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  • Premiered: Jan 2011
  • Episodes: 414
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Season 2022
2022x1
BiS and Kaya
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Mar 07, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! This week, BiS (an idol group that's always doing something unique) and Kaya (an artist who made her major-label debut this year) are coming to chat and perform.
2022x2
CRAZY KEN BAND
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Mar 14, 2022
CRAZY KEN BAND will soon mark their 25th anniversary. They're coming to play a four-song setlist they created specially for J-MELO. Plus, we have an interview with band leader Yokoyama Ken.
2022x3
Liella! and ONE N' ONLY
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Apr 11, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! This week: Liella! (a five-piece group who appears in the Love Live! series) and ONE N' ONLY (a dance-and-vocal group whose dance videos are popular internationally).
2022x4
Miyazawa Kazufumi and Takeuchi Anna
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May 02, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! This week: Miyazawa Kazufumi, who has long been sharing the appeal of Okinawa Prefecture and its music; and Takeuchi Anna, a singer-songwriter in the fourth year since her debut.
2022x5
Morning Musume.'22
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Jun 06, 2022
Join May J. for great Japanese music! This week, Morning Musume.'22 are performing a set they created specially for J-MELO. And they're sharing their thoughts as they approach their 25th anniversary.
2022x6
Higuchi Ai and J-RECOMMENDS
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Jun 13, 2022
Join May J. for great Japanese music! This week, singer-songwriter Higuchi Ai is performing 3 songs including the global hit "Akuma No Ko." And she's sharing the inside story on her songwriting.
2022x7
Moriguchi Hiroko and fhána
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Jul 04, 2022
There's Gundam, then there's everything else. Join May J. for Japanese music! This week's acts are known for anime songs. Moriguchi Hiroko has sung a string of Gundam themes; fhána are a four-piece band popular at international anime events.
2022x8
Atari Kousuke and Fudanjuku
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Jul 11, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! In the studio this week: Atari Kousuke (a singer from the Natural World Heritage island of Amami Oshima) and Fudanjuku (a 7-piece female idol group who dress as men).
2022x9
Tokyo Rikisha and NEMOPHILA
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Aug 08, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! This week: 2 groups creating a big buzz. Tokyo Rikisha are 4 real-life rickshaw men. NEMOPHILA are an all-girl band with a hard sound and an international career.
2022x10
Omoinotake and Not Equal ME
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Aug 15, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! Two acts are coming to chat and perform. Omoinotake are a piano-based three-piece band with a growing fanbase. Not Equal ME are an idol group with a just-released fourth single.
2022x11
Kawaguchi Kyogo and Miyamoto Karin
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Oct 10, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! This week: Kawaguchi Kyogo (a singer-songwriter who thrills with his voice and guitar) and Miyamoto Karin (a former Juice=Juice member with an exciting solo career).
2022x12
hana*hana and JUNNA
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Oct 17, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! This week: hana*hana (a female duo in the spotlight 22 years after their hit "Ah-Yokatta") and JUNNA (ace vocalist of the Walkure in the anime series "MACROSS DELTA").
2022x13
FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE and BRIDEAR
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Dec 05, 2022
Join May J. for Japanese music! In the studio this week are the dance-and-vocal group FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE; and BRIDEAR (an all-female heavy-metal band with a following in Europe and beyond).
2022x14 Season finale
TWEEDEES and ASAKA
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Dec 11, 2022
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