MUSIC STATION
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MUSIC STATION (ミュージックステーション?) is a long-running Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on the October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcasted weekly in High-definition from 20:00-21:00 on TV Asahi.
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[edit] History
MUSIC STATION is a weekly one hour program similar to the American TRL. It is home to various performences as well as revealing the weekly Oricon rankings. Many Japanese groups and singers make their debut on MUSIC STATION. The show has also been host to many artists from around the world, ranging from Beyonce to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
MUSIC STATION is currently hosted by Dou Mariko and Tamori. The two provide banter for the show in between weekly segments and performances. Tamori is a former Japanese comedian who has been hosting the show since 1989. To date he has appeared in nearly every episode, marking over 4,000 appearances as the host. He is seldom absent from the show, his absences are usually due to illness or private commitments. Tamori is Japan's longest lasting television or radio host. His current co-host, Dou Mariko first appeared on the show in March, 2004. Takeuchi Emi was the previous host from 2000-2004.
[edit] Segments
MUSIC STATION is home to various weekly segments, the most common being the weekly singles ranking and the monthly album ranking.
[edit] CD SINGLE WEEKLY HIT RATING
Weekly Hits is a revealing of the top 20 selling singles for the week from the Oricon charts. This segment has appeared in nearly every episode of the program since 1989. Many of the highest selling artists will often perform on MUSIC STATION if their single happens to break a certain personal or nation-wide record.
[edit] CD Album Hit Ranking
Though not around for as long as the Weekly Hit Ratings has been, CD Album Hit Ranking is one of the longest appearing segments in the show. It is a monthly album ranking, charting the highest selling albums and debut albums. When a band or singer releases a new album, they will often appear on the show to talk with the hosts and advise watchers to buy their albums by performing live.
[edit] MUSIC TOPICS
Most weeks, Music Station has a segment called Music Topics also known as Mトピ. Music Topics goes in depth about about the current going ons in the Japanese music world.
[edit] CHAT SESSIONS
Chat Sessions is a weekly segment on MUSIC STATION. It will often feature a new artist or actor appearing to talk about a new project or film. It is also one of the longest appearing segments on the show. The show's co-hosts will often talk with the the weekly guests as well as that week's "Special Guest" often times taking questions from audience members.
[edit] MINI MUSIC STATION
When host Dou Mariko started in 2004, they started running a new segment called Mini Music Station and in the shortened form MINISUTE. (ミニステ) This segment is just a quick 2 minute segment that is run just before Music Station before cutting to a commercial break and then starting the show. Dou Mariko talks to 1 or 2 of the artists on that episode for a little bit, she then introduces the other artists watching that segment before saying, stay tuned for Music Station after the break.
[edit] YEARLY SPECIALS
Each year, Music Station hold various specials all over Japan. Some of these include, best seasonal songs, anniversary specials and such. These can range anywhere from 2 to 3 hours in length. There will also be various specials with no actual artists performances, these will often be the current hosts discussing the history of the shows and playing some of the more notable performances.
[edit] 2006 Specials
- Music Station Special LOVE/WINTER SONGS REQUEST BEST 111 - January 13 2 hour chat special
- Music Station Special SPRING SONGS REQUEST BEST 111 - March 31 3 hour artists special
- Music Station Special SUMMER SONGS REQUEST BEST 111 - June 30 2 hour chat special
- Music Station Special 20th Anniversary Best Clips - September 9 2 hour artists special
- Music Station Special 20th Anniversary Best 100x2 - October 13 3 hour artists special
[edit] SUPER LIVE
In 1992 Music Station introduced their largest yearly live event, the Music Station Super Live. Music Station Super Live is held late December normally occurring just before or just after Christmas, in 1998, it occurred on Christmas Day. The first Super Live was in December, 1992. Super Live is a Christmas celebration concert. The artists are normally asked about how their year was and how they are planning their year ahead. Initially the specials ran for three hours but as of 2003 have been expanded to four hours. Super Lives commonly have 20 to 40 artists performing, the 2006 edition will have 43 artists perform.
[edit] Locations
- Music Station Super Live 1992-2003 was held at Tokyo Bay NK Hall.
- Music Station Super Live 2004 was held at Saitama Super Arena.
- Music Station Super Live 2005 was held at Makuhari Messe Event Hall.
- Music Station Super Live 2006 will be held at Makuhari Messe Event Hall.
