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 ...

. Groups * Morning Musume * Angerme * Juice=Juice * Camellia Factory *

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 ...

** Chica#Tetsu ** Rain Forest River Ocean ** SeasoningS * Ocha Norma Soloists/Entertainers * Sayumi Michishige * Chinami Tokunaga *

Risako Sugaya is a former Japanese singer and actress. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Berryz Kobo from 2004 to 2015. Career 2002–2004: Hello! Project Kids, 4 ...

Trainees * Hello Pro Kenshūsei

Up-Front Works

Groups * Bitter & Sweet * Brothers 5 * Dream Morning Musume * Lovendor * Pink Cres. * Sharam Q * Up Up Girls Kakko Kari Soloists/Entertainers * Ai Takahashi * Airi Suzuki * Akira Inaba * Akira Kagawa *

Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

Chisato Okai (born June 21, 1994, in Saitama, Japan) is a former Japanese pop singer, actress, model, and television personality. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the main vocalists of the Japanese ...

* Eric Fukusaki * Erina Mano * Gen Takayama * Hirofumi Bannba * Jirou Sugita * Junko Yanagisawa * Kan * Mai Satoda * Maimi Yajima * Mari Yaguchi *

Miki Fujimoto (born February 26, 1985), professionally known by her birth name of , and nicknamed Mikitty, is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto de ...

Natsumi Abe is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and currently a member of Dream Morning Musume. Biography Career She was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan. On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no ...

* Nozomi Tsuji * Saki Nakajima * Shoko Aida * Takao Horiuchi * Tsunku * You Kikkawa *

Yuko Nakazawa is a Japanese pop and enka singer, and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume. She is also a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume. Biography Yuko Nakazawa was born in ...

Subsidiaries

Zetima

was originally founded in May 1993 as , a joint venture between the Up-Front Group and

Warner Music Japan Warner Music Group's labels include the following. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Records * Parlophone Records *Warner Records Atlantic Records Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * All Money In * Artist Partners Group * Asylum Rec ...

. 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 oper ...

. ;Artists * Shoko Aida *

* Camellia Factory * Hello! Project shuffle units * Akira Inaba * Jōjō Gundan * Kan *

Aya Matsuura is a Japanese actress and pop singer, from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. Career 2000–2009: Hello! Project Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part ...

Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

* Morning Musume * Takui Nakajima *

* Pink Cres. * Airi Suzuki ;Former artists * Buono! * Cute * Dream Morning Musume * Lovendor * Ongaku Gatas * Sharam Q

Hachama

has a distribution deal with Pony Canyon. ;Artists * Angerme * Juice=Juice * Akari Uemura ;Former artists *

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". ...

* Eric Fukusaki * Gatas Brilhantes H.P. * Yuubi Matsui * Peaberry

Piccolo Town

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 was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Project. The group's members consisted of Hello! Project Kids members Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sud ...

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 ...

* Gomattō *

Maki Goto is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, " Love Machine", ...

* Sayaka Ichii * Yui Okada *

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 dis ...

* ZYX

Rice Music

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 is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than '' ryūkōka'' music, ...

. 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 Tower Records is an international retail franchise and online music store that was formerly based in Sacramento, California, United States. From 1960 until 2006, Tower operated retail stores in the United States, which closed when Tower Recor ...

. The label previously had distribution deals with Pony Canyon, Daiki Sound, and Universal Music Japan before 2019. ;Artists *

* Akira Inaba * You Kikkawa *

* Kamiishinaka Kana * Sayumi Michishige *

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 ...

Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

* Saki Nakajima * Asahi Tasaki * Temiyamn * Maimi Yajima

Up-Front Indies

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

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, most prominently

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and

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, or even

cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song relea ...

s 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 ...

* Yasuko Naito * Ruca * Hidemi Sasaki

Former artists

Affiliated with Up-Front Promotion

* Michiyo Heike (1997-2001) * Morning Musume ** Asuka Fukuda (1997-1999) ** Aya Ishiguro (1997-2000) ** Sayaka Ichii (1998-2000) **

(1999-2007) ** Kei Yasuda (1998-2003) ** Eri Kamei (2003-2010) ** Jun Jun (2007-2010) **

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 ...

(2007-2010) ** Kanon Suzuki (2011-2016) ** Haruka Kudo (2011-2017) ** Riho Sayashi (2011-2018) ** Haruna Iikubo (2011-2018) **

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 ( ...

(2014-2018) * Chinatsu Miyoshi (1999-2000) *

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) *

(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) **

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 ...

(2000-2002) ** Mika Todd (1998-2004) **

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 ...

(1998-2008) * Country Musume (1999-2000) **

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) **

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) *

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 dis ...

(2004-2008) ** Yui Okada (2004-2010) * Hello! Project Kids (2002-2005) *

(2004-2014) ** Maiha Ishimura (2002-2005) **

Momoko Tsugunaga is a former Japanese singer, actress, and radio personality. Tsugunaga joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids at the age of 10 and later became part of the girl groups Berryz Kobo and Buono! Following Berryz Kobo's hiatus, s ...

(2002-2017) * Cute (2005-2017) ** Megumi Murakami (2002-2006) ** Kanna Arihara (2004-2009) ** Erika Umeda (2002-2009) ** Mai Hagiwara (2002-2017) * Miki Korenaga (2004-2010) * Angerme ** Saki Ogawa (2009-2011) ** Yuuka Maeda (2009-2011) ** Fuyuka Kosuga (2011) ** Kanon Fukuda (2009-2019) ** Meimi Tamura (2011–2016) **Maho Aikawa (2014–2017) **Kana Nakanishi (2011–2019) **Rina Katsuta (2011–2019) ** Ayaka Wada (2009–2019) **Mizuki Murota (2014-2020) *

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'' ...

(2014-2019) **Uta Shimamura (2014-2015) ** Nanami Yanagawa (2014-2019) **Risa Yamaki (2014-2019) **Mai Ozeki (2014-2019) * Magnolia Factory (2015-2020) **Rio Fujii (2015-2017) **Rena Ogawa (2015-2017) **Natsumi Taguchi (2015-2017) **Ayaka Hirose (2015-2020) **Minami Nomura (2015-2020) **Ayano Hamaura (2015-2020) **Sakurako Wada (2015-2020) Sub-units * Petitmoni (1999-2013) *

Tanpopo was a sub-group of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume and associated with Hello! Project. It was formed by Up-Front Promotion in November 1998 as Morning Musume's first sub-group. While the main group Morning Musume features predomi ...

(1999-2011) *

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 ...

(2000-2004) * Morning Musume Sakuragumi (2003-2004) *

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 Mornin ...

(2003-2004) *

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) * Ongaku Gatas (2007-2010) ** Arisa Noto (2004-2009) ** Yuri Sawada (2004-2009) * Nochiura Natsumi (2004-2005) * Ecomoni (2004-2007) * Aa! (2003-2009) * ZYX (2003-2009) * Def.Diva (2005-2007) * GAM (2006-2009) *

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) *

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) *

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 ...

(2008-2009) ** Sayaka Kitahara (2004-2011) *

High-King was a Japanese girl group associated with Hello! Project. The group was created to promote Morning Musume's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Cinderella'', titled . Their sound is said to have an R&B feel. History The group's debut ...

(2008-2015) * Shugo Chara Egg! (2008-2010) ** Irori Maeda (2008-2010) *

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 ...

(2009-2010) * Lilpri (2010-2011) Shuffle units * Kiiro 5 (2000) *

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) *

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 ...

(2000) * 3-nin Matsuri (2001) *

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) *

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 ...

(2001) * Happy 7 (2002) * Sexy 8 (2002) * Odoru 11 (2002) *

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) *

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) *

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) *

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 ...

(2004) *