Mayonaka ni Hello!

Mayonaka ni Hello! (真夜中にハロー！; Hello at Midnight!) is a Japanese TV drama starring Kikuchi Momoko as Mariko, Ohara Yuno as Misaki, and the Hello! Project members as themselves. 
It premiered on January 13, 2022 and ended on March 17, 2022, with a total of 10 episodes. 
A Blu-ray of the drama will be released on August 31, 2022. The release will include, along with the episodes of the drama, a CD with the soundtrack, a 24-page booklet, a "door" acrylic figure stand and a sticker sheet; and will be packed in a special BOX case."ハロー！プロジェクト総出演のドラマ『真夜中にハロー！』 Blu-ray 発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-06-07.
==Synopsis==
Azumi, a manga artist, is staying at the guesthouse "Sun Plaza Asanuma" with the cheapest accommodation. However, she can't concentrate on her work because she is bothered by the lively voices of the house mother, Mariko (Kikuchi Momoko), and her daughter, Misaki (Ohara Yuno), coming from the common space. When she looks up the reputation of Sun Plaza Asanuma on the internet, she finds a list of bad reviews, but among them she finds a mysterious comment: “A door opens.” Then, when Azumi is stuck at work, a “door” suddenly appears in front of her that leads to the backstage of Hello! Project...
==Plot==
The Asanuma house receives guests, just like an Airbnb, and the daughter Misaki is always worried about their rating on the app, since the mom, Mariko, is a Hello! Project wota and keeps blasting their songs on the radio. Mariko likes to pick the ideal song for every situation (like Odore! Morning Curry for when Kisaki is making curry, etc) but Misaki says she should keep her hobbies for herself and stop bothering the guests. 
The thing is, Mariko seems to have a special power where she can summon this "Mysterious Door" when the guests are in trouble, where they'll be helped by H!P members and the song she chose for the occasion. The door appears in the middle of nowhere, at night, with only "HELLO!" written in it, and when the guest crosses it, they get into the backstage of Hello! Project, where they meet the members. They proceed to perform the song that helps with the guest's problems, the one Mariko has chosen. The dream-like event ends, they leave the house (maybe having become a H!P fan themselves) and the next episode will have a new guest with a new problem to solve.
==Cast==
===Main Characters===
*Kikuchi Momoko (菊池桃子) as Asanuma Mariko (朝沼マリコ)
*Ohara Yuno (大原優乃) as Asanuma Misaki (朝沼ミサキ)
===Sunplaza Asanuma Guests===
*Ohno Ito (大野いと) as Muraki Azumi (村木あずみ)
*Okamoto Rei (岡本玲) as Mitamura Yuuha (三田村ゆうは)
*Takatsuki Sara (高月彩良) as Yoshino Ayame (吉野あやめ)
*Tanaka Makoto (田中真琴) as Nishi Nonoka (西乃々花)
*Ichikawa Yui (市川由衣) as Komiyama Sumire (小宮山すみれ)
*Goto Takenori (後藤剛範) as Okunaka Yuujirou (奥仲ユウジロウ)
*Tokunaga Eri (徳永えり) as Otsuka Kyouka (大塚杏香)
*Gouriki Ayame (剛力彩芽) as Iura Hibiki (井浦ヒビキ)
*Kashiwagi Yuki (柏木由紀) as herself
==Episodes==
Ep. #	Air Date 	Featured Members
1 	January 13, 2022 	Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura, Haga Akane, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare
Muraki Azuki, an aspiring manga artist, gets help from Morning Musume '22.
Featured song: Mikan	Muraki Azuki, an aspiring manga artist, gets help from Morning Musume '22.
Featured song: Mikan	Muraki Azuki, an aspiring manga artist, gets help from Morning Musume '22.
Featured song: Mikan
 	 	
2 	January 20, 2022 	Kamikokuryo Moe, Ise Layla, Kawana Rin, Hirai Miyo, Kobayashi Honoka, Satoyoshi Utano
Mitamura Yuuha, a game developer that just changed companies and is having a hard time fitting in, gets help from H!P members that didn't have Hello Pro Kenshuusei experience. 
Featured song: Souda! We're ALIVE	Mitamura Yuuha, a game developer that just changed companies and is having a hard time fitting in, gets help from H!P members that didn't have Hello Pro Kenshuusei experience. 
Featured song: Souda! We're ALIVE	Mitamura Yuuha, a game developer that just changed companies and is having a hard time fitting in, gets help from H!P members that didn't have Hello Pro Kenshuusei experience. 
Featured song: Souda! We're ALIVE
 	 	
3 	January 27, 2022 	Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Kaga Kaede, Kitagawa Rio, Yamazaki Mei
Yoshino Ayame, who works at the planning department of a jam making company, gets help from Morning Musume '22. 
Featured song: Jealousy Jealousy	Yoshino Ayame, who works at the planning department of a jam making company, gets help from Morning Musume '22. 
Featured song: Jealousy Jealousy	Yoshino Ayame, who works at the planning department of a jam making company, gets help from Morning Musume '22. 
Featured song: Jealousy Jealousy
 	 	
4 	February 3, 2022 	Ichioka Reina, Shimakura Rika, Nishida Shiori, Eguchi Saya, Takase Kurumi, Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, Okamura Minami, Kiyono Momohime, Hirai Miyo, Kobayashi Honoka, Satoyoshi Utano
Nishi Nonoka, who hoped to enter the development department at a beer company but instead is put into sales, gets help from BEYOOOOONDS. 
Featured song: Konna Hazu ja Nakatta!	Nishi Nonoka, who hoped to enter the development department at a beer company but instead is put into sales, gets help from BEYOOOOONDS. 
Featured song: Konna Hazu ja Nakatta!	Nishi Nonoka, who hoped to enter the development department at a beer company but instead is put into sales, gets help from BEYOOOOONDS. 
Featured song: Konna Hazu ja Nakatta!
 	 	
5 	February 10, 2022	Takeuchi Akari, Sasaki Rikako, Kamikokuryo Moe, Kawamura Ayano, Ise Layla
Komiyama Sumire, a designer originally from Ehime, who is trying to make her project to be approved into a product, gets help from ANGERME members that are also not originally from Tokyo. 
Featured song: Mou Ippo	Komiyama Sumire, a designer originally from Ehime, who is trying to make her project to be approved into a product, gets help from ANGERME members that are also not originally from Tokyo. 
Featured song: Mou Ippo	Komiyama Sumire, a designer originally from Ehime, who is trying to make her project to be approved into a product, gets help from ANGERME members that are also not originally from Tokyo. 
Featured song: Mou Ippo
 	 	
6 	February 17, 2022	Yamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto Ami, Kishimoto Yumeno, Asakura Kiki, Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori, Akiyama Mao, Kasai Yuumi, Yagi Shiori, Fukuda Marine, Yofu Runo
Okunaka Yuujiro, who's having a communication trouble with his teenage daughter Ao, gets help from Tsubaki Factory. 
Featured song: Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta	Okunaka Yuujiro, who's having a communication trouble with his teenage daughter Ao, gets help from Tsubaki Factory. 
Featured song: Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta	Okunaka Yuujiro, who's having a communication trouble with his teenage daughter Ao, gets help from Tsubaki Factory. 
Featured song: Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta
 	 	
7 	February 24, 2022	Takeuchi Akari, Kawamura Ayano, Sasaki Rikako, Kamikokuryo Moe, Ise Layla, Hashisako Rin, Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion, Matsumoto Wakana
Otsuka Kyoka, a fierce career woman who is having doubts about her "late bloomer" boyfriend, gets help from ANGERME. 
Featured song: Taiki Bansei	Otsuka Kyoka, a fierce career woman who is having doubts about her "late bloomer" boyfriend, gets help from ANGERME. 
Featured song: Taiki Bansei	Otsuka Kyoka, a fierce career woman who is having doubts about her "late bloomer" boyfriend, gets help from ANGERME. 
Featured song: Taiki Bansei
 	 	
8 	March 3, 2022 	Inoue Rei, Kudo Yume, Matsunaga Riai, Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa, Ebata Kisaki
Iura Hibiki, an english teacher looking for romance, gets help from Juice=Juice junior members. 
Featured song: Romance no Tochuu	Iura Hibiki, an english teacher looking for romance, gets help from Juice=Juice junior members. 
Featured song: Romance no Tochuu	Iura Hibiki, an english teacher looking for romance, gets help from Juice=Juice junior members. 
Featured song: Romance no Tochuu
 	 	
9 	March 10, 2022 	Uemura Akari, Inaba Manaka, Dambara Ruru, Inoue Rei, Kudo Yume, Matsunaga Riai, Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa, Ebata Kisaki
Misaki faces Mariko about the truth of the door. 
Featured song: "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?	Misaki faces Mariko about the truth of the door. 
Featured song: "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?	Misaki faces Mariko about the truth of the door. 
Featured song: "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?
 	 	
10 	March 17, 2022 	Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio, Yamazaki Mei, Okamura Homare, Hiromoto Ruli, Ishiguri Kanami, Yonemura Kirara
Misaki and Mariko get ready for their new future. 
Featured song: I WISH	Misaki and Mariko get ready for their new future. 
Featured song: I WISH	Misaki and Mariko get ready for their new future. 
Featured song: I WISH
 	 	
==Mayonaka ni Hello! ~Onna no Sono wa Dashi no Kaori~ ==
Mayonaka ni Hello! ~Onna no Sono wa Dashi no Kaori~ (真夜中にハロー！～女の園は出汁の香り～; Hello at Midnight! ~A Woman's Garden Smells Like Broth~) is a special bonus story which ran exclusively on the dTV streaming service. The premise features AKB48 member Kashiwagi Yuki, who has been watching Mayonaka ni Hello! via streaming on demand, and wishes that one day she might be able to find the mysterious door. 
Ep. # 	Air Date 	Featured Members
dTV Web Exclusive 1: Zenpen (First Half)	March 25, 2022	Kawamura Ayano, Hashisako Rin, Nishida Shiori, Yamazaki Yuhane
The same Kenshuusei generation members are getting ready inside the door, but the person that shows up is not who they were expecting. 
Featured song: Onna no Sono, Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa	The same Kenshuusei generation members are getting ready inside the door, but the person that shows up is not who they were expecting. 
Featured song: Onna no Sono, Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa	The same Kenshuusei generation members are getting ready inside the door, but the person that shows up is not who they were expecting. 
Featured song: Onna no Sono, Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa
 	 	
dTV Web Exclusive 2: Kouhen(Second Half)	April 01, 2022	Kawamura Ayano, Hashisako Rin, Nishida Shiori, Yamazaki Yuhane
Episode summary TBA
Featured song: Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa, Dance de Bakoon!	
Episode summary TBA
Featured song: Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa, Dance de Bakoon!	
Episode summary TBA
Featured song: Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa, Dance de Bakoon!
 	 	
==Trivia==
*OCHA NORMA sings the opening for the show, but have not made an appearance in it as a group.
*The show's title seems to be referencing the city pop hit "" by .
*The name of the lodging is "Sunplaza Asanuma" in reference of the venue Nakano Sunplaza, a classic venue for Hello! Project's live concerts.
*One of the protagonist's name, Mariko, may be a reference to Mariko from the "Naichau Kamo" lyrics - she even plays the song a few seconds in episode 1. Plus, her name is written using katakana only, just like the original lyrics.
*Since Ohara Yuno comes from a dance background, she quickly picked up the choreography required for the opening theme. Kikuchi Momoko had a harder time memorizing the steps.https://www.instagram.com/p/CZMMnvVplNG/
*In episode 2, there's a restaurant named Lotta Love (Rottara) Buono, a reference to "Rottara Rottara".
*In episode 3, there's a personality test called Honto no Jibun, written "ホントのじぶん", exactly like the song by Buono!.
*In episode 5, appears as a design company boss, and the episode's theme song "Mou Ippo" is one of the songs he composed for ANGERME.
*This show started airing exactly 10 years after Hello! Project's last drama, Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen.
*The web exclusive episode features AKB48 member Kashiwagi Yuki, who auditioned for Morning Musume during the Morning Musume Happy 8ki Audition.
*In the first episode of the dTV Web Exclusive, Kawamura Ayano butchers an entire tuna. At the time this was filmed, she was the only woman (and ninth Japanese national overall) to have successfully passed the level one tuna demolitionist exam.
==Gallery==
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Mayonakanihello-mariko.jpg|Kikuchi Momoko as Mariko
Mayonakanihello-kisaki.jpg|Ohara Yuno as Misaki
Mayonakanihello-mariko&kisaki.jpg|Mariko & Misaki Asanuma
Mayonakanihello-guests.jpg|Sunplaza Asanuma Guests
==References==
==External Links==
*Official Mayonaka ni Hello! Site
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Official Twitter
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