Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number

Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number was Hello! Project's one-day 2020 concert. It took place on December 2, 2020 at Nippon Budokan.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, members performed mid-tempos and ballads from the Hello! Project catalog, for which they were split into 2-3 smaller sections and combined into six "half-and-half" units, with 4-5 members each."「Hello! Project 2020 ～The Ballad～ Special Number」について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-10-19. In compliance with government policy to prevent the spread of the virus, cheering, crowding, and closeness in the venue were prohibited, the venues were filled to 50% capacity, and wearing masks were required to enter.
The show was broadcasted live through Hikari TV and dTV Channel,"ひかりTV・dTVチャンネルにて「Hello! Project 2020 ～The Ballad～ Special Number」の生配信が決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-11-19. and was also available for live viewing in 31 different cinemas across Japan, and in Taiwan through Vieshow Cinemas Taipei Hsin Yi; standard COVID-19 prevention measures applied for all cinemas."12月2日(水)、全国および台湾の映画館にてHello! Project 2020 ～The Ballad～ Special Number のライブビューイング開催が決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-11-17.
A footage of the concert will be released in DVD and Blu-ray on May 26, 2021.
==Setlist==
#Furusato
#MC - Fukumura Mizuki
#Rainbow - Hello Pro Kenshuusei
#Samui ne. - Unit 1 (Fukumura Mizuki, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Okamura Homare, Ichioka Reina, Shimakura Rika, Eguchi Saya, Kobayashi Honoka)
#I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ - Unit 6 (Kanazawa Tomoko, Uemura Akari, Dambara Ruru, Kudo Yume, Hirai Miyo, Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, Kiyono Momohime)
#Namida Iro no Ketsui - Unit 3 (Ishida Ayumi, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio, Yamagishi Riko, Asakura Kiki, Ono Mizuho, Akiyama Mao)
#Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi (TYPE B) - Unit 5 (Kawamura Ayano, Kamikokuryo Moe, Kasahara Momona, Hashisako Rin, Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto Karin, Inaba Manaka, Inoue Rei, Matsunaga Riai)
#Naite Ii yo - Unit 2 (Ikuta Erina, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Kaga Kaede, Yamazaki Mei, Kishimoto Yumeno, Tanimoto Ami, Niinuma Kisora, Onoda Saori)
#Ame no Furanai Hoshi dewa Aisenai Darou? - Unit 4 (Takeuchi Akari, Sasaki Rikako, Funaki Musubu, Ise Layla, Takase Kurumi, Nishida Shiori, Okamura Minami, Satoyoshi Utano)
#MC - Kanazawa Tomoko, Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto Karin, Uemura Akari
#Hyoutenka - Miyamoto Karin
#Everyday Everywhere - Oda Sakura, Takagi Sayuki
#Fuwari, Koi Dokei - Unit 1
#VERY BEAUTY - Unit 3
#Arigatou ~Mugen no Yell~ - Unit 5
#Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (2018 Acoustic Ver.) - Unit 2
#Tsudzuiteiku STORY - Unit 4
#Aruiteru - Unit 6
#MC - Takeuchi Akari, Kawamura Ayano, Sasaki Rikako, Funaki Musubu
#Nobishiro ~Beyond the World~ - BEYOOOOONDS
#Ima Nanji? - Tsubaki Factory
#Ganbarenai yo - Juice=Juice (without Miyamoto Karin)
#Watashi no Kokoro - ANGERME
#Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe - Morning Musume '20
#MC - Fukumura Mizuki
#Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru
==Featured Members==
;Morning Musume '20
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
*10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki
*11th Gen: Oda Sakura
*12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
*13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
*14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
*15th Gen: Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
;ANGERME
*2nd Gen: Takeuchi Akari
*3rd Gen: Sasaki Rikako
*4th Gen: Kamikokuryo Moe
*5th Gen: Kasahara Momona
*6th Gen: Funaki Musubu, Kawamura Ayano
*7th Gen: Ise Layla
*8th Gen: Hashisako Rin
;Juice=Juice
*Kanazawa Tomoko
*Takagi Sayuki
*Miyamoto Karin
*Uemura Akari
*Inaba Manaka
*Inoue Rei
*Dambara Ruru
*Kudo Yume
*Matsunaga Riai
;Tsubaki Factory
*Yamagishi Riko
*Niinuma Kisora
*Tanimoto Ami
*Kishimoto Yumeno
*Asakura Kiki
*Ono Mizuho
*Onoda Saori
*Akiyama Mao
;BEYOOOOONDS
*CHICA#TETSU
**Ichioka Reina
**Shimakura Rika
**Nishida Shiori
**Eguchi Saya
*Ame no Mori Kawa Umi
**Takase Kurumi
**Maeda Kokoro
**Yamazaki Yuhane
**Okamura Minami
**Kiyono Momohime
*Hirai Miyo
*Kobayashi Honoka
*Satoyoshi Utano
Hello Pro Kenshuusei"Hello! Project 2020 ～The Ballad～ Special Nuｍber ハロプロ研修生出演メンバーのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-11-26.
* 25th Gen: Yonemura Kirara
* 27th Gen: Yamada Ichigo, Nakayama Natsume
* 28th Gen: Kubota Nanami, Matsubara Yulia
* 29th Gen: Saito Madoka, Onoda Karin
* 30th Gen: Hashida Honoka, Hirayama Yuki, Kitahara Momo, Murakoshi Ayana
Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
* 1st Gen: Ishiguri Kanami
===Units===
;Unit 1
*Morning Musume '20: Fukumura Mizuki, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Okamura Homare
*BEYOOOOONDS: Ichioka Reina, Shimakura Rika, Eguchi Saya, Kobayashi Honoka
;Unit 2
*Morning Musume '20: Ikuta Erina, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Kaga Kaede, Yamazaki Mei
*Tsubaki Factory: Kishimoto Yumeno, Tanimoto Ami, Niinuma Kisora, Onoda Saori
;Unit 3
*Morning Musume '20: Ishida Ayumi, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio
*Tsubaki Factory: Yamagishi Riko, Asakura Kiki, Ono Mizuho, Akiyama Mao
;Unit 4
*ANGERME: Takeuchi Akari, Sasaki Rikako, Funaki Musubu, Ise Layla
*BEYOOOOONDS: Takase Kurumi, Nishida Shiori, Okamura Minami, Satoyoshi Utano
;Unit 5
*ANGERME: Kawamura Ayano, Kamikokuryo Moe, Kasahara Momona, Hashisako Rin
*Juice=Juice: Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto Karin, Inaba Manaka, Inoue Rei, Matsunaga Riai
;Unit 6
*Juice=Juice: Kanazawa Tomoko, Uemura Akari, Dambara Ruru, Kudo Yume
*BEYOOOOONDS: Hirai Miyo, Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, Kiyono Momohime
===Absentees===
*Tsubaki Factory member Ogata Risa was absent due to her being suspended from all activities as of October 8, 2020 due to rule violations."つばきファクトリー 小片リサの活動休止に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-10-08. 
==Concert Schedule==
Date	Venue 	Prefecture	Doors Open	Concert Starts
12/2	Nippon Budokan	Tokyo 	17:15 	18:30
==Trivia==
*During the live broadcast on Hikari TV and dTV Channel, former Morning Musume member Iikubo Haruna live commented about the concert on Hikari TV's Hello! Project Twitter account.https://twitter.com/Hikari_HelloPro/status/1334054244626829312
*ANGERME 9th generation members Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion and Matsumoto Wakana attended the concert.
==References==
==External Links==
*Concert Schedule: Hello! Project, UP-FC
*Discography: 
**DVD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
**Blu-ray: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
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