BE:FIRST, ILLIT and others appear on “with MUSIC” 2 hour special! Tonysen Yoshihiko Inohara, who co-starred with MC Yumiko Udo for many years, gives advice to Kohei Matsushita!?

■BE:FIRST live on special stage!Looking back on the solo dome performance

A 2-hour special of “with MUSIC” will be broadcast on Nippon Television from 7pm on May 11th.

■Performing artists/singing songs*Alphabetical order
ILLIT “Magnetic” “Lucky Girl Syndrome”
Ayaka “Nijiiro” “Thank you circle”
&TEAM “Samidare”
Kis-My-Ft2 “Luv Bias” “Loved One”
SPYAIR “Orange”
Yoko Takahashi “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis”
Tani Yuuki “Laughter”
20th Century “Departure Bell”
BE:FIRST “Boom Boom Back” “Masterplan”
Macaroni pencil “Lena Uta”

20th Century, also known as “Tonisen”, appears. Yoshihiko Inohara, who has co-starred with program MC Yumiko Udo on NHK’s morning program for eight years, will be co-starring on a TV program for the first time in a while. There is also a scene where artist navigator Ko Matsushita asks Inohara for advice, “Do you have any tips for running a program with Yudo-san?” Inohara then sends him some valuable advice.

20th Century was formed in 1997, and the members can’t help but look nostalgic when looking at photos from that time, saying, “They’re so cute in their 20s.” One of the highlights of their live shows that has captivated fans is their acrobatics. Inohara reveals the story of how he was actually at the venue watching a live performance in which he performed a “backflip” from a stage about 2 meters high.

In 2023, they will hold a national tour for the first time in 14 years, and we will explore the charm of live performances that cherish 20th Century fans, whose average age is now 50 years old.

This time, 20th Century will sing “Tabidachi no Kane,” a song written and composed by THE ALFEE’s Toshihiko Takamizawa. It’s a message song that sends a kind cheer to friends who are parting ways, and the heartwarming lyrics are sure to please.

■MC Yumiko Udo takes on BE:FIRST’s “SOTA Bulburu Dance”!
One year after their spectacular debut, they made their first appearance on the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, and have three songs that have been streamed over 100 million times, the most for any domestic dance and vocal group, and only two years and four months after their debut. BE:FIRST, who made the dome performance possible, is here.

This time, they will perform two songs, the popular song “Boom Boom Back” and the latest song “Masterplan”! “Boom Boom Back” will deliver a passionate live performance filled with a sense of unity on a special stage close to the fans. Furthermore, they will perform their latest song “Masterplan”, which is a fusion of hip-hop and Japanese elements, which topped the Billboard JAPAN general song chart released last week.

Furthermore, in order to explore the appeal of BE:FIRST, the “with MUSIC” staff conducted interviews with fans at the live venue. BE:FIRST has a wide age range of fans, from the youngest 6 years old to the oldest 83 years old. Why does it capture the hearts of three generations of parents and children? We will explore the secret of its popularity based on live footage and interviews with fans.

The members also look back on their first solo dome performance and reveal their future ambitions. In addition, BE:FIRST’s dances have captured the hearts of fans, especially the “SOTA Bulburu Dance,” which has captivated fans, and Udo is intrigued, saying, “Even an amateur can do it? What’s the trick?” She learns dance tips and tries the Bulbul dance.

■ILLIT appears on a Japanese music program for the first time!Performing the big hit “Magnetic”
“Super newcomer” ILLIT, who is currently dominating the global charts, is performing for the first time on a Japanese music program. Their debut album achieved a “half million seller” within a month of its release. For the first time in K-Pop history, the girls’ debut song ranked on the US Billboard’s “HOT ​​100”, and their debut album also charted on the “Billboard 200”, dominating the two major US Billboard charts.

This time, we will deliver two songs from her debut album, the title song “Magnetic” and “Lucky Girl Syndrome”, which are popular on TikTok.

Furthermore, ILLIT and WONHEE ask Yudo, “I would like you to teach me some useful Japanese words to remember for my future activities in Japan.”

Ayaka will sing “Nijiiro,” a song that Udo and Inohara remember listening to every morning in the studio, and “Arigatou no Wa,” which is a song about her feelings for her mother.

Ayaka has released the hit song “Nijiiro”, which was the theme song for the NHK TV drama series “Hanako and Anne”, and the song “Thank You”, which conveyed her feelings of gratitude on Mother’s Day just before Mother’s Day. Showing off the ring. There were scenes where she burst into tears while talking about her feelings in the song…

Kis-My-Ft2 also released “Luv Bias,” a medium ballad with a sad love song, and “Loved One,” a new song that celebrates meeting loved ones and conveys a message of determination for the future. premiered on TV.

Macaroni Pencil, a rock band that is extremely popular among young people, has ranked first in the ranking of Gen Z’s favorite artists, and their songs have been featured in commercials, anime, movies, information programs, etc., and their latest song “Borena Uta” Play.

Tani Yuuki invites her parents to the studio and performs her first performance in front of her parents of her latest song “Laughter”, which she wrote when she was a high school student and is filled with her feelings for her mother. &TEAM will perform her latest song “Samidare”.

In addition, we will deliver anime hit songs from the Heisei and Reiwa eras. Yoko Takahashi’s “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” is the theme song for “Neon Genesis Evangelion” (1995), which is the most sung anime song of the Heisei era, and SPYAIR is the theme song for the hit movie “Haikyu!! The Movie! Garbage Dump”. We will deliver “Orange”, which was newly written as the theme song for “Decisive Battle”.

Program information

Nippon Television『with MUSIC』
05/11 (Sat) 19:00-20:54
MC: Yumiko Udo
Artist navigator: Kohei Matsushita
Performing artists (in alphabetical order): ILLIT, Ayaka, &TEAM, Kis-My-Ft2, SPYAIR, Yoko Takahashi, Tani Yuuki, 20th Century, BE:FIRST, Macaroni Pencil

“with MUSIC” program site
https://www.ntv.co.jp/withmusic/