Koeharu! Explained

Network:Nippon TV
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:AOI Pro.
Related:Dasada (TV series)
Producer:Kazue San'nōmaru
Tetsu Motegi
Yūka Fukusawa
Yūto Nagashio
Native Name:声春っ!
Developer:Yasushi Akimoto
Screenplay:Erika Yoshida
Num Episodes:10
Director:Takehiko Shinjō
Ryō Nishimura
Starring:Hinatazaka46
Opentheme:"Koe no Ashiato"
Endtheme:"Koe no Ashiato"
Composer:Tarō Makido
Country:Japan

is a Japanese television series starring members of the idol group Hinatazaka46. The show follows the students daily lives as they attend a voice acting school. The show aired on Nippon TV at 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM on Thursdays, and was available on Hulu Japan after it finished airing.[1] [2] The series is the third television series to feature Hinatazaka46, after and Dasada, but Koeharu! is the first to not include every member.

Premise

Meiko Hinowa (Mirei Sasaki) decides to enroll in a voice acting academy named "Kirameki Academy" to audition for a role in her favorite manga series that is getting an anime adaptation. She befriends people at her dormitory and school as they all work towards their dream roles.

Cast

Hinatazaka46

Others

Production

The series was announced on March 27, 2021 during the second day of Hinatazaka46's 2nd anniversary concert.[3]

Koeharu aired on Nippon TV between April 29 and July 1, 2021, and was available on Hulu Japan after its broadcast. An accompanying talk show was also included on Hulu where Sarina Ushio, the narrator of the series, interviewed other Hinatazaka46 cast members.[1] [4]

Soundtrack

The opening and closing theme song, "Koe no Ashiato", is included in Hinatazaka46's single "Kimi Shika Katan".[5] In the storyline, there are also two musical groups who each record a song in the series' soundtrack: by Maririn & Ruby (Konoka Matsuda and Suzuka Tomita), and "Hell Rose" by Chocola Chocola (Hina Kawata, Hiyori Hamagishi, and Mei Higashimura).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: <日向坂46>ドラマ「声春っ!」スペシャルコンテンツ 潮紗理菜がMC 裏話、マル秘エピソードを"ゆる~く"トーク . Yahoo News . MANTANWEB . August 1, 2021 . ja . April 26, 2021 . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802041157/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2740bc4cc5f2bd512bf6abf6f00c1c059183fe91 . dead .
  2. Web site: 日向坂46×声優×青春『声春っ!』4月スタート 主演は佐々木美玲 . クランクイン . August 2, 2021 . ja . March 27, 2021.
  3. Web site: 日向坂46、デビュー2周年記念ライヴ「Special 2days」開催。1年3ヶ月ぶりのシングル『君しか勝たん』5月26日リリース決定 . Tower Records Japan . August 1, 2021 . ja . March 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: 日向坂46主演ドラマ「声春っ!」HuluスペシャルコンテンツMC潮紗理菜で「声春っ!ドラマラボ!」Hulu独占配信決定 . Screen Online . August 1, 2021 . ja . April 26, 2021.
  5. Web site: 日向坂46「声の足跡」MVは青春がキーワード、センターは佐々木美玲と丹生明里 . Natalie . August 1, 2021 . ja . May 5, 2021.
  6. Web site: Music . Koeharu! . Nippon TV . August 2, 2021 . ja.