2019

2019 is the year Country Girls suspended their activities; Yanagawa Nanami, Miyazaki Yuka, Wada Ayaka, Katsuta Rina and Nakanishi Kana departed from their respective groups and Hello! Project; Kudo Yume and Matsunaga Riai join Juice=Juice; Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare and Yamazaki Mei join Morning Musume '19; and Hashisako Rin joins ANGERME.
==Members==
*January 1: Morning Musume '18 becomes Morning Musume '19.
*January 16: Kodama Sakiko leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*March 11: Yanagawa Nanami graduates from Juice=Juice, Country Girls and Hello! Project.
*April 2: Kusunoki Mei leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*June 14: Kudo Yume and Matsunaga Riai join Juice=Juice.
*June 17: Miyazaki Yuka graduates from Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.
*June 18:
**Kanazawa Tomoko becomes the leader of Juice=Juice.
**Takagi Sayuki becomes the sub-leader of Juice=Juice.
**Wada Ayaka graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.
*June 19:
**Fukumura Mizuki becomes the leader of Hello! Project.
**Takeuchi Akari becomes the leader of ANGERME.
**Kawamura Ayano becomes a sub-leader of ANGERME.
*June 22: Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, and Yamazaki Mei join Morning Musume '19.
*July 3: Hashisako Rin joins ANGERME.
*July 11: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit is formed.
*July 26:
**Ono Kotomi and Shutto Anna leave Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
**Sato Hikari leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido.
*August 2:
**Hiromoto Ruri, Hashida Honoka, Nishizaki Miku, Hirayama Yuki, Kitahara Momo, Ebata Kisaki, Yofu Runo, Murakoshi Ayana, and Uemura Hasumi join Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
**Hashimoto Ririka joins Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido.
*September 25: Katsuta Rina graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.
*December 3: Nishimura Karin and Shibuya Hina join Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido.
*December 10: Nakanishi Kana graduates from ANGERME and Hello! Project.
*December 26:
**Country Girls suspends activities.
**Yamaki Risa and Ozeki Mai graduate from Country Girls and Hello! Project.
**Morito Chisaki and Funaki Musubu graduate from Country Girls.
==Singles==
*February 13: Bitansan / Potsuri to / Good bye & Good luck! - Juice=Juice
*February 27: Sankaime no Date Shinwa / Fuwari, Koi Dokei - Tsubaki Factory
*April 10: Koi wa Accha Accha / Yumemita Fifteen - ANGERME
*April 24: Oh No Ounou / Haru Urara - Kobushi Factory
*June 5: "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / 25sai Eien Setsu - Juice=Juice
*June 12: Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night - Morning Musume '19
*August 7: Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist - BEYOOOOONDS
*October 23: "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / 25sai Eien Setsu (Regular Edition C) - Juice=Juice
*November 20: Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi / Zenzen Okiagarenai SUNDAY - ANGERME
==Digital Songs==
*August 24:
**One Summer Night ~Manatsu no Kesshin~ / Natsuiro no Palette - Country Girls
**Nineteen no Shinkirou ('19 Summer Ver.) - Tsubaki Factory
*September 16: Totte Oki no Oshare wo Shite - Katsuta Rina (ANGERME)
*October 18: Doushite Bokura ni wa Yaruki ga nai no ka - Miyamoto Karin
*December 18: Tenshi no Namida - Nakanishi Kana
==Albums==
*March 6: Seasons - Country Girls
*March 20: Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary - Morning Musume '19
*May 15: Rinnetenshou ~ANGERME Past, Present & Future~ - ANGERME
*May 29: Engeki Joshibu "Fushigi no Kuni no Alice Tachi" Original Soundtrack - BEYOOOOONDS
*October 2: Kobushi Dai Ni Maku - Kobushi Factory
*November 27: BEYOOOOOND1St - BEYOOOOONDS
*December 4: Country Girls Daizenshuu ① - Country Girls
==DVD Singles==
*January 14: Event V "Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara" - Morning Musume '18
*February 2: Event V "Tade Kuu Mushi mo Like it! / 46okunen LOVE" - ANGERME
*March 9: Event V "Bitansan / Potsuri to / Good bye & Good luck!" - Juice=Juice
*March 30: Event V "Sankaime no Date Shinwa / Fuwari, Koi Dokei" - Tsubaki Factory
*June 2:
**Event V "Koi wa Accha Accha / Yumemita Fifteen" - ANGERME
**Event V "Oh No Ounou / Haru Urara" - Kobushi Factory
*August 10: Event V "'Hitori de Ikiraresou' tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / 25sai Eien Setsu" - Juice=Juice
*September 14: Event V "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night" - Morning Musume '19
==DVDs/Blu-rays==
*January 16:
**Time Repeat ~Towa ni Kimi wo Omou~ (DVD)
**The Girls Live Vol.51 (DVD)
*February 6: Juice=Juice LIVE 2018 at NIPPON BUDOKAN TRIANGROOOVE (DVD & Blu-ray)
*February 13: The Girls Live Vol.52 (DVD)
*February 20: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018【Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium】 (DVD & Blu-ray)
*February 27: Watashi no Ashioto - Yanagawa Nanami (Blu-ray)
*March 6:
**The Girls Live Vol.53 (DVD)
**Country Girls 4 Shuunen Kinen Event ~forte~ (DVD)
*March 27: Hello Pro All Stars Single Hatsubai Kinen Event ~Team Taikou Uta Gassen~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*April 3: MORNING MUSUME '18 Fall Concert Tour ~GET SET, GO!~ in Mexico City (DVD)
*April 10:
**The Girls Live Vol.54 (DVD)
**Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ Final Iikubo Haruna Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
*April 17: Attack No.1 (DVD)
*May 15: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*May 22: The Girls Live Vol.55 (DVD)
*May 29: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~YOU & I・NEW AGE~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*June 5: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2019 Haru・Ranman Major Debut 2 Shuunen Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
*June 12: The Girls Live Vol.56 (DVD)
*July 10:
**Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Morning Musume '19 Dinner Show "Happy Night" (DVD)
**The Girls Live Vol.57 (DVD)
**Juice=Juice & Country Girls LIVE ~Yanagawa Nanami Sotsugyou Special~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*August 7:
**The Girls Live Vol.58 (DVD)
**Fushigi no Kuni no Alicetachi (DVD)
*August 14:
**Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019【Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium】 (DVD & Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019【Morning Musume '19 Premium】 (DVD & Blu-ray)
*September 25: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 Gaiden ~Tasogare no Kamen~ (DVD)
*October 9:
**Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ FINAL (DVD & Blu-ray)
**The Girls Live Vol.60 (DVD)
*October 16: Hello Pro Premium Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~ FINAL Miyazaki Yuka Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
*October 30: Hello Pro Premium ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final Wada Ayaka Sotsugyou Special Rinnetenshou ~Aru Toki Umareta Ai no Teishou~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*November 13: The Girls Live Vol.61 (DVD)
*December 11:
**OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2019 supported by POCARI SWEAT J=J Summer Special (DVD)
**The Girls Live Vol.62 (DVD)
*December 25: Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful/harmony" (DVD & Blu-ray)
==Concerts==
*January 2 - March 3: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER
*February 4 - March 7: Juice=Juice LIVE TOUR 2019 ~GO FOR IT!~
*February 14 Juice=Juice & Country Girls LIVE
*February 17: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Morning Musume '19 Dinner Show "Happy Night"
*February 17 - March 10: ANGERME Live Tour 2019 Haru ~Rinnetenshou~
*February 22: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2019 Haru・Ranman Major Debut 2 Shuunen Special
*March 10 - March 17: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~
*March 10 - May 26: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2019 Haru・Ranman
*March 11: Juice=Juice & Country Girls LIVE ~Yanagawa Nanami Sotsugyou Special~
*March 16 - May 26: Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
*March 30 - March 31: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019
*April 6 - May 26: ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru ~Rinnetenshou~
*April 13 - June 23: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2019 ~Haru Urara~
*April 27 - June 4: Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~
*May 1: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.8
*May 3 - May 6: Kobushi Factory First Concert 2019 Haru Urara ~GW Special~
*May 4: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
*June 2 - June 16: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 6gatsu ~Midori~
*June 4 - June 5: Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ FINAL
*June 17: Hello Pro Premium Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~ FINAL Miyazaki Yuka Sotsugyou Special
*June 18: Hello Pro Premium ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final Wada Ayaka Sotsugyou Special Rinnetenshou ~Aru Toki Umareta Ai no Teishou~
*July 13 - September 1: Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER
*July 30: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2019 supported by POCARI SWEAT J=J Summer Special
*July 31: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2019 supported by POCARI SWEAT Kobushi Natsu no Nen!!
*August 11 - December 8: ANGERME Live Tour 2019 Natsu Aki "Next Page"
*September 2: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2019 Aki ~Punching the air! Special~
*September 7: ANGERME "Mexico Kouen"
*September 7 - December 8: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2019 Aki: Gekkou
*September 8 - September 23: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 9gatsu ~Kira~
*September 8 - November 30: Juice=Juice LIVE TOUR 2019 ~Con Amor~
*September 14 - December 16: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2019 Aki ~Punching the air!~
*September 21 - November 30: Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~
*September 25: ANGERME 2019 Aki "Next Page" ~Katsuta Rina Sotsugyou Special~
*October 10: Juice=Juice LIVE TOUR 2019 ~Con Amor J=J DAY SPECIAL~
*October 17 - October 24: Miyamoto Karin LIVE TOUR ~Karing~
*November 4: ANGERME 2019 Aki "Next Page"
*December 1: Morning Musume '19 ~KOKORO&KARADA~ at Shinjuku ReNY
*December 1 - December 17: LIVE BEYOOOOOND1St
*December 4: Juice=Juice CONCERT 2019 ~octopic!~
*December 5: Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~ FINAL
*December 8 - December 22: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 12gatsu ~Musubu~
*December 10: ANGERME Live Tour 2019 Natsu Aki "Next Page" ~Nakanishi Kana Sotsugyou Special~
*December 26: Country Girls Live 2019 ~Itooshikutte Gomen ne~
*December 31: Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
==Events==
*January 30 - January 31: Country Girls Fanclub Tour in Shizuoka "Ichi Fuji Ni Taka San Country!"
*February 20: Yamaki Risa to Tanoshimu! Real Dasshutsu Game Dai 3 Dan
*February 26: Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami & Funaki Musubu FC Event 2019 ~Nametenai zo!~
*February 27 - February 28: Hello Pro ANNEX ~Kobushi Factory×BEYOOOOONDS=Sweet♪~
*March 30 - March 31: Asobu. Kurasu. Sodateru. SATOYAMA & SATOUMI e Ikou 2019
*April 30: BEYOOOOONDS Ouen Kikaku FC Event 2019 ~Banshun no Jin ZIN~
*May 11 - May 12: Juice=Juice Fanclub Tour ~Miracle×Juice×Bus3~ in Naeba
*May 24: Kobushi Factory FC Event 2019 ~5gatsu 24nichi wa "Kobushi no Hi"~
*June 7 - June 8: ANGERME Wada Ayaka Fanclub Tour in Hakone ~Geijutsu no Tabi 2019~
*July 25: Morning Musume '19 Fukumura Mizuki・ANGERME Takeuchi Akari FC Event
*August 4 - August 5: Tsubaki Factory Fanclub tour "Camellian Journey" in Nagano
*August 13: Kobushi Factory FC Event 2019 ~SMILE! Kobushi Natsu Matsuri! 2~
*August 27: Country Girls FC Event 2019 ~Natsu no Dai Shikakkei~
*August 28: Morning Musume '19 15ki Member FC Event
*August 30: Juice=Juice FC Event 2019 ~Miracle×Juice×Box×Enjoy Summer! 2~
*September 3: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit Ouen Kikaku ~Cheerful~
*October 22: Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko Talk & Mini Live in Miyoshi-machi ~LOVE Miyoshi~
*November 5: Country Girls Kessei 5 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Go for the future!!!!~
*November 15: Morning Musume '19 Ishida Ayumi & Country Girls Yamaki Risa FC Event ~#Tsui ni Yamaki to Ishida ga Event Suru tte yo~
*December 15: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.10 Camellia Santa no Negaigoto~
*December 9: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2019 supported by POCARI SWEAT J=J Summer Special DVD Hatsubai Kinen Joeikai Event
*December 20: ANGERME FC Event 2019 ~Angermerry Xmas~
*December 21:
**Juice=Juice FC Event 2019 ~Meri Kuri×Juice×Box IV~
**BEYOOOOONDS FC Event 2019 ~Christmas no Jin ZIN~
*December 22:
**Morning Musume '19 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~
**Kobushi Factory Christmas FC Event 2019 ~Smile For You 3~
===Birthday Events===
*January 7: Morning Musume '19 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
*January 8: Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2019
*January 9: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event in Sapporo
*February 4: Morning Musume '19 Makino Maria Birthday Event
*February 12: Country Girls Ozeki Mai Birthday Event 2019
*February 13: Kobushi Factory Nomura Minami Birthday Event 2019
*February 19: Morning Musume '19 / Country Girls Morito Chisaki Birthday Event
*February 22: Morning Musume '19 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event
*February 25: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Ichioka Reina Birthday Event 2019
*March 8: Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday Event 2019
*March 13: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Takase Kurumi Birthday Event 2019
*March 22: Morning Musume '19 Haga Akane Birthday Event
*March 28: Morning Musume '19 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 8~
*April 1: Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno Birthday Event 2019
*April 8: ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2019
*April 10: Juice=Juice Miyazaki Yuka Birthday Event 2019
*April 19: Juice=Juice Takagi Sayuki Birthday Event 2019
*May 7: Morning Musume '19 Sato Masaki Birthday Event
*May 8: Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2019
*May 9: ANGERME / Country Girls Funaki Musubu Birthday Event 2019
*May 10: Kobushi Factory Hamaura Ayano Birthday Event 2019
*May 30: ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2019
*June 3: ANGERME Nakanishi Kana Birthday Event 2019
*June 7: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori Birthday Event 2019
*June 24: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2019
*June 25: ANGERME Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2019
*July 2: Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko Birthday Event 2019
*July 8: Morning Musume '19 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event
*July 9: ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2019
*July 17: Kobushi Factory Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2019
*July 29: Tsubaki Factory Akiyama Mao Birthday Event 2019
*July 30: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Eguchi Saya Birthday Event 2019
*August 5: Kobushi Factory Hirose Ayaka Birthday Event 2019
*August 19: BEYOOOOONDS Kobayashi Honoka Birthday Event 2019
*August 20: BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Shimakura Rika Birthday Event 2019
*September 20: BEYOOOOONDS Satoyoshi Utano Birthday Event 2019
*September 30: Tsubaki Factory Ono Mizuho Birthday Event 2019
*October 7: Morning Musume '19 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event
*October 15: Country Girls Yamaki Risa Birthday Event 2019
*October 18: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Okamura Minami Birthday Event 2019
*October 23: Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2019
*October 30: Morning Musume '19 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event
*November 5: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Yamazaki Yuhane Birthday Event 2019
*November 6: Tsubaki Factory Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2019
*November 8: ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2019
*November 18: Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2019
*November 25: ANGERME Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event 2019
*November 26: Tsubaki Factory Yamagishi Riko Birthday Event 2019
*November 29: Morning Musume '19 Kaga Kaede Birthday Event
*December 1: Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin Birthday Event 2019
*December 11: BEYOOOOONDS Hirai Miyo Birthday Event 2019
*December 12: BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Kiyono Momohime Birthday Event 2019
*December 13: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event 2019
*December 17: Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2019
*December 19: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event 2019
==Theater==
*April 19 - April 29: Fushigi no Kuni no Alicetachi
*June 6 - June 23: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 Gaiden ~Tasogare no Kamen~
*November 14 - November 24: Reborn ~13nin no Tamashii wa Kami-sama no Yume wo Miru~
==Auditions==
*January 2: Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition begins.
*February 15: Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition application deadline.
*March 6: Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition first round completed.
*April 10: Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition second round completed.
*May 17: Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition third round completed.
*June 22: Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition results announced.
*July 1: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Audition 2019 begins.
*August 9: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Audition 2019 application deadline.
*August 20: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Audition 2019 first round completed.
*September 30: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Audition 2019 second round completed.
==Publications==
*January 2: Hello Pro Maruwakari BOOK 2019 WINTER
*January 9: AKARI III - Uemura Akari
*February 2: María 18 años - Makino Maria
*February 22:
**unbalance - Yanagawa Nanami
**Tsubaki Factory 1st Official Book
*March 12: Sakura no Kisetsu - Oda Sakura
*May 22: Tsunagu - Miyazaki Yuka
*May 24: ANGERMOOK
*May 27: Asakura Kiki - Asakura Kiki
*May 29: Wada Ayaka - Wada Ayaka
*June 21: Sakurako - Wada Sakurako
*June 27: Say Cheese! - Morito Chisaki
*July 7: Ayano - Kawamura Ayano
*July 13: Hello Pro Maruwakari BOOK 2019 SUMMER
*August 9: Sayuki - Takagi Sayuki
*August 27: REINA is eighteen ~N to S~ - Yokoyama Reina
*September 19: Micchaku Documentary Photobook "ANGERME to Kaite, Seishun to Yomu."
*September 25: ANGERME RINA FASHION TOOL Petunia ― Katsuta Rina Henshuuchou to 12nin no ANGERME - Katsuta Rina
*October 5: Hello Tsu PHOTOBOOK①
*October 22:
**Momona - Kasahara Momona
**#Ii ne Miyoshi-machi - Kanazawa Tomoko
*October 30: Tasha! - Fukumura Mizuki
*November 5: Orange no Sunadokei ~Risa Hatachi~ - Ogata Risa
*November 29: Kana - Nakanishi Kana
*November 30: Kaede - Kaga Kaede
*December 11: Last Picture - Yamaki Risa
*December 18: Mai BEST - Ozeki Mai
==Anniversaries==
*January 2: Kobushi Factory's formation 4th anniversary
*January 28: Morning Musume's major debut 21st anniversary
*February 3: Juice=Juice's formation 6th anniversary
*February 22: Tsubaki Factory's major debut 2nd anniversary
*March 25: Country Girls' major debut 4th anniversary
*April 4: ANGERME's formation 10th anniversary
*April 29: Tsubaki Factory's formation 4th anniversary
*May 24: Kobushi Factory Day (Kobushi no Hi)
*May 26: ANGERME's major debut 9th anniversary
*September 2: Kobushi Factory's major debut 4th anniversary
*September 11: Juice=Juice's major debut 6th anniversary
*September 14: Morning Musume's formation 22nd anniversary
*October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)
*October 19: BEYOOOOONDS's formation 1st anniversary
*November 5: Country Girls' formation 5th anniversary
Category:2019