2020

2020 is the year Kobushi Factory disbands; Murota Mizuki, Funaki Musubu, Miyamoto Karin and Ogata Risa depart from their respective groups and Hello! Project; Oota Haruka withdraws from ANGERME; Inoue Rei joins Juice=Juice; and Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion and Matsumoto Wakana join ANGERME.
In this year, many concerts, events, and releases across Hello! Project and were cancelled, postponed, or affected in some way due to the coronavirus pandemic.
==Members==
*January 1: Morning Musume '19 becomes Morning Musume '20.
*February 28: Oota Haruka is suspended from all activities.
*March 22: Murota Mizuki graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.
*March 30: 
**Kobushi Factory disbands.
**Hirose Ayaka, Nomura Minami, Hamaura Ayano, and Wada Sakurako graduate from Hello! Project.
*April 1: Inoue Rei joins Juice=Juice
*October 8: Ogata Risa is suspended from all activities.
*October 13: Oota Haruka withdraws from ANGERME, but remains in Hello! Project.
*November 2: Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion and Matsumoto Wakana join ANGERME as 9th generation members. 
*November 4: Ishiyama Sakura and Arisawa Ichika join Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*December 9: Funaki Musubu graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.
*December 10: Miyamoto Karin graduates from Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.
*December 28: Ogata Risa withdraws from Tsubaki Factory and Hello! Project. 
==Singles==
*January 15: Ishiki Takai Otome no Dilemma / Dakishimerarete Mitai - Tsubaki Factory
*January 22: KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way - Morning Musume '20
*March 4: Seishun no Hana / Start Line - Kobushi Factory
*April 1: Pop Music / Suki tte Itte yo - Juice=Juice
*August 26: Kagiriaru Moment / Mirror Mirror - ANGERME
*September 30: Dansha-ISM / Ima Nanji? - Tsubaki Factory
*December 16: Junjou Evidence / Gyuusaretai Dake na no ni - Morning Musume '20
==Digital Songs==
*January 28: Kiiroi Sen no Uchigawa de Narande Omachi Kudasai - Kanazawa Tomoko
*March 23: Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (Acoustic Ver.) - Murota Mizuki
*December 9: Kaeritakunai na. - Funaki Musubu
*December 10: Mirai no Filament - Miyamoto Karin
==Albums==
*January 8: Petit Best 20 2020 - Hello! Project
*November 11: Engeki Joshibu "Arabeyooooonds Nights" Original Soundtrack - BEYOOOOONDS
==DVD Singles==
*February 8:
**Event V "Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi / Zenzen Okiagarenai SUNDAY" - ANGERME
**Event V "Ishiki Takai Otome no Dilemma / Dakishimerarete Mitai" - Tsubaki Factory
*February 23: Event V "KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way" - Morning Musume '20
*May 9: Event V "Pop Music / Suki tte Itte yo" - Juice=Juice
*October 1: Event V "Kagiriaru Moment / Mirror Mirror" - ANGERME
==DVDs/Blu-rays==
*January 8: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2019 Aki ~Punching the air! Special~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*January 22: The Girls Live Vol.63 (DVD)
*February 5: ANGERME 2019 Aki "Next Page" ~Katsuta Rina Sotsugyou Special~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*February 12: The Girls Live Vol.64 (DVD)
*February 26: Reborn ~13nin no Tamashii wa Kami-sama no Yume wo Miru~ (DVD)
*March 11:
**The Girls Live Vol.65 (DVD)
**Country Girls Kessei 5 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Go for the future!!!!~ (DVD)
*March 25:
**Miyamoto Karin LIVE TOUR ~Karing~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
**Kobushi Ongaku Eizou Shuu (Blu-ray)
*April 1: ANGERME Live Tour 2019 Natsu Aki "Next Page" ~Nakanishi Kana Sotsugyou Special~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*April 8: Country Girls Live 2019 ~Itooshikutte Gomen ne~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*April 15: Juice=Juice CONCERT 2019 ~octopic!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*May 20:
**LIVE BEYOOOOOND1St (DVD & Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Blu-ray)
**Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~ FINAL (DVD & Blu-ray)
*May 27: Hello! Project 2020 Winter HELLO! PROJECT IS [　　　　　] ~side A / side B~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*July 8: Kobushi Factory Live 2020 ~The Final Ring!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*August 19:
**Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 【ANGERME Premium】 (Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 【Morning Musume '20 Premium】 (Blu-ray)
*September 16: KURAGAE ~Watashitachi no Koto, Oshite Kudasai!~ (DVD)
*October 14: Ouchi demo Beyonds Gakkou (DVD)
*October 21: Hello! Project Visual Commentary ~Member Osusume Live Eizou~ (Blu-ray)
*December 9: Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" (Blu-ray)
*December 16: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 ~Natsu no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ (Blu-ray)
==Concerts==
*January 2 - February 24: Hello! Project 2020 Winter
*January 27 - February 19: Kanazawa Tomoko LIVE 2020 ~Rose Quartz~
*February 3 - February 9: Juice=Juice LIVE TOUR 2020 ~NEW SENSATION~
*February 9 - February 22: ANGERME Live Tour 2020 Fuyu Haru ROCK ON! LOCK ON!
*February 22: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2020 Haru Tsubaki
*March 8 - May 31: BEYOOOOONDS 1st LIVE TOUR 2020 ~Pop! Step! Zen Onpu!!~ (cancelled)
*March 14 - June 7: Morning Musume '20 Concert Tour Haru ~MOMM~ (cancelled)
*March 15 - March 20: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 3gatsu ~Tsumugu~ (cancelled)
*March 20 - March 22: Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 (concert held without audience)
*March 29 - April 5: Morning Musume '20 Dinner Show "Happy Night" (cancelled)
*March 30: Kobushi Factory Live 2020 ~The Final Ring!~ (concert held without audience)
*April 11 - May 23: ANGERME Concert Tour 2020 Haru LOCK ON! ROCK ON! (cancelled)
*April 25 - May 31: Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2020 ~Pop Juice Journey~ (cancelled)
*May 3 - May 31: Tsubaki Factory Concert Tour 2020 Haru CAMELLIA (cancelled)
*June 2: Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2020 ~Pop Juice Journey~ FINAL (cancelled)
*June 3: Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2020 ~Pop Juice Journey~ FINAL Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special (cancelled)
*June 12: ANGERME Concert Tour 2020 Haru LOCK ON! ROCK ON! ~Funaki Musubu Sotsugyou Special~ (cancelled)
*July 11 - September 5: Hello! Project 2020 Summer COVERS ~The Ballad~
*July 26: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 ~Natsu no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ (concert held without audience)
*September 19 - December 6: Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~
*September 20 - September 22: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 9gatsu ~Cosmos~
*October 12: Hello! Project 2020 Autumn ~The Ballad~ Extra Number
*December 2: Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number
*December 9: ANGERME Concert 2020 ~Kishotenketsu~ Funaki Musubu Sotsugyou Special
*December 10: Juice=Juice Concert 2020 ~Tsudzuiteiku STORY~ Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special
*December 19 - December 20: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 12gatsu ~Hikari~
*December 30: Hello! Project 2020 COVERS ~The Ballad Best Selection~
*December 31: Hello! Project Year-End Party 2020 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
==Events==
*February 22 - February 23: Kobushi Factory Fanclub Tour "Smile For You!!!!!" in Shizuoka
*March 12:
**Kobushi Factory Hirose Ayaka・Inoue Rei & Tsubaki Factory Ogata Risa FC Event 2020 (cancelled)
**Kobushi Factory Hamaura Ayano FC Event 2020 (cancelled)
*September 27: Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin FC Event 2020
*October 10: Juice=Juice Special Event 2020 ~10gatsu 10ka wa Juice=Juice no Hi!~
*November 10: Morning Musume '20 15ki Member FC Event ~Iwai Ichigo Ichinen~
*November 19 - November 20: ANGERME Funaki Musubu FC Event ~Musubi~
*December 12: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.11 Camellia Xmas2020~
*December 13: BEYOOOOONDS FC Event 2020 ~Christmas no Jin ZIN~
*December 16: ANGERME FC Event 2020 ~Angermerry Xmas~
*December 18: Juice=Juice FC Event 2020 ~Meri Kuri×Juice×Box V~
*December 20: Morning Musume '20 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~
===Birthday Events===
*January 7: Morning Musume '20 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
*January 8: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event in Sapporo
*January 20: ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2020
*January 24: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event in Osaka
*February 3: Morning Musume '20 Makino Maria Birthday Event
*February 10: Kobushi Factory Nomura Minami Birthday Event 2020
*February 20: Morning Musume '20 Morito Chisaki Birthday Event
*February 25: Morning Musume '20 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event
*February 26: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Ichioka Reina Birthday Event 2020
*March 9: Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)
*July 21: Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko Birthday Event 2020
*July 27: Juice=Juice Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2020
*July 28: Morning Musume '20 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 9~ (reschedule)
*July 29: Tsubaki Factory Akiyama Mao Birthday Event 2020
*July 30: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Takase Kurumi Birthday Event 2020 (reschedule)
*July 31: Morning Musume '20 Haga Akane Birthday Event (reschedule)
*August 3: Morning Musume '20 Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event (reschedule)
*August 4: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Eguchi Saya Birthday Event 2020
*August 6: Morning Musume '20 Okamura Homare Birthday Event
*August 13: Juice=Juice Takagi Sayuki Birthday Event 2020 (reschedule)
*August 14: ANGERME Funaki Musubu Birthday Event 2020 (reschedule)
*August 18: Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno Birthday Event 2020 (reschedule)
*August 19: ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2020
*August 20: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Shimakura Rika Birthday Event 2020
*August 21: Morning Musume '20 Yamazaki Mei Birthday Event
*August 26: Morning Musume '20 Sato Masaki Birthday Event (reschedule)
*August 27: Morning Musume '20 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event
*September 1: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori Birthday Event 2020
*September 2: BEYOOOOONDS Kobayashi Honoka Birthday Event 2020
*September 3: Tsubaki Factory Asakura Kiki Birthday Event 2020
*September 7: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2020
*September 8: Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2020 (reschedule)
*September 9: Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2020
*September 22: BEYOOOOONDS Satoyoshi Utano Birthday Event 2020
*September 25: ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2020
*September 29: Tsubaki Factory Ono Mizuho Birthday Event 2020
*October 5: ANGERME Hashisako Rin Birthday Event 2020
*October 7: Morning Musume '20 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event
*October 15: Juice=Juice Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2020
*October 20: Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2020
*October 21: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Okamura Minami Birthday Event 2020
*October 22: ANGERME Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2020
*October 26: ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2020
*October 30: Morning Musume '20 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event
*November 5: Tsubaki Factory Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2020 (cancelled)
*November 6: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Yamazaki Yuhane Birthday Event 2020
*November 17: Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2020 
*November 24: Tsubaki Factory Yamagishi Riko Birthday Event 2020
*November 26; ANGERME Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event 2020
*November 30: Morning Musume '20 Kaga Kaede Birthday Event
*December 1: Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin Birthday Event 2020
*December 11: BEYOOOOONDS Hirai Miyo Birthday Event 2020
*December 14: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event 2020
*December 17: Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2020
*December 21: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event 2020
*December 22: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Kiyono Momohime Birthday Event 2020
==Theater==
*October 9 - October 18: Arabeyooooonds Nights (postponed from April 17 - April 26 dates)
==Auditions==
*January 11: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ begins.
*February 15: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ application deadline.
*March 12: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ first round completed.
*April 17: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ second round completed.
*July 20: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ third round completed.
*November 2: ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~ results announced.
==Publications==
*January 1: Hello Pro Maruwakari BOOK 2020 WINTER
*January 2: You ~You make me~ - Inoue Rei
*January 7: believe in oneself - Ishida Ayumi
*February 2: Maria19 - Makino Maria
*March 7: Akane - Haga Akane
*April 20: SAKURA COLOR - Oda Sakura
*May 1: KESSYO - Funaki Musubu
*May 13: R-21 - Yamagishi Riko
*May 20: RIN - Miyamoto Karin
*May 28: Rikako -Shoujo, Dai Ni Shou- - Sasaki Rikako
*June 12: Mei - Yamazaki Mei
*June 25: Yuhane - Yamazaki Yuhane
*July 10: Homare - Okamura Homare
*August 7: BEYOOOOONDS① - BEYOOOOONDS
*August 20: Juukyuusai no Natsu - Shimakura Rika
*September 9: Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2020 AUTUMN
*September 19: eighteen face - Maeda Kokoro
*September 29: MIZUH◎ - Ono Mizuho
*October 1: Crossroads - Morito Chisaki
*October 29: Iroha Kaede - Kaga Kaede
*November 12: First Time - Kitagawa Rio
*November 16: Am1 - Tanimoto Ami
*December 16: Shiori - Nishida Shiori
*December 27: Loveliness... - Inaba Manaka
==Anniversaries==
*January 2: Kobushi Factory's formation 5th anniversary
*January 28: Morning Musume's major debut 22nd anniversary
*February 3: Juice=Juice's formation 7th anniversary
*February 22: Tsubaki Factory's major debut 3rd anniversary
*April 4: ANGERME's formation 11th anniversary
*April 29: Tsubaki Factory's formation 5th anniversary
*May 26: ANGERME's major debut 10th anniversary
*August 7: BEYOOOOONDS's major debut 1st anniversary
*September 11: Juice=Juice's major debut 7th anniversary
*September 14: Morning Musume's formation 23rd anniversary
*October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)
*October 19: BEYOOOOONDS's formation 2nd anniversary
Category:2020