Hello! Project Kids

Hello! Project Kids (ハロー！プロジェクト・キッズ; sometimes referred to as H!P Kids) was a group of 15 girls chosen out of 27,958 applicants. The results of this audition were announced on the June 30, 2002 episode of Hello! Morning.[1] Hello! Project Kids were divided into 2 groups: Berryz Koubou and ℃-ute. As of June 30, 2017, all of the Kids have graduated or otherwise left Hello! Project as members, though several remain associated as staff.