"With MUSIC" 2-hour special lineup announced! Koshi Inaba, SixTONES, timelesz, Number_i and more to appear

■ Kohei Matsushita is astounded by Koshi Inaba’s lung capacity! GLAY’s TERU, who admires Inaba, also makes a surprise appearance in the video

The artists and songs to be performed on the two-hour special “with MUSIC,” which will be broadcast on Nippon Television from 7 p.m. on June 1st, have been announced.

■Performing artists/songs*Artist names in alphabetical order
AI “Wareba” “Happiness”
Ayaka “Always with you”
Koshi Inaba “Feathers” “NOW”
Omoinotake “Billions of Light Years” “Bud”
SixTONES “GONG” “Come Back Here”
timelesz – “Anthem” – “RUN”
Number_i “GOAT” “BON”
WANIMA “Tomoni” “Rindo”

Koshi Inaba (B’z), who will be appearing on a music show for the first time in seven years, will perform two songs: “Hane”, the opening theme for the popular TV anime “Detective Conan”, and “NOW”, his latest song from his sixth solo album in 10 years. Don’t miss the talk between the two MCs and Inaba. Kohei Matsushita is stunned by Inaba’s lung capacity. TERU of GLAY, who admires Inaba, will make a surprise video appearance.

WANIMA will deliver two songs, “Tomoni” (Together) and “Rindo” (Rindo), which was written for their hometown, Kumamoto, in front of Kumamoto Castle, which was severely damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake and is still undergoing restoration work, praying for the restoration. Furthermore, they will go to Kumamoto Castle, which is under restoration work. What did they see there?

AI will sing “Wareba,” the theme song for the 2024 Nippon Television program “Good For the Planet,” for which she also serves as a supporter. She will perform the classic song “Happiness” in a luxurious special live performance.

This was the first time timelesz performed on television as a new lineup. They performed two songs, their latest song “Anthem,” written and produced by Yamashita Tomohisa, and their classic song “RUN.”

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, SixTONES will be performing two songs for the first time on television. They will be performing a special live performance of two songs: “GONG,” an insert song for the Sunday drama “ACMA:GAME,” in which member Juri Tanaka stars, and their latest song, “Come Back Here.”

Omoinotake performed two songs: “Ikuoku Kounen,” a smash hit that was written as the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama “Eye Love You” and has been streamed a total of 100 million times, and “Tsubomi,” the ending theme for the seventh season of the popular TV anime “My Hero Academia.”

Number_i, who took a step towards expanding into the global market by appearing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2024, one of the world’s largest music festivals, in April, will perform their debut song “GOAT,” which was trending number one worldwide, and their latest song “BON.”

Ayaka passionately performed her latest song “Zutto Kimi to,” which will be released on May 29th and is filled with her feelings for her beloved dog.

In addition, to commemorate the broadcast of the “with MUSIC 2-Hour Special” on June 1st, a giveaway campaign is being held on the program’s official X (formerly Twitter) for one week from May 25th, where 300 people will win an original “with MUSIC” logo sticker (not for sale).

To participate, simply follow the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the “with MUSIC” program and repost the campaign post with a passionate message to the artists appearing on the June 1st broadcast with the hashtag “#withmessage.” Winners will receive a direct message at a later date.

Program Information

Nippon Television“With MUSIC”
June 1st (Sat) 19:00-20:54
MC: Yumiko Udo
Artist Navigator: Kohei Matsushita
Artists: AI, Ayaka, Koshi Inaba, Omoinotake, SixTONES, timelesz, Number_i, WANIMA (in alphabetical order)

『with MUSIC』OFFICIAL X (formerly Twitter)
https://x.com/ntv_withmusic

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