Hinatazaka de Aimashō

Hinatazaka de Aimashō
Title card
Japanese name
Kanji日向坂で会いましょう
Literal meaningLet's meet at Hinatazaka
GenreVariety show
Created byYasushi Akimoto
Presented byAudrey (Toshiaki Kasuga, Masayasu Wakabayashi)
StarringHinatazaka46
Narrated byYōhei Azakami
Opening theme"Tokimeki Sō"
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes233
Production
Running time30 min.
Production companyKmax Co., Ltd. [ja]
Original release
NetworkTV Tokyo
ReleaseApril 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) –
present
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Hinatazaka de Aimashō (Japanese: 日向坂で会いましょう) is a Japanese late night variety show starring idol group Hinatazaka46. It is the successor to Hiragana Oshi and also hosted by the comedy duo Audrey. The show airs every Monday at 1:05 AM JST on TV Tokyo.

History

On April 8, 2019, Hiragana Oshi was rebranded as Hinatazaka de Aimashō, following the rebranding of Hiragana Keyakizaka46 to Hinatazaka46 in March 2019.[1][2] Hinatazaka de Aimashō also airs in a larger area than the previous show.[3] The title is a reference to the real Hyūgazaka street in Minato, Tokyo, which can be alternately read as Hinatazaka, after which the group was named.[4]

The show is mostly recorded in the studio, but several location shootings have been carried out as well, mostly for the "hit prayer" challenges traditionally taken on by Sakamichi Series groups for each music release. These include Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture for the second single's dragon boat rowing challenge,[5] Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture for the first album's tilefish catching challenge,[6] and various locations in Miyazaki Prefecture to commemorate the show's syndication in the prefecture.[7][8]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from the episode aired on May 17, 2020, the program transitioned from recording in a studio to recording remotely via Zoom. The remote episodes consisted of discussions of notable scenes from previous episodes[9] and a three-part Academic Ability Test, the group's first one since their rebranding and second one overall.[10] It returned to studio recording, with various health precautions, since the episode aired on July 18, 2020.[11]

The first set of home media was released on January 1, 2023. As with Hiragana Oshi, the episodes were released with a certain theme on each edition instead of in chronological order.[12]

Reception

Gendai Business commented that Hinatazaka de Aimashō is "funnier" than the usual idol variety shows,[13] while idol journalist Yutaka Sato commented in Entame Next that the show "deviated" at times from the idol show formula to that of comedy shows, particularly noting the late 2020 episodes featuring comedian Takushi Tanaka. Sato attributed this to the Hinatazaka46 members' "greed" for laughter, a trait normally possessed by comedians;[14] Wakabayashi and Kasuga have commented that some segments would be challenging even for experienced comedians.[15] The interaction between the members and Audrey is also positively received, as well as the quality of post-production work.[13][14][16]

In addition to the members' growth, pop culture writer Hiko commented that the show also documents the growth of the Audrey duo. Both of them had the reputation of being "shy" around women, and their connection with the members through the years had allowed them to "redo their youth", as they went from being bachelors when Hiragana Oshi started in 2018 to having daughters of their own as of 2022.[17]

The September 2020 issue of B.L.T. magazine has the show as its feature story and named Shiho Katō, Kumi Sasaki, Suzuka Tomita, and Konoka Matsuda as Hinatazaka46's "comedy elites".[18]

Notable guests

  • Kenji Hamatani (Hamaka-n), episodes 11–13, 33–34, 147-149
  • Mitsuharu Sato (Dokidoki Camp), episodes 14–15,25,30,44,74 etc. (Total 12times)
  • Shunji Kōno, Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, episode 30
  • Takushi Tanaka (Ungirls), episodes 87–89, 97–98
  • Takashi Yoshimura (Heisei Nobushi Kobushi), episode 124

Home media

Featured member Title Episodes
Shiho Katō Shiho Kato's Let's Meet at the Barbecue (加藤史帆のバーベキューで会いましょう) #6–7 Get Rid of the Stingy Character! Let's Have Kasuga the Man Treat Everyone for Real!

#11–13 Kasuga the Man's Complete Treat! Hinatazaka46's Reward BBQ Bus Tour!

Kumi Sasaki Kumi Sasaki's Let's Meet for Baseball (佐々木久美の野球で会いましょう) #19–20 Go for the Ceremonial First Pitch! The Miracle of Hinatazaka Baseball Club!

#28–30 Go Harder for the Ceremonial First Pitch! The Miracle of Hinatazaka Baseball Club in Miyazaki Camp

Miku Kanemura Miku Kanemura's Let's Meet with Audrey (金村美玖のオードリーに合いましょう) #23 Let's Celebrate the Lonely Waka-chan's Birthday Together!

#33 It's Time to Repick Waka-sama's Favorite Member (double-length episode)

#34 It's Time to Repick Waka-sama's Favorite Member (Unreleased Scenes)

#43 Cheer Up Kasuga on His Birthday! A Whole 30 Minutes of Nibu Festival

Nao Kosaka Nao Kosaka's Let's Meet at the Hit Campaign (小坂菜緒のヒットキャンペーンで会いましょう) #14–15 Let's Watch the 2nd Single Hit Prayer Recording Together!

#24–25 3rd Single Hit Prayer! Let's Record the Show's Original Music Video in One Cut!

#131 6th Single Hit Campaign "Tteka", Let's Paint a Giant Illustration Together!

Akari Nibu Akari Nibu's Let's Meet at the Team Competitions (丹生明里の団体戦で会いましょう) #17–18 Chan-nibu Extreme Battle! The Nibumonea

#47–48 HinaAi vs HinaMashō: Let's Decide Once and For All! Nickname Standardization Match

#105–106 First Debut Anniversary of the New Third Generation Members: Let's Leave Our Mark in the Battle to Surpass the Seniors

References

  1. ^ "日向坂46、『HINABINGO!』初回放送からバラエティ力と個性を発揮 収録現場レポート" (in Japanese). Real Sound. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ 日向坂で会いましょう [@hiraganakmax] (31 March 2019). 「ひらがな推し」１年間ありがとうございました。「日向坂で会いましょう」もよろしくお願いいたします！ [Thank you for your support after one year of Hiragana Oshi. Look forward to watching Hinatazaka de Aimashō!] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "日向坂46、『HINABINGO!』への期待 オードリーとの『ひらがな推し』で得た成長を振り返る". Real Sound (in Japanese). April 4, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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  9. ^ "リモートアイドル番組増加中！ 『日向坂で会いましょう』では小坂菜緒が熱く語る一幕も". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). Entame Next. 18 May 2020. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
  10. ^ author (2020-06-29). "号泣した日向坂46金村美玖を優しくフォローするオードリーの"気遣い"に賞賛の声！ #日向坂で会いましょう". coconutsjapan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  15. ^ Achi Kochi Audrey [ja] (in Japanese) December 8, 2020. TV Tokyo.
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