Hello Pro Kenshusei

Hello Pro Kenshusei (ハロプロ研修生, Haro Puro Kenshūsei, lit. "Hello Pro Trainees") (formerly known as Hello Pro Egg (ハロプロエッグ) until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group within Hello! Project in 2004.

Hello Pro Kenshusei
Also known as	Hello Pro Egg (ハロプロエッグ) (2004-2012)
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2004 (2004)–present
Labels	Up-Front Promotion
Spinoffs	Ciao Bella Cinquetti Smileage Juice=Juice Country Girls Magnolia Factory Camellia Factory Beyooooonds Ocha Norma
Website	www.helloproject.com/helloprokenshusei/

Members

Name	Birth date	Age	Join date	Generation	Notes
Soara Kawano	(2006-10-06)October 6, 2006	17	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	35
Toa Makino	(2009-12-26)December 26, 2009	14
Niina Hayashi	(2011-06-10)June 10, 2011	12
Hana Shimakawa	(2008-04-18)April 18, 2008	16	February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)	36
Yurika Asano	(2009-07-31)July 31, 2009	14
Chihiro Miyakoshi	(2010-08-27)August 27, 2010	13
Istuki Nishimura	(2010-10-15)October 15, 2010	13
Yume Soma	(2011-02-04)February 4, 2011	13
Mano Otsubo	(2011-06-22)June 22, 2011	12
Hikari Yoshida	(2011-10-01)October 1, 2011	12
Meisa Sugihara	(2011-12-20)December 20, 2011	12
Rua Hattori	(2013-02-07)February 7, 2013	11			Former Founding Member of Hamu!STAR and DIANNA Project Renshuusei

Hello Pro Kenshusei Hokkaido members

• none

Former members

Debuted members

Stage name	Join date	Debut group	Debut date
Yui Okada (岡田唯)	June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)	v-u-den	August 10, 2004
Kanna Arihara (有原栞菜)		Cute	January 2, 2006
Linlin (リンリン)	January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)	Morning Musume	March 15, 2007
Mizuki Fukumura (譜久村聖)	June 22, 2008 (2008-06-22)		January 2, 2011
Haruka Kudo (工藤遥)	March 27, 2010 (2010-03-27)		September 29, 2011
Sakura Oda (小田さくら)	November 12, 2010 (2010-11-12)		September 14, 2012
Maria Makino (牧野真莉愛)	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)		September 30, 2014
Akane Haga (羽賀朱音)	September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Kaede Kaga (加賀楓)	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)		December 12, 2016
Reina Yokoyama (横山玲奈)	August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)
Mei Yamazaki (山﨑愛生)	July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)		June 22, 2019
Kanami Morozuka (諸塚香奈実)	June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)	The Possible	October 7, 2007
Kaede Ohse (大瀬楓)
Aina Hashimoto (橋本愛奈)
Yurika Akiyama (秋山ゆりか)
Robin Shouko Okada (岡田ロビン翔子)
Yuki Goto (後藤夕貴)
Miki Korenaga (是永美記)	June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)	Soloist	January 27, 2008
Erina Mano (真野恵里菜)	June 4, 2006 (2006-06-04)	Soloist	March 29, 2008
Ayaka Wada (和田彩花)	June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)	S/mileage (name changed to Angerme as of December 14, 2014)	March 27, 2010
Yuuka Maeda (前田憂佳)
Kanon Fukuda (福田花音)
Saki Ogawa (小川紗季)
Akari Takeuchi (竹内朱莉)	June 22, 2008 (2008-06-22)		August 14, 2011
Rina Katsuta (勝田里奈)	June 7, 2009 (2009-06-07)
Mizuki Murota (室田瑞希)	March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)		October 4, 2014
Rikako Sasaki (佐々木莉佳子)	March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)
Maho Aikawa (相川茉穂)	April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
Momona Kasahara (笠原桃奈)	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)		July 16, 2016
Ayano Kawamura (川村文乃)	August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)		June 26, 2017
Haruka Oota (太田遥香)	July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)		November 23, 2018
Rin Hashisako (橋迫鈴)	August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)		July 3, 2019
Shion Tamenaga (為永幸音)	December 10, 2017		November 2, 2020
Yuki Hirayama (平山遊季)	August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)		December 30, 2021
Yukiho Shimoitani (下井谷幸穂)	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)		May 23, 2023
Hana Goto (後藤花)	February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14)
Saki Mori (森咲樹)	June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)	Up Up Girls Kakko Kari	January 2011
Konatsu Furukawa (古川小夏)
Azusa Sekine (関根梓)			March 3, 2011
Manami Arai (新井愛瞳)
Ayano Sato (佐藤綾乃)	March 1, 2009 (2009-03-01)
Akari Saho (佐保明梨)	June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)		April 2, 2011
Karin Miyamoto (宮本佳林)	November 24, 2008 (2008-11-24)	Juice=Juice	September 11, 2013
Sayuki Takagi (高木紗友希)	November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
Aina Otsuka (大塚愛菜)	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
Akari Uemura (植村あかり)	January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)
Tomoko Kanazawa (金澤朋子)	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
Ruru Dambara (段原瑠々)	September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)		June 26, 2017
Yume Kudo (工藤由愛)	July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)		June 14, 2019
Riai Matsunaga (松永里愛)	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
Kisaki Ebata (江端妃咲)	August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)		July 7, 2021
Ichika Arisawa (有澤一華)	November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)
Ishiyama Sakura (石山咲良)	November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)		June 29, 2022
Kawashima Mifu (川嶋美楓)	August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)		May 23, 2023
Manaka Inaba (稲場愛香)	May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)	Country Girls	March 25, 2015
Risa Yamaki (山木梨沙)	September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Musubu Funaki (船木結)			November 5, 2015
Nanami Yanagawa (梁川奈々美)	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
Ayano Hamaura (浜浦彩乃)	February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)	Magnolia Factory	September 2, 2015
Natsumi Taguchi (田口夏実)	February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)
Rena Ogawa (小川麗奈)	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
Minami Nomura (野村みな美)	June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17)
Sakurako Wada (和田桜子)	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
Rio Fujii (藤井梨央)	May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)
Ayaka Hirose (廣瀬彩海)	November 29, 2014 (2014-11-29)
Rei Inoue (井上玲音)
Riko Yamagishi (山岸理子)	June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17)	Camellia Factory	February 22, 2017
Yumeno Kishimoto (岸本ゆめの)	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
Kisora Niinuma (新沼希空)	September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Kiki Asakura (浅倉樹々)	October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)
Saori Onoda (小野田紗栞)
Risa Ogata (小片リサ)	November 2014 (2014-11)
Ami Tanimoto (谷本安美)
Mizuho Ono (小野瑞歩)	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
Mao Akiyama (秋山眞緒)
Runo Yofu (豫風瑠乃)	August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)		July 7 2021
Reina Ichioka (一岡怜奈)	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)	Beyooooonds (Chica#Tetsu)	August 2019
Shiori Nishida (西田汐里)	August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)
Rika Shimakura (島倉りか)	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
Saya Eguchi (江口紗耶)
Kurumi Takase (高瀬くるみ)	March 2015 (2015-03)	Beyooooonds (Rain Forest River Ocean)
Kokoro Maeda (前田こころ)	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
Momohime Kiyono (清野桃々姫)	January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)
Yuhane Yamazaki (山﨑夢羽)	August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)
Minami Okamura (岡村美波)	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
Kirara Yonemura (米村姫良々)	January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)	Ocha Norma	December 13, 2021
Kanami Ishiguri (石栗奏美)	July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
Natsume Nakayama (中山夏月姫)	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
Nanami Kubota (窪田七海)	December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)
Madoka Saito (斉藤円香)	December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)
Ruli Hiromoto (広本瑠璃)	August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Miku Nishizaki (西﨑美空)
Momo Kitahara (北原もも)
Yulia Matsubara (松原ユリヤ)	December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)	New Group	Mid 2024
Karin Onoda (小野田華凛)	December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)
Honoka Hashida (橋田歩果)	August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Ayana Murakoshi (村越彩菜)
Hasumi Uemura (植村葉純)
Hinoha Yoshida (吉田姫杷)	August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)
Rena Kamimura (上村麗菜)	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)

Past members

Stage name	Date introduced	Date left	Notes
Maho Ooyanagi (大柳まほ)	June 20, 2004	August 30, 2005	Graduated
Miyuki Kawashima (川島幸)		September 14, 2005	Member of Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
Mirei Hashida (橋田三令)		June 10, 2007	Graduated
Manami Ogura (小倉愛実)		August 7, 2007	Graduated
Ayumi Yutoku (湯徳歩美)		November 30, 2007	Graduated
Mika Muto (武藤水華)		April 30, 2008	Graduated
Erina Aoki (青木英里奈)		February 1, 2009	Graduated
Azusa Sezaki (瀬崎あずさ)	April 4, 2009	May 12, 2009
Yuri Sawada (澤田由梨)	June 20, 2004	August 10, 2009^[1]	Graduated
Arisa Noto (能登有沙)		September 23, 2009^[2]	After graduating, Noto signed with Style Cube and became a voice actress and motion capture artist.
Anri Tanaka (田中杏里)		June 12, 2010
Mia Sainen (西念未彩)
Momoka Komine (古峰桃香)	June 4, 2006
Asuna Okai (岡井明日菜)	June 20, 2004	November 28, 2010
Irori Maeda (澤田由梨)			She was a member of Shugo Chara Egg! as Amulet Clover after Kanon Fukuda left the group. After leaving Hello! Project, she joined AKBN0.
Tomomi Hirano (平野智美)	June 7, 2009
Runa Kizawa (木沢留那)	March 27, 2010
You Kikkawa (吉川友)	April 7, 2007^[3]	December 24, 2010^[3]	Kikkawa was part of MilkyWay as the character Kobeni Hanasaki. She debuted as a soloist under Up-Front Works in 2011.
Sayaka Kitahara (北原沙弥香)	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.^[4]
Wakana Nagasawa (長澤和奏)	March 27, 2010	September 11, 2011
Kanae Yamaga (山賀香菜恵)	November 12, 2011	August 26, 2012
Minami Mogi (茂木美奈実)	June 20, 2011	November 20, 2012
Rise Okamura (岡村里星)	March 31, 2012	June 12, 2013
Jang Da Yeon (장다연)	June 21, 2009	July 30, 2013
Kana Mashiro (真城佳奈)	May 5, 2013	October 21, 2013
Rie Kaneko (金子りえ)	June 22, 2008	December 14, 2013
Fuyuka Kosuga (小数賀芙由香)	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.
Karen Tanaka (田中可恋)	May 5, 2013	September 1, 2014
Hirona Ooura (大浦央菜)	September 22, 2013
Nanami Tanabe (田邉奈菜美)	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.
Kurumi Yoshihashi (吉橋くるみ)	February 2, 2011
Kana Mikame (三瓶海南)	May 5, 2013	February 26, 2015
Kana Saito (斎藤夏奈)	May 4, 2014	April 30, 2015
Honoka Okamoto (岡本帆乃花)	April 1, 2015	November 6, 2015
Miu Takemura (竹村未羽)	May 4, 2014	March 24, 2016
Yumei Yokogawa (横川夢衣)	September 22, 2013	July 28, 2016
Nagisa Hashimoto (橋本渚)	November 29, 2014
Momoko Shimano (島野萌々子)
Rion Nakano (仲野りおん)	April 1, 2015
Marie Yoshida (吉田真理恵)	September 4, 2016	March 11, 2017
Sayaka Goto (後藤咲香)	December 4, 2017	February 9, 2018
Ryo Kitagawa (北川亮)	July 30, 2016	April 23, 2018	Former Hokkaido Kenshuusei
Kizuki Horie (堀江葵月)	November 29, 2014	August 24, 2018
Mizuki Kanatsu (金津美月)	April 1, 2015
Kurumi Noguchi (野口胡桃)	January 15, 2016	December 2, 2018
Marina Hibi (日比麻里那)	March 11, 2017
Rena Doi (土居麗菜)
Sakiko Kodama (児玉咲子)	January 15, 2016	January 16. 2019	Former Deluxe Colors member, former Farewell MY L.u.v member
Mei Kusunoki (楠萌生)	December 2, 2018	April 2, 2019	2018 Hello! Project Only You! Audition Finalist
Kotomi Ono (小野琴己)	January 15, 2016	July 26, 2019	Former Avax Academy Trainee, ANGERME Shin Member finalist
Anna Shutto (出頭杏奈)	December 4, 2017		2018 Hello! Project Only You! Audition Finalist
Hikari Sato (佐藤光)	July 30, 2016		Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
Ruru Kanemitsu (金光留々)	December 4, 2017	December 29, 2019	Former Hello! Pro Kenshusei Unit member
Ririka Hashimoto (橋本莉々花)	August 2, 2019	April 19, 2020	Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
Hina Shibuya (渋谷妃菜)	December 3, 2019		Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
Minori Kawano (河野みのり)	July 30, 2016	March 16, 2021	Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
Karin Nishimura (西村風凛)	December 3, 2019		Former Hokkaido Kenshusei
Ichigo Yamada (山田苺)	March 11, 2017	April 23, 2021	Former Onigokko member
Karin Maeshima (前島花凛)	February 14, 2022	May 23, 2022

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Charts
		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

Year	Title	Peak chart position
		JP ^[7]
2013	"Oheso no Kuni kara Konnichiwa / Ten made Nobore!"   (おへその国からこんにちは/天まで登れ!)^[8]	98

References

1. . Up-Front Works (in Japanese). 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
2. . Up-Front Works (in Japanese). 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
3. (in Japanese). Japan: Up-Front Agency Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
4. "北原 沙弥香｜タレント・声優｜賢プロダクション" (in Japanese). Japan: Ken Production. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
5. "ハロプロ研修生のアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
6. "1Let's say "Hello!" — ハロプロ研修生" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
7. "ハロプロ研修生のDVD売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
8. "おへその国からこんにちは/天まで登れ! — ハロプロ研修生" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-16.

External links

• Hello Pro Kenshusei official website
  • List of Hello Pro Kenshusei members
• Hello Pro Kenshusei official YouTube channel's channel on YouTube