{"id":6185,"date":"2012-12-10T07:10:32","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T06:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/?page_id=6185"},"modified":"2016-05-30T23:10:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T21:10:32","slug":"hr-hakata-reboot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/hr-hakata-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"HR (Hakata Reboot)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HRHR<\/strong> (Hakata Reboot<\/strong>, \u30a8\u30a4\u30c1\u30a2\u30fc\u30eb) is a Japanese idol group formed in August 2010.<\/p>\n

It currently consists of 8\u00a0regular members and 9\u00a0kenkyuusei (trainees).<\/p>\n

The idol unit is based in Fukuoka in the prefecture of the same name.<\/p>\n

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Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

The name HR is an accronym for the words “Hakata” (\u535a\u591a) and “Reboot” (\u518d\u8d77\u52d5).<\/p>\n

\"HRThe girls hold regular live performances at their own theater which is located at the 3rd floor of Box Town Hakozaki commercial complex in Fukuoka. The live performance are held on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.<\/p>\n

There is a focus on the kenkyuusei on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month.<\/p>\n

Their theater is located in the same area as HKT48<\/a>‘s one.<\/p>\n

In addition, the members participate in various local activities to promote the region.<\/p>\n

\"HRThe goal of HR is to allow the girls who want to become an idol and who can’t move to Tokyo to realize their dreams while staying in Fukuoka to have the same activities.<\/p>\n

1st generation member Uehara Asami graduated from HR in December 2010 and joined LinQ<\/a> in April 2011. She became the leader of LinQ.<\/p>\n

Their debut single Kimi ni Spark (\u30ad\u30df\u306bSpark)<\/span> was released in May 2012.<\/p>\n

The 9th generation members formed the unit Jounetsu Hermit (\u60c5\u71b1hermit) in March 2014.<\/p>\n

\"HRHR’s sub-unit Splash Revolution (\u3059\u3077\u3089\u3063\u3057\u3085\u30ec\u30dc\u30ea\u30e5\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3<\/span><\/span>) was formed in the spring of 2014. It consists of 3 members : Kunimoto Marina, Kobayashi Mayu, Yasuda Rei.<\/p>\n

Splash Revolution’s 1st single\u00a0Meippai Hashaija Yeah!!<\/a> (\u3081\u3044\u3063\u3071\u3044\u306f\u3057\u3083\u3044\u3058\u3083Yeah!!)<\/span> was released in June 2014.<\/p>\n

Hakata Reboot made their major debut with the single Natsuiro Candy<\/a> (\u590f\u8272\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3)<\/span> released under Nippon Columbia label in June 2015.<\/p>\n

In September 2015, a crowdfunding a crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the production of a TV variety show hosted by the members of the idol group. The goal is to collect 500.000 yen.<\/p>\n

\"HRThe girls were dressed like RPG characters on the cover and in the MV for the single Toy Soldier<\/a> (\u30c8\u30a4\u30fb\u30bd\u30eb\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc)<\/span> on sale in November 2015.
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The variety show HR no Idol Stream (HR\u306e\u30a2\u30a4\u30c9\u30eb\u3059\u304f\u3045\uff5e\u308b)<\/span> started airing on Pigoo in January 2016.<\/p>\n

Captain Kobayashi Mayu announced her graduation in March 2016.<\/p>\n

HR participated in IDOLidge Carnival in Taipei<\/span>, Taiwan, in May 2016.<\/p>\n

Profile<\/h2>\n