Special Features

The J-MELO Interviews

The J-MELO Interviews are a chance to hear some of the most influential artists in Japan talk about their lives and music.

(1) Yukihiro Takahashi
(2) VAMPS
(3) THE BOOM
(4) UA
(5) Nobuyuki Tsujii
(6) Tomoyo Harada

"J-MELO in…" Series

In our "J-MELO in..." series, we visit fascinating places in Japan and overseas to discover their music.

(1) J-MELO in Okinawa
(2) J-MELO in Tokushima
(3) J-MELO in Hokkaido
(4) J-MELO in Fukuoka with SHEENA and Makoto Ayukawa
(5) J-MELO in Akita
(6) J-MELO in Matsue with Kyoji Yamamoto
(7) J-MELO in Sendai with MONKEY MAJIK
(8) J-MELO in Shonan
(9) J-MELO in Yokohama with Ken Yokoyama

"J-MELO meets..." Series

We hook up with other Japanese shows and media to create unique musical collaborations.

(1) J-MELO meets J-WAVE with Crystal Kay
(2) J-MELO meets WHAT's IN?
(3) J-MELO meets Radio Japan
(4) J-MELO meets Nikkei
(5) J-MELO meets TOKYO-KAWAII★TV with BENI
(6) J-MELO meets JAL
(7) J-MELO meets Fm yokohama
(8) J-MELO meets So-en
(9) J-MELO meets Saturday 10 Minutes Live
(10) J-MELO meets Nikkei Entertainment
(11) J-MELO meets FCCJ

J-MELO Dance Music Adventure

Japan is a paradise for people who love dance music, so we travel around the country, discovering all kinds of dance music and introducing it in the show.

Part 1 melody.'s club circuit
Part 2 Nihon Buyo (Traditional Japanese Dance) with Minosuke Nishikawa
Part 3 Eisa (Traditional Okinawan Dance) with Tokyo Okinawan Association
Part 4 Awa Odori(1)(Traditional Dance in Tokushima) with Asukaren
Part 5 Taiko with Shuichi Hidano
Part 6 Ryukyu Buyo (Traditional Okinawan Court Dance and Music) with Maki Kuniyoshi
Part 7 Kagura (Sacred Shito Dance and Music) at Washimiya Shrine
Part 8 Awa Odori(2)(Traditional Dance in Tokushima) with Gojahei in Tokushima
Part 9 Ainu Traditional Dance at the Poroto Kotan Ainu Village, Hokkaido
Part 10 Samba with Sayuri Okuda

Backstage Pass

We go to gigs and music events around Japan, check out the performances, and go backstage to meet the artists.

(1) Tokyo JAZZ at Tokyo International Forum
(2) Ryota Komatsu and Taeko Onuki at Billboard Live Tokyo
(3) Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
(4) UNIT ASIA at aMLUX Hall
(5) Hello Kitty at Sanrio Puroland
(6) coba at FACE

Kaleidoscope

In "Kaleidoscope", well-known Japanese music critic Masakazu Kitanaka shares his insight on unique artists and their work.

(1) "Icicles" / Luminous Orange
(2) "Gingham Check No Kotori" (A Little Bird in Gingham Check） / Shione Yukawa
(3) "Ginga No Shasou Kara"(From the Window of a Train on the Galactic Railroad) / sgt.
(4) "Farewell Mr. Old City" / Michiko Takada
(5) "Rai-Zing" / GOCOO
(6) "Kimi Wa Tennenshoku" (You're a Natural Color) / Eiichi Ohtaki
(7) "J.Boy" / Shogo Hamada
(8) "Sasurai"(Wandering) / Tamio Okuda
(9) "Asobi"(Playing) / ZAZEN BOYS
(10) "Wakare No Samba"(Farewell Samba) / Kiyoshi Hasegawa
(11) "Kawarushi" (I Change) / Akiko Yano
(12) "Usukudara”(ÜSKÜDARA GÍDERÍKEN) ／ Sizzle Ohtaka
(13) "Afrodisia" / quasimode
(14) "Parachute" / Shugo Tokumaru
(15) "Kage-no Nai Hito"(Person without a Shadow) / ASA-CHANG & Junray
(16) "Appliqué of Tulip" / Nobuyasu Okabayashi

★Masakazu Kitanaka, Music Journalist
Masakazu Kitanaka was an editor at a Japanese music magazine before going freelance as a music journalist. He writes about Japanese and non-Japanese music in magazines and newspapers and introduces it on radio.

Club J-MELO

In our "Club J-MELO" sessions, some of the hottest artists in Japan give exclusive, intimate performances in front of a studio audience.

Vol.1: miyavi and Yasuji Ohagi
Vol.2: Yosuke Yamashita
Vol.3: Makoto Ozone and Satoru Shionoya
Vol.4: Jin Oki and SoulJa
Vol.5: Kaori Muraji and Soichi Muraji
Vol.6: Kazumi Watanabe Special Band
Vol.7: Rie fu and LEO IMAI
Vol.8: RANKIN TAXI
Vol.9: Sean Lennon
Vol.10: Lisa Ono
Vol.11: Ryu Goto
Vol.12: Hiromi Uehara
Vol.13: SOIL&“PIMP”SESSIONS


J-MELO Live to the World

J-MELO is dedicated to introducing Japanese music in all its diversity, so our "J-MELO Live to the World" concerts showcase artists from the entire Japanese musical spectrum. They're unique in that no two acts from the same genre are ever on the bill together.

★Flight 001 "Winter Special 2007" at Zepp Tokyo
Minako Yoshida
Kazumi Watanabe
coba
HidaJimbo (Akira Jimbo and Shuichi Hidano)
PE'Z
Metis
indigo blue
melody.

★Flight 002 "Natsu Fes 2008" st SHIBUYA-AX
Terumasa Hino Quintet
ZEEBRA
Shonen Knife
Yanawaraba
melody.

★Flight 003 "Fuyu Fes 2008" at SHIBUYA-AX
Sheena & the Rokkets
Orquesta de La Luz
Jazztronik
DEPAPEPE
May J.
Shanti

★Flight 004 "Natsu Fes 2009" at SHIBUYA-AX
Ryota Komatsu and Taeko Onuki
Marty Friedman
Kosuke Atari
Arisa Tsuji (from “Paphooo!”)
May J.
Shanti

J-MELO Awards

Reflecting the huge importance we attach to connections with Japanese music lovers everywhere, the unique year-end J-MELO Awards recognize and celebrate Japanese artists based entirely on requests from fans all over the world.

The Second J-MELO Awards (2008): Highest-Emailing Countries and Regions
Highest E-mailing Country of 2008 No.1 Philippines
No.2 United States
No.3 Peru
No.4 Japan
No.5 Indonesia
No.6 Brazil
No.7 Canada
No.8 Vietnam and Nepal
No.9 Thailand
No.10 United Arab Emirates
The Second J-MELO Awards (2008)： Most-Requested Artists
Most Requested Act of 2008 No.1 L'Arc～en～Ciel
No.2 Arashi
No.3 Hey!Say!JUMP
No.4 melody.
No.5 KAT-TUN
No.6 NEWS
No.7 Tohoshinki
No.8 Hikaru Utada
No.9 ALICENINE.
No.10 YUI

First J-MELO Awards (2007): Highest-Emailing Countries and Regions
1st Philippines
2nd Peru
3rd United States
4th Canada
5th Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico
6th Nepal
7th Japan
8th Malaysia
9th Vietnam
10th Portugal
First J-MELO Awards (2007) ：Most Requested Artists
1st L'Arc~en~Ciel
2nd melody.
3rd KAT-TUN
4th Hikaru Utada
5th NEWS
6th Morning Musume
7th DIR EN GREY
8th YUI
9th Ai Otsuka
10th Namie Amuro

♪Keep sending your messages and requests!

We're delighted to receive so many e-mails. We carefully read all of them, so we ask you not to send any particular request or comment more than once.

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