Hello! Project Shuffle Unit
# Hello! Project Shuffle Unit

Hello! Project Shuffle Unit (ハロー!プロジェクト シャッフルユニット, Harō! Purojekuto Shaffuru Yunitto) was a Japanese idol project group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. Beginning in 2000, the Shuffle Unit project was a yearly collaboration among existing Hello! Project acts, where members were recombined into three different groups to release a single for each.

After a four-year hiatus, the project was briefly revived in 2009, where several old sub-groups saw a return under new names and new members. After 2009, the project became defunct.

## History

### 2000-2005: Initial beginnings

Beginning in 2000, Tsunku created a music collaboration project with members of Hello! Project rearranged into three separate teams. The first theme, "color", consisted of Akagumi 4 (あか組4), Kiiro 5 (黄色5), and Aoiro 7 (青色7). All groups released their singles on March 8, 2000, with Akagumi 4's single "Akai Nikkichō" charting the highest at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Charts.

In 2001, the groups were rearranged under the theme "party", with the three groups San-nin Matsuri (三人祭), 7-nin Matsuri (7人祭), and 10-nin Matsuri (10人祭). All groups released their singles on July 4, 2001, with San-nin Matsuri's single "Chu! Natsu Party" charting the highest at #5 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Charts. In 2002, the groups were rearranged under the theme "happiness", with the three groups Happy 7 (ハッピー♥7), Sexy 8 (セクシー8), and Odoru 11 (おどる♥11). All groups released their singles on July 3, 2002, with Sexy 8's single "Shiawase Desu ka?" charting the highest at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Charts.

In 2003, the groups were rearranged under the theme "natural", with the three groups 7 Air, Salt 5, and 11 Water. All groups released their songs as a triple-A-side single on July 9, 2003. The project then took a brief hiatus in 2004, where Tsunku decided to promote all Hello! Project artists as "H.P. All Stars" instead.

Tsunku resumed the Shuffle Unit project in 2005, with groups rearranged under the theme "elegance." The three groups consisted of Sexy Otona Jan (セクシーオトナジャン), Elegies (エレジーズ), and Puri Puri Pink (プリプリピンク), all of whom released their songs as a triple-A-side single on June 22, 2005. Sexy Otona Jan's song "Onna, Kanashii, Otona" was later featured in the 2013 film The Wolverine.

### 2009: Champloo

On July 15, 2009, Tsunku revived the Shuffle Unit project with a cover album titled Champloo: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū, describing it as J-pop with the intention of it being played during summer parties and weddings. He named the concept of the Shuffle Units "champloo" to describe the "chaotic" member line-up. The project also saw the revival of inactive or disbanded Hello! Project acts under new names with new members, including High-King, Mini-Moni (revived as Shin Mini-Moni (新ミニモニ。)), Tanpopo (revived as Tanpopo Sharp (タンポポ＃, stylized as Tanpopo#)), V-u-den (revived as Zoku V-u-den (続・美勇伝)), Petit Moni (revived as Petit Moni V (プッチモニV), ZYX (revived as ZYX Alpha, stylized as ZYX-α), and Aa! The Shuffle Units also released original songs on the Hello! Project's compilation album, Petit Best 10, and performed as concert-only units.

## Members

Member lists are adapted from Hello! Project's website:

| Name | Group | Shuffle Units | Shuffle Units | Shuffle Units | Shuffle Units | Shuffle Units | Shuffle Units |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Group | Color Units (色ユニット) (2000) | Festival Units (祭ユニット) (2001) | Happiness Units (幸せユニット) (2002) | Natural Units (自然ユニット) (2003) | Elegance Units (優雅ユニット) (2005) | Champloo Units (チャンプルユニット) (2009) |
| Yuko Nakazawa | Morning Musume | Akagumi 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Puri Puri Pink | N/A |
| Maki Goto | Morning Musume | Akagumi 4 | 7-nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Miho Shinoda | Taiyō to Ciscomoon | Akagumi 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Danielle | Coconuts Musume | Akagumi 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Natsumi Abe | Morning Musume | Kiiro 5 | 10-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | Salt 5 | N/A | N/A |
| Kei Yasuda | Morning Musume | Kiiro 5 | 10-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | N/A | Puri Puri Pink | N/A |
| Ruru | Taiyō to Ciscomoon | Kiiro 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ayaka | Coconuts Musume | Kiiro 5 | 7-nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Michiyo Heike | — | Kiiro 5 | 7-nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kaori Iida | Morning Musume | Aoiro 7 | 10-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | 11 Water | Puri Puri Pink | N/A |
| Sayaka Ichii | Morning Musume | Aoiro 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mari Yaguchi | Morning Musume | Aoiro 7 | 7-nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Atsuko Inaba | Taiyō to Ciscomoon | Aoiro 7 | N/A | N/A | 7 Air | Puri Puri Pink | N/A |
| Miwa Kominato | Taiyō to Ciscomoon | Aoiro 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mika | Coconuts Musume | Aoiro 7 | 10-nin Matsuri | Happy 7 | 7 Air | N/A | N/A |
| Lehua | Coconuts Musume | Aoiro 7 | 7-nin Matsuri | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rika Ishikawa | Morning Musume | — | San-nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 | 7 Air | N/A | N/A |
| Ai Kago | Morning Musume | — | San-nin Matsuri | Happy 7 | Salt 5 | N/A | N/A |
| Aya Matsuura | — | — | San-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | Salt 5 | N/A | N/A |
| Asami Kimura | Country Musume | — | 7-nin Matsuri | Happy 7 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Ayumi Shibata | Melon Kinenbi | — | 7-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | 11 Water | Elegies | N/A |
| Hitomi Yoshizawa | Morning Musume | — | 10-nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Nozomi Tsuji | Morning Musume | — | 10-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Megumi Murata | Melon Kinenbi | — | 10-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Masae Otani | Melon Kinenbi | — | 10-nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 | 7 Air | N/A | N/A |
| Hitomi Saito | Melon Kinenbi | — | 10-nin Matsuri | Happy 7 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Rinne | Country Musume | — | 10-nin Matsuri | Odoru 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Makoto Ogawa | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | Happy 7 | Salt 5 | N/A | N/A |
| Ai Takahashi | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | Happy 7 | 7 Air | Elegies | High-King |
| Risa Niigaki | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | Happy 7 | 7 Air | N/A | ZYX-α |
| Mai Satoda | Country Musume | N/A | N/A | Sexy 8 | 7 Air | Elegies | N/A |
| Asami Konno | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | Odoru 11 | 11 Water | N/A | N/A |
| Rika Ishii | — | N/A | N/A | Odoru 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Miki Fujimoto | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | Odoru 11 | 11 Water | Sexy Otona Jan | N/A |
| Yuki Maeda | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | Salt 5 | N/A | N/A |
| Miyabi Natsuyaki | Berryz Kobo | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Sexy Otona Jan | Aa! |
| Megumi Murakami | Cute | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Sexy Otona Jan | N/A |
| Reina Tanaka | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Elegies | High-King |
| Saki Shimizu | Berryz Kobo | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | High-King |
| Maimi Yajima | Cute | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | High-King |
| Yuuka Maeda | Smileage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | High-King |
| Airi Suzuki | Cute | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Aa! |
| Lin Lin | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Shin Mini-Moni |
| Kanon Fukuda | Smileage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Shin Mini-Moni |
| Akari Takeuchi | Hello Pro Egg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Shin Mini-Moni |
| Karin Miyamoto | Hello Pro Egg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Shin Mini-Moni |
| Saki Nakajima | Cute | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Petit Moni V |
| Mai Hagiwara | Cute | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Petit Moni V |
| Erina Mano | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Petit Moni V |
| Koharu Kusumi | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ZYX-Alpha |
| Momoko Tsugunaga | Berryz Kobo | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ZYX-Alpha |
| Chinami Tokunaga | Berryz Kobo | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ZYX-Alpha |
| Maasa Sudo | Berryz Kobo | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ZYX-Alpha |
| Erika Umeda | Cute | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ZYX-Alpha |
| Ayaka Wada | Smileage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ZYX-Alpha |
| Saki Ogawa | Smileage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ZYX-Alpha |
| Sayumi Michishige | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Zoku V-u-den |
| Jun Jun | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Zoku V-u-den |
| Risako Sugaya | Berryz Kobo | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Zoku V-u-den |
| Eri Kamei | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Tanpopo Sharp |
| Aika Mitsui | Morning Musume | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Tanpopo Sharp |
| Yurina Kumai | Berryz Kobo | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Tanpopo Sharp |
| Chisato Okai | Cute | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Tanpopo Sharp |

## Discography

### Albums

| Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | Album details | JPN | JPN Hot | Sales |
| Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū (チャンプル1～ハッピーマリッジソングカバー集～) | 2009 | Released: July 15, 2009 Label: Zetima Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Diamonds" (High-King) "Ai wa Katsu" (愛は勝つ) (Cute & Erina Mano) "Yes-Yes-Yes" (Aa!) "Tentōmushi no Samba" (てんとう虫のサンバ) (Shin Mini-Moni) "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" (君がいるだけで) (Petit Moni V) "Heya to Y Shirt to Watashi" (部屋とYシャツと私) (Reina Tanaka from Morning Musume) "Mamotte Agetai" (守ってあげたい) (Risa Niigaki & Eri Kamei from Morning Musume) "Akizakura" (秋桜) (Ai Takahashi from Morning Musume) "Mirai Yosōzu II" (未来予想図II) (ZYX-α) "Only You" Zoku V-u-den) "Akai Sweet Pea" (赤いスイートピー) Tanpopo#) "For You..." (Lin Lin from Morning Musume) "Kanpaku Sengen" (関白宣言) (Berryz Kobo & Erina Mano) "Sekai wa Futari no Tame ni" (世界は二人のために) (Sayumi Michishige, Koharu Kusumi, Aika Mitsui, & Jun Jun from Morning Musume) | 37 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | JPN | Sales | Album |
| "Akai Nikkichō" (赤い日記帳) (Akagumi 4) | 2000 | 2 | — | Petit Best: Ki-Ao-Aka |
| "Kiiroi Osora de Boom Boom Boom" (黄色いお空でBOOM BOOM BOOM) (Kiiro 5) | 2000 | 3 | — | Petit Best: Ki-Ao-Aka |
| "Aoi Sports Car no Otoko" (青いスポーツカーの男) (Aoiro 7) | 2000 | 4 | — | Petit Best: Ki-Ao-Aka |
| "Chu! Natsu Party" (チュッ!夏パ～ティ) (San-nin Matsuri) | 2001 | 5 | — | Petit Best 2: San-Nana-Jū |
| "Summer Reggae! Rainbow" (サマーれげぇ!レインボー) (7-nin Matsuri) | 2001 | 6 | — | Petit Best 2: San-Nana-Jū |
| "Dancing! Natsu Matsuri" (ダンシング!夏祭り) (10-nin Matsuri) | 2001 | 7 | — | Petit Best 2: San-Nana-Jū |
| "Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!" (幸せビーム!好き好きビーム!) (Happy 7) | 2002 | 3 | — | Petit Best 3 |
| "Shiawase Desu ka?" (幸せですか?) (Sexy 8) | 2002 | 2 | — | Petit Best 3 |
| "Shiawase Kyōryū Ondo" (幸せきょうりゅう音頭) (Odoru 11) | 2002 | 4 | — | Petit Best 3 |
| "Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no" (壊れない愛がほしいの) / "Get Up! Rapper" (GET UP!ラッパー) / "Be All Right!" (7 Air, Salt 5, & 11 Water) | 2003 | 2 | — | Petit Best 4 |
| "Onna, Kanashii, Otona" (オンナ、哀しい、オトナ) / "Inshō-ha Renoir no You ni" (印象派 ルノアールのように) / "Hitoshirezu Mune o Kanaderu Yoru no Aki" (人知れず 胸を奏でる 夜の秋) (Sexy Otona Jan, Elegies, Puri Puri Pink) | 2005 | 6 | — | Petit Best 5 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

**Video singles**

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | JPN | Sales | Album |
| "The Ki-Ao-Aka" (ザ・黄青あか) | 2000 | — | — | Petit Best DVD |
| "The San-7-10-nin Matsuri" (ザ・三・7・10人祭) | 2001 | — | — | Petit Best 2 DVD |
| Single V: "Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam" / "Shiawase Desu ka?" / "Shiawase Kyōryū Ondo" (シングルV「幸せビーム!好き好きビーム!」「幸せですか?」「幸せきょうりゅう音頭」) | 2002 | — | — | — |
| Single V: "Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no" / "Get Up! Rapper" / "Be All Right!" (シングルV「壊れない愛がほしいの・GET UP!ラッパー・BE ALL RIGHT!」) | 2003 | — | — | — |
| Single V: "Onna, Kanashii, Onna" / "Inshō-ha Renoir no You ni" / "Hitoshirezu Mune o Kanaderu Yoru no Aki" (シングルV「オンナ、哀しい、オトナ/印象派 ルノアールのように/人知れず 胸を奏でる 夜の秋」) | 2005 | 13 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||
