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Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング。), also often abbreviated as Haromoni (ハロモニ), was a weekly television show starring the lead Hello! Project group Morning Musume (although originally, all Hello! Project members were featured). It aired from 11:30 to 12:30 on Sundays on TV Tokyo. It was on the air from April 2000 until April 2007. The theme song for the show was Hello! no Theme.
The last episode of Hello! Morning was aired April 1, 2007 after 354 episodes. The show was replaced with a new show called Haromoni@, which was somewhat shorter and had a different concept.
Featured Members
- Heike Michiyo
- Morning Musume
- 1st Generation: Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd Generation: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka
- 3rd Generation: Goto Maki
- 4th Generation: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th Generation: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- 6th Generation: Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 7th Generation: Kusumi Koharu
- 8th Generation: Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin
- Country Musume
- T&C Bomber
- Miyoshi Chinatsu
- Coconuts Musume
- Hello! Project Shuffle Units
- Melon Kinenbi
- Matsuura Aya
- Minimoni
- Hello! Project Kids
- v-u-den
Segments
Hello! Morning's air time was divided in several segments, some of which were ongoing and some of which were not.
Corners / Skits
- Morning Talk (モーニングトーク) Episode 001-011, 013-016, 019-024
- The Morning Musume members talk with each other about allocated topics, often accompanied by celebrities.
- T&C Bomber no Skill-Up Kouza (T&Cボンバーのスキルアップ講座, T&C Bomber's Skill-Up Course) Episode 001-005, 009-013,
- The members of T&C Bomber teach the Hello! Project members a different skill each episode based on their own talents. For example, Kominato Miwa teaches Min'yo singing. T&C bomber ended up graduating before each member could showcase their own talent.
- Ballerina Sentai Melon (バレリーナ戦隊メロン, Ballerina Squadron Melon) Episode 001-005, 007, 009-014, 016-020
- A skit featuring the members of Melon Kinenbi, where they portray 4 high-schoolers who live a double life as both ballerinas and heroes, defeating various villains.
- Last Phrase wo Utaccha Dame! (ラストフレーズを歌っちゃダメ！Don't Sing the Last Phrase!) Episode 018-024, 026-039, 042-043, 049, 082, 119, 146, 275, 277
- Various Hello! Project members sing Hello! Project songs karaoke-style - except the aim of this game is to not sing the last phrase! If a member ends up singing the last phrase/line of a song, they have to forfeit.
- Charemoni (チャレモニ。Challenge Morning Musume) Episode 026-038, 042-043
- A few members of Morning Musume (Usually Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi and Yasuda Kei) will participate in different challenges, like skip-rope jumping or playing hand bells. This is hosted by Ishikawa Rika playing a personality called Charmy.
- Minimoni Chiccha~! (ミニモニ。ちっちゃ～!, Minimoni Small!) Episode 026-038, 042
- Segment featuring the members of Minimoni.
- Yossie no You CHECK IT OUT YO! (ヨッスィ―の要 CHECK IT OUT YO! Yossie's YO CHECK IT OUT YO!) Episode 028-038, 042
- A small segment with Yoshizawa Hitomi reading out answers from Morning Musume members to different questions - things like their favorite food or color.
- Yuu-chan no Otona ni Naru wa! Boyoyon Boyoyo~n (裕ちゃんの大人になるわ！ ぼよよんぼよよ～ん; Yuu-chan's I'm an Adult Now! Boyoyoing Boyoyo~ing) Episode 61-69
- Now that Nakazawa Yuko has graduated from Morning Musume, she's an adult, and various guests will appear to help her achieve adult milestones, like choosing a career or a husband. Co-hosted by Yaguchi Mari.
- Minimoni Sekai Shojun! (ミニモニ。世界照準; Minimoni Aims for the World) Episode 61-71
- The members of Minimoni interact with various guests and celebrities in order to improve their skills.
- Princess wo Sukue!! (プリンセスをすくえ！！; Save the Princess!!) Episode 70-75
- One member of Morning Musume is randomly selected to be the princess, who then selects half of the remaining members to be her Rescue Musume team. They will face off against the rest, the Mutinous Musume, in various challenges. The Rescue Musume must win the challenges to save the princess from being buried under a torrent of plastic balls, otherwise it's the Mutinous Musume who will claim victory.
- Haromoni Gekijou "Bus ga Kuru Made" (ハロモ二。劇場「バスがくるまで」) Episode 078-
- Minimoni Pyon Seijin (ミニモ二。ぴょ〜ん星人) Episode 078-
- Minimoni Kappa no Hanamichi (ミニモニ。河童の花道) Episode 129-179
- Minimoni. as Kappa
- Minimoni Yonkyuusan (ミニモニ。四休さん) Episode 180-
- Minimoni. as buddhist monk apprentices challenging guests with quiz, the losers will be hit by a giant Teru teru bozu.
Hello! Pro News
One-Off
- Morning Musume News (モーニング娘。News) Episode 000
- An English-language based skit with an American woman (called Shelley Sweeney) reading news about Morning Musume, Hello! Morning, Pinch Runner, Morning Musume no Heso
- Morning Battle (モーニングバトル) Episode 012
- Morning Musume members team up and go head-to-head with each other in different challenges
- Otsukai Musume Passhimoni (お使い娘パッシモニ。) Episode 027 & 028, 032 & 033, 035 & 036
- Various members of Hello! Project are sent off to do agricultural-based tasks, in the same vein of those done by Country Musume. They also go out and taste various foods.
- Hello! Morning Aki no Mikaku Gari Tour (ハローモニ。秋の味覚狩りツアー, Hello! Morning's Autumn Taste Hunting Tour) Episode 029 & 030
- Nisemono Dore Da! Doki Doki 5 (にせものどれだ！ドキドキ5) Episode 032-033, 035-036
- Hello! Pro News (ハロプロニュース) Episode 078-
- Sakigake!! Niigakijuku (魁!!新垣塾, Charge!! Niigaki's Private School) Episode 163, 166-167, 174
- Principal Niigaki and assistant Abe-san educating the newly joined 6th generation except Fujimoto.
- The character Principal Niigaki later made appearances on other segments, in episode 183 to introduce Aa! and episode 207 in Minimoni Yonkyuusan.
Episodes
| Year | Amount of Episodes |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 Episodes |
| 2001 | 50 Episodes |
| 2002 | 50 Episodes |
| 2003 | 51 Episodes |
| 2004 | 48 Episodes |
| 2005 | 49 Episodes |
| 2006 | 49 Episodes |
| 2007 | 12 Episodes |
DVD Releases
- [2003.04.23] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou "Bus ga Kuru Made" Vol.1
- [2003.04.23] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou "Bus ga Kuru Made" Vol.2
- [2003.05.14] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou "Bus ga Kuru Made" Vol.3
- [2003.05.14] Hello! Morning Minimoni Pyon Seijin & Gomaki Penguin Monogatari
- [2003.12.26] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou Vol.4 "Hirusagari no Moomamatachi & Bus ga Kuru Made"
- [2003.12.26] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou Vol.5 "Ekimae Kouban Monogatari & Isha ga Kuru Made"
- [2004.06.30] Hello! Morning Minimoni Yonkyuusan
- [2004.06.30] Hello! Morning Minimoni Kappa no Hanamichi
- [2004.07.28] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou Vol.6 "Ekimae Kouban Monogatari"
- [2004.07.28] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou Vol.7 "Ekimae Kouban Monogatari Tokubetsu-hen"
- [2005.12.21] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou Vol.8 "Kouendoori Sanchoume"
- [2005.12.21] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou Vol.9 "Kouendoori Sanchoume & Sanchoume Hanten"
- [2007.02.28] Hello! Morning Haromoni Gekijou Vol.10 "Ekimae Hiroba Nite"
Trivia
- The show uses a lot of video game original soundtracks, such as Katamari Damacy and Guitar Freaks.
- The program is best known outside of Japan due to the "Dramatic Chipmunk" meme, where a clip of the Minimoni members interacting with a prairie dog during a Minimoni Chiccha segment was uploaded to YouTube in 2007 and became viral, gaining millions of views on the platform.
Gallery
External Links
- Wikipedia: Japanese