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The story
During Nippon TV’s ’24 Hour Television 49: My Family Story — Who Do You Think Of?’ broadcast on the night of August 29, 2026, a flashback drama scene evoking Morning Musume aired, and viewers on the Hello! Project board live-commented in real time. Since the era depicted in the drama appeared to be around 2013, fans traded period-accuracy debates like whether smartphones and LINE existed back then, and some pointed out that the number ‘1029’ shown in the scene could be read as Tsunku♂’s birthday. Scenes recreating the group’s costumes and jacket photos from that era drew a wave of nostalgic comments from longtime fans.
What people said
■ Morning Musume。'26 / Tsunku♂ ■ Nippon TV '24 Hour Television 49: "My Family Story — Who Do You Think Of?"' ■ 18:30–21:00 (next day) ■1
Turns out that Hello Kitty song was written by Tsunku
Actually, today's my birthday
'Don't you dare show up with no voice again next time we meet'
That's Fukumura's birthday
That's Fuku-chan (Fukumura)'s birthday
I remember LINE being a thing though
This scene right here is present-day, 2026
This scene's present-day, right?
This is now — it showed '2026' at the start
It showed '2026' on screen though
Smartphones were already widespread by then
'Utakata' wasn't a Tsunku song though
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It's a ballad but everyone's topless lol
That's a great song though
Kind of like the floating-heads cover art from Second Morning Musume (セカモ)
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My crew right here!
S/mileage looks exactly the same
This group goes viral 13 years later!
Would be funny if this part used a stand-in too
Isn't Da-ishi supposed to be in the corrected version?
He got the dismissal notice in summer or fall of 2013, so this must be after that
No way, he was writing a ton of songs back then
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Did you get to watch it? — Sugihara Meisa
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'24 Hour Television 49' Special Drama 'Happiness Exists'
Has it aired yet, I wonder?
I can't watch it in real time… 🥲
Think I'll watch the recording instead (smiling)
Background and Talking Points
The theme of 24 Hour Television 49 was ‘My Family Story — Who Do You Think Of?’, and it appears a family-episode scene evoking Morning Musume’s history was inserted into the drama. Tsunku♂ is known as the group’s creator, and his birthday is said to be October 29. In the thread, some pointed out that the number ‘1029’ shown in the scene could be linked to his birthday, but since the broadcast itself aired on August 29, the number was more likely just an in-drama date display. Opinions were also split over the period details, with some saying ‘smartphones existed by 2013’ and others suggesting ‘this scene is set in 2026’ — confusion that arose easily because the drama shifted back and forth between flashback and present-day segments, making it hard for viewers to tell which scene belonged to which era. Most of the comments were nostalgic reactions to the jacket photos and period costumes, mixed with lighthearted banter about which actors were stand-ins for which members.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread ‘■ Morning Musume。’26 / Tsunku♂ ■ Nippon TV ’24 Hour Television 49: “My Family Story — Who Do You Think Of?”‘ ■ 18:30–21:00 (next day) ■2‘.
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