Morito Chisaki was part of local indie idol group CoCoRo Gakuen before joining Hello! Project. In fact Morito joined Country Girls only 4 days after having graduated from the group, with her former members congratulating her when the news broke. #helloproject30th
Another example is this outtake of Coconuts Musume Ayaka doing an admirable job of holding it together while performing 'Monkey Magic' despite Taisei bringing his unique performance style. #helloproject30th
When Sharan Q's Taisei (ANGERME & Juice=Juice's current recording director) made appearances on 2006's 'Uta Doki! Pop Classics', it usually meant doing several takes, as the members were often unable to control their laughter at his antics. #helloproject30th
Although Matsumoto Wakana was the youngest member when joining ANGERME, it was clear she possessed a degree of smarts rarely seen for the group, causing Kasahara Momona to jokingly state during an escape room episode of H!P TOKYO Sanpo that they appeared like idiots by comparison. #helloproject30th
Starting in the earlier 2010's, Hello! Project began admitting members who had earlier been part of other idol groups. One such example is Inaba Manaka, who after attending EXILE PROFESSIONAL GYM, joined PEACEFUL, Runtime's entry into the Idol Warring States Period. #helloproject30th
Not only that, the December 2021 recital also introduced Hello! Project fans to two brand new members: Tashiro Sumire & Tsutsui Roko, making it one of the most successful recitals in H!P history. #helloproject30th
These days the amount of Trainees debuting is much higher than back in the early days of the program. A good example of this is the December 2021 recital, where every member ended up joining an existing group or debuted in a new one. #helloproject30th
The episode also featured the appearance of brand new (yet familiar looking) maids 'Nipi' & 'Upi'. #helloproject30th
A highlight of the episode was Kanazawa's reaction to her at-home maid oshimen 'Chimu' making a surprise appearance, not unlike how most H!P fans would react if their favorite member was suddenly standing in front of them. #helloproject30th
During the August 18, 2019 broadcast of 'Hello Pro! TOKYO Sanpo', Kanazawa Tomoko, a regular visitor of the at-home maid cafes in her free time, revealed that she enjoys that the maids call her by the nickname 'Tomo-pyon' while entertaining her. #helloproject30th
He once made a surprise appearance at a meeting of the Hello! Project fan orchestra, to the delight of their members. #helloproject30th www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDLF...
Hoshibe has his own Youtube channel where her discusses the theory behind the creation of many of his Hello! Project songs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfDK... #helloproject30th
Sasaki Rikako at that time was a member of SCK GIRLS, an idol group group formed after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. She had gained media attention for having a face that seemed like a perfect fusion of AKB48's Maeda Atsuko & Oshima Yuko. youtube.com/watch?v=U8F3... #helloproject30th
Sasaki Rikako later guested on episode #73 (co-hosted by Melon Kinenbi's Otani Masae) a full 4 months before she would join the H!P Trainees. #helloproject30th www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQYH...
When Tsunku teamed up with Shikura Chiyomaru to start an idol café, he also launched 'Tsuntube', featuring a plethora of indie idols. Sasaki Rikako, Hirose Ayaka & Takase Kurumi appeared on Episode #51 together long before they joined Hello! Project. #helloproject30th www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd0l...
Hoshibe Sho actually got his start in the industry with the same audition that Miyazaki Yuka and Tasaki Asahi participated in. When attending a Juice=Juice concert, Miyazaki Yuka remarked that in a way they were gen-mates. #helloproject30th
For the longest time his identity was a mystery until he appeared on an episode of Hyadain's 'DAIV TO MUSIC' in 2019, wearing the BEYOOOOONDS sunglasses to partially obscure his face. #helloproject30th
H!P fans first truly got to know Hoshibe Sho around the time of BEYOOOOONDS' debut, being responsible for writing, composing and even arranging much of their discography. He had done work for °C-ute and Kobushi Factory before. #helloproject30th
Melon Kinenbi's 16th single featured one the strangest MV's in H!P history. Instead of the members, 4 black male lipsyncers are featured. The four had won a promotional video lip sync contest sponsored by Yahoo Japan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKk-... #HelloProject30th
During her time in H!P, Mano Erina used a one-of-a-kind electronic piano dubbed 'Manopiano'. A customized version of the Yamaha P-155 (the Yamaha P-155 Mano Special), provided by Yamaha, who were usually listed as a sponsor in the credits of her releases. #HelloProject30th
When Morning Musume's 3rd Tsuika Audition was announced, ASAYAN MC Okamura Takashi had a word of warning for certain people thinking of applying. Producer Tsunku for his part didn't think that would deter some of them. #HelloProject30th
Apart from Morning Musume's 4th generation, the 3rd Tsuika Audition also marked the first appearance of Fujimoto Miki and Satoda Mai. Although not selected, both would later make their H!P debut, with Satoda joining Country Musume in 2002 & Fujimoto joining Morning Musume in 2003. #HelloProject30th
Matsubara Takeshi is most recently known by H!P fans for his two collaboration singles with H!P members in 2022. However his first time working with Hello! Project was all the way back in 1999, singing the "WA-HA-HA-HA-HA" lines for Petit Moni's 'Chokotto LOVE' #HelloProject30th
Incidentally Goto Maki's audition song for Morning Musume's 2nd Tsuika Audition was Suzuki Ami's 'BE TOGETHER'. #HelloProject30th
Ami would later be blacklisted from the industry when the president of her production company was convicted on tax evasion charges. She later ended up signing with Avex Trax and did a number of events together with Goto Maki. #HelloProject30th
Suzuki Ami had been positioned as Morning Musume's great rival in mid-1999 by ASAYAN. Debuting around the same time, produced by Komuro Tetsuya, ASAYAN pit Ami in a sales battle against Morning Musume's 'Furusato', which she overwhelmingly won. www.youtube.com/watch?v=swmD... #HelloProject30th
The concert was held on a sports field, and over 15.000 people were said to have attended. Reporters for NHK's 'Ano Toki' noted that 40 buses were required to transport the crowd for the concert at Yunotsu. #HelloProject30th
The 2000 H!P Summer tour visited a number of venues in remote areas, even though Morning Musume was near its peak popularity. When they appeared in Yunotsu to revitalize tourism, locals were concerned about the effects from a sudden crowd of concertgoers. #HelloProject30th
Arisawa Ichika is probably the Juice=Juice member who travelled most before debut. She did a homestay in Belgium at the age of 3, later attended summer school in England and went to summer school for a week in America when she was sixteen. #HelloProject30th sugoiyabai.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/1...
