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 (32)
1. The 10th J-MELO Awards Part 1
Aired 1 January 2017 • 28 min
Awards: Highest-emailing Country or Territory, Most-Requested Artist, Breakthrough Artist Showcase: Team J-MELO: Dave Spector.
2. The 10th J-MELO Awards Part 2
Aired 8 January 2017 • 28 min
Awards: Best Singer Search Video, Your Photos Award, "One and Only" Award; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, Morning Musume｡'17 (Mizuki Fukumura, Haruna Iikubo and Sakura Oda), Yoichi Watanabe.
3. J-Music Now
Aired 29 January 2017 • 28 min
J-Music Creators: Daito Manabe (media artist) DJ's Choice: Reo Tsuchiya (FM NACK5); Idol Globalization Committee; Exclusive comment: WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA; Artists: Anly, BAND JA NAIMON!, boku no lyric no bouyomi, CHARAN-PO-RANTAN, Misaki Iwasa, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Daichi Miura, ONE OK ROCK, Perfume, SKY-HI, TSURU, UNiTE, Kayoko Yoshizawa; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Miki Nonaka and Akane Haga), SCANDAL.
4. Club J-MELO: WagakkiBand
Aired 5 February 2017 • 28 min
5. Club J-MELO: TFC55 (Hideki Togi, Iwao Furusawa, and coba)
Aired 12 February 2017 • 28 min
6. J-Music Now
Aired 19 February 2017 • 28 min
Guests: MUCC; J-Music Creators: Toru Takemitsu; Campus Buzz: Tomioka Dance Club (Tomioka Senior High School); Exclusive comments: Akira Nomoto (Spotify JAPAN), Maki Takemitsu (producer); Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Ayumi Ishida and Haruka Kudo), SCANDAL.
7. J-MELO Selection
Aired 19 March 2017 • 28 min
Artists: A.F.R.O, Terumasa Hino and dj honda, KINDAI GIRLS, Tetsuya Komuro, Moso Calibration, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, RIZE, TFC55, Tokyo Performance Domo, Tsunku♂, VAMPS, WagakkiBand; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, Morning Musume｡'17, Yoichi Watanabe (photographer).
8. Club J-MELO: LiSA
Aired 26 March 2017 • 28 min
9. Anisong Special
Aired 2 April 2017 • 28 min
Guest: LiSA; Editor's Choice: Ryo Majima (LisAni! editor-in-chief), Ryuichi Sumikawa (LisAni! editor); Artists: Anly, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, DALI, Kohei Dojima, fhána, FLOW, Dean Fujioka, Motohiro Hata, Ikimonogakari, Joe Inoue, JAM Project, Hiroshi Kitadani, Ketsumeishi, L'Arc-en-Ciel, RADWIMPS, SCANDAL, TrySail.
10. J-Music Now
Aired 9 April 2017 • 28 min
Guests: FlowBack, Kanoerana, TSUBAKI FACTORY (CAMELLIA FACTORY); Exclusive comments: flumpool; Campus Buzz: University of London; Artists: AKB48, ARASHI, BUTAOTOME, Yoshiko Hanzaki, Mizuki Hayama, J Soul Brothers Ⅲ from EXILE TRIBE, Keyakizaka46, Yasutaka Nakata, Sayuri, The Super Ball, VAMPS, Ami Wajima, w-inds., X JAPAN, Yabai T-Shirts yasan, Keisuke Yamauchi.
11. J-MELO in the USA
Aired 16 April 2017 • 28 min
National Cherry Blossom Festival; SXSW (South by Southwest); Guests: CHAI; Artists: BABYMETAL, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Daichi Miura, ONE OK ROCK, SEKAI NO OWARI, SHISHAMO, TeddyLoid, VAMPS, WagakkiBand, YOSHIKI.
12. J-Music Now
Aired 7 May 2017 • 28 min
J-Music Creators: Shuichi Hidano; Coming Next 2017; Campus Buzz: Musashi University; Exclusive Comments: HOTEI, NGT48; Singer Search; Featured Releases; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Haruna Iikubo and Haruna Ogata).
13. DJ's Choice Special
Aired 21 May 2017 • 28 min
Guest: Sascha (Radio DJ); DJ's Choice: Reina Nagata (ZIP-FM, Nagoya); Artists: ARASHI, banvox, Sakura Fujiwara, the GazettE, GLIM SPANKY, Hysteric Panic, Nakasu No Yamadasan, Emi Noda, NOISEMAKER, ONE OK ROCK, Ponytail ribbons, Potali, REKISHI, Seiho, SPYAIR, TREKKIE TRAX, Zenbu Kimi no Seida., X4; Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo).
14. J-Music Creators Special
Aired 28 May 2017 • 28 min
J-Music Creators: Yuzo Kayama, Hideki Matsutake; Guest: Emiri Miyamoto.
15. J-Music Now
Aired 11 June 2017 • 28 min
Guests: boku no lyric no bouyomi, Zeebra; My Ultimate Playlist: DJ Shikishima; Summer Festival Recommendations: Tomonori Shiba (music journalist); Featured Releases; Artists: AKB48, Namie Amuro, Band Ja Naimon!, Beagle Crew, Beverly, Cornelius, The Flipper's Guitar, GReeeeN, JAY'ED, Jinmenusagi, Kaela Kimura, Lick-G, MONDO GROSSO, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Kumiko Ohsugi, Kenji Ozawa, PIKOTARO, RADWIMPS, Ryuichi Sakamoto, sora tob sakana, T-Pablow, The Takosan, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Uchikubigokumon-Doukoukai, WANIMA; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Haruna Iikubo and Maria Makino).
16. Campus Buzz Special
Aired 18 June 2017 • 28 min
Guest: Nana Takashima (Tokyo Performance Doll); Campus Buzz: Meiji University; DJ's Choice: NU-ART FM Audio & Radio Club (Nihon University); Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Haruna Iikubo and Kaede Kaga).
17. J-MELO in Kumamoto: Part 1
Aired 2 July 2017 • 28 min
Cleaning Idol Group Kumamoto CLEAR'S, Tokyo Performance Doll, Tokyo Performance Domo.
18. J-MELO in Kumamoto: Part 2
Aired 9 July 2017 • 28 min
Guests: BLUE ENCOUNT, Tokyo Performance Doll, Aki Yashiro; DJ's Choice: Kana Bunya (FM Kumamoto); Campus Buzz: Mashiki Junior High School (Kumamoto).
19. J-MELO in Shonan
Aired 23 July 2017 • 28 min
Guests: Kota and Tomasong; DJ's Choice: Yuki Takeshita (Shonan Beach FM); Campus Buzz: Kamakura Women's University Junior and Senior High School; Artists: Yuzo Kayama, Kai Petite, Yosuke Onuma, SHANTI, Shonan no Kaze, Suchmos and more; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Sakura Oda, Kaede Kaga, and Reina Yokoyama).
20. J-Music Now
Aired 30 July 2017 • 28 min
Guest: DEAN FUJIOKA; J-Music Creators: starRo; Featured Releases; Artists: Akasick, Amatsuki, Namie Amuro, back number, BAND-MAID, B'z, Shogo Hamada, Hey! Say! JUMP, Kohmi Hirose, Gen Hoshino, Kami-sama, I have noticed, Keyakizaka46, Minami Kizuki, Kome Kome Club, LOVE PSYCHEDELICO, LUNA SEA, Mr.Children, ONE OK ROCK, RADWIMPS, SEKAI NO OWARI, SKE48, ULFULS.
21. J-Music Now
Aired 20 August 2017 • 28 min
ANIME EXPO 2017 (Los Angeles, USA); Guests: Minori Chihara, GARNiDELiA, Kalafina; My Ultimate Playlist: Greg Hignight (Tune in Tokyo); Artists: A9, BiSH, BULLET TRAIN, DJ Domo, Every Little Thing, LiSA, Mamoru Miyano, Daichi Miura, Momoiro Clover Z, Nogizaka46, Perfume,SHISHAMO, SID, Yun*chi; Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo).
22. J-Music Now
Aired 10 September 2017 • 28 min
Guests: Suzuka Asaoka (NOLIFE), fhána, GLIM SPANKY, May'n, Takayuki Suzuki (EnterTech Accelerator); C3AFA Jakarta 2017; Featured Releases; Singer Search.
23. Request Special
Aired 17 September 2017 • 28 min
Exclusive Comments: the GazettE, Mrs. GREEN APPLE; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Maria Makino, Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, and Akane Haga); And much more.
24. J-MELO in Chiba: Part 1
Aired 24 September 2017 • 28 min
Guests: NEGOTO.
25. J-MELO in Chiba: Part 2
Aired 1 October 2017 • 28 min
Guests: AKB48 (Anna Iriyama and Rena Kato), JAGUAR; DJ's Choice: Yuki Haruhara (bayfm78); Campus Buzz: Chiba Girls' High School; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Sakura Oda and Miki Nonaka); And much more
26. J-Music Now
Aired 8 October 2017 • 28 min
Guests: X4; Exclusive Comments: coldrain; Editor's Choice: Takafumi Mimori (JAZZ JAPAN editor-in-chief); DJ's Choice: Shiho Nanba (NHK-FM); Artists: Aimer, Namie Amuro, ASH DA HERO, CRCK/LCKS, Czecho No Republic × SKY-HI, fox capture plan, Yutaka Kijima, Akihisa Kondo, Ai Kuwabara, Morning Musume｡'17, Nogizaka46, Yabai T-Shirts yasan, Kayoko Yoshizawa, w-inds., 22/7.
27. Club DJ-MELO: TeddyLoid and banvox
Aired 15 October 2017 • 28 min
28. J-MELO in Shibuya
Aired 29 October 2017 • 28 min
Guests: Kenichi Makimura (music producer), Maki Nomiya; My Ultimate Playlist; Fumi Uno (TOWER RECORDS); Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo).
29. J-Standard Special
Aired 5 November 2017 • 28 min
Guests: OKAMOTO'S (Sho Okamoto and Hama_Okamoto), Yusuke Wajima (Associate Professor of Musicology, Osaka University); J-Music Creators: Kunihiko Murai (composer and producer), Chumei Watanabe (anisong composer); DJ's Choice: Justin Miller (DJ Dandy).
30. J-Music Now
Aired 12 November 2017 • 28 min
Guests: THE BEATNIKS, The Floor, SILENT SIREN; 14th TOKYO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MARKET; No Maps (Sapporo).
31. J-MELO in Okinawa and Kyoto
Aired 10 December 2017 • 28 min
Mabuioto music festival (Okinawa); Guests: Anly, coba; J-Music Creators: Sadao China; Japan Dance Music Adventure: Maiko and Geiko (Kyoto); Editor's Choice: Kazumasa Hagino (editor in chief, Piratsukakoyomi, Okinawa); Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Miki Nonaka, Kaede Kaga, and Reina Yokoyama).
32. J-Music Now
Aired 17 December 2017 • 28 min
Guests: Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Moso Calibration, Konomi Suzuki; C3AFA Singapore 2017; My Ultimate Playlist: Fukuryu (music concierge).