
About this season
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.
Episodes (33)
1. J-Music Now
Aired 4 January 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: GEM, Suiyobi No Campanella, Suzu; Exclusive comments: SEKAI NO OWARI; DJ's Choice: DJ KATSUNORI (FM NORTH WAVE, Sapporo); Artists: Da-iCE, E-girls, FOLKS, Kodai Sato, Kuroki Nagisa, Kuso Iinkai, KYUSONEKOKAMI, RAM WIRE, w-inds; 1. "Dragon Night" / SEKAI NO OWARI; 2. "LOVE TO YOU -by CUPS-" / Suzu; 3. "Star Shine Story" / GEM; 4. "Momotaro" / Suiyobi No Campanella; 5. "Fuyu No Himawari" (Winter Sunflower) / FOLKS.
2. J-MELO in Singapore
Aired 11 January 2015 ⢠28 min
Anime Festival Asia 2014; National University of Singapore; Girls' World with Morning Musumeļ½”'15 Portrait Project; Guests: FLOW, Minami Kizuki; Artists: Aoi Eir, CREAM, FLOWER FLOWER, GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, ayumi hamasaki, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, LiSA, May'n, MY FIRST STORY, NAOTO INTI RAYMI, ONE OK ROCK, Perfume, Wagakki Band; Team J-MELO: Mizuki Fukumura, Kanon Suzuki and Sakura Oda (Morning Musumeļ½”'15)'; 1. "GO!!!" / FLOW; 2. "Inori Uta āTotoganashi-" (Prayer Song) / Minami Kizuki.

3. The 8th J-MELO Awards
Aired 18 January 2015 ⢠28 min
Award for Highest-emailing Country or Territory; Award for Most-Requested Act; Award for Best Singer Search Video; Your Photos Award; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector; āTaku Takahashi; Yoichi Watanabe (photographer); Erina Ikuta, Ayumi Ishida and Sakura Oda (Morning Musumeļ½”'15).
4. Club J-MELO: SCANDAL
Aired 1 February 2015 ⢠28 min
1. "Yoake No Ryuseigun" (Meteor Shower at Dawn); 2. "Shunkan Sentimental" (Instant Sentimental); 3. "Image"; 4. "Your song".
5. Club J-MELO: [Alexandros]
Aired 8 February 2015 ⢠28 min
1. "Starrrrrrr"; 2. "Kick & Spin"; 3. "Run Away"; 4. "Adventure".
6. J-Music Now
Aired 15 February 2015 ⢠28 min
Guest: Jean-Ken Johnny (MAN WITH A MISSION); Guest Discoverer: Minami Kizuki; Exclusive comments: Momoiro Clover Z; Morning Musumet'15 Portrait Project; Singer Search; Artists: AKB48, B'z, back number, Berryz Kobo, Dempagumi.inc, fhÔna, Koki Hanamizakura, KAT-TUN, Leo Ieiri, moumoon, Rihwa; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector; Yoichi Watanabe (photographer); Mizuki Fukumura, Haruna Iikubo and Kanon Suzuki (Morning Musumet'15); 1. "Seven Deadly Sins" / MAN WITH A MISSION; 2. "Yume No Ukiyo Ni Saitemina" (Flourish in this Fleeting Dream World!) / Momoiro Clover Z vs KISS.
7. Standing Strong Four Years On
Aired 1 March 2015 ⢠28 min
New Song Project; Guest: Hanako Ono; Exclusive comments: MONKEY MAJIK; DJ's Choice: Shinpei Goto (Date fm, Sendai); Team J-MELO: Maiko Katagiri (MAY'S); Artists: coba, Hikami Daiko, Ikumi Kumagai, Nihonjin, Pandalion, Kazumi Watanabe and Yasuaki Shimizu; 1. "The Lifelines" / The Lifelines; 2. "You Are Not Alone" / MONKEY MAJIK; 3. "Radio DJ" / Nihonjin.
8. J-Music Now
Aired 29 March 2015 ⢠28 min
Japan Expo in Thailand 2015; J-CHANNEL (Japanese radio station in Thailand); Chulalongkorn University; Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology; Coming Next 2015; Guest Discoverer: Rina Katahira; Exclusive comment: tofubeats; Team J-MELO: Joe Inoue; Artists: AKB48, ARASHI, Barikyun!!, Czecho No Republic, D=OUT, Gacharic Spin, the GazettE, HAPPY, KAT-TUN, Yuya Matsushita, miwa, Momoiro Clover Z, Nogizaka46, Seiko Oomori & The Pink Tokarev, La PomPon, MACO, RADWIMPS, SID, Southern All Stars, TESLA doesn't know how to cry; 1. "Onna No Ko Wa Nakanai" (Girls Don't Cry) / Rina Katahira; 2. "Sakura" (Cherry Blossoms) / ARASHI; 3. "Wishes come true -Sakihokoru Hana Tachi Ni-" (For Flowers in Full Bloom) / May J.
9. J-Rock Special
Aired 5 April 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: MUCC, VAMPS; Editor's Choice: Atsushi Shikano (publisher of music magazine MUSICA); Team J-MELO: SCANDAL; Artists: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, Awesome City Club, Base Ball Bear, existā trace, the GazettE, KANA-BOON, MAN WITH A MISSION, Negoto, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, ONE OK ROCK, Shiggy Jr., Yogee New Waves; 1. "ZERO" / VAMPS; 2. "ENDER ENDER" / MUCC.
10. J-MELO Girl Party
Aired 12 April 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: chay, Sonoko Inoue, Rina Sumioka; Artists: BABYMETAL, ONE OK ROCK, Yosuke Yamashita; Team J-MELO: Mai Takematsu, Morning Musumeļ½”'15, SCANDAL; 1. " Yasashiku Naretara" (If I Could be Gentler) / Rina Sumioka; 2. "Akai Muffler" (Red Muffler) / Sonoko Inoue; 3. "Twinkle Days" / chay; 4. "Seishunkozo Ga Naiteiru"(The Kid is Crying) / Morning Musumeļ½”'15.
11. J-Music Now
Aired 19 April 2015 ⢠28 min
Guest: Salyu; Favorites with Young Women (Japanese); Commentary: Yukako Yoshida (DropMusic); Artists: Charisma.com, Da-iCE, DIAURA, the GazettE, HKT48, Kobukuro, I Don't Like Mondays., Masaharu Fukuyama, Kana Nishino, J Soul Brothers ā ¢, Perfume, RHYMESTER, RIP SLYME, Saku, SEKAI NO OWARI, WhiteFlame feat. HATSUNE MIKU, Yuzu; Team J-MELO: Kouki Hanamizakura; Morning Musumeļ½”'14, Yoichi Watanabe (photographer); 1. "Ai Ni Yukeru" (I Can Come to You) /Salyu; 2. "Dragon Night"/SEKAI NO OWARI.
12. Music Discovery Special
Aired 3 May 2015 ⢠28 min
Hoso 90 Sai (celebration of the 90th anniversary of broadcasting in Japan); HANEDA INTERNATIONAL ANIME MUSIC FESTIVAL; J-Music Creators: Nobuo Uematsu (game music composer); Guests: DJ misoshiru & MC gohan; Kohamajima Bachan Gasshodan (Kohamajima Island Grandma Chorus); Guest Discoverer: Ruki-chan; Exclusive comments: BABYMETAL; Team J-MELO: Kouki Hanamizakura, āTaku Takahashi; 1. "Roast Beaf feat. ZEN-LA-ROCK" / DJ Misoshiru To MC Gohan; 2. "Zanarkand" From FINAL FANTASY ā © (2001) / Nobuo Uematsu; 3. "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (No More Bullying) / BABYMETAL; 4. "Come on and Dance Kohamajima" / Kikuo Tsuchida and Kohamajima Bachan Gasshodan; 5. "I Love Tokyo" / Kouki Hanamizakura.
13. J-Music Now
Aired 31 May 2015 ⢠28 min
Guest: tofubeats; J-Music Creators: Yutaka Kimura (art director and designer); Exclusive comments: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE; DJ's Choice: Kozo Nishimukai (FM Okinawa); Artists: AKB48, ARASHI, DAOKO, E-girls, Kaela Kimura, KANA-BOON, Kiiyamashoten, Keisuke Kuwata, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, MACO, miwa, Yui Makino, Ponytail ribbons, RHYMESTER, Sango, Sheena Ringo, Twin Cross, SPITZ, Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai, WILL XPERIMENT, Yun*chi; Team J-MELO: Riho Sayashi and Haruna Ogata (Morning Musumeļ½”'15); 1. "Evergreen" / GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE; 2. "Sora To Tempura To Umi No Nioi" (The Smells of the Sky, Tempura, and the Ocean) / Kiiyamashoten; 3. "window" / tofubeats.
14. J-MELO in Fukuoka
Aired 7 June 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: LinQ, Rev.from DVL, Mariya Nishiuchi; Editor's Choice: Daisuke Kogo (editor-in-chief, Fukuoka city information magazine); Artists: ayumi hamasaki, Kiyoshi Hikawa, Hiromi Go, HKT48, Leo Ieiri, Makura Izumi, Kai Band, KAN, Sheena & The Rokkets, Tonchi Pickles, Yota Towatari; Team J-MELO: Erina Ikuta (Morning Musumeļ½”'15); 1. "Kimi Ga Ite Boku Ga Ita" (There Were You and Me) / Rev.from DVL; 2. "Fufu Genka" (Marital Quarrel) / Tonchi Pickles; 3. "Arigato Forever" (Thank You Foreverā¦) / Mariya Nishiuchi; 4. "Hare Hare āParade" (Super Happy Parade) / LinQ.
15. J-MELO Anisong Special Part One
Aired 14 June 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: Eir Aoi, FLOW, Kalafina; J-Music Creators: Shawn Chin (Executive Festival Director, Anime Festival Asia); Artists: angela, L'Arc-en-Ciel, LiSA, Luna Haruna, T.M.Revolution; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, āTaku Takahashi; 1. "GO!!!" / FLOW; 2. "Lapis Lazuli" / Eir Aoi; 3. "to the beginning" / Kalafina.
16. J-MELO Anisong Special Part Two
Aired 21 June 2015 ⢠28 min
Special collaboration: Nippon Broadcasting System's "Mu-comi Plus" radio show (with DJs Hisanori Yoshida and Azusa Tadokoro); Guest: LiSA; J-Music Creators: Shunji Inoue (president of music publishing company Lantis); Artists: Anri, bamboo (milktub), Minori Chihara, GRANRODEO, JAM Project, Hiroshi Kitadani, Minami Kuribayashi, LAZY, NICO Touches the Walls, OLDCODEX, SIAM SHADE, T.M.Revolution, Yoko Takahashi, Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musumet), UNISON SQUARE GARDEN; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector; Joe Inoue; Mizuki Fukumura and Haruna Iikubo (Morning Musumet'15); 1. "Rally Go Round" / LiSA; 2. "MUSIC S.T.A.R.T!!" / μ's.
17. Club J-MELO: Kazumi Watanabe and SUGIZO
Aired 28 June 2015 ⢠28 min
1. "Hamabe No Uta" (Song of the Seashore) Composer: Tamezo Narita; 2. "Milky Shade" Composer: Kazumi Watanabe; 3. "Le Fou" Composer: SUGIZO; 4. "Thousand Knives" Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
18. Club J-MELO Taiban: Morning Musumeļ½” x ā-ute
Aired 5 July 2015 ⢠28 min
1. "Kimi Wa Jitensha Watashi Wa Densha De Kitaku" (You Cycle Home, and I Take the Train) / ā-ute; 2. "Kiss Me Aishiteru" (Kiss Me, I Love You) / ā-ute; 3. "Sekai Ichi Happy Na Onnanoko" (The Happiest Girl in the World) / ā-ute; 4. "Kare To Issho Ni Omise Ga Shitai" (I Want to Open a Shop with Him) / Morning Musumeļ½”; 5. "Renai Hunter" (Love Hunter) / Morning Musumeļ½”; 6. "Pyoko Pyoko Ultra" / Morning Musumeļ½”; 7. "Kono Chikyu No Heiwa Wo Honki De Negatterundayo!" (We Really Want a Peaceful World) / Morning Musumeļ½” and ā-ute; 8. "Dance De Bakoon!" (Dance Explosion) / Morning Musumeļ½” and ā-ute.
19. J-MELO Global Conversation
Aired 12 July 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: Naoto Inti Raymi, Ruki; Artists: Risa Aizawa (Dempagumi.inc), BENI, BONNIE PINK, FPM (Tomoyuki Tanaka), the GazettE, Hikami Daiko, Minami Kizuki, MONKEY MAJIK, Orquesta De La Luz, Otomo Yoshihide, Ryu Goto, Shibusashirazu Orchestra, Shuichi Hidano, VAMPS; Team J-MELO: Ai Takahashi; Dave Spector; āTaku Takahashi; Yoichi Watanabe (photographer); Miki Nonaka, Haruna Iikubo, and Sakura Oda (Morning Musume '15); 1. "Itsuka Kitto" (Surely Someday) / Naoto Inti Raymi.
20. J-Music Now
Aired 26 July 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: Color Pointe, w-inds., Yuki Kajiura; Exclusive comments: Kalafina; Artists: Aldious, Gesu No Kiwami Otome, Ai Kawashima, NMB48, RYO the SKYWALKER, Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE, SEKAI NO OWARI, Shiggy Jr., Shonan No Kaze, Superfly, Sumire Uesaka, YKIKI BEAT, Yuzu, Whiteberry; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, SCANDAL, āTaku Takahashi, Koki Hanamizakura, Yoshitaka Mouri (Associate Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts); 1."In Love With The Music" / w-inds.; 2."Stamp!" / SCANDAL.
21. J-MELO Europe Special
Aired 9 August 2015 ⢠28 min
HYPER JAPAN Festival 2015 (London, UK); Japan Expo 2015 (Paris, France); DJ's Choice: Antoine Marion (Japan FM, France); Guests: Azumi Inoue, BABYMETAL, BACK-ON, coldrain, the GazettE, ONE OK ROCK, SPYAIR; Team J-MELO; 1. "Lapis Lazuli" / Eir Aoi; 2. "Otsukare Summer!" / Dempagumi.inc; 3. "FIRESTARTER" / SPYAIR; 4. "Oh my wish!" / Morning Musumeļ½”'15.
22. J-Music Now
Aired 30 August 2015 ⢠28 min
TOUCH Summer 2015 (Vietnam); NHK WONDERLAND 2015 (Akihabara, Japan); Guest: RADWIMPS; Exclusive comment: Rino Sashihara (HKT48); Artists: A9, AKB48, ARASHI, Country Girls, EXILE, Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikimonogakari, KAT-TUN, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Sayuri, Sheena Ringo, tofubeats, WHITE ASH; Team J-MELO: Minami Kizuki, Morning Musumeļ½”'15; 1. "Halloween Night" / AKB48; 2. "Jikkyo Chukei"(Live Coverage) / RADWIMPS; 3. "Sukatto My Heart"(Refresh My Heart) / Morning Musumeļ½”'15.
23. J-MELO Breakthrough Artist Showcase 2015
Aired 6 September 2015 ⢠28 min
Artists: AKAMARUDASHā, ALICEINALICE, Amatsuki, AMIAYA, ASAKO BAGUS, asobius, BAND-MAID, Bitter & Sweet, Chu-Z, Chu's day., CittY, color-code, Color Pointe, DATS, La Dill, emu, Erica, Especia, fhĆ”na, Girls Rock Band Revolution, Gekijoā METALicche, hello-aozora-train, Helsinki Lambda Club, I Don't Like Mondays., TAKESHI IMORIYA & MANABU HIRAMATSU, KAO=S, Kaleido Knight, Chiaki Kominami, koresawa, LOVELY DOLL, Maika Leboutet, Mardelas, Mayuko, nananon, nishi-ken, odol, PELICAN FANCLUB, Rie a.k.a. Suzaku, Ryoma Quartet, THE SxPLAY, SPiCYSOL, SpininGReen, TEMPURA KIDZ, TONEAYU, TRUSTRICK, Yuuka Ueno, USOTSUKI, WILL XPERIMENT; 1."Sparkle" / May J.
24. J-Music Now
Aired 27 September 2015 ⢠28 min
Waku Waku +NYC; Singer Search; Guests: Team Syachihoko; Exclusive comments: VAMPS; Artists: CreepHyp, Crystal Kay feat. Namie Amuro, GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, Kana Nishino, Little Glee Monster, Motohiro Hata, 9mm Pareballum Bullet, SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: Aimer, SEKAI NO OWARI, SMAP; Team J-MELO: FLOW, SCANDAL, āTaku Takahashi, Yun*chi; 1."BASYAUMA ROCK"(Carriage Horse Rock) / Team Syachihoko; 2."Lucky Girl*" / Yun*chi; 3."World Symphony" / FLOW.
25. 10th Anniversary Special Edition: Part 1
Aired 4 October 2015 ⢠28 min
Fan Meeting Highlights; New Song Project Retrospective; Exclusive Messages: AKB48, the GazettE, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, SEKAI NO OWARI, Terumasa Hino, VAMPS; Artists: Yui Makino, The Lifelines, The Rough T, coba and the people of Yamamoto Town, Zeebra, MONKEY MAJIK, GUMI, tofubeats; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, Morning Musumeļ½”'15 (Mizuki Fukumura, Sakura Oda, and Miki Nonaka), JAY'ED, Scott Murphy, MAY'S, Kazumi Watanabe and Yasuaki Shimizu, Kylee, Alice Nine, Yun*chi, SCANDAL, Minami Kizuki, FLOW, Mai Takematsu (J-MELO's first presenter), Shanti (third-generation presenter).
26. 10th Anniversary Special Edition: Part 2
Aired 11 October 2015 ⢠28 min
Live Acts Selection; Japan Dance Music Adventure Highlights; Exclusive Messages: GACKT, Nana Mizuki, Marty Friedman, Momoiro Clover Z, Otomo Yoshihide, Perfume; Artists: [Alexandros] , THE BEATNIKS , BENI and Crystal Kay , BONNIE PINK , THE BOOM , dj KENTARO , Hikami Daiko , JAM Project , Minami Kizuki, Erena Terakubo, May J., and Morning Musumeļ½”, Ryota Komatsu and Taeko Onuki , Makoto Ozone and Satoru Shionoya , MONKEY MAJIK, Kaori Muraji and Soichi Muraji , Lisa Ono, Orquesta de La Luz , SEKAI NO OWARI, āTaku Takahashi and FPM , Hiromi Uehara , YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, Morning Musumeļ½”'15 (Mizuki Fukumura, Ayumi Ishida, and Haruka Kudo).
27. J-Music Now
Aired 25 October 2015 ⢠28 min
AFA Indonesia 2015; JAPAN NIGHT in JAKARTA; "Music Japan TV" from WAKUWAKU JAPAN; J-MELO Breakthrough Artist Showcase 2015; Featured Releases; Guests: LiSA, VAMPS, [Alexandros], TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA, Hinanchu (Silent Siren); Artists: A.B.C-Z, AKB48, D=OUT, KEYTALK, MAN WITH A MISSION, Seiko Matsuda, Mika Nakashima, Nogizaka46, Sakurako Ohara, ONE OK ROCK, petit milady, Sakanaction; Team J-MELO: FLOW; SCANDAL; Haruna Iikubo and Masaki Sato (Morning Musumeļ½”'15).
28. 10th Anniversary Special Live Show: Part 1: Eir Aoi
Aired 1 November 2015 ⢠28 min
29. 10th Anniversary Special Live Show: Part 2: Silent Siren
Aired 8 November 2015 ⢠28 min
30. 10th Anniversary Special Live Show: Part 3: Morning Musumeļ½”'15
Aired 15 November 2015 ⢠28 min
31. 10th Anniversary Special Live Show: Part 4: May J.
Aired 22 November 2015 ⢠28 min
32. J-Music Now
Aired 13 December 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: May'n, Hiroshi Takano; Guest Discoverer: Nana Takashima (Tokyo Performance Doll); Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2015; J-Standards; Campus Buzz: Kyoto Seika University; DJ's Choice: Shunsuke Ochiai and Geylan Riad (J-WAVE, Tokyo); Editor's Choice: Naoko Takashima (Billboard JAPAN editor); SCANDAL's Questions Vol. 4, Part 1; J-Standards; Featured Releases; Team J-MELO: Kouki Hanamizakura, SCANDAL.
33. J-Music Bonenkai (Year-end Party)
Aired 20 December 2015 ⢠28 min
Guests: AAA, ā-ute; Girls' World: Tsurukawa Second Junior High School Choral Club; SCANDAL's Questions Vol. 4, Part 2: Team J-MELO: āTaku Takahashi; SCANDAL; Haruna Ogata and Miki Nonaka (Morning Musumeļ½”'15).