Aa!

Japanese girl group

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Aa!

あぁ!

Origin| Tokyo, Japan
Genres| Pop
Years active| 2003–2004, 2009–2011; 2015
Labels| Piccolo Town
Spinoff of|

* Morning Musume
* Hello! Project Kids

Members| Miyabi Natsuyaki
Airi Suzuki
Past members| Reina Tanaka (2003–2004)
Akari Saho (2009–2011)
Website| Hello! Project.com

Aa! (あぁ!) was a Japanese girl group.

## History

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The group's name was chosen by producer and writer Tsunku to represent multiple emotions such as joy and sadness multi-lingually, and so the group's CDs would be alphabetically at the start in record stores (although most Hello! Project merchandise is grouped together). The original group itself released only one single.

The group returned from hiatus in 2009 with a new song, "Yes-Yes-Yes", on the Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū album. It was announced that Reina Tanaka would no longer be a part of the unit, in order to focus on Morning Musume. She was replaced by Hello! Pro Egg Akari Saho, who was only fourteen when she joined. Akari was already a member of two groups, Shugo Chara Egg! and Tomoiki Ki Wo Uetai. The group's new generation's second song, "Yume to Genjitsu" (夢と現実; "Dreams and Reality"), was released later in the same year on the Petit Best 10 collection.

The second generation of Aa! was also featured in the 2010 Shuffle Date tour, performing "First Kiss" and "Yume to Genjitsu". A joint release for Aa! with the shuffle units were announced for June 30, but it never released. Aa! was also featured in the Fankora! tour, performing the songs "First Kiss" and "Masayume".

In 2011, Aa! was featured again in the 2011 Winter tour with the songs "Shining Itoshiki Anata", originally by Country Musume and "DON'T STOP Renaichuu", originally by T&C Bomber.

In April 2011, Akari Saho left Aa! and Hello! Project and joined the group Up Up Girls (Kari).

From February 28 to March 1, Aa! reunited with Miyabi Natsuyaki and Airi Suzuki to perform a slightly updated version of "Masayume" at the Berryz Kobo Matsuri mini-tour, their first activities as Aa! since 2011. On March 3, 2015, Miyabi Natsuyaki graduated from Hello! Project with 5 other members of her main group, Berryz Kobo, as they entered an indefinite hiatus.

On August 20, 2016, it was revealed that Airi Suzuki, the last remaining Aa! member in Hello! Project, will graduate from Hello! Project. She graduated along with all of the members of C-ute on June 12, 2017.

## Discography

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### Singles

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# | Title | Release date | Charts | Composer | Lyricist

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1  | "First Kiss"[2] | October 29, 2003 | 18 | Tsunku | Tsunku

## References

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1. ^ "あぁ！のCDシングルランキング、あぁ！のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典". ORICON STYLE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
2. ^ Copled with "Masayume" (正夢; lit. "True Dream")
The promotional video of this single is available on Petit Best 4 DVD, which was released on December 17, 2003.

## External links

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* Official Up-Front Works discography

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Hello! Project

Morning Musume|

* Sakura Oda
* Miki Nonaka
* Maria Makino
* Akane Haga
* Reina Yokoyama
* Rio Kitagawa
* Homare Okamura
* Mei Yamazaki
* Rio Sakurai
* Haruka Inoue
* Ako Yumigeta

Angerme|

* Layla Ise
* Rin Hashisako
* Rin Kawana
* Shion Tamenaga
* Wakana Matsumoto
* Yuki Hirayama
* Yukiho Shimoitani
* Hana Goto

Juice=Juice|

* Ruru Dambara
* Yume Kudo
* Riai Matsunaga
* Rei Inoue
* Ichika Arisawa
* Risa Irie
* Kisaki Ebata
* Sakura Ishiyama
* Akari Endo
* Mifu Kawashima
* Niina Hayashi

Camellia Factory|

* Ami Tanimoto
* Mizuho Ono
* Saori Onoda
* Mao Akiyama
* Yuumi Kasai
* Marine Fukuda
* Runo Yofu
* Mihane Ishii
* Yuu Murata
* Fuka Doi

Beyooooonds|

| CHICA#TETSU|

* Shiori Nishida
* Saya Eguchi

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Ame no Mori Kawa Umi|

* Kurumi Takase
* Kokoro Maeda
* Minami Okamura
* Momohime Kiyono

SeasoningS|

* Miyo Hirai
* Honoka Kobayashi
* Utano Satoyoshi

Ocha Norma|

* Madoka Saito
* Ruli Hiromoto
* Kirara Yonemura
* Nanami Kubota
* Natsume Nakayama
* Miku Nishizaki
* Momo Kitahara
* Roko Tsutsui

Rosy Chronicle|

* Honoka Hashida
* Hinoha Yoshida
* Karin Onoda
* Ayana Murakoshi
* Hasumi Uemura
* Yulia Matsubara
* Hana Shimakawa
* Rena Kamimura
* Yume Soma

Other acts|

* Hello Pro Kenshusei
* Sayumi Michishige
* Risako Sugaya

Former acts|

| Soloists|

* Chinami Tokunaga
* Michiyo Heike
* Chinatsu Miyoshi
* Rika Ishii
* Yuko Nakazawa
* Aya Matsuura
* Maki Goto
* Miki Fujimoto
* Yuki Maeda
* Natsumi Abe
* Kaori Iida
* Mari Yaguchi
* Nozomi Tsuji
* Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume)
* Erina Mano

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Groups|

* Sheki Dol
* Taiyō to Ciscomoon
* Coconuts Musume
* W
* v-u-den
* Melon Kinenbi
* Ongaku Gatas
* Tanpopo
* Petitmoni
* Mini-Moni
* Morning Musume Sakuragumi
* Morning Musume Otomegumi
* Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai
* Dream Morning Musume
* Gomattō
* Nochiura Natsumi
* Hello! Project shuffle units
* Def.Diva
* GAM
* High-King
* Aa!
* ZYX
* Romans
* Ecomoni
* Kira Pika
* MilkyWay
* Guardians 4
* Athena & Robikerottsu
* Lilpri
* Shugo Chara Egg!
* Hello! Project Kids
* Ice Creamusume
* Berryz Kobo
* Cute
* Buono!
* Country Girls
* Magnolia Factory

Related acts|

* Hangry & Angry
* Up Up Girls Kakko Kari
* Lovendor
* Ciao Bella Cinquetti
* Frances & Aiko

Record labels|

* Zetima
* Hachama
* Piccolo Town
* Rice Music
* Chichūkai Label
* Frame
* Gothuall

Television shows|

| Variety|

* Hello! Morning
* Haromoni@
* Yorosen!
* Hello Pro! Time
* Hello! Satoyama Life
* The Girls Live

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Anime/Drama|

* Kirarin Revolution
* Shugo Chara!
* Inazuma Eleven
* Lilpri
* Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen

Films|

* Pinch Runner
* Angel Hearts
* Koinu Dan no Monogatari
* Mini-Moni the Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!

Related articles|

* Tsunku
* Up-Front Group
* "Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku"
* Gatas Brilhantes H.P.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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