Hello! Project Eggs are audition winners who get free training to develop their potential as idols. Until spring 2006 they were mostly featured as background dancers in Hello! Project concerts, but since then they have got more chances to perform in different kinds of units, new member concerts, stage plays and so on.
The first audition for H!P EGGs was in 2004 when 32 girls were chosen (1st generation). Another audition was held in 2006 with 3 successful applicants (2nd generation). Kikkawa Yuu, who made it to final 4 in Morning Musume 8th gen audition, later joined H!P Eggs (3rd generation). In June 2008, three new H!P Eggs were introduced at a new member concert (4th generation).
*the generation definitions are not official
Current H!P Eggs:
1st generation
- Noto Arisa
- Aoki Erina
- Tanaka Anri
- Sengoku Minami
- Sawada Yuri
- Furukawa Konatsu
- Sainen Mia
- Mori Saki
- Kitahara Sayaka
- Wada Ayaka
- Maeda Yuuka
- Fukuda Kanon
- Saho Akari
- Okai Asuna
- Sekine Azusa
- Ogawa Saki
- Maeda Irori
- Arai Manami
2nd generation
- Komine Momoka
3rd generation
- Kikkawa Yuu
4th generation
- Takeuchi Akari
- Kaneko Rie
- Fukumura Mizuki
Graduated H!P Eggs:
- Okada Yui (graduated to join Biyuuden)
- Arihara Kanna (graduated to join C-ute)
- Linlin (temporary trainee; joined Morning Musume)
- Korenaga Miki (continues in Gatas Brilhantes H.P. & Ongaku Gatas)
- Mano Erina (graduated to pursue a solo career in H!P)
The Possible: (In October 2007, the members graduated H!P Eggs to become full-time members of TNX and Nice Girl Project)
- Morozuka Kanami
- Oose Kaede
- Hashimoto Aina
- Akiyama Yurika
- Okada Robin Shoko
- Goto Yuki
Retired H!P Eggs:
- Ooyanagi Maho (2005)
- Kawashima Miyuki (2005)
- Hashida Mirei (2007)
- Ogura Manami (2007)
- Yutoku Ayumi (2007)
- Mutou Mika (2008)
Some Hello! Project units with major releases have included H!P Eggs:
- Ongaku Gatas (with Korenaga Miki, Noto Arisa, Mano Erina, Sengoku Minami, Sawada Yuri, Mutou Mika)
- Milky Way (with Kikkawa Yuu, Kitahara Sayaka)
- High-king (with Maeda Yuuka)
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