, 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.
The group released several charting albums under its name in the late 2010s and 2020s, all on the Up-Front Indies record label.
Members Name Birth date Age Join date Generation Notes Hikari Yoshida 36 Rua Hattori Former Founding Member of Hamu!STAR and DIANNA Project Renshuusei Aoi Sakamoto 37 Karin Nemoto Riho Miyazaki Airi Ohno Aika Higuchi Sara Someya Yuna Aoki Former Member of FairyDOLL OsakaKotomi Suzuki 38Yurika Saito Momoka Kishida Nana Tamura Riina Nagai Shiori Sakata Ayane Sato Sara Karibe Shiharu Saeki Hana Yamamoto
Hello Pro Kenshusei Hokkaido members none
Former members
Debuted members Stage name Join date Debut group Debut date v-u-den August 10, 2004 Cute January 2, 2006 Morning Musume March 15, 2007 January 2, 2011 September 29, 2011 September 14, 2012 September 30, 2014 December 12, 2016 June 22, 2019 March 20, 2026 May 28, 2026Moa Suzuki (鈴木もあ)June 2, 2026 The Possible October 7, 2007 Soloist January 27, 2008 Soloist March 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, 2017 November 2, 2020 December 30, 2021 May 23, 2023 August 16, 2025 Up Up Girls Kakko Kari January 2011 March 3, 2011 April 2, 2011 Juice=Juice September 11, 2013 June 26, 2017 June 14, 2019 July 7, 2021 June 29, 2022 May 23, 2023 June 23, 2025 Country Girls March 25, 2015 November 5, 2015 Magnolia Factory September 2, 2015 Camellia Factory February 22, 2017 July 7, 2021 August 16, 2025 Beyooooonds (Chica#Tetsu) August 7, 2019 Mano Otsubo (大坪茉乃)February 7, 2024June 4, 2026 Beyooooonds (Rain Forest River Ocean)August 7, 2019 Ocha Norma December 13, 2021 Rosy Chronicle July 13, 2024
Past members
Stage name Date introduced Date left Notes June 20, 2004 August 30, 2005 Graduated September 14, 2005 Member of Gatas Brilhantes H.P. June 10, 2007 Graduated August 7, 2007 Graduated November 30, 2007 Graduated April 30, 2008 Graduated February 1, 2009 Graduated April 4, 2009 May 12, 2009 June 20, 2004 August 10, 2009 Graduated September 23, 2009 After graduating, Noto signed with Style Cube and became a voice actress and motion capture artist. June 12, 2010 June 4, 2006 June 20, 2004 November 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 December 24, 2010 Kikkawa was part of MilkyWay as the character Kobeni Hanasaki. She debuted as a soloist under Up-Front Works in 2011. June 20, 2004 March 9, 2011 Kitahara was part of MilkyWay as the character Noeru Yukino. She became a voice actress and singer managed by Ken Production. March 27, 2010 September 11, 2011 November 12, 2011 August 26, 2012 June 20, 2011 November 20, 2012 March 31, 2012 June 12, 2013 Jang Da Yeon (장다연) June 21, 2009July 30, 2013 May 5, 2013 October 21, 2013 June 22, 2008 December 14, 2013 January 11, 2012 May 4, 2014 Kosuga was originally set to debut in S/mileage September 2011 but had to leave due to health issues. May 5, 2013 September 1, 2014 September 22, 2013 December 11, 2009 November 5, 2014 She 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, 2013 February 26, 2015 May 4, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 1, 2015 November 6, 2015 May 4, 2014 March 24, 2016 September 22, 2013 July 28, 2016 November 29, 2014 April 1, 2015 September 4, 2016 March 11, 2017 December 4, 2017 February 9, 2018 July 30, 2016 April 23, 2018 Former Hokkaido Kenshuusei November 29, 2014 August 24, 2018 April 1, 2015 January 15, 2016 December 2, 2018 March 11, 2017 January 15, 2016 January 16. 2019 Former Deluxe Colors member, former Farewell MY L.u.v member December 2, 2018 April 2, 2019 2018 Hello! Project Only You! Audition Finalist January 15, 2016 July 26, 2019 Former Avax Academy Trainee, ANGERME Shin Member finalist December 4, 2017 2018 Hello! Project Only You! Audition Finalist July 30, 2016 Former Hokkaido Kenshusei December 4, 2017 December 29, 2019 Former Hello! Pro Kenshusei Unit member August 2, 2019 April 19, 2020 Former Hokkaido Kenshusei December 3, 2019 Former Hokkaido Kenshusei July 30, 2016 March 16, 2021 Former Hokkaido Kenshusei December 3, 2019 Former Hokkaido Kenshusei March 11, 2017 April 23, 2021 Former Onigokko member February 14, 2022 May 23, 2022 March 28, 2023 October 22, 2024 May 28, 2025 February 7, 2024 August 21, 2025 May 21, 2026
Timeline
Discography
Albums Title Details Charts JP 1 Let’s Say "Hello!" (stylized as ① Let’s say “Hello!”) Released: 18 February 2015 Label: Up-Front Indies Format(s): CD, digital download 63Rainbow×2 Released: 11 July 2018 Label: Up-Front Indies Format(s): CD 883-STARS Released: 29 September 2021 Label: Up-Front Indies Format(s): CD 44
DVD singles Year Title Peak chart position JP 2013 98
References
External links
List of Hello Pro Kenshusei members