Hello! Project 2020 Summer COVERS ~The Ballad~

Hello! Project 2020 Summer COVERS ~The Ballad~ is Hello! Project's annual summer concert tour. It took place from July 11 to September 5, 2020.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the concerts featured the members performing solo covers of famous J-Pop ballads by artists outside of Hello! Project. The members were split into three teams, with each team performing in a different time slot during the day.
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 was required to enter. In addition, concert goods were not available at the venues, and were sold exclusively through e-lineUP! Mall."2020年夏のハロー！プロジェクト・コンサートについて" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-06-15. 
==Setlist==
==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
*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
*Hirai Miyo
*Kobayashi Honoka
*Satoyoshi Utano
;Teams
*A Team: Fukumura Mizuki, Ishida Ayumi, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Okamura Homare, Kawamura Ayano, Funaki Musubu, Inoue Rei, Dambara Ruru, Matsunaga Riai, Ogata Risa, Niinuma Kisora, Akiyama Mao, Takase Kurumi, Eguchi Saya, Nishida Shiori, Kobayashi Honoka
*B Team: Ikuta Erina, Sato Masaki, Nonaka Miki, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio, Sasaki Rikako, Kamikokuryo Moe, Ise Layla, Kanazawa Tomoko, Takagi Sayuki, Inaba Manaka, Yamagishi Riko, Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori, Maeda Kokoro, Shimakura Rika, Hirai Miyo, Satoyoshi Utano
*C Team: Oda Sakura, Makino Maria, Yokoyama Reina, Yamazaki Mei, Takeuchi Akari, Kasahara Momona, Hashisako Rin, Miyamoto Karin, Uemura Akari, Kudo Yume, Asakura Kiki, Kishimoto Yumeno, Tanimoto Ami, Ichioka Reina, Kiyono Momohime, Yamazaki Yuhane, Okamura Minami
===Absentees===
*ANGERME member Oota Haruka was absent from the entire tour due to her being suspended from all activities as of February 28, 2020 due to rule violations."アンジュルム 太田遥香の活動休止に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-02-28.
*Tsubaki Factory member Kishimoto Yumeno was absent from the August 22 and 23 concerts due to being in bad physical condition.https://twitter.com/tsubakifac_uf/status/1297090618498273281
*All Tsubaki Factory members were absent from the September 5 concerts due to a schedule conflict with an event for their 7th single."2020年夏のハロー！プロジェクト・コンサート 歌唱楽曲全員変更について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-08-07.
==Concert Schedule==
Date	Venue 	Prefecture	Doors Open	Concert Starts	Performance Pattern	MC
7/11	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	10:15 	11:45 	A Team 	Yasuda Kei
7/11	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	14:00 	15:30 	B Team 	Yasuda Kei
7/11	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	17:45 	19:15 	C Team 	Yasuda Kei
7/12	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	09:30 	11:00 	C Team 	Yaguchi Mari
7/12	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	13:15 	14:45 	B Team 	Yaguchi Mari
7/12	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	17:00 	18:30 	A Team 	Yaguchi Mari
7/18	ORIX Theater 	Osaka 	13:45 	15:15 	A Team 	Nakajima Saki
7/18	ORIX Theater 	Osaka 	17:30 	19:00 	C Team 	Nakajima Saki
7/19	ORIX Theater 	Osaka 	09:30 	11:00 	B Team 	Nakajima Saki
7/19	ORIX Theater 	Osaka 	13:15 	14:45 	C Team 	Nakajima Saki
7/19	ORIX Theater 	Osaka 	17:00 	18:30 	A Team 	Nakajima Saki
7/25	Sendai Sunplaza Hall 	Miyagi 	12:45 	14:15 	A Team 	Yajima Maimi
7/25	Sendai Sunplaza Hall 	Miyagi 	16:30 	18;00 	B Team 	Yajima Maimi
8/1 	Ueno Gakuen Hall 	Hiroshima 	13:45 	15:15 	C Team 	Nakajima Saki
8/1 	Ueno Gakuen Hall 	Hiroshima 	17:30 	19:00 	A Team 	Nakajima Saki
8/2 	Ueno Gakuen Hall 	Hiroshima 	10:45 	12:15 	A Team 	Nakajima Saki
8/2 	Ueno Gakuen Hall 	Hiroshima 	14:30 	16:00 	B Team 	Nakajima Saki
8/8 	Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru	Hokkaido 	12:45 	14:15 	B Team 	Konno Asami
8/8 	Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru	Hokkaido 	16:30 	18;00 	C Team 	Konno Asami
8/15	Fukuoka Convention Center Main Hall 	Fukuoka 	13:45 	15:15 	A Team 	Miyazaki Yuka
8/15	Fukuoka Convention Center Main Hall 	Fukuoka 	17:30 	19:00 	B Team 	Miyazaki Yuka
8/16	Fukuoka Convention Center Main Hall 	Fukuoka 	11:45 	13:15 	B Team 	Miyazaki Yuka
8/16	Fukuoka Convention Center Main Hall 	Fukuoka 	15:30 	17:00 	C Team 	Miyazaki Yuka
8/22	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	10:15 	11:45 	B Team 	Iikubo Haruna
8/22	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	14:00 	15:30 	A Team 	Iikubo Haruna
8/22	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	17:45 	19:15 	C Team 	Iikubo Haruna
8/23	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	09:30 	11:00 	C Team 	Yajima Maimi
8/23	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	13:15 	14:45 	A Team 	Yajima Maimi
8/23	Nakano Sun Plaza 	Tokyo 	17:00 	18:30 	B Team 	Yajima Maimi
8/29	Nihon Tokushu Tougyou
Shinmin Kaikan Forest Hall	Aichi 	13:45 	15:15 	B Team 	Sudo Maasa
8/29	Nihon Tokushu Tougyou
Shinmin Kaikan Forest Hall	Aichi 	17:30 	19:00 	C Team 	Sudo Maasa
8/30	Nihon Tokushu Tougyou
Shinmin Kaikan Forest Hall	Aichi 	11:45 	13:15 	C Team 	Kumai Yurina
8/30	Nihon Tokushu Tougyou
Shinmin Kaikan Forest Hall	Aichi 	15:30 	17:00 	A Team 	Kumai Yurina
9/5 	Olympus Hall Hachioji 	Tokyo 	10:15 	11:45 	A Team 	Iikubo Haruna
9/5 	Olympus Hall Hachioji 	Tokyo 	14:00 	15:30 	C Team 	Iikubo Haruna
9/5 	Olympus Hall Hachioji 	Tokyo 	17:45 	19:15 	B Team 	Iikubo Haruna
==Trivia==
*This is the first Hello! Project concert tour since 2012 to not feature ANGERME member Murota Mizuki. This is also the first tour since 2014 to not feature Kobushi Factory or member Hirose Ayaka, since 2012 to not feature Nomura Minami and Wada Sakurako, and since 2011 to not feature Hamaura Ayano.
*Each show of the concert featured a different guest MC depending on the day.
*Each location featured a different performance order for the songs in the setlist. The song order for each show is determined by random lottery, and videos showing the selection process for each location were uploaded to the OMAKE CHANNEL.
*Ahead of the concert tour, Oda Sakura and Takagi Sayuki separately performed solo covers of famous J-Pop ballad song "Aitakute Ima" by MISIA, which were both uploaded onto the official Morning Musume '20 and Juice=Juice YouTube channels respectively. Other Hello! Project members would later also perform solo covers of other famous J-Pop ballad songs which were also uploaded to YouTube.
*On August 11, as promotion for the concert tour, Miyamoto Karin and Kiyono Momohime appeared on NHK World show J-MELO to individually perform solo covers of famous J-Pop ballad songs "Olivia wo Kikinagara" and "Kousui" respectively.
==Gallery==
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview1.jpg|July 11, 2020, C Team
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview2.jpg|July 11, 2020, C Team Kishimoto Yumeno and Yamazaki Mei with guest MC Yasuda Kei
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview3.jpg|July 11, 2020, B Team Yamagishi Riko
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview4.jpg|July 11, 2020, C Team Yamazaki Yuhane
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview5.jpg|July 11, 2020, A Team Dambara Ruru
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview6.jpg|July 11, 2020, B Team Ikuta Erina
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview7.jpg|July 11, 2020, C Team Takeuchi Akari
HP2020Summer-20200711-preview8.jpg|July 11, 2020, A Team Fukumura Mizuki
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Concert Schedule: Hello! Project (7/11-8/30, 9/5), UP-FC (7/11-7/25, 9/5)
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