■Snow Man charms you with his first dance song and popular anime ending theme song on TV!
“Music Station 2-hour special” (hereinafter referred to as “M Station”) will be broadcast on TV Asahi from 8pm on October 18th.
■Performing artists/singing songs*Artist name in alphabetical order
INI “WMDA (Where My Drums At)” “Showa & Heisei Strongest Dance Song” national vote – SP collaboration with the person himself for the song that won 1st place in Showa
THE RAMPAGE “Endless Happy-Ending”
Snow Man “EMPIRE” “One”
Da-iCE × THE RAMPAGE “Choo Choo TRAIN (SP cover of ZOO / EXILE’s famous song)
Da-iCE “TAKE IT BACK”
Super Tokimeki ♡ Advertising Department “Gakuen Heaven” (SP cover of Finger 5’s famous song) “It’s super cute!”
HYDE “SOCIAL VIRUS”
Perfume “Cosmic Treat” “Chocolate Disco”
Hinatazaka46 “Absolute Sixth Sense”
This time’s “M Station” is a 2-hour special of the strongest dance songs from the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras. Snow Man performed two songs, “EMPIRE” and “One.” “EMPIRE” included in the album released on October 30th samples the first movement of Mozart’s “Symphony No. 25” in G minor, a classical masterpiece. The music video, which was shot in the streets of Barcelona, Spain, has been viewed over 10 million times in just 25 hours after its release. It became the fastest Snow Man song to reach 30 million views.
“The key is the dynamic lifting of the foot during the chorus,” says Koji Mukai. Raul also said, “Since it samples Mozart’s famous songs, the sound has a grand worldview, but the choreography that uses a lot of unique movements is captivating, so you can watch it with your eyes and hear it with your ears throughout the song. I think it will be an addictive performance.”
“One” is the ending theme song for the popular anime “Blue Rock VS. U-20 JAPAN” currently being broadcast on TV Asahi. It’s a medium ballad with lyrics that express the “strong will” of “people who chase dreams” and “people who are crazy about something,” and is also the first Snow Man to distribute it worldwide. “This is a song that depicts the connections between people who are thinking about their friends and burning their fighting spirit while aiming for higher heights.” (Ryota Miyadate) “Please pay attention to each person’s singing voice, facial expressions, and lyrics.It’s a song filled with feelings. “(Tatsuya Fukasawa), each of them reveals their thoughts on the song.
■Luxurious performance only tonight! Da-iCE×THE RAMPAGE dance cover of famous Heisei songs
A gorgeous collaboration between Da-iCE and THE RAMPAGE for one night only! This is a collaborative cover of the hit song “Choo Choo TRAIN” released by ZOO in 1991 and covered by EXILE in 2003.
In addition, Da-iCE performed their latest song “TAKE IT BACK” with overwhelming singing ability and aggressive dancing. Sota Hanamura commented, “Please see the true essence of Da-iCE,” and Toru Iwaoka commented, “The intensity of the singing, the intensity of the dancing, and the strength of the lyrics and sound are all highlights.”
THE RAMPAGE debuted their new song “Endless Happy-Ending” on TV. Performer Shogo Yamamoto said, “The powerful rock sound, the fast-paced song, and the fast-paced choreography are impressive, so I hope you enjoy them!”
■INI dance collaboration with legendary artist! What song won first place in the Showa era in a national referendum?
In the VTR project “Showa & Heisei Strongest Dance Song,” INI will collaborate with the artist to perform the song that won first place in the Showa referendum. A one-night-only special collaboration will be held with “that artist” who has the No. 1 dance song in the Showa era.
In addition, “WMDA (Where My Drums At)” was also premiered on TV. Seiya Kimura said, “The part where Shogo (Tajima) is lifted up at the beginning is worth paying attention to because it feels like the beginning of the story of this song.”
Perfume will perform a special medley of their hit dance song “Chocolate Disco” and their latest songs, which will be performed for the first time in 11 years.
The first appearance of the Super Tokimeki ♡ Advertising Department is the popular song “Superlatively Kawaii no!” which has exceeded 1.2 billion views on TikTok and has become a hot topic. It was released by Finger 5 in 1974 and was also covered by Kyoko Koizumi. They will perform the big hit song from the Showa era, “Gakuen Tengoku.”
*Main photo: Snow Man
Program information
tv asahi“Music Station 2 Hour Special”
10/18 (Friday) 20:00~
MC: Tamori / Shinsai Suzuki (TV Asahi announcer)
“Music Station” program site
https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/