These past days what began as a rumor ended up being (cruel for some, joyous for others) truth. Personally, I have mixed feelings about this. Well, let's recap so you can understand what I'm talking about.
As you know part of the franchise of HP, mainly MM, is their weekly tv show: Hello Morning (or HM - Haro Moni). It began in 2000-2001 (correct me if i'm wrong in certain facts, please) as a show to present HP new releases of (at the time) Morning Musume, Taiyo and Ciscomoon, Melon Kinenbi, Michiyo Heike, Country Musume, Coconuts Musume, and other HP solo artists. This show had the lenght of 15 minutes, no more no less. It also let their wotas be "near" their favorite idols (to know personal info and all that) and the girls the opportunity explore more their "character" in the group.
As their popularity increased, so did the time of the tv show. The previous organization of the tv show (interviews to other artists out of HP or inside HP, a little game and the presentation of new releases or a live presentation)changed forever.I believe it was when the 4th Generation came that they started to develop more segments or skits into the show as well as new characters.
On the skits and segments we have: At the bus station, The Police Station, Ganko Ken, At the train station, HP News, The entretaiment/Magic Restaurant, Eric Kamezo Maido Aari, Yossy Yo Check-it out Yo, Mini Moni Chiccha and lots and lots of mini challenges to win food. This challenges left me thinking that maybe they do not eat well or at all XD. On the characters we have: Charmy Ishikawa, Loveley Takahashi, Kyamei Eri, Eric Kamezo, Pinky, Pi Mako, Majure, The Obachan from the Train Station, Tarako, Kazunoko, The Ganko Family (Ganko Ittetsu, his wife Kemeko and their children Hitotsuji and Futatsuji), The Police Officers Nakazawa, Yaguchi, Tanaka and Takahashi, Hitomi Crow, Michiru and Chiruchiru, The Kindergarden tecaher Abe, Fumimaro Ayanoujo and all his relatives, Goro-san from Furano, Kemeko obachan, Johnny Kago and Tony Tsuji, Francisco Makiel and many many many more. Obviously the ratings were favorable for the show.
Likewise, as new members came, the number of characters and of new skits increased. But what it failed, at least for me, was that the original purpose of the show was forgotten: the new girls couldn't develop their characters because they couldn't see beyond the already stablished characters. There was the yankii girl, the idiot girl, the cute gril, the cool girl, the spacey girl and then the new girls. They were not given screen time, they were not "alone" before a camera or given an specific character or role in the skits, they were always accompanied by their sempais.
By 2007, the organization of the program returned to what it was but with a little twist: The name change to Haromoniat, the interview part was replaced by them commenting on videos starring them (very short skits, some of them funny and some...very worrying or really stupid), there was not new releases promotionals, the challenges for food were still present and the occasional live performance by the group releasing a new single. For the first time the showing wasn't really "working", the fans were complaining and it just didnm't have the same feel to the prior format.
Not even a year has passed and just a week ago it was announced the show was going to be cancelled for good. After reading this I felt like "What the f**c is going on?". But it was foreseable the show was not liked, was not watched and practically bouched by their own wotas, the raiting of less than 1% showed it all.
For me the show was not good at all but what was remarkable was that the girls (the current line-up) were making the effort to improve the situation they were in. Some of the concepts of the videos of Mou Tube (their only segment) could have worked in as permanent skits, some have weird characters (like Doi Takako XD)just as lovable was the ones in HM.
Anyway, the last show will be on September 28. At least I still have VeryQ (starring Berryz Koubou and ºC-ute). Let's pary for the coming of a new show for MM.
As you know part of the franchise of HP, mainly MM, is their weekly tv show: Hello Morning (or HM - Haro Moni). It began in 2000-2001 (correct me if i'm wrong in certain facts, please) as a show to present HP new releases of (at the time) Morning Musume, Taiyo and Ciscomoon, Melon Kinenbi, Michiyo Heike, Country Musume, Coconuts Musume, and other HP solo artists. This show had the lenght of 15 minutes, no more no less. It also let their wotas be "near" their favorite idols (to know personal info and all that) and the girls the opportunity explore more their "character" in the group.
As their popularity increased, so did the time of the tv show. The previous organization of the tv show (interviews to other artists out of HP or inside HP, a little game and the presentation of new releases or a live presentation)changed forever.I believe it was when the 4th Generation came that they started to develop more segments or skits into the show as well as new characters.
On the skits and segments we have: At the bus station, The Police Station, Ganko Ken, At the train station, HP News, The entretaiment/Magic Restaurant, Eric Kamezo Maido Aari, Yossy Yo Check-it out Yo, Mini Moni Chiccha and lots and lots of mini challenges to win food. This challenges left me thinking that maybe they do not eat well or at all XD. On the characters we have: Charmy Ishikawa, Loveley Takahashi, Kyamei Eri, Eric Kamezo, Pinky, Pi Mako, Majure, The Obachan from the Train Station, Tarako, Kazunoko, The Ganko Family (Ganko Ittetsu, his wife Kemeko and their children Hitotsuji and Futatsuji), The Police Officers Nakazawa, Yaguchi, Tanaka and Takahashi, Hitomi Crow, Michiru and Chiruchiru, The Kindergarden tecaher Abe, Fumimaro Ayanoujo and all his relatives, Goro-san from Furano, Kemeko obachan, Johnny Kago and Tony Tsuji, Francisco Makiel and many many many more. Obviously the ratings were favorable for the show.
Likewise, as new members came, the number of characters and of new skits increased. But what it failed, at least for me, was that the original purpose of the show was forgotten: the new girls couldn't develop their characters because they couldn't see beyond the already stablished characters. There was the yankii girl, the idiot girl, the cute gril, the cool girl, the spacey girl and then the new girls. They were not given screen time, they were not "alone" before a camera or given an specific character or role in the skits, they were always accompanied by their sempais.
By 2007, the organization of the program returned to what it was but with a little twist: The name change to Haromoniat, the interview part was replaced by them commenting on videos starring them (very short skits, some of them funny and some...very worrying or really stupid), there was not new releases promotionals, the challenges for food were still present and the occasional live performance by the group releasing a new single. For the first time the showing wasn't really "working", the fans were complaining and it just didnm't have the same feel to the prior format.
Not even a year has passed and just a week ago it was announced the show was going to be cancelled for good. After reading this I felt like "What the f**c is going on?". But it was foreseable the show was not liked, was not watched and practically bouched by their own wotas, the raiting of less than 1% showed it all.
For me the show was not good at all but what was remarkable was that the girls (the current line-up) were making the effort to improve the situation they were in. Some of the concepts of the videos of Mou Tube (their only segment) could have worked in as permanent skits, some have weird characters (like Doi Takako XD)just as lovable was the ones in HM.
Anyway, the last show will be on September 28. At least I still have VeryQ (starring Berryz Koubou and ºC-ute). Let's pary for the coming of a new show for MM.
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