2018

2018 was the year of Hello! Project's 20th anniversary, and the year in which BEYOOOOONDS was formed; Ogata Haruna and Iikubo Haruna graduated from Morning Musume '18 and Hello! Project; Inaba Manaka joined Juice=Juice; Oota Haruka and Ise Layla join ANGERME; and Mitsui Aika and Sayashi Riho officially left Hello! Project. 
==Members==
*January 1: Morning Musume '17 becomes Morning Musume '18.
*February 9: Goto Sayaka leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*April 23:
**Hashimoto Momoko leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
**Kitagawa Ryo leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido.
*May 29: Inoue Hikaru leaves Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*June 9: 
**Shimakura Rika, Nishida Shiori, and Eguchi Saya join Ichioka Reina's new performance group.
**Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, and Okamura Minami join the new theater section.
*June 13: Inaba Manaka joins Juice=Juice.
*June 20: Ogata Haruna graduates from Morning Musume '18 and Hello! Project.
*August 24: Horie Kizuki and Kanatsu Mizuki leave Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*October 3: Yamaki Risa joins College Cosmos.
*October 19:
**BEYOOOOONDS is formed from the new performance group and the new theater section.
**The new performance group is named "CHICA#TETSU".
**The new theater section is named "Ame no Mori Kawa Umi"
**Takase Kurumi becomes the leader of Ame no Mori Kawa Umi.
*November 1:
**Noguchi Kurumi, Hibi Marina, and Doi Rena leave Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
**Saito Madoka, Kusunoki Mei, and Onoda Karin join Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
*November 3: Mitsui Aika graduates from Hello! Project and retires from the entertainment industry.
*November 23: Oota Haruka and Ise Layla join ANGERME.
*November 30: Sayashi Riho graduates from Hello! Project.
*December 3: Hirai Miyo, Kobayashi Honoka, and Satoyoshi Utano join BEYOOOOONDS.
*December 16: Iikubo Haruna graduates from Morning Musume '18 and Hello! Project.
*December 31: Ishida Ayumi becomes a sub-leader of Morning Musume '18.
==Singles==
*January 28:
**Hana ga Saku Taiyou Abite - Morning Musume '18 (digital release)
**Morning Coffee (20th Anniversary Ver.) - Morning Musume 20th (digital release)
*February 17: Hankouki! / Ice day Party - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido feat. Inaba Manaka (pre-sale; limited release)
*February 21: Teion Yakedo / Shunrenka / I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ - Tsubaki Factory
*March 28:
**Kore Kara da! / Ashita Tenki ni Naare - Kobushi Factory
**Furusato no Yume - Kamiishinaka Kana (general release)
*April 18: SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo / Vivid Midnight - Juice=Juice
*May 9: Nakenai ze・・・Kyoukan Sagi / Uraha=Lover / Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (2018 Acoustic Ver.) - ANGERME
*June 13: Are you Happy? / A gonna - Morning Musume '18
*July 11: Hankouki! / Ice day Party - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido feat. Inaba Manaka (general release)
*July 17: Hyokkori Hyoutanjima - Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory (digital release)
*July 18: Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai / Junjou cm / Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta - Tsubaki Factory
*August 8: Kitto Watashi wa / Naseba Naru - Kobushi Factory
*September 26: YEAH YEAH YEAH / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki - Hello Pro All Stars
*October 24: Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara - Morning Musume '18
*October 31: Tade Kuu Mushi mo Like it! / 46okunen LOVE - ANGERME
==Digital Songs==
*July 21: Natsu Shougun - ANGERME
*August 24: Matenai After Five / Kasa wo Sasu Senpai - Country Girls
==Albums==
*February 7: Hatachi no Morning Musume - Morning Musume 20th
*May 6: Rainbow×2 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei (pre-sale; limited release)
*July 11: Engeki Joshibu "Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~" Original Soundtrack - Morning Musume '18
*July 11: Rainbow×2 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei (general release)
*August 1: Juice=Juice#2 -¡Una más!- - Juice=Juice
*November 14: first bloom - Tsubaki Factory
*December 12: Petit Best 19 - Hello! Project
==DVD Singles==
*February 14: Event V "Kaite wa Keshite no "I Love You"" - Country Girls
*April 8: Event V "Teion Yakedo / Shunrenka / I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~" - Tsubaki Factory
*April 14: Event V "Kore Kara da! / Ashita Tenki ni Naare" - Kobushi Factory
*May 13: Event V "SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo" - Juice=Juice
*June 10: Event V "Nakenai ze・・・Kyoukan Sagi / Uraha=Lover / Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (2018 Acoustic Ver.)" - ANGERME
*August 21: Event V "Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai / Junjou cm / Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta" - Tsubaki Factory
*September 9: Event V "Are you Happy? / A gonna" - Morning Musume '18
*October 7: Event V "Kitto Watashi wa / Naseba Naru" - Kobushi Factory
*October 20: Event V "YEAH YEAH YEAH / Hana, Takenawa no Toki" - Hello Pro All Stars
==DVDs/Blu-rays==
*January 17:
**OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2017 ~SUMMER FACTORY~ (DVD)
**The Girls Live Vol.39 (DVD)
*January 24: Yumemiru Television (DVD)
*February 21:
**ANGERME Concert 2017 Autumn "Black & White" special ~Fuurinkazan~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
**The Girls Live Vol.40 (DVD)
*March 7:
**Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 FINAL at Nippon Budokan ~Seven Squeeze!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
**JK Ninja Girls (DVD)
**Blanc - Makino Maria (Blu-ray)
*March 14:
**Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan (DVD)
**The Girls Live Vol.41 (DVD)
**Country Girls 3 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Minna Genki Shiteta?~ (DVD)
*April 11: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Kudo Haruka Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
*April 18:
**Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
**The Girls Live Vol.42 (DVD)
*April 25: Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~World Tour~ (DVD)
*May 2: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER ~PERFECT SCORE・FULL SCORE~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*May 16: The Girls Live Vol.43 (DVD)
*June 13: Tsubaki Factory One-Man LIVE ~First Blossom~ (DVD)
*June 20: The Girls Live Vol.44 (DVD)
*July 4: First REINA YOKOYAMA - Yokoyama Reina (Blu-ray)
*July 18:
**Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018【Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium】 (DVD & Blu-ray)
**Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018【Morning Musume '18 Premium】 (DVD & Blu-ray)
*August 15: The Girls Live Vol.46 (DVD)
*September 5: Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory Premium Live 2018 Haru "KOBO" (DVD & Blu-ray)
*September 12:
**Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead SPECIAL~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
**Toushindai - Funaki Musubu (Blu-ray)
**The Girls Live Vol.47 (DVD)
*September 19: Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~ (DVD)
*October 3: ANGERME Concert Tour 2018 Haru Juunin Toiro + Final (DVD & Blu-ray)
*October 10: The Girls Live Vol.48 (DVD)
*October 17: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ (DVD)
*October 24: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final Ogata Haruna Sotsugyou Special (DVD & Blu-ray)
*November 14: The Girls Live Vol.49 (DVD)
*December 5:
**One day - Fukumura Mizuki (Blu-ray)
**ANGERME 1st Overseas Live Tour in Paris (DVD)
**OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~J=J Summer Special~ (DVD)
**The Girls Live Vol.50 (DVD)
*December 12: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE・ONE FOR ALL~ (DVD & Blu-ray)
*December 26: Karin=KARIN - Miyamoto Karin (Blu-ray)
==Concerts==
*January 2 - February 24: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER
*January 25 - June 1: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead~
*February 22: Tsubaki Factory One-Man LIVE ~First Blossom~
*March 3 - March 17: ANGERME 2018 Haru Live House "Juunin Toiro"
*March 11 - March 18: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 3gatsu ~Sakura~
*March 17 - May 27: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
*March 31 - April 1: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
*April 7 - May 13: ANGERME Concert Tour 2018 Haru Juunin Toiro +
*April 8 - December 8: Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2018 ~SHINE! Kobushi Tamashii!~
*Apri 15 - May 27: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2018 Haru "Hatsukoi"
*April 28 - June 24: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead SPECIAL~
*May 3 - May 5: Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory Premium Live 2018 Haru "KOBO"
*May 6: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
*May 28: ANGERME Concert Tour 2018 Haru Juunin Toiro + Final
*June 2 - June 9: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~
*June 3: ANGERME1st Overseas Live Tour in Paris
*June 12: Country Girls LIVE 2018 ~Minazuki!~
*June 19: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final
*June 20: Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final Ogata Haruna Sotsugyou Special
*June 29 - July 1: ANGERME Asia Tour
*July 14 - September 1: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER
*August 6: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~J=J Summer Special~
*August 22: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~Kobushi Natsu Tamashii!!~
*September 2 - December 9: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Esperanza~
*September 8 - September 17: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 9gatsu ~Momiji~
*September 8 - November 10: ANGERME Live Tour 2018 Aki Denkousekka
*September 16 - December 1: Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2018 Aki -Binetsu-
*September 22 - December 16: Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~
*October 10 - October 13: Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Esperanza J=J DAY SPECIAL~
*October 20 - October 21: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
*October 28 - November 23: ANGERME 2018 Aki "Denkousekka"
*October 29: Juice=Juice LIVE 2018 at NIPPON BUDOKAN TRIANGROOOVE
*November 10: MORNING MUSUME '18 Fall Concert Tour ~GET SET, GO!~ in Mexico City
*November 11: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.7
*December 2 - December 16: Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 12gatsu ~Mikan~
*December 15: Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ Final
*December 16: Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ Final Iikubo Haruna Sotsugyou Special
*December 31: Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
==Events==
*January 25: ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe "Kamiko Biyori in CLUB CITTA'"
*February 14: CG VD ~S.C.N~
*March 31 - April 1: Asobu. Kurasu. Sodateru. SATOYAMA & SATOUMI e Ikou 2018
*April 29: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.7 Camellia Party e Youkoso!~
*June 4: Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna・Nonaka Miki・Makino Maria・Haga Akane FC Event
*June 14: Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna FC Event
*June 16 - June 18: Inaba Manaka Fanclub Tour in Hokkaido ~Nokkori Toukibi Kee!~
*August 20: Shin Group Ohirome FC Event 2018 ~Natsu no Jin ZIN~
*August 21: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.8 Summer Festival!~
*August 23: Juice=Juice FC Event 2018 ~Miracle×Juice×Box×Enjoy Summer!~
*August 24: Kobushi Factory FC Event 2018 ~SMILE! Kobushi Natsu Matsuri!~
*August 31: Yamaki Risa to Tanoshimu! Real Dasshutsu Game Dai 2 Dan
*September 9 - September 10: SATOYAMA Tour Dai 6 Dan! Kobushi Factory to Sugosu 1paku 2ka Bus Tour in Kumagaya
*September 14: Morning Musume '18 FC Event ~Kessei Kinen Premoni Dai Kanshasai! 22 Nenme mo Ikimasshoi!~
*October 4: ANGERME Murota Mizuki・Sasaki Rikako FC Event 2018
*October 20 - October 21: SATOYAMA & SATOUMI with Nyaozane Matsuri in Kumagaya
*October 21: Hello Pro All Stars Single Hatsubai Kinen Event ~Team Taikou Uta Gassen~
*November 5: Country Girls 4 Shuunen Kinen Event ~forte~
*November 26 - November 27: Morning Days Happy Holiday Iikubo Haruna Fanclub Tour in Kinugawa
*December 2: Kobushi Factory Christmas FC Event 2018 ~Smile For You 2~
*December 3: BEYOOOOONDS Ouen Kikaku FC Event 2018 ~Fuyu no Jin ZIN~
*December 10: Juice=Juice FC Event 2018 ~Meri Kuri×Juice×Box III~
*December 22: Morning Musume '18 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~
*December 23: Tsubaki Factory FC Event ~Camellia Fai! vol.9 Camellia Xmas Party e Youkoso!~
*December 24: ANGERME FC Event 2018 ~Dotabata Christmas~
===Birthday Events===
*January 9: Morning Musume '18 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event
*January 10: Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2018
*January 15: Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2017 (reschedule)
*February 2: Morning Musume '18 Makino Maria Birthday Event
*February 6: Country Girls Ozeki Mai Birthday Event 2018
*February 13: Kobushi Factory Nomura Minami Birthday Event 2018
*February 15: Morning Musume '18 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event
*February 19: Morning Musume '18 / Country Girls Morito Chisaki Birthday Event
*February 22: Morning Musume '18 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event
*March 8: Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday Event 2018
*March 27: Morning Musume '18 Haga Akane Birthday Event
*March 28: Morning Musume '18 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 7~
*April 2: Juice=Juice Miyazaki Yuka Birthday Event 2018
*April 3: Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno Birthday Event 2018
*April 10: ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2018
*April 21: Juice=Juice Takagi Sayuki Birthday Event 2018
*April 27: Kobushi Factory Hamaura Ayano Birthday Event 2018
*May 7: Morning Musume '18 Sato Masaki Birthday Event
*May 8: Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2018
*May 21: ANGERME / Country Girls Funaki Musubu Birthday Event 2018
*May 22: ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2018
*June 8: ANGERME Nakanishi Kana Birthday Event 2018
*June 13: ANGERME Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2018
*July 2: Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko Birthday Event 2018
*July 10: Morning Musume '18 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event
*July 11: ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2018
*July 18: Kobushi Factory Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2018
*July 30: Tsubaki Factory Akiyama Mao Birthday Event 2018
*August 1: ANGERME Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2018
*August 6: Kobushi Factory Hirose Ayaka Birthday Event 2018
*September 3: Tsubaki Factory Asakura Kiki Birthday Event 2018
*October 1: Tsubaki Factory Ono Mizuho Birthday Event 2018
*October 9: Morning Musume '18 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event
*October 15: Country Girls Yamaki Risa Birthday Event 2018
*October 23: Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2018
*October 30: Morning Musume '18 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event
*November 5: Tsubaki Factory Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2018
*November 6: ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2018
*November 7: Morning Musume '18 Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event
*November 19: Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2018
*November 26: Tsubaki Factory Yamagishi Riko Birthday Event 2018
*November 30: Morning Musume '18 Kaga Kaede Birthday Event
*December 1: Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin Birthday Event 2018
*December 7: Juice=Juice Inaba Manaka Birthday Event 2018
*December 8: Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event 2018
*December 12: ANGERME Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event 2018
*December 17: Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2018
*December 18: Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Kiyono Momohime Birthday Event 2018
==Theater==
*June 1 - June 17: Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~
*September 28 - October 8: Time Repeat ~Towa ni Kimi wo Omou~
*November 29 - December 9: Attack No.1
==Auditions==
*May 11: Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition begins.
*December 3: Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition results announced.
==Publications==
*January 1: Hello Pro Maruwakari BOOK 2018 WINTER
*January 20: if - Ikuta Erina
*February 2: Maria 17sai - Makino Maria
*February 14: sketch me - Yamaki Risa
*April 2: HELLO! PROJECT COMPLETE SINGLE BOOK 20th Anniversary Edition
*April 27: 20th canvas - Ishida Ayumi
*May 12: female - Iikubo Haruna
*May 27: Fami Hello! PHOTOBOOK
*June 9: Yanaming - Yanagawa Nanami
*June 19: Morning Musume 20 Shuunen Kinen Official Book
*June 27: THIS IS REINA - Yokoyama Reina
*July 2: tomorrow - Kanazawa Tomoko
*July 14: Hello!Project Visual Photobook 2018 Summer
*August 7: MUSUBU16 - Funaki Musubu
*August 25: Summer Days - Makino Maria
*September 8: Sei, Sou - Nomura Minami
*September 14:
**Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY , BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.1"
**Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY , BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.2"
**Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY , BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.3"
*October 6: Sankaku no Glass - Sato Masaki
*October 15: Complex ni Sayounara! - Kumai Yurina & Minis? (Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, Kamikokuryo Moe, Funaki Musubu)
*October 24: Moe - Kamikokuryo Moe
*October 30: Makana - Fukumura Mizuki
*November 17: Manaka - Inaba Manaka
*December 1: KAKUSEI - Miyamoto Karin
==Anniversaries==
*January 2: Kobushi Factory's Formation 3rd anniversary
*January 28: Morning Musume's Major Debut 20th anniversary
*February 3: Juice=Juice's Formation 5th anniversary
*February 22: Tsubaki Factory's Major Debut 1st anniversary
*March 25: Country Girls' Major Debut 3rd anniversary
*April 4: ANGERME's Formation 9th anniversary
*April 29: Tsubaki Factory's Formation 3rd anniversary
*May 26: ANGERME's Major Debut 8th anniversary
*September 2: Kobushi Factory's Major Debut 3rd anniversary
*September 11: Juice=Juice's Major Debut 5th anniversary
*September 14: Morning Musume's Formation 21st anniversary
*October 10: Juice=Juice Day (JuuJuu no Hi)
*November 5: Country Girls' Formation 4th anniversary
Category:2018