Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~

Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ was Hello! Project's special annual countdown live concert, celebrating the new year and also the year of their 20th anniversary. It took place on December 31, 2017 at Nakano Sun Plaza.
The countdown concert was split into two parts. The first part of the concert started at 16:00 and featured all 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 18, 2018.
==Setlist==
==Featured Members==
Those with a ＊ did not participate in the 23:00 show.
*MCs
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**Kumai Yurina
**Nakajima Saki
*Morning Musume '17
**9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
**10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki
**11th Gen: Oda Sakura
**12th Gen: Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria＊, Haga Akane＊
**13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina＊
**14th Gen: Morito Chisaki＊
*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＊
**6th Gen: Funaki Musubu＊, Kawamura Ayano
*Juice=Juice
**Miyazaki Yuka
**Kanazawa Tomoko
**Takagi Sayuki
**Miyamoto Karin
**Uemura Akari＊
**Yanagawa Nanami＊
**Dambara Ruru＊
*Country Girls
**Yamaki Risa
**Morito Chisaki＊
**Ozeki Mai＊
**Yanagawa Nanami＊
**Funaki Musubu＊
*Kobushi Factory
**Hirose Ayaka
**Nomura Minami＊
**Hamaura Ayano＊
**Wada Sakurako＊
**Inoue Rei＊
*Tsubaki Factory
**Yamagishi Riko
**Ogata Risa＊
**Niinuma Kisora
**Tanimoto Ami
**Kishimoto Yumeno＊
**Asakura Kiki＊
**Ono Mizuho＊
**Onoda Saori＊
**Akiyama Mao＊
*Ichioka Reina
*Takase Kurumi
*Kiyono Momohime＊
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei＊
**22nd Gen: Horie Kizuki
**24th Gen: Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki
**25th Gen: Ono Kotomi
**26th Gen: Nishida Shiori
**27th Gen: Shimakura Rika, Yamada Ichigo
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;Part 2 Only
*Takahashi Ai
*Niigaki Risa
;Special Guests
*Yaguchi Mari (Part 1)"[EN Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ report]." UP-FRONT LINK. 2018-01-01.
*Shimizu Saki"Happy New Year!!!" (in Japanese). Shimizu Saki Official Blog. 2017-12-31.
*Suzuki Airi
==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==
Not in exact order of appearance.
 	 	
Part 1	Opening Act	
Part 1	16:00~ 	Hello Pro KenshuuseiIchioka Reina, Takase Kurumi, Kiyono MomohimeTsubaki FactoryKobushi FactoryCountry GirlsJuice=Juice
Part 1	18:40~ 	ANGERMEMorning Musume '17
 	 	
Part 2	Opening Act	Lovelys
Part 2	23:00~ 	Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato MasakiOda Sakura, Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Kaga KaedeMurota Mizuki, Kamikokuryo Moe, Kawamura AyanoKanazawa TomokoYamaki Risa, Hirose AyakaYamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto AmiIchioka Reina, Takase Kurumi
Part 2	00:00~ 	【Countdown】Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato MasakiOda Sakura, Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Kaga KaedeNakanishi Kana, Katsuta Rina, Murota MizukiKamikokuryo Moe, Kawamura AyanoMiyazaki Yuka, Kanazawa Tomoko, Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto KarinYamaki Risa, Hirose AyakaYamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto AmiIchioka Reina, Takase KurumiTakahashi Ai, Niigaki RisaLovelys
==Trivia==
*Hirose Ayaka is the first and only Kobushi Factory member to ever participate in the second part of a countdown concert.
*ANGERME members Wada Ayaka and Takeuchi Akari, Juice=Juice member Uemura Akari, and Tsubaki Factory member Ogata Risa were all unable to participate on the part 2 of the concert due to poor health conditions.https://twitter.com/angerme_upfront/status/947465344586674176https://twitter.com/JuiceJuice_uf/status/947465311363534848https://twitter.com/tsubakifac_uf/status/947465661671915521
*Suzuki Airi announced after her performance that she was recording her first solo album and two solo concerts were scheduled to take place in March and April 2018.
==References==
==External Links==
*Special Site
*Concert Schedule
*Goods
*Discography:
**DVD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
**BD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
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