Music Station

Overview

MUSIC STATION (ミュージックステーション) is a popular weekly music variety show that has been on the air since 1986. It airs Fridays at 8pm on TV Asahi and usually has 5-8 J-Pop artists and groups as guests on each show. The two hosts: タモリ (Tamori) and Hironaka Ayaka chat with each artist for a couple minutes before they hit the stage and perform their latest song. The show also runs specials from time to time, along with a yearly 3+ hour (now 4) live performance bonanza around Christmas time called MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE. The show also features Ward E. Sexton as the english announcer voice for introducing the guests and announcing the CD Single Hit Ranking (usually every week) and CD Album Hit Ranking (usually every month). Sexton is known for providing voice over to the Resident Evil (called Bio Hazard in Japan) video game series.

Seasons

Season 1

19861 episodes

Season 2

19871 episodes

Season 3

19871 episodes

Season 4

19881 episodes

Season 5

19891 episodes

Season 6

19901 episodes

Season 7

19931 episodes

Season 8

19931 episodes

Season 9

19961 episodes

Season 10

20001 episodes

Season 11

20041 episodes

Season 12

20081 episodes

Season 13

20131 episodes

Season 14

20181 episodes

Season 2025

1 episodes

Season 2026

1 episodes