J-MELO is a weekly Japanese music television program broadcast by NHK. It is recorded entirely in the English language. It began broadcasting on October 7, 2005. The program is available on NHK's World Service television station, Radio Japan, Digital Educational TV and on its Domestic General Channel.
Jan 9, 2012 - 28m
Manga Band Producer: Marty Friedman; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, Kazumi Watanabe, Scott Murphy, Joe Inoue, Ai Takekawa, and Morning Musume。 9th-generation members Kanon Suzuki, Riho Sayashi, Mizuki Fukumura, and Erina Ikuta; Artists: Jin Akanishi, exist†trace, Kodo, YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz, L'Arc-en-Ciel, RHYMESTER, ℃-ute, Noriyuki Makihara; 1. "Haru Yo Koi (Hurry Up, Spring!)" / Yumi Matsutoya.
Jan 16, 2012 - 28m
Guest: Shuichi Hidano; 1. "HARMONY (Wa)" / Hikami Daiko; 2. "Kakyo" / Hikami Daiko; 3. "Yudan" / Hikami Daiko; 4. "Tanabata Matsuri Bayashi" / Hikami Daiko and Shuichi Hidano.
Jan 23, 2012 - 28m
Guests: L'Arc-en-Ciel; Artists: Idoling!!!, TOTAL FAT, Crystal Kay, aobozu, Sayuri Sugawara, Alice Nine, Zeebra, moumoon, Kyarypamyupamyu, KinKi Kids, Namie Amuro; 1. "Driver's High" / L'Arc-en-Ciel; 2. "GOOD LUCK MY WAY" / L'Arc-en-Ciel; 3. "CHASE" / L'Arc-en-Ciel; 4. "Yozora No Yuki" (Snow in the Night Sky) / May J.
Jan 30, 2012 - 28m
No overview available.
Mar 5, 2012 - 28m
Special Commentator: Dave Spector.
Mar 12, 2012 - 28m
Team J-MELO: Risa Niigaki and Ayumi Ishida (Morning Musume。); Exclusive Message: Alice Nine, GACKT, Zeebra, SCANDAL, T.M.Revolution, Maynard Plant (blanc. / MONKEY MAJIK), Saori Yuki; 1. "The Lifelines" / The Lifelines [☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo), Maynard Plant (blanc. / MONKEY MAJIK), WISE, and May J.]; 2. "Kimi No Tonari Ni" (By Your Side) / May J.; 3. "ARIGATO to the world" / coba and the People of Yamamoto Town.
Mar 19, 2012 - 28m
1. "THE END OF THE DAY"; 2. "LAST KISS"; 3. "YOU ARE THE REASON"; 4. "Mata Koko De Aimasho" (Let's Meet Here Again).
Mar 26, 2012 - 28m
Exclusive Messages: Kana Uemura, Yuya Matsushita, UVERworld; Team J-MELO: JAY'ED; Artists: Kaori Kobayashi, LG Yankees, m-flo, Nogizaka 46, STUDIO APARTMENT; 1. "Message" / Kana Uemura; 2. "Kimi E No Love Song" (A Love Song to You) / Yuya Matsushita.
Apr 2, 2012 - 28m
Exclusive Messages: AI, GACKT; Artists: Berryz Kobo, Namie Amuro, Toshinobu Kubota, the GazettE, KUMI KODA; J-MELO New Band Project with LUNA (Ai Takekawa); Team J-MELO: Joe Inoue, Kylee, Morning Musume。; 1. "INDEPENDENT WOMAN" / AI; 2. "Mata Koko De Aimasho" (Let's Meet Here Again) / YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz.
Apr 9, 2012 - 28m
1. "Tsukiakari No Michishirube" (Moonlight Signpost) / STEREOPONY; 2. "stand by me" / STEREOPONY; 3. "Gajumaru Beat" (Banyan Beat) / HY; 4. "AM11:00" / HY; 5. "Watashi No Hero" (My Hero) / HY.
Apr 16, 2012 - 28m
1. "Kimi Wa Jitensha Watashi Wa Densha De Kitaku" (You Cycle Home, and I Take the Train) / ℃-ute; 2. "Kiss Me Aishiteru" (Kiss Me, I Love You) / ℃-ute; 3. "Sekai Ichi Happy Na Onnanoko" (The Happiest Girl in the World) / ℃-ute; 4. "Kare To Issho Ni Omise Ga Shitai" (I Want to Open a Shop with Him) / Morning Musume。; 5. "Renai Hunter" (Love Hunter) / Morning Musume。; 6. "Pyoko Pyoko Ultra" / Morning Musume。; 7. "Kono Chikyu No Heiwa Wo Honki De Negatterundayo!" (We Really Want a Peaceful World) / Morning Musume。 and ℃-ute; 8. "Dance De Bakoon!"(Dance Explosion) / Morning Musume。 and ℃-ute.
Apr 23, 2012 - 28m
Special Commentator: Dave Spector; Artists: Perfume; Your Photos: Takamasa Sakurai; Team J-MELO: Kazufumi Miyazawa, Kylee, SHANTI, Morning Musume。; 1. "Fushigi Na Sekai Kara No Shotaijo" (An Invitation from the World of Wonder) / Kra; 2. "Wild at Heart" / ARASHI; 3. "Yoake No Scat" (Scat in the Dark) / Saori Yuki; 4. "CANDY" / SHANTI.
Apr 30, 2012 - 28m
Guests: Acid Black Cherry, DEAD END; Exclusive Comments: L'Arc-en-Ciel, Atsushi Shikano; Artists: SuG, ViViD, ONE OK ROCK, SID, FLOW, HAPPY END, EIKICHI YAZAWA, Char, LOUDNESS, Shonen Knife, B'z, RC SUCESSESION, BOØWY, X JAPAN; 1. "Yume Oni Uta" (Dream Demon Song) / DEAD END; 2. "REMEMBER THE URGE" / the GazettE; 3. "Yes" / Acid Black Cherry.
May 7, 2012 - 28m
Guests: Momoiro Clover Z, SuG, CreepHyp, Hisanori Yoshida (Nippon Broadcasting System announcer); Guest Discoverers: Maiko Katagiri (MAY'S), Hiromitsu Agatsuma; Team J-MELO: Kazumi Watanabe, Joe Inoue, Kylee; 1. "Moretsu Uchu Kokyokyoku Dai-Nana Gakusho ‘Mugen No Ai'" (Red-Hot Cosmic Symphony, Seventh Movement: "Infinite Love") / Momoiro Clover Z; 2. "FEEL" / Kylee; 3. "Passy Home" / Kazumi Watanabe.
May 14, 2012 - 28m
Exclusive Comment: Mao Abe; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, ☆Taku Takahashi, Takamasa Sakurai; Artists: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERAYION, Ikimonogakari, Tomomi Itano, LM.C, the GazettE, Kalafina, Sexy Zone, fairies, BENI, Ms. OOJA, YUI, Wakadanna; 1. "CHASE" / L'Arc-en-Ciel; 2."Delicious Na Kinyobi" (Delicious Friday) / Crystal Kay; 3. "Kanda Gawa" (Kanda River) / Kaguya Hime; 4. "Sekai Wa Mada Kimi Wo Shiranai" (The World Doesn't Know You Yet) / Mao Abe.
May 28, 2012 - 28m
Guests: kyarypamyupamyu, DJ YUMMY, Maburai (winners of the 15th Nekketsu Oyaji Battle); Japan Dance Music Adventure: Kagura (in Akitakata City, Hiroshima Prefecture); Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi, Kylee, Takamasa Sakurai, Morning Musume。(Riho Sayashi, Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Haruka Kudo); Artists: Namie Amuro, EXILE, DiVA, w-inds., Perfume, banvox, el poco maro, Norihito Ogawa, REMO-CON, HIDEO KOBAYASHI; 1. "CANDY CANDY" / kyarypamyupamyu; 2. "Waido Bushi" / Maburai.
Jun 4, 2012 - 28m
Exclusive Message: Jun Matsumoto (ARASHI); Artists: YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz, SEIKIMA-Ⅱ, Morning Musume。, Kaya, AKB48, Nami Tamaki; 1. "Inori-Namida No Kido'" (Prayers – The Tracks of Tears)/ Mr. Children; 2. "VENOMOUS SPIDER WEB" / the GazettE; 3. "Green a. live" / YUI; 4. "Your Eyes" / ARASHI.
Jun 25, 2012 - 28m
Guest: Zeebra; Exclusive Comment: Katsuhiro Shiiba (Editor-in Chif, De☆View); Artist: GAKU-MC, RIP SLYME, DABO, HOME MADE Kazoku, ET-KING, KREVA, Negicco, LinQ, Hime Kyun Fruit Can; Team J-MELO: Yoshitaka Mouri (Associate Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts), Joe Inoue; 1. "Cypher1" / SIMON, KOJOE, ISH-ONE, OHLI-DAY from ICE DYNASTY, Y's, Mr,BEATS a.k.a. DJ CELORY; 2. "Cypher2" / DAG FORCE, KGE THE SHADOWMEN, VITO from SQUASH SQUAD, LOOTA from SQUASH SQUAD, AKLO, DJ KEN-BO; 3. "Mr. Miyagi" / Zeebra, DJ YOSSY (Dancers: MASAKI, GOTO, GEORGE, YU-KI); 4. "Tatoeba No Monster" (An Example of a Monster) / Hime Kyun Fruit Can.
Jul 2, 2012 - 28m
Guest: BONNIE PINK; Exclusive Comments: Yuzo Kayama, Berryz Kobo×℃-ute; Your Photos: Hiroto and Tora (Alice Nine); Team J-MELO: Dave Spector; Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, and Haruka Kudo (Morning Musume。); Artists: SEKAI NO OWARI, Watarirouka Hashiritai 7, Shigeru Matsuzaki, MEG, JUJU, Fukumimi, EXILE, KAT-TUN, Momoiro Clover Z, MAY'S, BES, Hemenway, BLUE BIRD BEACH, Kylee; 1. "Cho Happy Song" (Super-Happy Song) / Berryz Kobo x ℃-ute; 2. "Subete E" (To Everything) / Alice Nine; 3. "Kimi To Itsu Made Mo" (With You Forever) / Yuzo Kayama; 4. "Machi No Namae" (The Name of the Town) / BONNIE PINK.
Jul 9, 2012 - 28m
1. "Dokudanjo Beauty -R.I.P.-" (Monopoly Beauty -R.I.P.-); 2. "ROMANCE"; 3. "Hamushi No Yo Ni" (Like a Winged Insect); 4. "Django!!!"; 5. "Elise No Tame Ni" (For Elise).
Jul 16, 2012 - 28m
1. "Howling Magic" / SuG; 2. "Gimme x Gimme" / SuG; 3. "Fukanzen Beautyfool Days" (Imperfect Beautyfool Days) / SuG; 4. "THE RED CARPET DAY" / Versailles; 5. "ROSE" / Versailles.
Jul 23, 2012 - 28m
Guest: Dempagumi. inc; Artists: SCANDAL, Perfume, Kyarypamyupamyu, Hey! Say! JUMP, SuG, Atsuko Maeda, ANTIC CAFÉ, URBANGARDE J-MELO x Tokyo No. 1 Kawaii Radio (Takamasa Sakurai, Sumire Uesaka); Team J-MELO: Kylee; Sayumi Michishige (Morning Musume。); 1. "Kimi Wa Boku Da" (You Are Me) / Atsuko Maeda; 2. "Kira Kira Tune" (Sparkling Tune) / Dempa Gumi. inc; 3. "One • Two • Three" / Morning Musume。.
Jul 30, 2012 - 28m
Guest: Ayano Uema; Exclusive Comments: BEGIN; Japan Dance Music Adventure: Kimutaka No Amawari; Team J-MELO: Kazufumi Miyazawa; Ayumi Ishida and Haruka Kudo (Morning Musume。); 1. "Shimanchunu Takara" (Islanders' Treasure) / BEGIN; 2. "Tinsagu Nu Hana" (Balsam Flowers) / Ayano Uema; 3. "Shinkanucha" / Kazufumi Miyazawa.
Aug 27, 2012 - 28m
Japan Dance Music Adventure: Gujo Odori, Yosakoi; Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi; Kylee; Reina Tanaka, Erina Ikuta, and Riho Sayashi (Morning Musume。); Guests: AKLO, HABANERO POSSE.
Sep 2, 2012 - 28m
Guests: VAMPS; Exclusive Comment: Yuko Oshima (AKB48), Yasuaki Shimizu; Team J-MELO: Kazumi Watanabe; 1. "ANGEL TRIP" / VAMPS; 2. "Gingham Check" / AKB48; 3. "ReVIVE –Fukko No Kane-” (The Revival Bell) / Kazumi Watanabe and Yasuaki Shimizu.
Sep 9, 2012 - 28m
1. "Kiss Kiss Kiss" / BENI; 2. "Ti Amo" / BENI; 3. "Superman" / Crystal Kay; 4. "Forever" / Crystal Kay; 5. "You've Got A Friend" / BENI and Crystal Kay with Satoru Shionoya.
Sep 16, 2012 - 28m
Guests: Kimaguren; Exclusive Comments: Momoiro Clover Z; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector; Artists: abingdon boys school, Namie Amuro, SKE48, KANJANI EIGHT, SCANDAL, S/mileage, Mika Nakashima, Yuya Matsushita, miwa, Lily.μ, ryo (supercell) feat. Hatsune Miku, UNiTE, ONE OK ROCK; 1. "In The Spotligjht" (TOKYO) / Namie Amuro; 2. "Otome Senso (Girl War)" / Momoiro Cliver Z; 3. "Kizudarake No Laula” (Wounded Laura) / Hideki Saijo; 4. "LIFE" / Kimaguren.
Sep 23, 2012 - 28m
Guests: the GazettE; J-MELO in San Francisco: J-Pop Summit 2012; Team J-MELO: Kylee.
Sep 30, 2012 - 28m
Super-Con (Super Convention); Japan Dance Music Adventure: Samba (Oizumi Carnival 2012); Exclusive Comments: Lisa Ono, A (Ace); Team J-MELO: Joe Inoue, Kylee; 1. “Shangri-la” / A (Ace); 2. “Ipanema No Musume” (The Girl from Ipanema) / Lisa Ono.
Oct 7, 2012 - 28m
J-MELO Fan Meeting in Sao Paulo; The 15th Japan Festival 2012; Anime Friends 2012; Guests: Ricardo Cruz, Shoichi Shimada (songwriter); Exclusive Comments: AN CAFE; Team J-MELO: Joe Inoue; Ayumi Ishida, Mizuki Fukumura, and Haruna Iikubo (Morning Musume。); Artists: JAM Project, Hiroshi Itsuki, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sadao Watanabe, BEGIN; 1. “amazing blue” / AN CAFE; 2. “RESCUE FIRE” / JAM Project; 3. “WAKUTEKA Take a chance” / Morning Musume。.
Oct 14, 2012 - 28m
Jak-Japan Matsuri 2012, Japan Festival in Jakarta; J-MELO Fan Meeting in Jakarta; Guests: AiU RATNA, JKT48; Exclusive Comments: Golden Bomber, the GazettE; Artists: ONE OK ROCK, kyarypamyupamyu, L'Arc-en-Ciel, KAT-TUN, SCANDAL, EXILE; 1. "Memeshikute" (Effeminate) / Golden Bomber; 2. "SLUDGY CULT" / the GazettE; 3. "BOW & ARROWS" / EXILE; 4. "Heavy Rotation" / JKT48.
Nov 4, 2012 - 28m
1. "the sun"; 2. "sari"; 3. "Namida Ga Afureru" (Tears Overflow); 4. "EMILY".
Nov 11, 2012 - 28m
Tokyo International Music Market; Japan Dance Music Adventure: tofubeats (DJ from Osaka), Ushibuka Haiya Bushi (Amakusa City); Guest: Shoko Nakagawa; Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi, Haruna Iikubo, Erina Ikuta, Mizuki Fukumura (Morning Musume｡); Artists: Telepathy, Marina Kawano, Seira Sakuragi, Natsuko Aso, Dempagumi. inc, Hiroco Ponissi, Sally Miura, Prague, Schroeder-Headz, THE BOHEMIANS, TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE, D☆DATE, Alice Juban, WORLD ORDER; 1. "Suisei (Mercury) feat. Onomatope Daijin" / tofubeats; 2. "Uchu de Propose" (Propose in Space) / Shoko Nakagawa.
Nov 18, 2012 - 28m
1. "Hijosen Toppa" (Breaking through a Cordon); 2. "Tasogare Wo Asobu Neko" (Cat Playing in the Twilight); 3. "Lupin the Third"; 4. "SKA ME CRAZY"; 5. "SKAN CAN"; 6. "DOWN BEAT STOMP".
Nov 25, 2012 - 28m
Guests: MUCC; Exclusive Comments: 7!!; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector; Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka, Mizuki Fukumura, Haruna Iikubo and Ayumi Ishida (Morning Musume｡); Artists: AKB48, ayumi hamasaki, CLIFF EDGE, DOES, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Kis-My-Fyt2, Momoiro Clover Z, Nami Tamaki, Negoto, SCREW, Yun*chi; 1. "Sweet Drive" / 7!!; 2. "MOTHER" / MUCC; 3. "MONKEY MAGIC" / GODIEGO; 4. "TSUBASA " / May J.
Dec 2, 2012 - 28m
Guests: coba (accordionist), Kenji Sakai (composer); J-MELO Singer Search; Team J-MELO: Ai Takahashi and Risa Niigaki (former leaders of Morning Musume｡); 1. "ARIGATO to the world" / coba and the People of Yamamoto Town; 2. "Green in Blue" / Kenji Sakai.
Dec 9, 2012 - 28m
J-MELO Fan Meeting in Paris; Japan Dance Music Adventure: Flamenco; Guests: Jin Oki (flamenco guitarist), Suzuka Asaoka (NOLIFE) Exclusive Comment: Airi Suzuki (℃-ute); Team J-MELO: Ai Takahashi and Risa Niigaki (former leaders of Morning Musume｡), Sayumi Michishige,Haruna Iikubo and Ayumi Ishida (Morning Musume｡); Artists: the GazettE, Arashi, Puffy AmiYumi, Yui Makino, AKB48, SEIKIMAⅡ, Golden Bomber, Flow, Momoiro Clover Z, MAN WITH A MISSION, Arashi, Morning Musume｡; 1. "Ibitsu" / the GazettE; 2. "Respeto y orgullo"(Farruca) / Jin Oki.
Dec 16, 2012 - 28m
Guests: Takanori Nishikawa (T.M.Revolution, abingdon boys school), Shingo Maeyama (singer of Amami island folk songs); Maiko's Minyo Trail: Shimauta (Amami Oshima Island); Exclusive Comment: Kyoko; Team J-MELO: Maiko Katagiri (MAY'S); Artists: abingdon boys school, Sexy Zone, 9nine, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Fairies, MONKEY MAJIK and Kazumasa Oda, AKB48; 1. "FLAGS" / T.M.Revolution; 2. "Down Town Christmas (Reprise)" / Kyoko with Motohiro Hata and Yu Sakai; 3. "Diamond" / MAY'S.
