Starring Morning Musume Original language(s) Japanese Producer(s) Mitsuharu Seki Final episode date 28 September 2008 Number of episodes 76 Language Japanese | Country of origin Japan No. of episodes 76 First episode date 8 April 2007 Presented by TV Tokyo Genre Japanese variety show | |
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Directed by 陳賛収
Kōzō Yamada
Hiroko Tsuyuki
Sato B Similar Hello! Morning, Yorosen!, Utaban, Hello Pro! Time, Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen | ||
Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@) is the title of the sequel to the long-running Japanese variety show Hello! Morning, which it replaced starting April 8, 2007, on TV Tokyo and later throughout the country on several other television networks, in High Definition. The show stars Morning Musume members, who incarnate the roles of several different animals working under the rule of the young and mildly despotic King Akachin (あかちん国王)—whose name derives from the Japanese word for "baby" (赤ちゃん, akachan)—ruler of the fictional Kingdom of Haromoni. The final episode of the series aired on September 28, 2008.
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Concept
Haromoni@ marked a departure from its predecessor and related Hello! Project productions in that it was shot exclusively outdoors without being composed of a series of seemingly unconnected segments. In the first ten episodes, the show followed the form of a relatively cohesive narrative detailing the weekly accomplishment of a specific task, which generally consisted of the delivery of a given piece of hardware used in commerce and industry, on behalf of King Akachin.
Thereafter, the show's focus came to lay primarily on several distinct corners including Lying Queen (うそつQUEEN), Little King (チビッコKING), Hit Jack (ヒットの現場JACK) and Child Gourmet Joker (お子さまグルメJOKER).
Morning Musume members are usually split into two groups who challenge other Japanese celebrities to compete in a series of games, one or more for each of the aforementioned corners.
As such, on 'Lying Queen', for example, four Morning Musume members face off against a celebrity artist in a game to determine which one of them is lying about a given subject (past gastronomic experiences, among others).
At one point, a third group consisting of Koharu Kusumi and Aika Mitsui visited Chinese restaurants and China related events, in order to learn more about Eighth Generation members Junjun and Linlin's home country.
Other initiatives included the creation of an exclusive character design for the Kirarin Revolution anime series. Members were asked to draw the design for Tsukishima Kirari's pet cat Nā-san's antagonist and, among the works submitted, Sayumi Michishige's youma-inspired design was chosen.
Segments
From the January 27, 2008 episode until the April 27, 2008 episode, Haromoni@ had consisted of only a MouTube segment and occasionally a studio performance.
- Takahashi Ai - Known for potraying Doi Takako (a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 till 2005). She mimics her voice and try to promote things and places. - Niigaki Risa - GakiKame Segment, Performing hard and impossible task, usually requiring multiple attempts to complete. Her most notable task was trying to throw a golf ball into a hole with 302 attempts. Also known for her Korean performances, where she portrays other comedians doing parodies. - Michishige Sayumi - As Princess WaiWai, a magician performing Magic Tricks - Kamei Eri - GakiKame Segment, Performing hard and impossible task, usually requiring multiple attempts to complete. Her most notable task was trying to throw a book to fit exactly into the slot with 297 attempts. - Tanaka Reina - As Detective Tanaka, a detective that makes people confess their crimes using weird methods. - Kusumi Koharu - Atereko Musume (Voice-Over Musume), Performing voice over of old videos of Morning Musume members, making it as funny as possible. - Mitsui Aika - Known for her incredible Memory and challenging Nandemo Kioku Show. No matter how difficult it is, she is able to remember everything thrown to her. - JunJun - AirOO (Air Maru Maru) segment. Making the other members guess what she is portraying without any props and only hand actions. - LinLin - Chuugoku Fushigi News (China Unbelivable News). As a Chinese News Reporter, she would report weird and unbelievable news from China