J-MELO (2005)
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.
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Episode 1 - J-MELO
Release Date: 2009-01-09Studio Guests: TERIYAKI BOYZ, JAMOSA, Stephanie; 1. "WORK THAT featuring PHARRELL and CHRIS BROWN" / TERIYAKI BOYZ; 2. "Zutto" (Forever) / JAMOSA; 3. "Pride～A Part of Me～ feat.SRM" / Stephanie.
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Episode 2 - J-MELO meets Radio Japan
Release Date: 2009-01-16Guest: Hakima Inoue (Radio Japan Arabic Announcer); 1. "Prisoner Of Love" / Hikaru Utada; 2. "Fujisawa Looser" / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION; 3. "Mirai E"(To the Future) / Kiroro; 4. "Awayuki No Hito"(Lover in the Light Snow) / Kenichi Mikawa.
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Episode 3 - Recommendations and Requests
Release Date: 2009-01-231. "24 carats" / Oreskaband; 2. "Hero" / Safarii; 3. "1" / Yuichi Tamate; 4. "Kawarushi" (We Change) / Akiko Yano; 5. "Forever Song" / Motohiro Hata; 6. "DO tha' DO tha'" / May J.
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Episode 4 - Club J-MELO Vol. 7
Release Date: 2009-01-30Guests: Rie fu and LEO IMAI; 1. "Synchronize" / LEO IMAI; 2. "School On The Hill" / LEO IMAI; 3. "Time Traffic" / Rie fu & LEO IMAI; 4. "Romantic" / Rie fu; 5. "Present" / Rie fu.
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Episode 5 - The Second J-MELO Awards
Release Date: 2009-02-02Guest: Marty Friedman.
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Episode 6 - J-MELO
Release Date: 2009-02-09Guests: Lan Ohshiro, Kanon + J-MELO meets Nikkei; 1. "Vincent" / Lan Ohshiro; 2. "Lingering Snow" / Kanon.
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Episode 7 - Recommendations and Requests
Release Date: 2009-02-161. "Do Me More" / Namie Amuro; 2. "Innocent Love" / Kyoko Koizumi; 3. "LOV" / Hiroshi Takano; 4. "Usukudara"(ÜSKÜDARA GÍDERÍKEN) / Sizzle Ohtaka; 5. "can't stop the DISCO" / Ami Suzuki; 6. "Hakanaku Mo Towa No Kanashi"(Fleeting and Everlasting Sorrow) / UVERworld.
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Episode 8 - E-mail Special
Release Date: 2009-02-23Guests: SoulJa and Jin Oki; Exclusive Comments: CHATMONCHY, Aqua Timez; 1. "Musekinin Hero"(Irresponsible Hero) / Kanjani∞; 2. "Last Love Letter" / CHATMONCHY; 3. "Velonica" / Aqua Timez; 4. "Aristocra's Symphony" / Versailles; 5. "ONE TIME feat. Issei and Jin Oki" / SoulJa.
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Episode 9 - Club J-MELO Vol. 8
Release Date: 2009-03-02Guests: RANKIN TAXI; Exclusive Comment: Terry Ito (Top TV Director); 1. "Mental Slavery" / RANKIN TAXI; 2. "Sayonara, Suki Ni Natta Hito" (Goodbye, Girlfriend) / RANKIN TAXI; 3. "Dare Ni Mo Mienai, Nioi Mo Nai" (No Face, No Smell) / RANKIN TAXI; 4. "Jamaica Jijo" (Jamaica Situation) / RANKIN TAXI; 5. "Hitokakera No Chocolate" (One Piece of Chocolate) / RANKIN TAXI; 6. "Ike-ike Chindochu" (Go Go My Way) / RANKIN TAXI; 7. "HELP" / RANKIN TAXI; 8. "Amishatsu Damashii" (Amishatsu Soul) / RANKIN TAXI; 9. "Yorokobi No Uta" (Song of Joy) / RANKIN TAXI.
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Episode 10 - Live to the World Highlights
Release Date: 2009-03-091. "Sukiyaki"/ HidaJimbo; 2. "Shinin' Like A Diamond feat. Sphere of Influence & May J."/ ZEEBRA; 3. "HOME" / Shanti.
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Episode 11 - E-mail Special: Japanese Favorites
Release Date: 2009-03-231. "GOOD BYE MY SCHOOL DAYS" / DREAMS COME TRUE; 2. "Eisa" / JERO; 3. "Kudo Desu" (Hollow Me) / Yurayura Teikoku; 4. "20-CRY-" / Miliyah Kato; 5. "Atsukunare" (Show Some Passion) / Demon Kogure; 6. "Darui" (Drowsy) / EGO-WRAPPIN' AND THE GOSSIP OF JAXX.
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Episode 12 - Club J-MELO Vol. 9
Release Date: 2009-03-30Guest: Sean Lennon; 1. "DEAD MEAT" / Sean Lennon; 2. "Listen" / Sean Lennon; 3. "You Feel Right" / IF BY YES; 4. "Smoke & Mirrors" / Sean Lennon; 5. "The Magic" / Sean Lennon.
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Episode 13 - Recommendations and Requests
Release Date: 2009-04-061. "HEKIREKI" (Thunderclap) / LAST ALLIANCE; 2. "WAO!" / UNICORN; 3. "Yuki No Hikari" (Snow Light) / Miho Fukuhara; 4. "Afrodisia" / quasimode; 5. "Kokoro Odoru" (The Spirit Dances) / nobodyknows+; 6. "Maboroshi" (Illusion) / Joe Inoue.
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Episode 14 - J-MELO in Matsue + J-MELO meets TOKYO-KAWAII★TV
Release Date: 2009-04-13Guests: Kyoji Yamamoto, BENI; Exclusive Comment: Siro Sano(Actor); 1. "Fallen Angel"/ BOWWOW; 2. "Mou Ni Do To" (Never Again) / BENI; 3. "Kiss Kiss Kiss" / BEN.
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Episode 15 - J-MELO meets JAL + The J-MELO Interviews
Release Date: 2009-04-20Guest: Yukihiro Takahashi; 1. "Unmei Kyodotai" (Common Destiny) / Dragon Ash; 2. "JUVES" / Diggy-MO'; 3. "Moshi Kimi to... with Kimaguren" (If With You...) / May J.; 4. "anywhere" / pupa; 5. "The Words" / Yukihiro Takahashi.
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Episode 16 - E-mail Special
Release Date: 2009-04-271. "Nidome No Kanojo" (Second-Time Girlfriend) / SID; 2. "Eien" (Eternity) / BoA; 3. "Oshakashama" / RADWIMPS; 4. "Sailing free" / Olivia; 5. "Tooi Machi" (Faraway Town) / Yoko Nagayama; 6. "RESCUE" / KAT-TUN.
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Episode 17 - J-MELO Interview + Backstage Pass + Studio Live
Release Date: 2009-05-04★Backstage Pass Part1: Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Shigeo Genda; ★Backstage Pass Part2: UNIT ASIA; ★J-MELO Interview: VAMPS; ★Studio Live: Clench & Blistah.
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Episode 18 - Japanese Favorites - Recommendations from Japanese viewers -
Release Date: 2009-05-111. “Sora To Ito" (Sky and Thread) / MUCC; 2. “CATCH THE RAINBOW" / MISIA; 3. “Rokyoku Ichidai" / Kiyoshi Hikawa; 4. “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" / Joe Hisaishi; 5. “Hikari" (Light) / GING NANG BOYZ; 6. “Sands of Time" / Monday Michiru.
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Episode 19 - Up-and-coming Artists
Release Date: 2009-05-18Guests: MiChi, Sweet Vacation, Mai Fukui; 1. “Kiss Kiss xxx"/ MiChi; 2. “Sayonara My Days" (Goodbye My Days) / Sweet Vacation; 3. “Can Can" / Mai Fukui.
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Episode 20 - J-MELO Recommendations
Release Date: 2009-05-25★Featured May Releases; ★Viewer Recommendations: Over Load / Mika Nakashima, Come Back To Me / Utada; ★Kaleidoscope(Recommendations from Music Journalist Masakazu Kitanaka): Eitetsu Hayashi; ★International Tour and Event Roundup.
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Episode 21 - J-MELO Viewer Special
Release Date: 2009-06-011. "sparkle" / Ayumi Hamasaki; 2. "Shiawase Ni Naro" (Let's Be Happy) / mihimaru GT; 3. "Share The World" / Tohoshinki; 4. "snIpe" / KOTOKO; 5. "AROMA" / AN CAFE; 6. "Koi No ABO" (A.B.O. of Love) / NEWS.
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Episode 22 - J-MELO meets Fm yokohama + So-en
Release Date: 2009-06-08J-MELO Interview: THE BOOM; Exclusive Comments:Toshiya(DIR EN GREY), Ken Yokoyama(CRAZY KEN BAND); 1. "Towel" / CRAZY KEN BAND; 2. "BEAUTIFUL" / MEG; 3. "THE FATAL BELIEVER" / DIR EN GREY; 4. "Yume Kara Samete" (Waking from a Dream) / THE BOOM.
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Episode 23 - J-MELO in Sendai
Release Date: 2009-06-15Guests: MONKEY MAJIK; Exclusive Comment: Mickie Yoshino; 1. "fly" / MONKEY MAJIK; 2. "Monkey Magic" / GODIEGO; 3. "Aobajo Koiuta" (Aoba Castle Love Song) / Muneyuki Sato; 4. "Aishiteru" (I Love You) / MONKEY MAJIK.
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Episode 24 - J-MELO Recommendations
Release Date: 2009-06-22★ Featured June Releases: "Summer Clouds, Summer Rain" / Miyuki Hatakeyama; ★ Viewer Recommendations: "It's all Love" / Kumi Koda×misono; ★ Kaleidoscope (Recommendations from Music Journalist Masakazu Kitanaka): "Parachute" / Shugo Tokumaru; ★ Tribute to Kiyoshiro Imawano: "Ameagari No Yozora Ni" (In the Night Sky after the Rain) / Kiyoshiro Imawano.
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Episode 25 - Club J-MELO Vol. 10: Lisa Ono
Release Date: 2009-06-291. "Garota de Ipanema" (The Girl from Ipanema) / Lisa Ono; 2. "Só Danço Samba"(I Only Dance Samba) /Lisa Ono; 3. "Ye Lai Xiang" (The Evening Primrose) / Lisa Ono; 4. "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) / Lisa Ono; 5. "Nani Wai Ale Ale" / Lisa Ono; 6. "Goody Goody" / Lisa Ono; 7. "Águas de Março" (Waters of March) / Lisa Ono.
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Episode 26 - Japanese Favorite ～Recommendations from Japanese Viewer～
Release Date: 2009-07-061. "I.V." / X JAPAN; 2. "One Room Disco" / Perfume; 3. "Rain is Fallin'" / w-inds.; 4. "Smile" / jammin' Zeb; 5. "My Best Of My Life" / Superfly; 6. "Kaede" (Maple) / Spitz.
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Episode 27 - Club J-MELO Vol. 11: Ryu Goto
Release Date: 2009-07-131. Second movement of "Winter" from "The Four Seasons" Composer: Antonio Vivaldi / Ryu Goto; 2. "Beautiful Rosmarin" Composer: Fritz Kreisler / Ryu Goto; 3. "Introduction and Variations on Paisiello's ‘Nel cor più non mi sento', Op. 38" Composer: Niccolò Paganini / Ryu Goto.
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Episode 28 - J-MELO meets Sata★Ten + Nikkei Entertainment
Release Date: 2009-07-27J-MELO Interview: UA; 1."Tsuki Ga Kieteiku" (The Moon is Disappearing) / UA; 2."Ougon No Midori"(Golden Green) / UA; 3."FIREWORKS" / EXILE; 4."You –Anata Ga Soba Ni Iru Shiawase-" (Happy to Have You with Me) / HOME MADE Kazoku.
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Episode 29 - J-MELO in Shonan
Release Date: 2009-08-03Exclusive Comments: Masafumi Goto (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION), BREAD & BUTTER, HOME GROWN; 1. "Fujisawa Loser" / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION; 2. "Stay with Me feat. SUPER CRISS
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Episode 30 - J-MELO Natsu Fes 2009 Part 1
Release Date: 2009-08-24Artists: Kosuke Atari, Arisa Tsuji (from "Paphooo!"), May J., Shanti.
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Episode 31 - J-MELO Natsu Fes 2009 Part 2
Release Date: 2009-08-31Artists: Ryota Komatsu and Taeko Onuki, Marty Friedman.
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Episode 32 - J-MELO meets FCCJ (Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan)
Release Date: 2009-09-07Backstage Pass: Hello Kitty at Sanrio Puroland; Special Reports: Japan Expo 2009 + Anime Expo 2009; Exclusive Comment: Morning Musume。.
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Episode 33 - Club J-MELO Vol. 12: Hiromi Uehara
Release Date: 2009-09-141. “BQE" / Hiromi Uehara; 2. “Sicilian Blue" / Hiromi Uehara; 3. “Choux à la crème" / Hiromi Uehara; 4. “Place to be" / Hiromi Uehara.
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Episode 34 - J-MELO Recommendations
Release Date: 2009-09-28★ Featured This Summer Releases: “Slow Down" / Prague; ★ Viewer Recommendations: “THE INVISIBLE WALL" / the GazettE, “Koibito-yo"(Oh Lover) / Mayumi Itsuwa; ★ Kaleidoscope (Recommendations from Music Journalist Masakazu Kitanaka): “Kage-no Nai Hito"(Person without a Shadow) / ASA-CHANG & Junray; ★ School Festival Live Music Acts: “Aitai"(I Want to See You) / Miliyah Kato.
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Episode 35 - May J. and Shanti's Anniversary
Release Date: 2009-10-05Artists: Ryota Komatsu and Taeko Onuki, Marty Friedman; 1. "Garden feat. DJ KAORI, Diggy-MO', Clench & Blistah" / May J.; 2. "ONE TIME feat. Issei and Jin Oki" / SoulJa.
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Episode 36 - J-MELO Artists
Release Date: 2009-10-19Guests: Tomohiro Yahiro and Gladston Galliza, Nobuyuki Tsujii, abingdon boys school; 1. "IDAS E IDAS" / Tomohiro Yahiro and Gladston Galliza; 2. "Kimi no Uta" (Your Song) / abingdon boys school; 3. "Berceuse Op. 57" (composer: Chopin) / Nobuyuki Tsujii.
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Episode 37 - J-MELO in Yokohama
Release Date: 2009-10-26Guest: Ken Yokoyama; Backstage Pass: coba (Accordionist); 1. "Girlfriend" / CRAZY KEN BAND; 2. "Hirugao" (Bindweed) / CRAZY KEN BAND.
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Episode 38 - J-MELO Viewer Special
Release Date: 2009-11-021. "Everything" / ARASHI; 2. "It's all too much" / YUI; 3. "BUMP BUMP! Feat. VERBAL (m-flo)" / BoA; 4. "Cold Edge" / 9mm Parabellum Bullet; 5. "Minna Sora no Shita" (Everyone Under the Sun) / ayaka.
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Episode 39 - J-MELO Up-and-coming Artists
Release Date: 2009-11-09Guests: Dew, JAY'ED, Emiri Miyamoto; 1. "Kimi-e ～forever friend" (For you) / Dew; 2. "Everybody" / JAY'ED; 3. "Ho-Ren～Tenchijin Kiko" / Emiri Miyamoto.
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Episode 40 - J-MELO Artists
Release Date: 2009-11-16Guests: Tomoyo Harada, Younha, Sizzle Ohtaka; 1. "FINE" / Tomoyo Harada; 2. "Sukinanda" (I Love You) / Younha; 3. "Usukudara" (ÜSKÜDARA GÍDERÍKEN)" / Sizzle Ohtaka.
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Episode 41 - Club J-MELO Vol.13: SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS
Release Date: 2009-11-231. "Paraiso" / SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS; 2. "Fuller Love" / SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS; 3. "Pop Korn" / SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS; 4. "Summer Goddess" / SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS.
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Episode 42 - J-MELO Recommendations
Release Date: 2009-11-30★ Featured Autumn Releases; ★ Viewer Recommendations; ★ Kaleidoscope (Recommendations from Music Journalist Masakazu Kitanaka): "Appliqué of Tulip" / Nobuyasu Okabayashi; ★ Tribute to Kazuhiko Kato: "Big-Bang, Bang!" / Sadistic Mica Band.
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Episode 43 - Club J-MELO Vol.14
Release Date: 2009-12-21Guest: ISSEI NORO INSPIRITS; 1. SUNNY CRUISE / ISSEI NORO INSPIRITS; 2. SUNSET GLOW / ISSEI NORO INSPIRITS; 3. EMBRACE THE MOON / ISSEI NORO INSPIRITS; 4. RIGHT HERE / ISSEI NORO INSPIRITS.