J-Melo
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| J-Melo | |
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 J-Melo title card |
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| Genre | Music show |
| Directed by | Harada Nobuyuki |
| Presented by | melody. |
| Theme music composer | m-flo |
| Opening theme | BoRn 2 luv U |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
| Language(s) | English and Japanese |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Suzuki Ikuko |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NHK |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Audio format | Mono (NHK World) Stereo (NHK Domestic General Channel) |
| Original run | 7 October 2005 – Present |
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| Official website | |
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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[edit] History and Programming
The program started broadcasting on October 7, 2005 and was hosted by Mai Takematsu, a Japanese harpist.[1]The name "J-Melo" comes from the words, "Japan", "Melody", and "Mellow". The show is the first Japanese music program produced by NHK to be recorded entirely in English, and presents various Japanese music and musicians to the rest of the world through its global television station, NHK World. [2] The show is also aired in Japan in English with Japanese subtitles.[1] On March 2007, Mai Takematsu left the show in order to pursue her medical career, and on April 2007, she was replaced by Japanese singer, melody.[1] The program airs a diverse mix of Japanese music, from J-Pop, Enka to music of Japanese classical artists. Aside from music videos, the program features interviews and recorded performances.
[edit] Segments
J-Melo has a weekly theme, where most of the video content of the show revolve around. These include topics such as "Summer Favorites", "Musicians from Okinawa" or "Summer Rock Festivals". Every other month, the show also has a request special, where viewers send requests through the J-Melo website. (In a June 2007 request special, it was revealed that the most requested for Japanese musical act is L'Arc~en~Ciel.) In 2007, the show introduced the segment, "Japan Dance Music Adventure," a monthly dance special, where the host tours Japan in search of traditional and modern dance and dance music.
[edit] Specials
Every year since 2005, the show has an annual special, counting down the top singles of the year. Since 2007, however, J-Melo aired among others, aired a summer special, a "live to the world" winter special (the episode was filmed in front of a live audience, not aired live), an Okinawa special and a Tokushima special. Occasionally, the show will also broadcast guest highlights every quarter.
[edit] E-mail Special
In December 2007, the program started to air an E-mail special. It counted down the countries where the show received the most e-mail from, as well as the year's top artists.
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E-Mail Countdown (by country)
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E-Mail Countdown (by artist)
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[edit] Guests
Aside from a weekly theme, J-Melo also has a guest at least once a month. Most of the time, guest greetings are recorded on video to thank their supporters from outside Japan. There are also some episodes where the guests will sit down on set for an interview and sometimes, a performance. The theme for these shows will usually be the works of the guest musician. These appearances are rather significant, as the show is primarily recorded for foreign viewers. Interviews and messages are also subtitled in English whenever needed.
[edit] Notable Guests
The following are notable guests who appeared in the show. Those with dates in light blue are guests who appeared on set, while those in light yellow are guests who appeared on video.
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