Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~

Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ was Hello! Project's special annual countdown live concert, celebrating the new year. It took place on December 31, 2016 at Nakano Sun Plaza.
Like past countdown concerts, it was split into two parts. The first part of the concert started at 16:00 and featured all the Hello! Project members, while the second part started at 23:00 and only featured Hello! Project members over the age of 18.
The DVD and Blu-ray of the concert were released on April 12, 2017.
==Setlist==
==Featured Members==
Those with a ＊ will not participate in the 23:00 show.
*MCs
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**Tsugunaga Momoko
**Kumai Yurina
*℃-ute
**Yajima Maimi
**Nakajima Saki
**Suzuki Airi
**Okai Chisato
**Hagiwara Mai
*Morning Musume '16
**9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
**10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Kudo Haruka＊
**11th Gen: Oda Sakura＊
**12th Gen: Ogata Haruna＊, Nonaka Miki＊, Makino Maria＊, Haga Akane＊
*ANGERME
**1st Gen: Wada Ayaka
**2nd Gen: Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina
**3rd Gen: Murota Mizuki, Sasaki Rikako＊
**4th Gen: Kamikokuryo Moe＊
**5th Gen: Kasahara Momona＊
*Juice=Juice
**Miyazaki Yuka
**Kanazawa Tomoko
**Takagi Sayuki
**Miyamoto Karin
**Uemura Akari
*Country Girls
**Tsugunaga Momoko
**Yamaki Risa
**Morito Chisaki＊
**Ozeki Mai＊
**Yanagawa Nanami＊
**Funaki Musubu＊
*Kobushi Factory
**Fujii Rio＊
**Hirose Ayaka＊
**Nomura Minami＊
**Ogawa Rena＊
**Hamaura Ayano＊
**Taguchi Natsumi＊
**Wada Sakurako＊
**Inoue Rei＊
*Tsubaki Factory
**Yamagishi Riko
**Ogata Risa
**Niinuma Kisora＊
**Tanimoto Ami＊
**Kishimoto Yumeno＊
**Asakura Kiki＊
**Ono Mizuho＊
**Onoda Saori＊
**Akiyama Mao＊
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei＊
**17th Gen: Ichioka Reina
**22nd Gen: Horie Kizuki
**23rd Gen: Takase Kurumi
**24th Gen: Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki
**25th Gen: Ono Kotomi, Kiyono Momohime
**26th Gen: Kawamura Ayano, Nishida Shiori
;Part 2 Only
*Buono!
**Tsugunaga Momoko
**Natsuyaki Miyabi
**Suzuki Airi
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;Guests
*Ishikawa Rika
*Fujimoto Miki＊
*Morning Musume '16
**13th Gen: Kaga Kaede＊, Yokoyama Reina＊
===Absentees===
The following member(s) were scheduled to participate in the concert, but could not due to an injury or illness:
*Morning Musume '16 member Sato Masaki was unable to participate due to a lower back injury."モーニング娘。'16 佐藤優樹についてのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2016-12-28.
*ANGERME member Aikawa Maho was unable to participate due to poor health.https://twitter.com/angerme_upfront/status/815005143821262848
==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
==Time Schedule==
 	 	
Part 1	Opening Act	Hello Pro Kenshuusei
Part 1	16:00~ 	Tsubaki FactoryKobushi FactoryCountry GirlsJuice=Juice
Part 1	18:10~ 	ANGERMEMorning Musume '16℃-ute
 	 	
Part 2	Opening Act	()
Part 2	23:00~ 	℃-uteFukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida AyumiWada Ayaka, Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Murota MizukiJuice=JuiceTsugunaga Momoko, Yamaki RisaYamagishi Riko, Ogata Risa
Part 2	00:00~ 	【Countdown】
Juice=Juice℃-uteBuono!
==Trivia==
*This is the first Hello! Project concert to feature Tsubaki Factory members Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori, and Akiyama Mao.
*Kobushi Factory is the only group with no members participating in the 23:00 show.
*℃-ute and Juice=Juice are the only groups that have all members participating in the 23:00 show.
*During the first part, it was announced that Wada Ayaka would succeed Yajima Maimi as the 6th leader of Hello! Project with Fukumura Mizuki as the sub-leader from 2017."ハロプロ新リーダーにアンジュルム和田彩花が就任 サブリーダーはモー娘。譜久村聖" (in Japanese). ORICON STYLE. 2016-12-31."【ライブレポート】ハロー！プロジェクト、新リーダーに和田彩花＆サブリーダーに譜久村聖が任命" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2016-12-31."リーダー" (in Japanese). Wada Ayaka Official Blog. 2017-01-01.
==Gallery==
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic1.jpg
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic2.jpg|New Hello! Project leader and sub-leader announcement
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic3.jpg|Morning Musume '16
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic4.jpg|ANGERME
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic5.jpg|Juice=Juice
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic6.jpg|Tsubaki Factory
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic7.jpg|Kobushi Factory
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic8.jpg|Fujimoto Miki
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic9.jpg|Country Girls
COUNTDOWNPARTY2016-livepic10.jpg|℃-ute
==References==
==External Links==
*Special Site
*Concert Schedule: Hello! Project (Archived), UP-FC
*Goods
*Discography:
**DVD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
**BD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
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