2021

2021 is the year OCHA NORMA was formed; Takagi Sayuki, Kasahara Momona, Kanazawa Tomoko, and Sato Masaki departed from their respective groups and Hello! Project; Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa and Ebata Kisaki join Juice=Juice; Kasai Yuumi, Yagi Shiori, Fukuda Marine and Yofu Runo join Tsubaki Factory; and Hirayama Yuki joins ANGERME. 
Following 2020, it is also the year in which concerts, events, and releases across Hello! Project and continued to be affected in some way due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==Members==
*January 1: Morning Musume '20 becomes Morning Musume '21.
*January 24:
**Hirai Miyo, Kobayashi Honoka, and Satoyoshi Utano form the BEYOOOOONDS sub-unit, SeasoningS.
**Hirai Miyo becomes the leader of SeasoningS.
*February 12: Takagi Sayuki leaves Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.
*March 7: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit members Yonemura Kirara, Ishiguri Kanami, Kubota Nanami, and Saito Madoka become members of a new unit.
*March 16: Kawano Minori and Nishimura Karin end their training with Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido. 
*April 23: Yamada Ichigo ends her training with Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*July 5: Nakayama Natsume, Hiromoto Ruli, Nishizaki Miku, and Kitahara Momo join the new unit.
*July 7:
**Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa and Ebata Kisaki join Juice=Juice.
**Kasai Yuumi, Yagi Shiori, Fukuda Marine and Yofu Runo join Tsubaki Factory.
*August 23: Yoshida Hinoha and Kawashima Mifu join Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*November 15: Kasahara Momona graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project. 
*November 24: Kanazawa Tomoko graduates from Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.
*November 25: Uemura Akari becomes the leader of Juice=Juice.
*December 12: 
**OCHA NORMA is formed from the new unit. 
**Tashiro Sumire and Tsutsui Roko join OCHA NORMA.
*December 13: Sato Masaki graduates from Morning Musume '21 and Hello! Project. 
*December 30: Hirayama Yuki joins ANGERME.
*December 31:
**Inaba Manaka and Dambara Ruru become sub-leaders of Juice=Juice.
**Niinuma Kisora becomes the sub-leader of Tsubaki Factory.
==Singles==
*March 3: Gekikara LOVE / Now Now Ningen / Konna Hazu ja Nakatta! - BEYOOOOONDS
*April 28: DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo - Juice=Juice
*June 23: Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B? - ANGERME
*November 17: Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki / Garakuta DIAMOND / Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi - Tsubaki Factory
*December 8: Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei - Morning Musume '21
*December 22: Plastic Love / Familia / Future Smile - Juice=Juice
==Digital Songs==
*June 21: Extra - Fukumura Mizuki
*July 28: Furefure Everyday - BEYOOOOONDS
*September 1: SHAKA SHAKA #2 LOVE Colorful Life Hen - ANGERME
*November 16: Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu - Kasahara Momona
*November 25: Anata wo Omou Kaerimichi - Kanazawa Tomoko
*December 14:
**Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa - Sato Masaki
**Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (Morning Musume '21 Ver.) - Morning Musume '21
==Albums==
*February 10: Hello! Project no Zenkyoku kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol.7
*March 31: 16th ~That's J-POP~ - Morning Musume '21
*May 26: 2nd STEP - Tsubaki Factory
*September 29: 3-STARS - Hello Pro Kenshuusei
*December 22: Engeki Joshibu "Toshokan Monogatari ~3tsu no Bookmark~" Original Soundtrack - Hello Pro Kenshuusei
==DVDs/Blu-rays==
*January 20: ANGERME Clips I (Blu-ray)
*January 27: 
**Eizou The Morning Musume 9 ~Single M Clips~ (Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~Tsubaki Factory Premium~ (Blu-ray)
*February 24: Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~ANGERME Premium~ (Blu-ray)
*March 3: Arabeyooooonds Nights (DVD)
*March 31: Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~BEYOOOOONDS Premium~ (Blu-ray)
*April 21: 
**Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~Juice=Juice Premium~ (Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 12gatsu ~Hikari~ (DVD)
*April 28: ANGERME Concert 2020 ~Kishoutenketsu~ Funaki Musubu Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
*May 12: Juice=Juice Concert 2020 ~Tsudzuiteiku STORY~ Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
*May 26: 
**Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number (DVD & Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~Morning Musume '21 Premium~ (Blu-ray)
*June 23: Hello! Project presents... "premier seat" ~Hello! Project Premium~ (Blu-ray)
*June 30: Hello! Project 2020 COVERS ~The Ballad Best Selection~ (Blu-ray)
*July 7: Hello! Project Year-End Party 2020 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Blu-ray)
*July 14: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 3gatsu ~Yell~ (DVD)
*July 28: Hello! Project 2021 Winter ~STEP BY STEP~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*August 18: BEYOOOOONDS 2nd Single Hatsubai Kinen Special Live ~Gekikara Ningen ja Nakatta!~ (DVD)
*August 25:
**Hello! Project Hina Fes 2021 "Juice=Juice / Tsubaki Factory & BEYOOOOONDS Premium" (Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project Hina Fes 2021 "Morning Musume '21 / ANGERME Premium" (Blu-ray)
*September 15:
**Engeki Joshibu "Nemureru Mori no Biyo" (Blu-ray)
**Hello Pro Kenshuusei 2021 Hatsu Tandoku Live ~Episode Zero~ (DVD)
**Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ (DVD)
**"2nd STEP" Solo and Dance Practice Clips (Blu-ray)
*October 13:
**Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 6gatsu ~Rainbow~ (DVD)
**Juice=Juice 14th Single Release Kinen Special Live Complete Edition. (Blu-ray)
*December 15: Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes! 2" (Blu-ray)
*December 22: Hello! Project 2021 Summer Sapphire & Ruby (DVD & Blu-ray)
==Concerts==
*January 2 - February 28: Hello! Project 2021 Winter ~STEP BY STEP~
*March 7 - March 13: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 3gatsu ~Yell~
*March 13 - May 30: Hello! Project 2021 Haru "Kachou Fuugetsu"
*March 27 - March 28: Hello! Project Hina Fes 2021
*April 17: Hello Pro Kenshuusei 2021 Hatsu Tandoku Live ~Episode Zero~
*May 29: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ (concert held without audience)
*June 6: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 6gatsu ~Rainbow~
*June 12: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit 2021 ~LIVE AT THE BOTTOM LINE~
*July 17 - September 5: Hello! Project 2021 Summer Sapphire & Ruby
*September 12 - September 19: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 9gatsu ~STARS~
*September 23 - December 4: Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu"
*October 18: Tsubaki Factory Concert 2021 "CAMELLIA ~Nippon Budokan Special~"
*October 19: BEYOOOOONDS Kessei Kinen Special Live 2021 ~Pop Step Futen Onpu.~
*November 15: ANGERME Concert 2021 "Tougenkyou ~Kasahara Momona Sotsugyou Special~"
*November 24: Juice=Juice Concert 2021 ~FAMILIA~ Kanazawa Tomoko Final
*December 11 - December 12: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 12gatsu ~RING~
*December 13: Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
*December 30 - December 31: Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
==Events==
*January 22 - January 29: Morning Musume '21 Fukumura Mizuki・Ikuta Erina FC Event Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~10 Shunen wo Mukaete~
*February 24: ANGERME Kawana Rin・Tamenaga Shion・Matsumoto Wakana FC Event 2021 ~Sannin Kanjo to Odairi-sama~
*April 22: ANGERME Kawana Rin・Tamenaga Shion・Matsumoto Wakana FC Event 2021 ~Hana Yori Dango~
*April 23: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.12 Camellia Kinenbi~
*May 12: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi FC Event 2021 ~RFRO THEATER~
*May 27: Juice=Juice Kudo Yume × Matsunaga Riai FC Event 2021 ~YumeRiai!!~
*June 9: Returns! Morning Musume '21 Fukumura Mizuki・Ikuta Erina FC Event Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~10 Shunen wo Mukaete~
*June 18: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari × Inaba Manaka FC Event 2021 ~Aarii ♡ Manakan~
*June 21 - June 24: Tsubaki Factory ANNEX
*July 21: ANGERME Kawana Rin・Tamenaga Shion・Matsumoto Wakana FC Event 2021 ~Sanshokudango to Pure Red~
*August 10: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU FC Event 2021 ~CHICA#TETSU TRAVELER~
*August 24: ANGERME FC Event 2021 ~Happy Summer Vacation!~
*August 25: Juice=Juice FC Event 2021 ~Miracle×Juice×Box×Enjoy Summer! 3~
*August 30: BEYOOOOONDS FC Event 2021 ~Banka no Zin ZIN~
*September 6: BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS FC Event 2021 ~Triple Flavor~
*September 14: Morning Musume '21 Kessei Kinen FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun!~
*October 1: Morning Musume '21 Ishida Ayumi & Sato Masaki FC Event ~Hiyoko ga 10nen Tattara, saa Nani ni Naru?~ "Maa Birthday Yattenai yo. Semete Ishou dake Kisasete!" "Iya, Title Nagai yo!"
*October 2: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit FC Event 2021
*October 9: Team Tsuki Senbatsu Talk Event 2021 ~Matsunaga Riai×Asakura Kiki×Okamura Minami~
*October 23: Juice=Juice Shin Member Arisawa Ichika・Irie Risa・Ebata Kisaki FC Event 2021
*November 7: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka × Dambara Ruru FC Event 2021 ~Manaru~
*November 11: Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno×Akiyama Mao×Kasai Yuumi FC Event 2021 ~Chou Chou Chou Nen~ in Osaka
*November 14: Team Tori Senbatsu FC Event 2021 ~Akanechin no Heya~
*November 21: Team Hana Senbatsu FC Event 2021 ~Tamenaga Shion×Kudo Yume×Ono Mizuho×Ichioka Reina~
*December 2: BEYOOOOONDS FC Event 2021 ~Christmas no Jin ZIN~
*December 6: Juice=Juice FC Event 2021 ~Meri Kuri×Juice×Box VI~
*December 8: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.13 Camellia Xmas2021~
*December 10: Tsubaki Factory Shin Member Kasai Yuumi・Yagi Shiori・Fukuda Marine・Yofu Runo FC Event 2021
*December 14: ANGERME FC Event 2021 ~Angermerry Xmas~
*December 21: Morning Musume '21 FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun!×Christmas~
===Birthday Events===
*January 8: Morning Musume '21 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
*January 19: ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2021
*February 2: Morning Musume '21 Makino Maria Birthday Event
*February 19: Morning Musume '21 Morito Chisaki Birthday Event
*February 22: Morning Musume '21 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event
*February 25: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Ichioka Reina Birthday Event 2021
*March 8: Morning Musume '21 Haga Akane Birthday Event
*March 10: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Takase Kurumi Birthday Event 2021
*March 15: Morning Musume '21 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 10~
*March 16: Morning Musume '21 Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event
*April 1: Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno Birthday Event 2021
*May 28: ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2021
*June 7: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori Birthday Event 2021
*June 9: Morning Musume '21 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 10~ Encore Koen
*June 23: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2021
*June 28: Morning Musume '21 Yamazaki Mei Birthday Event
*July 5: Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko Birthday Event 2021 ~Phantom~
*July 12: Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2021
*July 14: ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2021
*July 15: Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2021 (Rescheduled)
*July 23: Morning Musume '21 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event
*July 26: Juice=Juice Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2021
*July 28: Morning Musume '21 Okamura Homare Birthday Event
*July 29: Tsubaki Factory Akiyama Mao Birthday Event 2021
*August 2: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Eguchi Saya Birthday Event 2021
*August 16: BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Kobayashi Honoka Birthday Event 2021
*August 20: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Shimakura Rika Birthday Event 2021
*September 3: Tsubaki Factory Asakura Kiki Birthday Event 2021
*September 24: BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Satoyoshi Utano Birthday Event 2021
*September 28: Juice=Juice Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2021
*September 29: Tsubaki Factory Ono Mizuho Birthday Event 2021
*October 6: ANGERME Hashisako Rin Birthday Event 2021
*October 7: Morning Musume '21 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event
*October 20: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Okamura Minami Birthday Event 2021
*October 22: ANGERME Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2021
*October 26: ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe & Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2021
*November 1: Morning Musume '21 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event
*November 5: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Yamazaki Yuhane Birthday Event 2021
*November 12: Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2021
*November 19: Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2021 (Rescheduled)
*November 25: ANGERME Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event 2021
*November 26: Tsubaki Factory Yamagishi Riko Birthday Event 2021
*November 30: Morning Musume '21 Kaga Kaede Birthday Event
*December 3: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event 2021
*December 7: ANGERME Kawana Rin Birthday Event 2021
*December 11: BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Hirai Miyo Birthday Event 2021
*December 16: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event 2021
*December 17: Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2021
*December 20: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Kiyono Momohime Birthday Event 2021
==Theater==
*April 16 - April 25: Nemureru Mori no Biyo
*November 11 - November 21: Toshokan Monogatari ~3tsu no Bookmark~
==Auditions==
*January 22: Hello! Project "Juice=Juice" "Tsubaki Factory" Goudou Shin Member Audition begins.
*March 1: Hello! Project "Juice=Juice" "Tsubaki Factory" Goudou Shin Member Audition application deadline.
*July 7: Hello! Project "Juice=Juice" "Tsubaki Factory" Goudou Shin Member Audition results announced.
*July 20: Hello! Project Shin Member Audition 2021 begins.
*August 19: Hello! Project Shin Member Audition 2021 application deadline.
*December 12: Hello! Project Shin Member Audition 2021 results announced (first half - OCHA NORMA members).
*December 30: Hello! Project Shin Member Audition 2021 results announced (second half - ANGERME member).
==Publications==
*January 2: Utano Biyori - Satoyoshi Utano
*January 15: To be myself - Nonaka Miki
*February 2: Maria Hatachi - Makino Maria
*March 16: Kurumi Iro - Takase Kurumi
*April 10: Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2021 SPRING
*April 26: Umi no Mieru Machi - Asakura Kiki
*May 8: Hello Tsu PHOTOBOOK②
*July 9: Morning Musume 15ki OFFICIALBOOK 2019-2021
*August 7: BEYOOOOONDS②
*August 21: Mei16 - Yamazaki Mei
*October 15: with thanks - Morito Chisaki
*October 28: CHILL#RAIL - Ichioka Reina
*November 6: Rio・17th summer - Kitagawa Rio
*November 10: Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2021 Autumn
*November 15: Dear sister - Kasahara Momona
*November 17: Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2021 New Season
*November 30: Maplesugar - Kaga Kaede
*December 17: Saori - Onoda Saori
==Anniversaries==
*January 28: Morning Musume's major debut 23rd anniversary
*February 3: Juice=Juice's formation 8th anniversary
*February 22: Tsubaki Factory's major debut 4th anniversary
*April 4: ANGERME's formation 12th anniversary
*April 29: Tsubaki Factory's formation 6th anniversary
*May 26: ANGERME's major debut 11th anniversary
*August 7: BEYOOOOONDS's major debut 2nd anniversary
*September 11: Juice=Juice's major debut 8th anniversary
*September 14: Morning Musume's formation 24th anniversary
*October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)
*October 19: BEYOOOOONDS's formation 3rd anniversary
Category:2021