Jan 1, 2017 · 28m
Awards: Highest-emailing Country or Territory, Most-Requested Artist, Breakthrough Artist Showcase: Team J-MELO: Dave Spector.


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.
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Jan 1, 2017 · 28m
Awards: Highest-emailing Country or Territory, Most-Requested Artist, Breakthrough Artist Showcase: Team J-MELO: Dave Spector.
Jan 8, 2017 · 28m
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.
Jan 29, 2017 · 28m
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.
Feb 5, 2017 · 28m
Feb 12, 2017 · 28m
Feb 19, 2017 · 28m
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.
Mar 19, 2017 · 28m
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).
Mar 26, 2017 · 28m
Apr 2, 2017 · 28m
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.
Apr 9, 2017 · 28m
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.
Apr 16, 2017 · 28m
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.
May 7, 2017 · 28m
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).
May 21, 2017 · 28m
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).
May 28, 2017 · 28m
J-Music Creators: Yuzo Kayama, Hideki Matsutake; Guest: Emiri Miyamoto.
Jun 11, 2017 · 28m
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).
Jun 18, 2017 · 28m
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).
Jul 2, 2017 · 28m
Cleaning Idol Group Kumamoto CLEAR'S, Tokyo Performance Doll, Tokyo Performance Domo.
Jul 9, 2017 · 28m
Guests: BLUE ENCOUNT, Tokyo Performance Doll, Aki Yashiro; DJ's Choice: Kana Bunya (FM Kumamoto); Campus Buzz: Mashiki Junior High School (Kumamoto).
Jul 23, 2017 · 28m
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).
Jul 30, 2017 · 28m
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.
Aug 20, 2017 · 28m
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).
Sep 10, 2017 · 28m
Guests: Suzuka Asaoka (NOLIFE), fhána, GLIM SPANKY, May'n, Takayuki Suzuki (EnterTech Accelerator); C3AFA Jakarta 2017; Featured Releases; Singer Search.
Sep 17, 2017 · 28m
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.
Sep 24, 2017 · 28m
Guests: NEGOTO.
Oct 1, 2017 · 28m
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
Oct 8, 2017 · 28m
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.
Oct 15, 2017 · 28m
Oct 29, 2017 · 28m
Guests: Kenichi Makimura (music producer), Maki Nomiya; My Ultimate Playlist; Fumi Uno (TOWER RECORDS); Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo).
Nov 5, 2017 · 28m
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).
Nov 12, 2017 · 28m
Guests: THE BEATNIKS, The Floor, SILENT SIREN; 14th TOKYO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MARKET; No Maps (Sapporo).
Dec 10, 2017 · 28m
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).
Dec 17, 2017 · 28m
Guests: Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Moso Calibration, Konomi Suzuki; C3AFA Singapore 2017; My Ultimate Playlist: Fukuryu (music concierge).
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
J-MELO Season 13 premiered on January 1, 2017.
J-MELO Season 13 has 32 episodes.
The season opens with Season 13 Episode 1, "The 10th J-MELO Awards Part 1". It aired on January 1, 2017.
Go to Season 13 Episode 1