Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019 (ハロプロ紅白対抗 ザ☆バトル2019) is a variety show starring Hello! Project. Through the show, all of the members from Morning Musume '19, ANGERME, Juice=Juice, Country Girls, Kobushi Factory, Tsubaki Factory, and BEYOOOOONDS were split into two teams that competed against each other: a red team called "Team Hello" and a white team called "Team Project".
A Twitter account opened for the show on October 17, 2019, and the show began airing on October 24, 2019 on the dTV Channel's Hikari TV Channel+.
All six episodes from 2019 were compiled in the Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.65, and have been re-edited with unreleased footage. It was released on January 2, 2020.
On July 23 and 30, 2020, a two-part special was aired in lieu of a second season under the title Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2020 ~Ano Atsuki Battle wo Futatabi SP~ (ハロプロ紅白対抗 ザ☆バトル2020 ～あの熱きバトルを再びSP～). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only select Hello! Project members competed, and they participated in games modified to comply with social distancing regulations.[1]
Featured Members[]
- Miyazaki Yuka (narration)[2]
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Team Hello (Red Team)
Team Project (White Team)
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Episodes[]
| Ep. # | Air Date | Members Featured |
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| 1 | October 24, 2019 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| After the entrance march and opening ceremony, the two teams play HADO, an augmented reality sport, for the first battle. | ||
| 2 | October 31, 2019 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| For the second battle, the two teams play tug-of-war, with ANGERME's Sasaki Rikako and Kasahara Momona standing out as the most powerful players. The two leaders Fukumura Mizuki and Takeuchi Akari have a confrontation. | ||
| 3 | November 7, 2019 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| For the third battle, the two teams play dancing tamahaire. Players who are eliminated by the mid-point of the battle are only allowed to eat one rice ball for lunch as punishment. The two teams have lunch, and the fourth battle begins. | ||
| 4 | November 14, 2019 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| For the fourth battle, the two teams play kin-ball sports. The fifth battle begins. | ||
| 5 | November 21, 2019 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| For the fifth battle, the two teams play bubble sumo wrestling. The final battle begins. | ||
| 6 | November 28, 2019 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| For the final battle, the two teams play soft dodgeball to determine the winner of the competition. | ||
| Ep. # | Air Date | Members Featured |
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| 1 | July 23, 2020 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, smaller-sized teams of select Hello! Project members begin to compete in challenges while maintaining social distancing. | ||
| 2 | July 30, 2019 | Team Hello, Team Project |
| The smaller-sized teams continue to compete in challenges while maintaining social distancing. They play the classic shiritori drawing relay game and a table cloth pulling game. When the battle is finally over, the winning team gets a luxury ochazuke set as a reward to enjoy while social distancing at home. | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "「ハロプロ紅白対抗 ザ☆バトル」と「ハロプロのお仕事チャレンジ！」のスペシャル番組の配信が決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-07-16.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yuka_miyazaki42/status/1186139196831879168