Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~

Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ was Hello! Project's special annual countdown live concert to celebrate the new year. It took place on December 31, 2018 at Nakano Sun Plaza.
The countdown concert was split into two parts. The first part of the concert starting at 16:00 featured all Hello! Project members, while the second part starting at 23:00 only featured members over the age of 18.
The second part was broadcasted live on BS SKY PerfecTV! and SKY Channel 2 4K.https://twitter.com/bs_sptv/status/1065167664442564610"12月のスカパー ! は 「ハロー！プロジェクト」が盛りだくさん!! ◆モーニング娘。'18 飯窪春菜卒業スペシャル◆ ◆Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018◆ BSスカパー ! ／スカチャン4Kで生中継決定!! (PDF (745k))" (in Japanese). SKY PerfecTV!. 2018-11-21.
The DVD and Blu-ray of the concert were released on May 15, 2019.
==Setlist==
==Featured Members==
Those with a ＊ will not participate in the 23:00 show.
*MCs
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**Kumai Yurina
**Nakajima Saki
*Morning Musume '18
**9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
**10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki
**11th Gen: Oda Sakura
**12th Gen: Makino Maria＊, Haga Akane＊
**13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina＊
**14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
*ANGERME
**1st Gen: Wada Ayaka
**2nd Gen: Nakanishi Kana (MCs only)＊, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina
**3rd Gen: Murota Mizuki, Sasaki Rikako＊
**4th Gen: Kamikokuryo Moe
**5th Gen: Kasahara Momona＊
**6th Gen: Funaki Musubu＊, Kawamura Ayano
*Juice=Juice
**Miyazaki Yuka
**Kanazawa Tomoko
**Takagi Sayuki
**Miyamoto Karin
**Uemura Akari
**Yanagawa Nanami＊
**Dambara Ruru＊
*Country Girls
**Yamaki Risa
**Morito Chisaki
**Ozeki Mai＊
**Yanagawa Nanami＊
**Funaki Musubu＊
*Kobushi Factory
**Hirose Ayaka
**Nomura Minami
**Hamaura Ayano
**Wada Sakurako＊
**Inoue Rei＊
*Tsubaki Factory
**Yamagishi Riko
**Ogata Risa
**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＊
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei＊
**25th Gen: Ono Kotomi
**27th Gen: Yamada Ichigo
**28th Gen: Tamenaga Shion, Shutto Anna, Kanemitsu Ruru, Kubota Nanami
;Part 2 Guests
*Sudo Maasa
*Kumai Yurina
*Yajima Maimi
*Nakajima Saki
;Opening Act
*"「Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ～ GOOD BYE & HELLO ! ～」Lovelysオープニングアクトのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-12-19.
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===Absentees===
*Morning Musume '18 member Nonaka Miki was unable to participate in the concert as she was studying abroad to improve her English skills."モーニング娘。'18野中美希に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-12-13.
*Juice=Juice member Inaba Manaka was unable to participate in the concert as she was resting from a recent surgical removal of vocal cord nodules."Juice=Juice 稲場愛香に関するお知らせ " (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-12-26.
==Concert Schedule==
Date 	Venue 	Prefecture	Doors Open	Concert Starts
12/31	Nakano Sun Plaza	Tokyo 	15:00 	16:00
12/31	Nakano Sun Plaza	Tokyo 	22:00 	23:00
*Total: 2 Shows
==Trivia==
*During the first part it was announced that Kobushi Factory would hold their first hall concert tour in May 2019,Hirose Ayaka. "1年間ありがとう♡広瀬彩海" (in Japanese). Kobushi Factory Official Blog. 2018-12-31. Ishida Ayumi was appointed a sub-leader of Morning Musume,Ishida Ayumi. "2018年最後の発表！石田亜佑美" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Tenkigumi Official Blog. 2018-12-31. and Fukumura Mizuki would become the next leader of Hello! Project after Wada Ayaka graduates.Kaga Kaede. "インスタスタート！ 加賀楓" (in Japanese). Morning Musume 13ki・14ki Official Blog. 2018-12-31.
==Gallery==
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==Notes==
#ANGERME member Nakanishi Kana could only participate in MCs due to being diagnosed with enthetitis in her left Achilles tendon on December 19, 2018."アンジュルム中西香菜に関するご報告" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-12-19. On the day of the concert it was further decided that she would only appear in the first part and participate in the MCs while sitting.https://twitter.com/angerme_upfront/status/1079574080733437952https://twitter.com/angerme_upfront/status/1079574882596179970
#ANGERME member Murota Mizuki was absent for most of the 23:00 show, only appearing for the ANGERME block of the concert due to contracting a cold before the event.https://ameblo.jp/angerme-ss-shin/entry-12429969936.html?frm_src=thumb_module
==References==
==External Links==
*Concert Schedule (archived)
*Goods
*Discography:
**DVD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
**BD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
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