Hello! Project shuffle units

The Hello! Project shuffle units (ハロー!プロジェクト シャッフルユニット, haroo! pruojekuto shaffuru yunitto) were an annual event in the Japanese idol collection Hello! Project that spanned between 2000 and 2005.[1] Members of existing Hello! Project groups and soloists were shuffled into three separate units for a season-long collaboration. Shuffle units formed between 2000 and 2002 released separate singles with A-side tracks of different styles but follow a common theme. Because of the nature of their releases, these units compete against each other to see which unit can sell the most singles. However, songs of the participating units in 2003 and 2005 were released together as an extended play or album, and therefore, the sales competition between units stopped. No shuffle units were formed in 2004 because then-current Hello! Project groups and soloists formed a single unit called H.P. All Starts instead.

Shuffle units and participating members

2000: Iro Units (色ユニット, iro yunitto)
Group Members[2]
Akagumi 4
(あか組4)		 Yuko Nakazawa and Maki Goto (Morning Musume); Miho Shinoda (Taiyō to Ciscomoon); Danielle (Coconuts Musume)
Kiiro 5
(黄色5)		 Natsumi Abe and Kei Yasuda (Morning Musume); Ruru (Taiyō to Ciscomoon); Ayaka (Coconuts Musume); Michiyo Heike (soloist)
Aoiro 7
(青色7)		 Kaori Iida, Sayaka Ichii, and Mari Yaguchi (Morning Musume); Atsuko Inaba and Miwa Kominato (Taiyō to Ciscomoon); Mika and Lehua (Coconuts Musume)

With the disbandment of Taiyō to Ciscomoon and the graduation of Ichii and Danielle during the promotions of the releases, then-new Morning Musume members Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Ai Kago, and Nozomi Tsuji, as well as soloist Yuki Maeda, filled in as alternates during the succeeding concerts and performances.

2001: Matsu Units (祭ユニット, matsu yunitto)
Group Members[2]
3-nin Matsuri
(3人祭)		 Rika Ishikawa and Ai Kago (Morning Musume); Aya Matsuura (soloist)
7-nin Matsuri
(7人祭)		 Mari Yaguchi and Maki Goto (Morning Musume); Ayaka and Lehua (Coconuts Musume); Asami (Country Musume); Ayumi Shibata (Melon Kinenbi); Michiyo Heike (soloist)
10-nin Matsuri
(10人祭)		 Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Kei Yasuda, Hitomi Yoshizawa and Nozomi Tsuji (Morning Musume); Megumi Murata, Masae Ootani, and Hitomi Saito (Melon Kinenbi); Mika (Coconuts Musume); Rinne (Country Musume)
2002: Shiawase Units (幸せユニット, shiawase yunitto)
Group Members[2]
Happy 7
(ハッピー♥7)		 Ai Kago, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki, and Ai Takahashi (Morning Musume); Mika Todd (Coconuts Musume); Asami (Country Musume); Hitomi Saito (Melon Kinenbi)
Sexy 8
(セクシー8)		 Mari Yaguchi, Maki Goto, Hitomi Yoshizawa, and Rika Ishikawa (Morning Musume); Ayaka (Coconuts Musume); Mai Satoda (Country Musume); Masae Ootani (Melon Kinenbi); Michiyo Heike (soloist)
Odoru 11
(おどる♥11)		 Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Kei Yasuda, Nozomi Tsuji, and Asami Konno (Morning Musume); Rinne (Country Musume); Megumi Murata and Ayumi Shibata (Melon Kinenbi); Aya Matsuura, Rika Ishii, and Miki Fujimoto (soloists)
2003: Shizen Units (自然ユニット, shizen yunitto)
Group Members[2]
7Air Rika Ishikawa, Ai Takahashi, and Risa Niigaki (Morning Musume); Mika (Coconuts Musume); Mai Satoda (Country Musume); Masae Ootani (Melon Kinenbi); Atsuko Inaba (soloist)
Salt5 Natsumi Abe, Ai Kago, and Makoto Ogawa (Morning Musume); Yuki Maeda and Aya Matsuura (soloists)
11Water Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi, Nozomi Tsuji, Hitomi Yoshizawa, and Asami Konno (Morning Musume); Asami (Country Musume); Ayaka (Coconuts Musume); Megumi Murata, Hitomi Saito, and Ayumi Shibata (Melon Kinenbi); Miki Fujimoto (soloist)
2005: Yūga Units (優雅ユニット, yuuga yunitto)
Group Members[2]
Sexy Otonajan
(セクシーオトナジャン)		 Miki Fujimoto (Morning Musume); Miyabi Natsuyaki (Berryz Kobo); Megumi Murakami (Cute)
Elegies
(エレジーズ)		 Ai Takahashi and Reina Tanaka (Morning Musume); Mai Satoda (Country Musume); Ayumi Shibata (Melon Kinenbi)
Puripuri Pink
(プリプリピンク)		 Yuko Nakazawa, Kaori Iida, Kei Yasudda, and Atsuko Inaba (soloists)

Other units

2004: H.P. All Stars (H.P.オールスターズ, H.P. ooru sutaazu)
Groups Members[2]
Morning Musume Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Rika Ishikawa, Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki, Miki Fujimoto, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
W Nozomi Tsuji and Ai Kago
Country Musume Asami, Mai Satoda, Miuna Saito
Melon Kinenbi Hitomi Saito, Megumi Murata, Masae Ohtani, Ayumi Shibata
V-u-den Rika Ishikawa, Erika Miyoshi, Yui Okada
Berryz Kobo[upper-alpha 1] Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Maiha Ishimura, Yurina Kumai, Risako Sugaya
Hello! Project Kids[upper-alpha 1] Erika Umeda, Maimi Yajima, Megumi Murakami, Saki Nakajima, Airi Suzuki, Chisato Okai, Mai Hagiwara
Soloists Yuko Nakazawa, Natsumi Abe, Kei Yasuda, Maki Goto, Atsuko Inaba, Ayaka, Yuki Maeda, Aya Matsuura
2009: Chanpurū Units (チャンプルユニット, chanpuru yunitto)
Group Members Song
High-King Ai Takahashi and Reina Tanaka (Morning Musume); Shimizu Saki (Berryz Kobo); Maimi Yajima (Cute); Yuuka Maeda (S/mileage) "Diamonds"
Aa!
(あぁ!)		 Miyabi Natsuyaki (Berryz Kobo); Airi Suzuki (Cute); Akari Saho (Hello! Pro Egg) "Yes Yes Yes"
Shin Minimoni
(新ミニモニ。)		 Linlin (Morning Musume); Kanon Fukuda (S/mileage); Akari Takeuchi and Karin Miyamoto (Hello! Pro Egg) "Tentou Mushi no Samba"
(てんとう虫のサンバ)
Petitmoni V
(プッチモニV)		 Saki Nakajima and Mai Hagiwara (Cute); Erina Mano (soloist) "Kimi ga Iru Dake de"
(君がいるだけで)
ZYX-α Risa Niigaki and Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume); Momoko Tsugunaga, Chinami Tokunaga, and Maasa Sudou (Berryz Kobo); Erika Umeda (Cute); Ayaka Wada and Saki Ogawa (S/mileage) "Mirai Yosouzu II"
(未来予想図II)
Zoku V-u-den
(続・美勇伝)		 Sayumi Michishige and Junjun (Morning Musume); Risako Sugaya (Berryz Kobo) "Only You"
Tanpopo#
(タンポポ#)		 Eri Kamei and Aika Mitsui (Morning Musume); Yurina Kumai (Berryz Kobo); Chisato Okai (Cute) "Akai Sweet Pea"
(赤いスイートピー)
2011: Hello! Project Bekimasu (ハロー!プロジェクト ベキマス, haroo! purojekuto bekimasu)
Groups Members
Berryz Kobo Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Yurina Kumai, Risako Sugaya
Cute Maimi Yajima, Saki Nakajima, Airi Suzuki, Chisato Okai, Mai Hagiwara
Soloist Erina Mano
S/mileage Yuuka Maeda, Ayaka Wada, Kanon Fukuda, Saki Ogawa
2011: Hello! Project Mobekimasu (ハロー!プロジェクト モベキマス, haroo! purojekuto mobekimasu)
Groups Members
Morning Musume Risa Niigaki, Michishige Sayumi, Reina Tanaka, Aika Mitsui, Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki
Berryz Kobo Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Yurina Kumai, Risako Sugaya
Cute Maimi Yajima, Saki Nakajima, Airi Suzuki, Chisato Okai, Mai Hagiwara
Soloist Erina Mano
S/mileage Yuuka Maeda, Ayaka Wada, Kanon Fukuda, Kana Nakanishi, Akari Takeuchi, Rina Katsuta, Meimi Tamura

Discography

Single albums

Title Single details Peak chart positions
JPN
[3]		 JPN
Hot
Shuffle units[1]
"Akai Nikkichou"
(Sung by Akagumi 4)
Track listing
  1. "Akai Nikkichou" (赤い日記帳)
  2. "Hello! no Theme" (Hello!のテーマ)
  3. "Akai Nikkichou" (Instrumental)
 2 N/A[upper-alpha 2]
"Kiiroi Osora de Boom Boom Boom"
(Sung by Kiiro 7)
  • Released: March 8, 2000
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: 8cm single, CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Kiiroi Osora de Boom Boom Boom" (黄色いお空でBOOM BOOM BOOM)
  2. "Hello! no Theme" (Hello!のテーマ)
  3. "Kiiroi Osora de Boom Boom Boom" (Instrumental)
 3
"Aoi Sports Car no Otoko"
(Sung by Aoiro 7)
  • Released: March 8, 2000
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: 8cm single, CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Aoi Sports Car no Otoko" (青いスポーツカーの男)
  2. "Hello! no Theme" (Hello!のテーマ)
  3. "Aoi Sports Car no Otoko" (Instrumental)
 4
"Chu! Natsu Party"
(Sung by 3-nin Matsuri)
  • Released: July 4, 2001
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Chu! Natsu Party" (チュッ! 夏パ〜ティ)
  2. "Hello! Mata Aou ne" (Hello! また会おうね)
  3. "Chu! Natsu Party" (Instrumental)
 5
"Summer Reggae Rainbow"
(Sung by 7-nin Matsuri)
  • Released: July 4, 2001
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Summer Reggae Rainbow" (サマーれげぇ! レインボー)
  2. "Hello! Mata Aou ne" (Hello! また会おうね)
  3. "Summer Reggae Rainbow" (Instrumental)
"Dancing! Natsu Matsuri"
(Sung by 10-nin Matsuri)
  • Released: July 4, 2001
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Dancing! Natsu Matsuri" (ダンシング! 夏祭り)
  2. "Hello! Mata Aou ne" (Hello! また会おうね)
  3. "Dancing! Natsu Matsuri" (Instrumental)
"Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!"
(Sung by Happy 7)
  • Released: July 3, 2002
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!" (幸せビーム!好き好きビーム!)
  2. "Yoku Aru Oyako no Serenade" (よくある親子のセレナーデ)
  3. "Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!" (Instrumental)
"Shiawase desu ka?"
(Sung by Sexy 8)
  • Released: July 3, 2002
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Shiawase desu ka?" (幸せですか?)
  2. "Yoku Aru Oyako no Serenade" (よくある親子のセレナーデ)
  3. "Shiawase desu ka?" (Instrumental)
"Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo"
(Sung by Odoru 11)
  • Released: July 3, 2002
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo" (幸せきょうりゅう音頭)
  2. "Yoku Aru Oyako no Serenade" (よくある親子のセレナーデ)
  3. "Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo" (Instrumental)
 4
"Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / Get Up! Rapper / Be All Right!"
(Sung by 7Air, Salt5, and 11Water, respectively)
  • Released: July 9, 2003
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no" (壊れない愛がほしいの?)
  2. "Get Up! Rapper" (GET UP!ラッパー)
  3. "Be All Right!"
  4. "Oh! Be My Friend"
  5. "Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no" (Instrumental)
  6. "Get Up! Rapper" (Instrumental)
  7. "Be All Right!" (Instrumental)
 2[upper-alpha 3]
"Onna, Kanashii, Otona / Inshouha Renoir no You ni / Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki"
(Sung by Sexy Otonajan, Elegies, and Puripuri Pink, respectively)
  • Released: June 22, 2005
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Onna, Kanashii, Otona" (オンナ、哀しい、オトナ)
  2. "Inshouha Renoir no You ni" (印象派 ルノアールのように)
  3. "Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki" (人知れず 胸を奏でる 夜の秋)
  4. "Onna, Kanashii, Otona" (Instrumental)
  5. "Inshouha Renoir no You ni" (Instrumental)
  6. "Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki" (Instrumental)
 —[upper-alpha 3]
Other units
"All for One & One for All!"
  • Released: December 1, 2004
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
 N/A[upper-alpha 2]
"Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku"
  • Released: November 16, 2011
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: CD single, digital download
 4 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Berryz Kobo was formerly part of Hello! Project Kids. When the group formed, the remaining members of Hello! Project Kids formed Cute.
  2. 1 2 Billboard Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
  3. 1 2 These songs share the same chart position because they are collectively released as a single.

References

  1. 1 2 "Up-Front Works | Shaffuru yunitto: Shinguru" シャッフルユニット:シングル [Up-Front Works | Shuffle Units: Singles] (in Japanese). Up-Front DC Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ハロプロヒストリー [Hello! Project history] (in Japanese). Up-Front DC Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. ↑ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service: You Taiju] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2017-07-19. (Subscription required (help)).
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