What is a shuffle group?
From 2000 to 2005, once a year the Hello! Project was split into three groups. Each of these groups recorded and released ONE single. Until 2003 it was basically a yearly competition to see which group can sell the most. 2000: Akagumi 4: Maki, Yuko, Miho (T&C), Danielle (Coconuts Musume) Kiiro 5: Natsumi, Kei, Michiyo Heike (solo), Ruru (T&C), Ayaka (Coconuts Musume) Aoiro 7: Sayaka, Mari, Kaori, Atsuko (T&C), Miwa (T&C), Lehua (Coconuts Musume), Mika (Coconuts Musume) 2001: 3 nin Matsuri: Ai Kago, Rika, Aya Matsuura (solo) 7 nin Matsuri: Maki, Mari, Michiyo, Ayumi (MK), Asami Kimura(Country Musume), Lehua, Ayaka 10 nin Matsuri: Natsumi, Nozomi, Hitomi, Kei, Kaori, Mika, Rinne (Country Musume), Hitomi Saitou (MK), Megumi (MK), Masae (MK) 2002: Happy 7: Ai Kago, Ai Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki, Mika, Asami Kimura, Hitomi Saitou Sexy 8: Mari, Maki, Hitomi, Rika, Michiyo, Ayaka, Mai (Country Musume), Masae Odoru 11: Natsumi, Nozomi, Kaori, Kei, Asami Konno, Rinne, Aya, Miki Fujim