History Music / HelloProject

* HotMom: Tsuji Nozomi, Ishiguro Aya, Shinoda Miho.
** Also, Ichii Sayaka, Kimura Ayaka, Lehua Sandbo, Fujimoto Miki, Kago Ai and most recently Nakazawa Yuko.

** Several former members have made albums outside the bubblegum J Pop that HelloProject is famous for. Kago Ai and Mika Todd both made solo Jazz albums, Ishikawa Rika and Yoshizawa Hitomi front a DarkerAndEdgier pop punk group called Hangry & Angry and Goto Maki's solo albums, though still pop, are much HotterAndSexier than her work in HelloProject groups.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Nakazawa Yuko was well known for embarrassing the other members of Morning Musume by kissing them unexpectedly(especially [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0mSocYDUKo Abe]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnC62l2H7G8 Natsumi)]], though it's not so much that she doesn't have a sense of personal space, it's more that she [[JerkAss doesn't care]]. Michishige Sayumi also had a habit of doing this to Takahashi Ai during concerts.

** In Kaori's case at least, they're usually [[IncrediblyLamePun pretty bad]].

* ADayInTheLimelight: Konno Asami and Michishige Sayumi were only leads for one single. This has happened with other members, too.

* [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Attack of the Fifty Foot Idol]]: The PV for Love Machine by Morning Musume, hilariously one of the people who is shown this size is Yaguchi Mari who is sometimes referred to as "The short one".

* AwesomeButImpractical- became an EnforcedTrope a few times when Ayaka had her "Chinese cafe" gimmick for her English lessons segment on Hello Morning she wore a tight Chinese style dress which looked great but she couldn't dance properly in when asked by Takahashi Ai or Tsuji Nozomi. Her attempts to do so anyway when bullied into it by the latter are a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* BadBoss: When ever a favourite member graduates suddenly or a [[TheScrappy unpopular girl]] is hired a certain section of the [[FanDumb fans]] usually accuses Tsunku since he is the person directly responsible for HelloProject (though he still answers to the [[TheManBehindTheMan company president]]).

* CantHoldHerLiquor: Iida Kaori, according to a parody version of "Love Machine" she did alongside Yasuda Kei.

*** Takahashi Ai, particularly in the segments of Haro Pro News where she dressed up in cute costumes like as a [[CatGirl cat]], which caused either a CutenessProximity or, in for masculine costumes such as a [[BadassBiker Biker]], a LesYay reaction in co host Nakazawa Yuko that sometime lead to her seeming to be DistractedByTheSexy, and jealousy from Supercaster Charmy Ishikawa.
**** Kago Ai especially as she went on to suffer a BreakTheCutie that took her a few years to come back from.
***** Nakajima Saki

* PreciousPuppies: The video for "Hey Mirai" by Morning Musume.

* FanService: Photobooks which consist mainly of bikini shots.

** [[FootballFightSong Baseball fight song]]- C-ute's Koero! Rakuten Eagles, DEF DIVA's LET'S GO Rakuten Eagles and GAM's Daisuki Rakuten Eagles.

--> '''Jun Jun and Lin Lin''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny MA!]]

* GratuitousEnglish: Lin Lin's "HI! BYE!" t-shirt in the video video for "3,2,1 Breaking Out" is just the tip of the {{Engrish}} filled iceberg.

** In the PV for Love Machine all the members are seen wearing glasses, also an fairly overt example of PlayingToTheFetishes, along with most other images in the PV. In the Studio PV for Love Machine, Yasuda Kei is wearing reading glasses.

* {{Otaku}}: Hardcore {{FanBoy}}s, called ''wota'', collect special edition [=CDs=] and merchandising (photobooks, calendars, etc.), and try to go to as many concerts and "handshake events" as possible. At concerts they wave glowsticks or perform elaborate cheering and dancing routines called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotagei wotagei]].

* PlayingToTheFetishes: The above, and various others, Love Machine probably sets some kind of record for sheer density of fetishes.

* [[TalkativeLoon Talkative Loons]]: Half of them.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes?: Yoshizawa Hitomi has a phobia of snakes.
** [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why did it have to be reptiles]]: Yaguchi Mari is not a fan.

* [[WidgetSeries Weird Japanese Thing ]]: As far as the majority of people outside Japan are concerned.

* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: 99% of the names of EVERYTHING.

* AnimatedMusicVideo: Some of Mini Moni's [=PVs=].

* CatchPhrase: "USO!" (Kusumi Koharu, Niigaki Risa), "Usa-chan peace~!"/"Yoshi! Kyou mo kawaii!" (Michishige Sayumi), "Bacchiri desu~", "W desu!" (W), "SEXY BEEEEEAAAAAM!" (Yaguchi Mari), "Mayuge BEEEEAAAAAM!" (Niigaki Risa), "HAAAAPPPYYYYY~"/"Gucha~"(Ishikawa Rika), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rploMAHUhkE "Matsuuuuura Aya deeeesu!"]] ([[CaptainObvious Matsuura Aya]] - it's the delivery more than the actual words that are notable in this case.)

* FiveManBand: Country Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto, High-King, Kiiro 5, SALT 5.

* GamerChick: Takahashi Ai (who has been seen with a pink - natch - Nintendo DS in at least one episode of Hello! Morning), Michishige Sayumi (whose proficiency at ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' is listed among her special skills)

** Also, Ichii Sayaka, Kimura Ayaka, Lehua Sandbo, and Fujimoto Miki recently announced that she's going to be one.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: Some of the older members are friends with the younger ones.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Nakazawa Yuko was well known for embarrassing the other members of Morning Musume by kissing them unexpectedly(especially [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0mSocYDUKo Abe]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnC62l2H7G8 Natsumi)]], though it's not so much that she doesn't have a sense of personal space, it's more that she [[JerkAss doesn't care]].

** TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Any {{shipping}} with Yossey tends to pair her with a very feminine girl like her best friend Rika.

* BottleFairy: There have been several instances where Yasuda Kei and especially Nakazawa Yuko are accused of being like this, usually met with an angry protest from Yuko.
-->'''Nakazawa Yuko''':You've never seen me like that!

** In Until the Bus comes Characters played by [[{{Dojikko}} Abe]] [[BadassBookworm Natsume]] and [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior Yasuda Kei]] Wear Glasses. Nakazawa Yuko sometimes wore them for her [[HotForTeacher Sexy Teacher character]] but not for her [[FairCop Police officer]] role.

See the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/HelloProject character sheet]] for who's who, or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello!_Project That Other Wiki]] for more information.

* AlohaHawaii: The Alo-Hello! [=DVD=]s.

* AuthorityInNameOnly: The Leaders and especially Sub-Leaders of groups sometimes act as peacekeepers if there's a falling out between members of their group and on game show appearances they may pick who competes if appropriate. However they are just The FaceOfTheBand, if that, in regards to the actual music.

** Ishikawa Rika once broke 12 concrete tiles with a single blow from her bare hands, sure it turned out they were especially designed to break, but when Takahashi Ai tried to do the same thing on another show she [[EpicFail failed miserably]] until she resorted to stamping on the stack instead.

* BareYourMidriff

** Played closer to the trope description with Yaguchi Mari and Okamura Takashi with the latter repeatedly pushing the former's BerserkButton and getting an ArmourPiercingSlap for it.

* CantHoldHerLiquor: Iida Kaori, according to a parody version of "Love Machine" she did alongside Yasuda Kei.

* CoolOldLady: Nakazawa Yuko. Okay, so she's not that old but there is a significant age difference compared to some other former members, for instance she is about 13 years older than Kago Ai.

** Also happened in several [=PVs=].

* PreciousPuppies: The video for "Hey Mirai" by Morning Musume.

* FootballFightSong: Morning Musume's Ganbare Nippon Soccer Fight!

* ForeignCussWord On an episode of Hello! Morning, Morning Musume member Takahashi Ai said "oh sh** ", followed by "I want a kitty".

** Explored thoroughly with Coconuts Musume, as well as its two bilingual members Mika and Ayaka teaching random English phrases to other H!P singers. If the member in question was Kago Ai, Yaguchi Mari or Tsuji Nozomi, then {{Hilarity Ensues}}

* GamerChick: Takahashi Ai (who has been seen with a pink - natch - Nintendo DS in at least one episode of Hello! Morning), Michishige Sayumi (whose proficiency at ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' is listed among her special skills)

*** When they were having a tournament on DanceDanceRevolution most of the girls were scoring in the tens of thousands, except for the famously unathletic Kago Ai who [[CurbStompBattle won her round with a score in the millions]].

* HotMom: Tsuji Nozomi, Ishiguro Aya, Shinoda Miho.

** In one of Ayaka's English Lessons Iida Kaori (jokingly) says she'd like to go to the beach wearing a [[{{Stripperiffic}} see through bikini]]. In another Yaguchi Mari suggests she [[VaporWear wouldn't bother with a bikini]] at all.
** Michishige Sayumi likes to portray herself as an InnocentFanserviceGirl, but she's not fooling anyone.

* NewSoundAlbum: Morning Musume tends to swing back and forth from bubble gum pop to more mature music depending on how old the members of the group are.

* OneHeadTaller: A few members, notably Yoshizawa Hitomi and Iida Kaori, tend to stand out amongst the short statures of the rest of the group, especially compared to the likes of Yaguchi Mari. Currently, Junjun has more than 16 centimetres (roughly 6 inches) on Tanaka Reina.

* OneLetterName: W. Also known (fortunately) as Double You.

** Tenshin Mukai is a comedian who sometimes shows up on variety shows that Yaguchi Mari is on acting as an [[StalkerWithACrush obsessive]] {{otaku}}.

* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: In 1997 Tsunku ran a competition to find a new rock vocalist that was won by Heike Michiyo, he later decided to create an all girl group made up of the five runners up and challenged them to sell 50000 copies of their first single with only five promotional events, they managed it in four and Morning Musume went on to be incredibly successful.

* ScrewPolitenessImASenior!: Used comically by Yasuda Kei's Granny character in the "Until the Bus Comes" part of Hello Morning Theatre

* SelfHarm: Kago Ai, after being fired from Hello! Project by Up-Front Agency for being photographed smoking having already being suspended for it a year earlier, suffered from severe depression and started cutting herself. She has even admitted to having suicidal thoughts. She has since recovered, in addition to making a comeback as a musician and actress. Unfortunately as of September 2011, Kago Ai has once again attempted to slit her wrists and has been put on suicide watch.

* ThirdPersonPerson and VerbalTic: [[NotAllowedToGrowUp 20-year-old]] Tanaka Reina usually refers to herself in third person (actually a common practice in Japanese culture), and occasionally splices her given name into everyday phrases, with results like "Ganbareina!", "Otsukareina!" and "Shitsureina!".

** TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Any {{shipping}} with Yossey tends to pair her with a very feminine girl like her best friend Rika.

* BlatantLies: In Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari Takahashi Ai denies still having her Fukui accent in Fukui-Ben

** [=JunJun was=] pretty well known as being a straight talker, especially compared to Japanese norms of etiquette.

** The lyrics for Kimagure Princess, though YourMilageMayVary on whether they are sexy, tongue-in-cheek or approaching the realm of {{Squick}}.

** JunJun was pretty well known as being a straight talker, especially compared to Japanese norms of etiquette.

The current lineup's ages range from 10 to 24, with every kind of girl you could think of. A lot of them also do things outside of singing, such as acting, hosting TV shows, etc.

** To the point KillTheCutie was narrowly averted, see SelfHarm

** During Matsuura Aya's 2 Alo-Hello [=DVD=]s she does a "Aloha" acoustic version (with a ukulele accompaniment) of one of her songs. Though as far as this troper knows neither song was ever actually released as a CD.

* EvolvingMusic: The many many versions of Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari.

** [[ChinesePeople JunJun]] was pretty well known as being a straight talker, especially compared to Japanese norms of etiquette.

* ChinesePeople: Honda Ruru, Junjun, Linlin, Ice [=CreaMusume=], Frances and Aiko.

* CrazyCulturalComparison: [[AlohaHawaii Coconuts Musume]] was formed and marketed as the group from Hawaii. [[ChinesePeople Jun Jun and Lin Lin]] joined Morning Musume for much the same reason except they were aimed at the mainland Asian market.

*** Berryz Koubou: Dschinghis Khan. Yes, that DschinghisKhan.

** W. Also known (fortunately) as Double You.

* CrazyCulturalComparison: A large part of [[AlohaHawaii Coconuts Musume's]] reason for forming along with trying to break into the US market, [[ChinesePeople Jun Jun and Lin Lin]] joined Morning Musume for much the same reason except they were aimed at the mainland Asian market.

* TokenLoli: The Lolis are actually not so token as, particularly in Morning Musume, most members start their careers as early as 13 years old, though some members of H!P Eggs have been as young as 10.

* LesYay: GAM's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLQ0U2Wj_p4 PV for Melodies]] basically operates on the premise of GirlOnGirlIsHot, obviously also qualifies as ShipTease for Matsuura Aya and Fujimoto Miki.
** Apprently former Morning Musume member Junjun ''really likes'' Berryz Koubou captain Shimizu Saki.
--> ''' Kamei Eri''' Those two have a bit of a suspicious relationship.

** [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why did it have to be balloons?]] Iida Kaori really doesn't like them, especially when they pop.

* FourGirlEnsemble: 4KIDS, Akagumi 4, Athena & Robbikerottsu, Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika, DEF DIVA, Elegies, Melon Kinenbi, Mini Moni, Puripuri Pink, Sheki Dol, ShugoChara Egg!, Taiyou & Ciscomoon and Tanpopo 2nd gen.

* AllJustADream: The video for Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai

* [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Attack of the fifty foot Idol]]: The PV for Love Machine by Morning Musume, hilariously one of the people who is shown this size is Yaguchi Mari who is sometimes referred to as "The short one".

* EverythingsPreciousWithPuppies: The video for "Hey Mirai" by Morning Musume.

* SelfHarm: [[TheWoobie Kago]] [[TheCutie Ai]] ,[[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness after being fired by Up-Front Agency for]] [[IdiotBall being photographed smoking]] [[TurnInYourBadge having already being suspended for it a year earlier]] [[BreakTheCutie she suffered from]] [[DespairEventHorizon severe depression]] [[ItGotWorse and started cutting herself]] [[DrivenToSuicide and has even admitted to having suicidal thoughts]] [[SheGotBetter but she got herself back together]] [[AndTheFandomRejoiced and has since made a comeback as a musician and actress.]]
** Unfortunately as of September 2011, Kago Ai has once again attempted to slit her wrists and has been put on suicide watch