Hello!News Network :: 2026; Almost 30 Years of Noisy Girls!

[Shoujo Q]

In celebration of H!P turning 30 as well as Morning Musume. UF is starting early with the promo.
https://www.helloproject.com/news/19937/
First up, the streaming gates will be opening in 2026. When and who still remains a mystery. I'm sure more will be revealed during the Winter H!P concert.

Also the summer H!P concert will be held at the newly opened, Toyota Arena Tokyo.

They also hinting at video content and a collaboration with M-line members. (I hope it's a revival of the COVERS - One on One series they did, those were fun!)

[Solarblade]

===Setlist for Hello! Project 2026 Winter -White Tails-===

1. Hello! History '26 / ALL
2. Misery ~Ai no Tenbin~ / Rosy Chronicle
3. Soutenai! / OCHA NORMA
4. Jikou☆SHOW☆TIME / BEYOOOOONDS
5. Kodou OK? / Tsubaki Factory
6. Amaenna / Juice=Juice
7. FAST PASS / ANGERME
8. Teka HAPPY no HAPPY! / MM'26
MC
9. Do-Did-Done / "Sugoroku-hime" Makino, Goto, Arisawa, Akiyama, Saito, Uemura
10. Seishun Collection / "Hept♡a" Okamura H., Shimoitani, Hayashi, Tanimoto, Okamura M., Kitahara, Kamimura
11. Warui Hito / "Awayuki Palette" Inoue H., Matsumoto, Matsunaga, Fukuda, Satoyoshi, Tsutsui, Matsubara
12. SaiKIYOU / "Octostella" Ise, Dambara, Kudo, Kasai, Maeda, Kubota, Yoshida
13. Ai no Kedamono / "only ONE" Nonaka, Tamenaga, Irie, Endo, Doi, Takase, Hiromoto, Shimakawa
MC
14. Marui Taiyou -winter ver.- / Kawana, Hirai, Yonemura
15. Teion Yakedo / Inoue H., Matsumoto, Satoyoshi, Matsubara
16. Chocolate Damashii / Hayashi, Tanimoto, Kamimura
17. Romance wo Kattate / Makino, Arisawa, Uemura
18. Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku / Ise, Dambara, Kasai, Maeda
MC
19. -Winter Story- / Nonaka, Endo, Hiromoto
20. Kanashiki Amefuri / Hashisako, Ishiyama, Kobayashi, Hashida
21. Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.) / Yumigeta, Hirayama, Ishii
22. Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan / Onoda S., Eguchi, Murakoshi
MC
23. "Hitori de Ikirare Sou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / "ONEESAN'S" Oda, Hashisako, Ishiyama, Ono, Kobayashi, Nishizaki, Hashida
24. Ubu to Zuru / "SEVEN PETALS" Sakurai, Nagano, Ebata, Onoda S., Eguchi, Nakayama, Murakoshi
25. Chihayaburu / "illumiraz" Yumigeta, Hirayama, Kawashima, Yofuu, Ishii, Nishida, Soma
26. Daisuki na no ni, Daisuki Dakara / "team Chiguhagu" Yamazaki, Kawana, Inoue R., Murata, Hirai, Yonemura, Onoda K.
MC
27. CHO Chokotto Rock'n'Roll / Rosy Chronice
28. Shi no Go no Iwazu Saa to Wakarete Ageta / Juice=Juice
29. Troublemaker / ANGERME
30. Damatte Tsuite Koi! / OCHA NORMA
31. Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / MM'26
32. Masayume / Tsubaki Factory
33. SaiKOO DE DANCE / BEYOOOOONDS
MC
34. Shiroi TOKYO / ALL

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===Setlist for Hello! Project 2026 Winter -Silver Trails-===

1. Hello! History '26 / ALL
2. Hatsukoi Sunrise / Tsubaki Factory
3. Kinenbi Miman / Rosy Chronicle
4. That's LIFE! / BEYOOOOONDS
5. Super Duper Sugar Power / OCHA NORMA
6. BLOODY BULLET / Juice=Juice
7. Watashi no Lamentazione / MM'26
8. Gogo 3-ji Scramble / ANGERME
MC
9. Arubeki Kimi de Are / "Hept♡a" Okamura H., Shimoitani, Hayashi, Tanimoto, Okamura M., Kitahara, Kamimura
10. Gakkou de wa Oshiete Kurenai Koto / "ONEESAN'S" Oda, Hashisako, Ishiyama, Ono, Kobayashi, Nishizaki, Hashida
11. Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!!! / "illumiraz" Yumigeta, Hirayama, Kawashima, Yofuu, Ishii, Nishida, Soma
12. Tokyo Blur / "SEVEN PETALS" Sakurai, Nagano, Ebata, Onoda S., Eguchi, Nakayama, Murakoshi
13. Utakata Saturday Night! / "team Chiguhagu" Yamazaki, Kawana, Inoue R., Murata, Hirai, Yonemura, Onoda K.
MC
14. Boyfriend / Goto, Akiyama, Saito
15. Suki tte Itte yo / Oda, Ono, Nishizaki
16. I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ / Okamura H., Shimoitani, Okamura M., Kitahara
17. Ai no Dangan / Tamenaga, Irie, Doi, Takase, Shimakawa
18. Samui ne. / Yamazaki, Inoue R., Murata, Onoda K.
MC
19. Kataomoi. / Goto, Akiyama, Saito
20. Kawaii Kare / Kawashima, Yofuu, Nishida, Soma
21. FOREVER LOVE / Sakurai, Nagano, Ebata, Nakayama
22. Icchoume Rock! / Kudo, Kubota, Yoshida
MC
23. Onna de Chikyuu wa Mawatteru / "Octostella" Ise, Dambara, Kudo, Kasai, Maeda, Kubota, Yoshida
24. Motomeyo...Unmei no Tabibitozan / "only ONE" Nonaka, Tamenaga, Irie, Endo, Doi, Takase, Hiromoto, Shimakawa
25. Power Flower ~Ima Koso Ichigan to Nare~ / "Awayuki Palette" Inoue H., Matsumoto, Matsunaga, Fukuda, Satoyoshi, Tsutsui, Matsubara
26. AI Subekibeki Human Life / "Sugoroku-hime" Makino, Goto, Arisawa, Saito, Uemura
MC
27. Akai Earphone / ANGERME
28. Now Now Ningen / BEYOOOOONDS
29. Gao Gao Gao / Rosy Chronicle
30. Kanousei no Concerto / Tsubaki Factory
31. Onna no Aisou wa Buki ja nai / OCHA NORMA
32. What is LOVE? / MM'26
33. More! Mi Amore / Juice=Juice
MC
34. Gin'iro no Telepathy / ALL

[JPope]

Gin'iro no Telepathy is an odd choice to close a concert lol

[Solarblade]

Gin'iro no Telepathy is an odd choice to close a concert lol

Prolly since it sort of relates to the tour names Shiroi - White, Gin'iro - Silver

[Shoujo Q]

The Streaming Revolution will begin with a big bang. Everything is getting dropped in on February 13th.
Now, if it makes it through the international line that’ll be a whole other can of worms. But so it begins, the next wave of h!p fans will emerge.



That’s 3,219 songs!

[JPope]

Woah.

[DonJuan]

Streamin' Revolution 26!

[AquaChan]

Oh well, they added all songs under "morning musume" on Apple Music, but all the already available songs are still under "Morning Musume '14" and so on... what a mess

[DonJuan]

From what I've seen there's also quite a few region locked songs, unfortunately.
Well, the vast majority is still there.

[JPope]

From what I've seen there's also quite a few region locked songs, unfortunately.
Well, the vast majority is still there.

Who do they have region locked?

[DonJuan]

Mostly covers and tie-ins, sometimes it depends on the people involved - like Vivid Midnight is not available for me.



This twitter account has the locked songs listed.
(For those without twitter:)

MM:
-hyokkori hyoutanjima
-pepper keibu + all of cover you except romance
-mikaeri bijin
-ima koko kara
-sayonara no kawari ni
-yah aishitai

Anju:
-majokko megu
-mahotsukai sally
-hakkiri shiyou ze

Juice:
-vivid midnight
-va va voom
-down town
-plastic love
-funky flushin'
-hearty party

Tsubaki:
-obaasan ni natte mo
-17sai
-mou saiko
-hair up sora e
-kanashimi ga tomaranai

Biyo:
-go waist
-gekikara love

OCHA:
-shekenaare
-cha cha sing*
-gakkou de wa oshiete

Rosy:
-gaogaogao

*the Berryz version is also region locked.

[JPope]

Tsunku posting in English about the streaming bomb.

[DonJuan]

I think we haven't even mentioned it here yet, but we're having a Solo Fes again this year! This saturday, February 28. It's probably going to be around 6 hours long It's already been recorded and will run on TV Asahi Channel 1/SKY PerfecTV! On Demand.



Unfortunately there are some absentees:

• Nonaka Miki due to her lumbar disc herniation

• Hayashi Niina was sick that day

• Nishimura Itsuki and Kiyono Momohime are on hiatus for their respective illnesses.

TV Asahi has already run a digest and gave us the "setlist". Personally I preferred the surprise of the first two Solo Fes but well. Gonna put it in spoilers:

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Uchuu de La Ta Ta - Fukuda Marine
GOOD BYE Natsuo - Ishii Mihane
Kokoro no Hata - Takase Kurumi
Glass no Pumps - Kitahara Momo
Oshare! - Sakurai Rio
Iroppoi Jirettai - Satoyoshi Utano
Shabondama - Okamura Homare
Va-Va-Voom - Dambara Ruru
Kiken na Mahou - Hashida Honoka
GIRL ZONE - Saito Madoka
Koisuru Ginga - Kawashima Mifu
Abarete kka?! Have a Good Time - Tamenaga Shion
Urayanjau - Inoue Rei
Ima Koko Kara - Yamazaki Mei
Aitai Aitai Aitai na - Ishiyama Sakura
Kimi no Senpou - Irie Risa
Ren'ai Hunter - Murata Yuu
Jouro - Tanimoto Ami
Escape - Matsubara Yulia
100kai no KISS - Soma Yume
Koi no UFO Catcher - Eguchi Saya
Soku Dakishimete - Tsutsui Roko
Moonlight night ~Tsukiyo no Ban da yo~ - Oda Sakura
Chotto Guchoku ni! Chototsumoushin - Nishizaki Miku
Mystery Night! - Shimoitani Yukiho
Sukiyaki - Inoue Haruka
Otoko to Onna to Forever - Ono Mizuho
Summer Night Town - Onoda Karin
Power Flower ~Ima Koso Ichigan to Nare~ - Kasai Yuumi
Magic of Love (2023) - Arisawa Ichika
Hade ni Yacchai na! - Matsunaga Riai
Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi - Yoshida Hinoha
Hare Ame Nochi Suki ♡ - Nakayama Natsume
Megane no Otoko no Ko - Nagano Momoha
Love take it all - Murakoshi Ayana
Odore! Morning Curry - Matsumoto Wakana
Itsumo no Onnaji Seifuku de - Kamimura Rena
Yeah! Meccha Holiday - Makino Maria
TIKI BUN - Hashisako Rin
Shin・Nippon no Susume! - Kudo Yume
Aruiteru - Yumigeta Ako
Yokaze no Message - Akiyama Mao
Momochi! Yurushite Nyan ♡ Taisou - Kubota Nanami
23ji no Persona - Hirai Miyo
Mr.Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ - Maeda Kokoro
Mugen Climax - Yonemura Kirara
♡Momoiro Kataomoi♡ - Okamura Minami
Aisare Route A or B? - Nishida Shiori
Moshimo... - Kobayashi Honoka
Kono Sekai wa Suteta mon ja nai - Hiromoto Ruli
Koko ni Iru zee! - Shimakawa Hana
Utakata Saturday Night! - Yofu Runo
Boogie Woogie LOVE - Ebata Kisaki
Dondengaeshi - Doi Fuka
Yaruki! IT'S EASY - Uemura Hasumi
Naimono Love - Kawana Rin
Everyday Everywhere - Hirayama Yuki
Ai no Survivor - Goto Hana
Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! - Ise Layla
Chou WONDERFUL! - Onoda Saori
Ai・Mashou - Endo Akari

You might find some of the clips on twitter. Ngl, some of them seem like KSS test performances. Others are the kind of crazy I want from this format I am a bit disappointed with some picks (like Sakura picking Moonlight Night and Ruru picking Va-va-voom, as if we don't hear them perform those often enough...). But otherwise seems like it's gonna be lots of fun.

[JPope]

I saw this a couple of days ago, but thought someone had posted about it already. I think it airs live at a time that won't conflict with my work sleep, so if the usual suspect streams it, I'll be there. I love this stuff, and wish they could do more of it.

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New Unit Deca! Beat

Members are Yonemura Kirara, Okamura Minami, Ebata Kisaki, Yofuu Runo, Goto Hana, Yumigeta Ako, Kamimura Rena


Basically takes over after GOODM!X without the tie-in but still has a member from each H!P unit.

[JPope]

They better get a great song, because that's honestly a great lineup.

[Shoujo Q]

Yas girls get them CM deals!


McDonalds Japan x Juice=Juice CM

[JPope]

It's region-blocked, so I downloaded it and posted to my account.

[Solarblade]

Hina Fes. Lottery video is up!

3/20 (Tsubaki Factory & BEYOOOOONDS Premium)
Solo: Tanimoto
Trio: Doi, Hirai, Kamimura
Quartet: Hashisako, Kasai, Onoda K., Matsubara

3/20 (ANGERME & OCHA NORMA Premium)
Solo: Eguchi
Duo: Saito, Nishizaki
Quintet: Matsumoto, Hirayama, Ebata, Fukuda, Okamura M.

3/21 (Morning Musume & Kenshuusei Premium)
Solo: Maeda
Duo: Tamenaga, Irie
Quintet: Kawana, Goto, Dambara, Arisawa, Kawashima

3/21 (Juice=Juice & Rosy Chronicle Premium)
Solo: Satoyoshi
Trio: Inoue H., Nakayama, Shimakawa
Quartet: Sakurai, Hayashi, Yonemura, Murakoshi

[JPope]

Does anyone know if the box is reset for each group, or is it completely filled and emptied a little bit by each group? Because Biyo getting three solos is... odd. My first reaction was "Oh, this was set up to feature Biyo in their final Hina Fes," but it's probably just wild chance.

Both quintets are powerhouses (even if one of them is basically AnJuice), and the Sakurai, Hayashi, Yonemura, Murakoshi quartet could be fun, too. It's the duets, though, that always have the most potential to shine brightest for me, and Shion and Risa could be awesome with the right song -- kinda like Risa's other Hina Fes duet with Rei Rei.

It's interesting that KSS is getting a premium, eh?

[DonJuan]

Does anyone know if the box is reset for each group, or is it completely filled and emptied a little bit by each group? Because Biyo getting three solos is... odd. My first reaction was "Oh, this was set up to feature Biyo in their final Hina Fes," but it's probably just wild chance.

I think the system is supposed to favour "newer" groups (though Biyo is obviously not new). But yeah, also got the "last hurrah" vibes To be fair, I wouldn't be surprised if this is Biyo's last year. The members are already among the oldest and all of them have sth else to fall back on. I'd rather they have a fantastic last year than give them whatever they did with Country Girls and Kobushi.

About the KSS premium, hey, i love to see it We do have a bunch of former KSS among the current members, and they have great releases that other groups can cover. On top of that, the current roster is pretty exciting. That being said... I wouldn't be surprised if some of them debuted this year could be a good chance to show off.

[JPope]

About the KSS premium, hey, i love to see it We do have a bunch of former KSS among the current members, and they have great releases that other groups can cover. On top of that, the current roster is pretty exciting. That being said... I wouldn't be surprised if some of them debuted this year could be a good chance to show off.

What if they announce new MM members from KSS at that show?

[DonJuan]

I feel like they don't do public announcements like this anymore (neither additions nor graduations), but hey, I'd be up for it!

[Shoujo Q]

News Break!

Itsuki will be back for Hinafest!

I suspect she'll be in limited concerts, going the Irie Risa Route. Little by little she'll return.

Momohime's fate will need to wait till the end of the month.

[Shoujo Q]

Morning Musume will be adding a new member. Official Announcement

Chances are they’ll be announced as soon as HinaFest or maybe after. They say more will (or may) be added later.

[AquaChan]

I was hoping 4, one is not enough

[JPope]

The way the translation read sure made it seem like this was first, with more to be announced later. Could be that they're gonna dip into the KSS after the Shindan test.

[DonJuan]

Very likely. I wonder if they'll keep them as one generation (6th/8th gen style) or make two generations.

[JPope]

I suspect that until the first n00b has appeared on an official release, those added after her will be also be considered 18th gen, at least until the next release.