Noto Arisa & Sawada Yuri to Graduate from Hello! Pro Egg
Hello! Project seems to be rife with graduation this year – what’s going on?! Hello! Pro Egg leader Noto Arisa is to graduate from Hello! Pro Egg and Hello! Project but stay under UFA as an Up-Front Egg and as a member of Ongaku Gatas.
Sawada Yuri on the other hand is completely graduating from all units in order to focus on university entrance, as to who will be the new leader of Hello! Pro Egg will probably be announced at the upcoming Hello! Pro Egg concert. I’m sad to see both girls go but especially Nocchi, she was my favourite!
S/mileage
The previously announced unnamed Hello! Pro Egg group consisting of Ogawa Saki, Fukuda Kanon, Wada Ayaka and Maeda Yuuka has been named S/mileage by Tsunku.
After reading Tsunku’s blog it seems as though he’s quite proud of this “witty” name though I can’t say I’m digging it myself! Maybe it will grow on me, let’s hope the group are good!
New Hello! Pro Egg Unit + 6th Generation Hello! Pro Egg
Hello! Project producer Tsunku announced on his blog today that a new Hello! Pro Egg unit will debut this Autumn. The unit is as of yet unamed as is the unit’s purpose, Egg units have in the past been created for some purpose after all – anime, campaigns.
The group is made up of;
- Ogawa Saki
- Fukuda Kanon
- Wada Ayaka
- Maeda Yuuka
So basically Shugo-Chara Egg! with Ogawa Saki replacing Saho Akari, right? Tsunku describes their debut as their major debut - this may refer to either the group becoming full members of Hello! Project and graduating from Hello! Pro Egg or simply releasing a CD through a major record label, not an indies label like the earlier THE Possible singles. Tsunku also mentions on his blog that this line-up may change in the run up to the debut of the unit, he may change members, add members or even remove members in order to create the best group possible.
Also announced is the joining of two new Hello! Pro Egg members; 佐藤綾乃 (Sato Ayano; Ayanon) 瀬崎あずさ (Sezaki Azusa; Azuzu). Ayano was actually introduced in a recent magazine article though at the time it wasn’t too clear on who she actually was! These two mark the 6th generation of Hello! Pro Egg. Hello! Pro Egg is proving to be quite a good opportunity for these young girls and women to debut in the entertainment industry, even if it is only on radio, stage or internet. I think these girls are probably a little better known than some of their male counterparts in Johnny’s Juniors who go unamed on occasion!
New Hello! Pro Egg Unit – Shugo Chara Egg
The aforementioned new Hello! Pro Egg unit was announced yesterday as Shugo Chara Egg and consists of four of the most popular members of Hello! Pro Egg; Saho Akari, Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka and Fukuda Kanon. Many fans have been waiting for a while for Fukuda Kanon to be added to a group so this should come as welcome news. As far as I know this is the first group for both Fukuda and Wada, Maeda was in High-King a few months ago and Saho is a member of Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai.
They will release their first single on 2008-12-10 titled Minna no Tamago (Everyone’s Egg). I’ve added this to the release dates page as well as a wealth of other releases up to February 2009!
[Rumour] New Hello! Pro Egg Unit
Well, here’s some exciting news! A rumored new unit made up of members from Hello! Pro Egg which will provide the new opening for the anime Shugo Chara. Apparently Buono! will still sing the ending theme.
The members of the unit haven’t been announced yet although their are two speculative groupings that have surfaced on 2ch (and therefore should be taken with more than a pinch of salt):
Group 1:
- Maeda Yuuka
- Saho Akari
- Wada Ayaka
- Komine Momoko
Group 2:
- Ogawa Saki
- Sainen Mia
- Wada Ayaka
- Komine Momoko
- Arai Minami
- Maeda Yuuka
- Saho Akari
So it’s quite likely that Maeda Yuuka will be in the group, which is pleasing, I liked her in High-King. Apparently the announcement will be made at a Shugo Chara event next month on 2008-09-20. It’s also rumored that the members who make up this group will be promoted to full member status (in other words graduate from Hello! Pro Egg).
Must stress the details of this rumor are very, very sketchy. Though I’m excited I’d have rather seen SI*NA given the anime opening or at least something, add them to the official website already UFA! Anyway, more details will follow when available!
Three New Hello! Pro Egg Members
At today’s Hello! Pro Egg concert three new members were announced, probably to fill up the spaces left by the recent graduates including Mano Erina. The three new members names are;
- Takeuchi Akari (竹内朱莉)
- Kaneko Rie (金子りえ)
- Fukuzawa Mizuki (譜久村聖)
Not much information is known on the girls right now, though Fukuzawa Mizuki placed second in the Kirarin ☆ Girl Contest 2006.
2008 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 6gatsu ~Akasaka HOP~
The website for the 2008 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 6gatsu ~Akasaka HOP~ is now available at this link. All members of Hello! Pro Egg will be performing and the set-list is below, it is not yet known who will perform each song;
- Koisuru Angel Heart
- The Peace!
- MC 1
- Koi wo Shichaimashita!
- Shiawase Desu ka?
- Sukiyaki
- Piriri to Yukou!
- MC 2
- Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi
- Anataboshi
- MC 3
- FIRST KISS
- Suki na Senpai
- CRAZY ABOUT YOU
- I Know
- MC 4
- Anshinkan
- Rairai! Shinfuu
- Chokotto LOVE
- MC 5
- Yeah! Meccha Holiday
- DREAMIN’
A pretty song set-list with some less frequently performed tracks, I notice even a Goto Maki track from 3rd Station is in there.
