Melon Kinenbi (メロン記念日, sometimes romanized as Melon Kinen-Bi) were an all-girl Japanesepop group within Hello! Project. They were formed after they successfully passed the 2nd Morning Musume & Michiyo Heike Imotobun Audition. Melon Kinenbi is the oldest group in the history of Hello! Project not to have changed any of its members since its formation. The band occasionally worked as dancers for other Hello! Project artists; they can, for instance, be seen in the music video for Maki Goto's single "Yaruki! It's Easy".
The entire group officially graduated from the Hello! Project on March 31, 2009, along with the rest of the Elder Club. After their graduation, they collaborated with other Japanese punk-rock groups for several limited-release indie singles, and released their 4th album Melon's Not Dead. Two days after the album release and just after their 10-year anniversary, the group announced that they would disband following their final tour activities in May 2010.[1] The group performed together for the last time on May 3, at Nakano Sun Plaza, although Melon Kinenbi reunited temporarily in April 2011 to help the efforts following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. On December 31, 2013, Melon Kinenbi reunited a second time to perform at the Hello! Project Countdown Party 2013 〜Good Bye & Hello!〜 event. In October 2018, Melon Kinenbi reunited a third time to perform at the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hello! Face 2018 event in Saitama.
Melon Kinenbi Single M Clips 1 (メロン記念日シングルMクリップス1)
2002-11-27
Cyborg Shibata (サイボーグしばた)
2002-12-05
Captain Shibata (キャプテンしばた)
2002-12-05
Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Haru: 1st Anniversary (メロン記念日Live Tour 2003春～1st Anniversary～)
2003-05-08
Melon Kinenbi Single V Clips 2 (メロン記念日シングルVクリップス2)
2003-12-03
Melon Kinenbi: '03 Christmas Special Chōjibu Melon (メロン記念日 ～03’クリスマススペシャル超渋メロン～)
2004-02-11
Shin Cyborg Shibata!! (新サイボーグしばたっ!!)
2004-09-29
Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Natsu ~Gokujou Melon~ (メロン記念日ライブツアー2004夏～極上メロン～)
2004-11-25
Tatakae!! Cyborg Shibata 3 (闘え!!サイボーグしばた)
2005-09-28
Hello Pro Party~! 2005: Aya Matsuura Captain Kōen (ハロ☆プロ パーティ～！2005～松浦亜弥キャプテン公演～)
2005-12-07
Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2005 Fuyu "Kyō mo Melon Kinenbi Ashita mo Melon, Christmas wa Musk Melon de!" (メロン記念日コンサートツアー2005冬「今日もメロン明日もメロン、クリスマスはマスクメロンで！」)
2002 – First Concert "Kore ga Kinenbi" (ファーストコンサート「これが記念日」, First Concert "This is Kinen-Bi")
2003 – Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Haru ~1st Anniversary~ (メロン記念日Live Tour 2003春～1st Anniversary～, Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Spring -1st Anniversary-)
2003 – Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Summer ~Natsu Melon~ (メロン記念日ライブツアー2003Summer ～夏メロン～, Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003Summer -Summer Melon-)
2005 – Hello Project! Matsuura Aya Captain Kouen~ (ハロ☆プロ パーティ～!2005～松浦亜弥キャプテン公演～)
2005 – Shin Himejishi Tanjō Kinen Matsuura Aya W Melon Kinenbi Concert in Himeji Shiro ~Matsura Aya Satogaeri SPECIAL~ (新姫路市誕生記念 松浦亜弥・W・メロン記念日 コンサート in 姫路城～松浦亜弥 里帰りスペシャル～)
