Melon Kinenbi


Melon Kinenbi are an all-girl Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. They were formed after they successfully passed the 2nd Morning Musume & Michiyo Heike Imotobun Audition. Melon Kinenbi is the oldest group in the history of Hello! Project not to have changed any of its members since its formation. The band occasionally worked as dancers for other Hello! Project artists; they can, for instance, be seen in the music video for Maki Goto's single "Yaruki! It's Easy".
The entire group officially graduated from the Hello! Project on March 31, 2009, along with the rest of the Elder Club. After their graduation, they collaborated with other Japanese punk-rock groups for several limited-release indie singles, and released their 4th album Melon's Not Dead. Two days after the album release and just after their 10-year anniversary, the group announced that they would disband following their final tour activities in May 2010. The group performed together for the last time on May 3, at Nakano Sun Plaza, although Melon Kinenbi reunited temporarily in April 2011 to help the efforts following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. On December 31, 2013, Melon Kinenbi reunited a second time to perform at the Hello! Project Countdown Party 2013 〜Good Bye & Hello!〜 event. In October 2018, Melon Kinenbi reunited a third time to perform at the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hello! Face 2018 event in Saitama.
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Discography

Unreleased

"Romantic wo Tsukinukero!"

Photobooks

  • 2004 – Hello! Project 2004 Winter Melon Kinenbi
  • 2004 – Melon Kinenbi First Shashinshū "Taiyō to Kajitsu"
  • 2004 – ''Hello! Project 2004 Summer Melon Kinenbi''

Appearances

Television

Morning Musume no HesoIdol wo SagaseMajokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-denTensai Terebikun Max
  • ''Musume Dokyu''

Radio

Colorful PleasureHyper Night Melon Kinenbi no "Meronpa"Mijōku! Soujōku!! Seijoku!!! Kanjōku!!!!
  • ''Hello Pro Yanen''

Internet

  • ''The Moving Radio Korette Yappari Melon Kibun''

Musicals

Love Century -Yume wa Minna Kerya Hajimaranai-Sōgen no Hito

Events

  • 2005 – ''July Hello! Project Fan Club Gentei Event''

Concerts

  • 2002 – First Concert "Kore ga Kinenbi"
  • 2003 – Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Haru ~1st Anniversary~
  • 2003 – Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Summer ~Natsu Melon~
  • 2003 – Melon Kinenbi Concert 2003.12.13-14 ~'03 Christmas Special Chōjibu Melon~
  • 2004 – Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Haru ~Mō Hore Chauzo!~
  • 2004 – Melon Kinenbi Special Live 2004 ~Bonus~
  • 2004 – Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Natsu
  • 2004 – Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2004 Fuyu ~The Melon Show~
  • 2005 – Hello Project! Matsuura Aya Captain Kouen~
  • 2005 – Shin Himejishi Tanjō Kinen Matsuura Aya W Melon Kinenbi Concert in Himeji Shiro ~Matsura Aya Satogaeri SPECIAL~
  • 2005 – Hello Project! Matsuura Aya Captain Kōen Neo~
  • 2005 – ''Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2005 Fuyu "Kyō mo Melon, Ashita mo Melon, Christmas wa Masuku Melon de!"''