OA: 28th September 2008
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Haromoni@ Finale: Morning Musume Art Theatre SP
So here it is, after 8 and a half years and 429 episodes (1 year, 5 months, 20 days and 75 episodes of Haromoni@) this is it. The final ever Haromoni.
What are we going out with? GakiKame Morning Musume Art Theatre!

Yes, all 9 of the girls will be taking part in this special Art – at the Haromoni@ Restaurant.
They're split into three groups, Kitchen, Dining Hall and Entrance; with each group doing a separate Art.

The first group is Eri, Sayu and Koharu who are at the entrance.
Koharu, sitting on a chair under the stairs, will have to throw a hat to Eri, who's at the bottom of the stairs. After catching the hat, Eri then has to throw it onto Sayu's head, while Sayu is walking up the stairs carrying boxes.

Moving onto the Dining Hall group: Ai, Aika and Lin.
Aika has to pull a tablecloth off of a table while bowls of croissants and fruit are sitting on top – without pulling any of that off as well. She then has to throw this sideways to Ai, who'll catch it and throw it backwards over her head to land in a washing bag trolley that Lin is pushing.

And finally in the kitchen it's Risa, Reina and Jun. Risa will have to flick spaghetti out of a sieve backwards over her head. Jun will have to move out of the way so it doesn't hit her, but fly past her and land on the plate that Reina is holding.

That's really all the explanation that's needed, you just have to watch and see what happens.
Highlights though:
Ai showing Aika up by pulling the tablecloth off properly first time,
Jun moaning about keeping being hit with the spaghetti,
Sayu's boxes through the episode.

The first team to complete?
The Kitchen Team: 82 attempts, 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Then it's the Dining Hall Team: 149 attempts, 3 hours and 15 minutes.
And after lots of wanting to give up, some sad music, a pep talk from Eri and a final cheat from Sayu, the Entrance Team... Finally manage it!!: 316 attempts, 4 hours and 50 minutes. Making that the biggest Art attempt ever!!

And for the finale? Something that we'll never know how many takes it took, but we do know that Jun cried (whether that was because it took so long or because it's the end, or both, who knows...): Dart-balloon popping!
One dart each, one balloon to pop with it each, and one final message.
Mmmmm, Aaaarto! Haromoni@, Bye Bye!

And thank you! It's gone through its rough patches. You could say Haromoni@ was one long rough patch compared to Hello! Morning, but I still loved it. So:
a BIG thank you girls, thanks Akachin, thanks Cabbage and thanks to everyone involved.
Haromoni has become my favourite TV show ever in the last (nearly) 3 years. Ever? Ever! It never fails to cheer me up, make me smile and make me laugh.
And also thank YOU for visiting this site over the years. It's been a LOT of fun.

In the words of Mr Sweat: I see you! Bye Bi-king!!

Here's hoping this isn't the end forever...