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Ayumi Hamasaki’s 39th single instantly became a chart topper in 2006. With two powerful brand new songs, Hamasaki displayed her vocal abilities and released a single with high quality and a funky style which will definitely attract attention.

The shuffles for 2004 were different in all ways possible. First of all, as an anniversary of H!P’s 7 years in existence, the WHOLE Hello! Project, even the Hello! Project kids, formed one mega unit called the H.P. All Stars. They released a single together called ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL! Let’s see how they did…and how they managed to all fit on one stage (46 people!)

The groups for the summer shuffle units in 2003 were 7AIR, SALT5, and 11WATER. The theme for athem was the elements, air, salt, and water. 7AIR and SALT5 took a more rap/r&b feel, while 11WATER turned the other way and gave us a nice, poppy, upbeat, H!P-like happy song. Unlike other years, starting from this year, all 3 shuffles were combined onto one CD single, rather than 3 separate singles to buy. Let’s see how they did!

2002 is the 3rd installment of the Hello! Project’s yearly summer shuffle units. The theme this year was shiawase, happiness. The 3 groups, Happy 7, Sexy 8, and Odoru 11, all carried this theme but each had their own uniqueness. Let’s take a look!

2001 was the second year of the Hello! Project Summer Shuffles. The 3 groups that year were all “matsuri” themed, a matsuri being a Japanese festival filled with partying and having fun. The 3 groups were 3 Nin Matsuri, 7 Nin Matsuri, and 10 nin matsuri. Each of those translate to ‘[insert number here] person matsuri.’ The songs each differ extremely from eachother, making them special in their own special way.