メロン記念日 (Melon Kinenbi) was a Japanese pop group under the Hello! Project (
ハロー!プロジェクト) umbrella. Picked from an audition in 1999, they released their first single in February 2000. Their activity slowed in the following years, releasing only a single a year after 2005, but they continued to make appearances and tour the country. The members, unchanged since their debut, included leader Hitomi Saito (
斉藤瞳), sub-leader Megumi Murata (
村田めぐみ), Masae Otani (
大谷雅恵), and Ayumi Shibata (
柴田あゆみ). Melon Kinenbi graduated from Hello! Project at the Elder Club concert on March 31st, 2009. They anno…
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