Aa!

History

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 before going inactive in early 2004 as Natsuyaki joined Berryz Kobo.

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 due to being a member of the shuffle unit High-King. 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", 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". Aa! was supposed to release a new song as part of a joint CD release with the other shuffle units on June 30th, 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 new version of "Masayume" with an added rap verse 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

Singles

References

References

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".
2. Copled with {{nihongo. "Masayume". 正夢. lit. "True Dream"
   The [[music video. promotional video]] of this single is available on ''Petit Best 4 DVD'', which was released on December 17, 2003.