Entertainment Nippon - Episode Guide

This month, we introduce Nana Mizuki, the "Queen of Anime Songs", who has great popularity both in Japan and overseas. Mizuki's activity places her at the forefront of the 2 very different realms of voice acting and singing. In the program, we show some spectacular performances from her stadium lives. We also show her attempt to sing out the traditional Japanese song, Enka, which she learned from her father in her childhood. We analyze where her passion to express herself with her voice comes from.

This program features various Japanese entertainments including J-POP, anime songs and performances by top artists. This month, we introduce SEKAI NO OWARI, one of the most vigorous Japanese band. Footages of their fantastic live shows and the latest interview reveal how they create their own music and why they dare to perform abroad.

From J-POP to anime songs to live performances, this program gives you an up close look at the best of Japanese entertainment. This month, we're featuring Japanese guitarist MIYAVI, one of the few Japanese artists who performs all over the world. We find out what drives his samurai spirit as he takes on the world with his guitar as well as learn what's behind his new album, The Others. All this plus his most recent interviews and footage from his Tokyo concert held this past May.

From J-POP to anime music live performances, this show gives you an up close look at the hottest and newest Japanese entertainment. This month, we'll be bringing you a band that has been shaking up the world! Creatures with wolf heads and human bodies, MAN WITH A MISSION is a band you won't forget. You will find out the secret and highlights of the band by watching their amazing and free-form performances.

From J-POP to anime music to live performances, this show gives you an up-close look at the newest and hottest Japanese entertainment. This month we'll introduce you to Perfume, the internationally popular electro pop group that is known for their unique sound, entertaining choreography, and avant-garde live performances that use the newest technologies. With their documentary film being released worldwide, we'll find out how these girls have continued to evolve over the past 15 years.

This time, we'll be featuring sakanaction, a band at the forefront of the current Japanese music scene. The group is known for their musical variety, which covers genres from rock, club, to J-pop, as well as their pointed, literary lyrics. Sakanaction continues to search for new musical possibilities through collaborating with various creators outside of the music world, such as media art, film and fashion. We'll take you deep inside the unique, artistic world of this cutting-edge group.

This program brings you the best from the Japanese entertainment scene. This time, we're giving you an up-close and behind-the-scenes look at Japan's leading electro-pop trio Perfume's live concert, Reframe. As part of the "This is NIPPON Premium Theater" project aimed towards spreading Japanese culture around the world during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, this show was formed by breaking down past Perfume shows and rebuilding them into something brand-new, unforgettable stage performance. Get ready to be blown away by performances that use cutting-edge technology unlike anything you've seen before.

Entertainment Nippon brings you the best from the Japanese entertainment scene, and in this episode, we're featuring LiSA! In addition to singing vocals for numerous popular anime theme songs, her powerful vocals and incredible live performances have helped LiSA find international success. See how her rock-flavored songs and positive messages have reached fans around the world through an up-close look at her recent Asia tour.

This program brings you the best from the Japanese entertainment scene. On this episode, we feature special performances from KING SUPER LIVE 2018 IN SHANGHAI, an event with 7 artists from one of Japan's original anime song record labels. Performers include internationally-active Mamoru Miyano, Yoko Takahashi, Yui Horie, Sumire Uesaka, Yui Ogura, angela, and of course, Nana Mizuki. Join us as we go behind-the-scenes and learn how these 7 artists helped make this anime song festival's first ever Shanghai show a huge success.

This program brings you the best from the Japanese entertainment scene. This time our focus is on the crossover collaboration between Hatsune Miku, queen of the virtual singer scene loved by fans worldwide, and the traditional Japanese rhythms of the internationally active Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble Kodo. These 2 titans of Japanese entertainment shared the stage for the 2nd time in June 2018 for the event, This is NIPPON Premium Theater: Hatsune Miku x Kodo Special Live 2018. This episode will feature performances and behind-the-scenes clips from this show while detailing how these 2 entertainers spent 2018. Join us as we find out how these 2 constantly evolving artists continue to push the boundaries of the Japanese music scene!

Born in Brazil and later raised in Japan, Lisa Ono has been spreading the sounds of bossa nova around the world for 30 years. She's known especially for introducing Brazilian music to audiences in Asia. In this program, Ono plays in her hometown of São Paulo. Joining her on stage are family members of Antônio Carlos Jobim, known as "the father of bossa nova." Listen in for the tunes and find out the stories behind the songs.