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. J-Music Now
Aired 7 January 2018 • 28 min
Guests: NGT48 (Marina Nishigata, Ayaka Tano, and Maho Yamaguchi), SIN ISOMER, TORIENA; Featured Releases; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'18 (Haruna Iikubo, Miki Nonaka, and Reina Yokoyama).
2. The 11th J-MELO Awards
Aired 14 January 2018 • 28 min
Highest E-mailing Country or Territory; Most Requested Act; Best Singer Search Video; Best Singer Search Original Song; Your Photos Award; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, Morning Musume｡'18 (Haruna Iikubo, Miki Nonaka, and Reina Yokoyama), Yoichi Watanabe (photographer).
3. J-MELO 550 Live Special Part 0: Launch Party
Aired 21 January 2018 • 28 min
Guests: FLOW, Shuichi Hidano Super TAIKO Session, Momoiro Clover Z, ROCK A JAPONICA.
4. J-MELO 550 Live Special Part 1: FLOW
Aired 28 January 2018 • 28 min
5. J-MELO 550 Live Special Part 2: Shuichi Hidano Super TAIKO Session
Aired 4 February 2018 • 28 min
Guests: Shuichi Hidano Super TAIKO Session, Momoiro Clover Z.
6. J-MELO 550 Live Special Part 3: Momoiro Clover Z
Aired 11 February 2018 • 28 min
7. J-Music Now
Aired 18 February 2018 • 28 min
Guests: AKB48; Exclusive comments: GARNiDELiA; Artists: Ayaka & Daichi Miura, BABYMETAL, BAND-MAID, Crossfaith, FLOW×GRANRODEO, GARNiDELiA, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Itsuki & Fuyumi Sakamoto, KEYTALK, KinKi Kids, ONE OK ROCK, Hana Sekitori, WagakkiBand; JAPAN EXPO THAILAND 2018; JROCK NEWS; SCANDAL's Questions; Featured Releases.
8. J-MELO Rocks 2018: GLIM SPANKY
Aired 25 February 2018 • 28 min
9. J-MELO Rocks 2018: BLUE ENCOUNT
Aired 4 March 2018 • 28 min
10. J-MELO Rocks 2018: TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA
Aired 11 March 2018 • 28 min
11. J-MELO in Sendai Part 1
Aired 18 March 2018 • 28 min
Guests: MONKEY MAJIK; Exclusive Comments: ANTENA; DJ's Choice: Rokkatei Yuka (NHK FM, Sendai); Japan Dance Music Adventure: Suzume Odori (sparrow dance) (Tohoku University); Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'18 (Ayumi Ishida and Kaede Kaga).
12. J-MELO in Sendai Part 2
Aired 25 March 2018 • 28 min
Guests: MONKEY MAJIK.
13. Viewer Special
Aired 1 April 2018 • 28 min
Guests: Minami Kizuki, m-flo; Nihongo Fiesta 2018; J-MELO Singer Search; J-MELO Song and Dance Expo; Featured Request Songs.
14. J-MELO Rocks 2018: SID
Aired 8 April 2018 • 28 min
15. J-Music Now
Aired 20 May 2018 • 28 min
Guests: BOYS AND MEN, JUNRETSU; J-Music Creators: Kazuaki Seki (music video director); My Ultimate Playlist: Nick Prior (Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh); Artists: cosMo@bousouP, POLYSICS, Tenniscoats; Featured Request Songs.
16. J-MELO in Saitama Part 1
Aired 27 May 2018 • 28 min
Guests: BAND-MAID, Beverly, SKY-HI, Kayoko Yoshizawa.
17. J-MELO in Saitama Part 2
Aired 3 June 2018 • 28 min
Guests: BAND-MAID, SKY-HI.
18. J-MELO in Shizuoka Part 1
Aired 10 June 2018 • 28 min
J-Music Creators: Toshinobu Kubota; Exclusive Comments: DENKI GROOVE; Japan Dance Music Adventure: Samba; DJ's Choice: Bakabon Onizuka (K-mix (Shizuoka FM)); Shizuoka People's Top Shizuoka People; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'18 (Miki Nonaka and Akane Haga), Yoichi Watanabe (photographer).
19. J-MELO in Shizuoka Part 2
Aired 17 June 2018 • 28 min
Guests: DJ Misosiru & MC Gohan, TeddyLoid.
20. J-Music Now
Aired 24 June 2018 • 28 min
Guests: ANGERME, yahyel; DJ's Choice: Antoine (Japan FM, France); My Ultimate Playlist: Toru Ohata (music sommelier); Featured Releases; Team J-MELO: Tomonori Shiba (music journalist).
21. Online Music Special
Aired 1 July 2018 • 28 min
Guests: fhána; Exclusive comments: Akinori Fumihara (nana music), Akira Nomoto (Spotify JAPAN), Takayuki Suzuki (EnterTech Accelerator); Team J-MELO: Tomonori Shiba (music journalist).
22. J-Music Now
Aired 22 July 2018 • 28 min
Guests: LOVEBITES, sora tob sakana; Cool Summer Music Festivals; DJ's Choice: Satoshi Naito (FM GUNMA); Team J-MELO: Tomonori Shiba (music journalist).
23. J-Music Now
Aired 12 August 2018 • 28 min
Guest: VICKEBLANKA; Exclusive Comments: Little Glee Monster; J-Music Creators: Masakatsu Takagi; Team J-MELO: Tomonori Shiba (music journalist).
24. J-MELO Explores Shimokitazawa
Aired 19 August 2018 • 28 min
Guests: KEYTALK, Atsushi Shikano (publisher of music magazine MUSICA); DJ's Choice: Tomoaki Okura (Shimokita FM).
25. J-Music Now
Aired 23 September 2018 • 28 min
Exclusive Message: TOMOYASU HOTEI; Me Time: Takashi Tanaka (SUNNY DAY SERVICE); SCANDAL's Questions Vol. 7.
26. J-Music Now
Aired 7 October 2018 • 28 min
Guests: Ryota Komatsu, Lisa Ono; Exclusive Messages: HELLO PRO ALL STARS.
27. Russian J-Music Favorites & HYDE Interview
Aired 28 October 2018 • 28 min
28. J-Music Now
Aired 4 November 2018 • 28 min
Guests: Hiromitsu Agatsuma, PassCode; Exclusive Messages: Yuzo Kayama, 04 Limited Sazabys.
29. J-MELO in Oita Part 1
Aired 18 November 2018 • 28 min
Guest: Kosetsu Minami; Special Guests: Students from Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.
30. J-MELO in Oita Part 2
Aired 25 November 2018 • 28 min
Guest: Masafumi Akikawa; Special Guests: Foreign students at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University; Director's Choice: J:COM Oita Cable Telecom.
31. J-Music Now
Aired 9 December 2018 • 28 min
Guests: BOYS AND MEN, GLIM SPANKY, Jin Oki.
32. Artists and Craftsmen: Partners in Music
Aired 16 December 2018 • 28 min
Guests: BEGIN.