
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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! (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)
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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 Port ...
Athena & Robikerottsu
Athena & Robikerottsu (アテナ&ロビケロッツ, "Athena and Robocarrots") was a Hello! Project unit consisting of Niigaki Risa, Mitsui Aika, Nakajima Saki, and Okai Chisato.
Info
This unit was formed in 2007 for the anime ''Robby and ...
(2007-2008)
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Kira Pika
is a Japanese manga series by An Nakahara. The series ran in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao'' from March 2004 to June 2009, with side stories running in ''Pucchigumi'' in 2006. The manga sold a cumulative total of over 10 million c ...
(2007)
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MilkyWay
is a Japanese manga series by An Nakahara. The series ran in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao'' from March 2004 to June 2009, with side stories running in ''Pucchigumi'' in 2006. The manga sold a cumulative total of over 10 million ...
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 class ...
Kiiro 5
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 ...
(2000)
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Aoiro 7
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 ...
(2000)
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Akagumi 4
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 ...
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 ...
(2001)
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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 ...
Sexy 8
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 ...
Salt5
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 ...
(2003)
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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 i ...
(2003)
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11Water
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 ...
(2003)
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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 ...
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 i ...
(2005)
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Puripuri Pink
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 ...
Ships
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...
(2008-2009)
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Alma Kaminiito
was a J-pop and Latin pop music duo based in Japan. It consisted of Eric Fukusaki of Peru and Munehiko Ohno from Japan. The pair released two singles in 2012: its debut "Akane" and the double A-side "Amatsubu Pearl"/"Dakishimetai Dakishimetai". ...
(2012-2013)
** Munehiko Ohno (2012-2013)
* Team Makenki (2014-2018)
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Ciao Bella Cinquetti
, formerly known as , was a Japanese idol group originally formed on August 2, 2006, with six girls from Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg. After releasing several indie singles, they graduated from trainee status on October 7, 2007 ...
(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
* Nice Girl Project! Kenshusei
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Canary Club
is a Japanese girl group, founded by Tsunku in 2007 within his Nice Girl Project!.
The group debuted in 2007 with the single "SWEET & TOUGHNESS" as a nine-member group. After two albums, six singles and various line-up changes between 2007 and ...