The Hoopers

Japanese pop group

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THE HOOPERS
The Hooper's Group Image. From left to right: Makoto, Haruki, Sena, Mirai, Cecil and Tsubasa
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)–January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
Labels	Universal Music Japan

Members	Mirai Sena Tsubasa Haruki Cecil Lee Noa

Past members	Yuhi Mizuki Makoto

Website	thehoopers.jp

THE HOOPERS (ザ・フーパーズ) are a Japanese pop group. They assume a tomboy style, inspired by the Takarazuka Revue. The group is under Universal Music Japan. Twelve out of five thousand participants were chosen through Fudanjuku's 'Next Generation Audition'. Seven of the chosen participants went on to form The Hoopers, and the remaining five formed AXELL. The Hoopers debuted on March 4, 2015, with 'Loving You' (イトシコイシ君恋シ）(Itoshi koishi kimi koishi). Their eighth member Cecil (who is also an Axell member) was introduced on their single 'Passionate Love' as a permanent member. Later in 2015 they held the Ikemen Audition, where they selected 6 people to become members of Little Hoop (they are described as apprentice members for The Hoopers). Lee of AXELL and Noa of little HOOP joined the group as new members on June 25, 2017, and on July 28, 2017, They released their new single 'Shamrock'. They disbanded on January 25, 2019, with a concert at Kanda Myojin Hall.

History

2013 Autumn - 2014 Winter, Fudanjuku announced an audition for their younger group. 12 people from among the 5,000 candidates were chosen. Seven among them became the members of The HOOPERS (and the remaining five became the members of AXELL).
May 2, 2014, they were first unveiled in the Internet TV "Ikesuta".
March 4, 2015, Universal Sigma released the 1st single "Itoshi Koishi Kimi Koishi," leading The HOOPERS to their major debut.
April 2015, as a major debut the first month and simultaneously start two unusual crown program.
July 6, 2015, Yuhi announced that she would rest for a while due to the poor physical condition. Meanwhile, Axell member, Cecil will serve as the understudy.
September 29, 2015, it was announced that they were to hold their first one-man LIVE in Amesuta's "Harajuku Kyun Kyun STATION of THE HOOPERS". In addition, the live also served as Yuhi's return to the group.
November 15, 2015, Nicofest held the first one-man live. Yuhi, who had been on hiatus from July, rejoined and performed with the group. Cecil also joined the group permanently, making the seven to an eight-members group. (Cecil was still in AXELL).
May 4, 2017, members Yuhi and Mizuki officially graduated from the group.
June 24, 2017, Lee (AXELL) and Noa (little HOOP) joined as new members.
July 28, 2017, The HOOPERS released a new single 'SHAMROCK'.
February 10, 2018, Makoto officially graduated from the group.
December 6, 2018, they released a statement that they were disbanding on January 25, 2019.

Members

Name	Name	Birthday	Birthplace	Role	Remarks
未来	Mirai	June 6, 1994	Tokyo	Center Vocal Leader
星波	Sena	September 1, 1995	Kanagawa Prefecture	MC & Play Leader Acrobatics	Old stage name: Mitsuhashi Nanami, YAH (" Secret Girl ")
陽稀	Haruki	November 26, 1994	Aichi Prefecture	Fashion & Influence Leader	Model for fashion magazine "KERA"
千知	Cecil	February 7, 1997	Kyoto	Cosplay Leader	Joined November 15, 2015 Concurrent as AXELL's Member
Lee	Lee	October 9, 1998	Chiba Prefecture	Dance Leader	Joined June 24, 2017 Concurrent as AXELL's Member
乃愛	Noa	March 22, 2000	Kochi Prefecture	SNS Leader	Joined June 24, 2017

Graduated Members

Name	Name	Birthday	Birthplace	Role	Remarks	Departure
泉貴	Mizuki	April 27, 1992	Tokyo	Lover	Mizukissu	Mizuki officially graduated from the group on May 4, 2017, to pursue a civilian life away from idol life
佑妃	Yuhi	March 8, 1994	Saga Prefecture	Sub leader and acrobat		Yuhi officially graduated from the group on May 4, 2017, for health reasons, after previously struggling with her health in 2015
麻琴	Makoto	May 21, 1991	Kanagawa Prefecture	THE HOOPERS' Leader Acrobatics		Makoto officially graduated from the group on February 10, 2018
つばさ	Tsubasa	May 18, 1994	Tokyo	Rap Leader Ex-Mushroom		Tsubasa officially graduated from the group on January 25, 2019

Timeline

little HOOP

Name	Name	Birthday	Age	Birthplace	Specialty
夏向	Kanata	July 9, 1996	21	Chiba Prefecture	Theatre, Dance
海	Kai	July 13, 1999	18	Gunma Prefecture	Rondato, Cartwheels
麗	Rei	March 26, 1999	19	Tokyo	Guitar
梨桜	Rio	March 16, 2002	16	Yamanashi Prefecture	Drum

Discography

With ranking in the Oricon Singles Chart^[1]^[2]

イトシコイシ君恋シ (Itoshikoishi kimi koishi) (4 Different Versions: 初回限定盤A, B, C, 通常盤 (Normal Version))

Released: 2015-03-04
Format: CD+DVD(Only included with A&B)
Tracks: "イトシコイシ君恋シ", "未完成な地図", "イトシコイシ君恋シ（Instrumental）", "未完成な地図（Instrumental）"
Bonus tracks: "からくりピエロ" (Only in 通常盤 Normal Version)

雨を追いかけて (Ame wo oikakete) (4 Different Versions: 初回限定盤A,B,C, 通常盤 (Normal Version))

Released: 2015-06-03
Format: CD+DVD(Only included with A&B)
Tracks: "雨を追いかけて", "離さないよ", "雨を追いかけて（Instrumental）", "離さないよ（Instrumental）"
Bonus tracks: "Mr.Music" (Only in 通常盤 Normal Version)

GO!GO!ダンスが止まらナイ (GO! GO! Dance Ga Tomaranai) (4 Different Versions: 初回盤A,B,C, 通常盤 (Normal Version))

Released: 2015-08-26
Format: CD+DVD(Only included with A&B)
Tracks: " GO！GO！ダンスが止まらナイ", " DIAMOND", "GO！GO！ダンスが止まらナイ (Instrumental)", "DIAMOND (Instrumental)"
Bonus tracks: "Fire◎Flower" (Only in 通常盤 Normal Version)

Single

Release date	Title	Oricon Weekly Single Chart
March 4, 2015	Itoshi koishi kimi koishi	#16
June 3, 2015	Ame wo Oikakete	#12
August 26, 2015	GO! GO! Dance ga Tomaranai	#14
December 16, 2015	Jounetsu wa Kareha no You ni	#6
May 31, 2016	Love Hunter	#8
February 22, 2017	Shirotsumekusa	#13
August 9, 2017	SHAMROCK	#10
January 24, 2018	Vampire Kiss	#5
June 27, 2018	Jewel no Kodou ga Kikoeruka?	#5

Album

Release date	Title	Oricon Weekly Album Chart
September 28, 2016	FANTASIA	#15
November 28, 2018	FANTASIC SHOW	#9

Live events

Live

2014

[11.2] "THE HOOPERS & AXELL no Raibu Hajime mashita Vol.1"

2015

[2.22] "THE HOOPERS & AXELL no Raibu Hajime mashita Vol.2"Venue: Shibuya REX
[5.5] "I started live THE HOOPERS & AXELL Vol.3"
[11.15] "THE HOOPERS / first one-man LIVE !!" (guest Axell )

Part 1 "Yuhi Returns! "

Part 2 "autumn of Kyun Kyun

2016

[2.28] "THE HOOPERS one-man LIVE Vol.2"
[3.27] "THE HOOPERS one-man LIVE Vol.3"
[5.5] "THE HOOPERS one-man LIVE Vol.4"
[6.12] "THE HOOPERS one-man LIVE Vol.5"
[7.24] "Make Happy~ Mirai"
[10.30] "1st ALBUM「FANTASIA」Release & Yume no Halloween Party"
[11.23] "THE HOOPERSxSanrio Puroland Yume no Stage"
[12.25] "THE HOOPERS no onagokai~ Christmas

2017

[1.21] "Kamakura LOOP OPENING LIVE〜Mirai(THE HOOPERS)×TAMATE BOX〜"
[3.18-19] "TOUR FANTASIA 2017"
[6.24] "NEW POWER GENERATION"

Events

2015

[3.23] "Spring of PON festival!"
[5.9] "oricon Sound Blowin'2015 ~ spring ~"
[5.23] "iPop Monthly Fes Vol.41"
[5.23] "CBC Radio Summer Festival 2015"
[8.8] "Kyun Fes"
[8.22] "24-hour TV ~ Love Saves the Earth -"
[12.31 - 2016.1.1] "Tokyo Joypolis Countdown Party 2016"

2016

[2.11] "ch FILES St. Valentine Party"
[4.29] " Nico Nico Choukaigi"
[7.9] "ESP Gakuen presents COLOR 2016"
[8.11] "Kyun Fes. 2016"
[8.12] "HARAJUKU SUMMER PARTY"
[8.25] "Mezamashi Raibu"
[9.3] "East Asia Music Festival"
[10.15] "109Night"
[11.26, 11.27] "HYPER JAPAN" in London

Joint live/ events

2014

[5.18] "C/MENZ presents TOKYO Chenmen Collection 2014"
[8.2-3] " TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2014 "

2015

[5.30] "Minikore IKE-MENS COLLECTION vol.4 Special Edition"
[6.11] "OTODAMA SEA STUDIO ~ KISS ME ON THE BEACH 2015~"
[8.1-2] "TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2015"
[9.20] " Inazuma Rock Fes 2015 "

Mirai was absent due to poor health

[10.24] "Banmon! Fes."
[10.25] "CANDY PANTS 6th Anniversary !!"
[11.3] "Nakano flow Idol Festival"
[11.21] "Sora FES"
[11.22]"JOL*fes"

Performed twice, day and night

[11.23]"click clap Party !!"

Appeared at night

2016

[3.13] "DMM.yell Live 2016 in Shinjuku ReNY
[3.13] "FabFes. 2016 SPRING"
[4.24] "iCON DOLL LOUNGE"

Mirai, Yuhi, and Haruki took part in the fashion show

[7.18] "OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2016~Bachelor Beach Girl 2016' supported by movement~"
[7.30] "a-nation island &stadium fes.2016 powered by dTV"
[8.6] "TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2016"
[8.31] Ikemen Semit 2016~SUMMER"
[9.25] @JAMxNatari EXPO 2016
[10.15] "Sports of Heart Music Fes 2016"
[10.23] "EXTENSION vo.2"

2017

[1.5]"FLASH 3rd Supported by WEGO"

Cast

TV

Fuji TV " time ~MUSIC HOUR~ of Music "(February 27, 2015)
Fuji TV " Myusata "(March 6, 2015)
Nippon Television " Music Dragon "(March 6, 2015)
TV Asahi " Onegai! Morning "(March 12, 2015) - Sena
TBS " Live B "(March 31, 2015)
BS Fuji "THE HOOPERS no KyunKyun Sase Night" (April 5, 2015 - July 12)
Fuji TV TWO "HOOPERS TV" (April 12, 2015 - June 21, a total of six episodes)
Fuji TV "2020 Hanamaru Daikichi" (May 29, 2015)
NHK General " Masakame TV "(May 30, 2015, December 12) - Mizuki
NHK General " MUSIC JAPAN "(June 8, 2015)
Fuji TV " TOKYO IDOL TV "(November 19, 2015, December 3) - Sena
[2016.1.19]TV Tokyo "Doubutsu BANG!!" - Sena, Mizuki, Cecil
[2016.3.22]TOKYO MX "Otomono Gatari" - Sena, Mirai, Makoto
[2016.5.21]Tokyo MX "Otopoke POPS" - Sena, Mirai, Yuhi, Mizuki
[2016.12.5]Nihon Kai TV "Kimidake TV" - Regulars starting December 5

Network distribution

[2014.5.16- 12.5] ustream "THE HOOPERS&AXELL no mae hajime mashita"
[2015.1.14] Showroom"THE HOOPERS no ka Show kukai"
[2015.5.27] Nico Nico Live "Nicoraji!" - Mirai, Mizuki, Haruki
[2015.8.26] Nico Nico Live "Nicoraji!" - Mirai, Sena, Haruki, Cecil
[2015.9.5, 9.12] Showroom "Yokohama DeNA BayStars official game live coverage" - Makoto (Assistant)
[2015.9.15] Amesuta "Harajuku Kyun Kyun STATION of THE HOOPERS"
[2015.11.30] Amesuta "Harajuku Party 7" - Sena, Yuhi, Cecil
[2016.5.5] Nico Nico Live "Nishikawa takari no einomi"
[2015.5.6] Nico Nico Live "Nicoraji!" - Mirai, Mizuki
[2016.6] Nico Nico Live "Nicoraji!" -Mizuki, Haruki (both Assistants)

-On the 10, Sena was filling in for Mizuki and on the 17th Cecil was filling for Haruki

[2016.10.16, 12.18]AbemaTV "Abema Entame Sunday"

Radio

"All Night Nippon R of THE HOOPERS" ( Nippon Broadcasting System, May 30, 2015)

Other

Stage
- "Danganronpa THE STAGE 2016" (2016.6.16-7.16) - Chihiro（Mizuki）
Voice Acting
- Thousand Memories - Sena
- TO BE HERO - Shota (Sena)
Magazine
- KERA (January 2016 Issue) Haruki's Model debut

Held Kera Shop Tour around Nagoya, Kabe, Osaka on August 14, 2016

References

^ "The Hoopers" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^ "Tiktok Videos". Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links

THE HOOPERS official website*closed
THE HOOPERS profile on Universal Music Japan
THE HOOPERS Official Blog
Twitter
THE HOOPERS on Twitter

Mirai on Twitter

Sena on Twitter

Haruki on Twitter

Cecil on Twitter

Lee on Twitter

Noa on Twitter
YouTube
THE HOOPERS - THE HOOPERS Channel's channel on YouTube

Mirai - Mirai's Miracle Channel's channel on YouTube

Cecil - Cecil Channel's channel on YouTube
TikTok
THE HOOPERS ( the__hoopers ) - TikTok

Lee ( lee_nova_10 ) - TikTok

Mirai ( vanbe666m ) - TikTok
Instagram
Noa ( noa_1883 ) - Instagram

Lee ( lee_nova_10 ) - Instagram

Cecil ( cecil__0207 ) - Instagram

Sena ( sena_littlestar ) - Instagram

Haruki ( haruki_silvon ) - Instagram