Music Station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Music Station
Title screen for Music Station
Format Music Live Program
Presented by Tamori, Mariko Do
Country of origin Flag of Japan Japan
Production
Running time 54 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel tv asahi
Picture format 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)[citation needed]
Original airing 24 October 1986
External links
Official website

Music Station (ミュージックステーション Myūjikku Sutēshon?) is a long-running Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcasted weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi. The program is also colloquially known as Emu Sute (Mステ).

The program has also recently received its international television premiere on Animax's networks in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other regions from March 2007.

Contents

[edit] History

Music Station is a weekly one hour program similar to the American TRL or the British Top of the Pops. It is home to various performances as well as single rankings and other corners. Many Japanese groups and singers make their debut on Music Station. The show has also been host to many artists from around the world, which included Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, Beyoncé, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys and My Chemical Romance.

Music Station is currently hosted by Mariko Do and Tamori. The two provide banter for the show in between 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. His current co-host, Mariko first appeared on the show on April 9, 2004. This show was a 3-hour special titled: New Start Best 100. Takeuchi Emi was the previous host from 2000-2004. Mariko joining the program was a bit of a surprise to the media, as she was new to the industry and had only been hired by tv asahi nine days before becoming the co-host of a prime time program.

[edit] Segments

Yuna Ito on Music Station.
Yuna Ito on Music Station.

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 Ranking

Music Station Single Ranking reveals the top 10 selling singles of the week! Their chart differs with the Oricon charts in that Oricon charts the sells from Monday to Sunday, whereas Music Station's chart reflects the sells from Friday to Thursday. 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 (Mトピ “emu-topi”). Music Topics goes in depth about the current goings on in the Japanese music scene.

[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 weekly guests as well as that week's "Special Guest" often taking questions from audience members. Since July 2005, this segment has gone on hiatus due to lack of questions submitted, and thus there are now only regular talks with the week's performers.

[edit] Mini Music Station

Since October 18, 2002, a new segment known as Mini Music Station was added to the show. This segment is a quick 2 minute segment that is run just before Music Station before cutting to a commercial break and then starting the show. The host talks to 1 or 2 of the artists on that episode for a little bit, they then introduce the other artists watching that segment before announcing the show will shortly begin.

[edit] Music Station Young Guns

Young Guns is a segment on Music Station that is done sporadically, first started in 2005. When new artists hit the Japanese music scene and make their first appearance on Music Station, they are Young Guns, so they take part in the Young Guns segment. This segment normally involves a VTR (Video presentation) shown before giving a small interview and performing their first song.

2005 Young Guns

2006 Young Guns

2007 Young Guns

2008 Young Guns

[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 and Winter Song Request Best 111 - January 13 2 hour chat special
  • Music Station Special Spring Song Request Best 111 - March 31 3 hour artists special
  • Music Station Special Summer Song 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] 2007 Specials

  • Music Station Special Love Songs Man & Women Best 50x2 - January 12 2 hour chat special.
  • Music Station Special Spring Special Part 1 Artist Debut Song - March 16 2 hour artist special
  • Music Station Special Spring Special Part 2 Spring Songs Best 111 - April 6 3 hour artist special

[edit] Super Live

Ayumi Hamasaki on the 2006 edition of Super Live. She was one of the 43 artists performed, the largest number of artists in Super Live history.
Ayumi Hamasaki on the 2006 edition of Super Live. She was one of the 43 artists performed, the largest number of artists in Super Live history.

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, as a Christmas/year-end celebration concert. In 1998, it occurred on Christmas Day. 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 featured 43 artists. The 2006 edition of Super Live was also later aired worldwide by Animax across its network in Southeast Asia, premiering on February 17, 2007. The 2007 edition was also aired on February 9 and 10, 2008, on Animax.

[edit] Locations

[edit] External links