Utaban

Oct 15, 1996 (ja) [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 15, 1996
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    うたばん
  • Release
    Oct 15, 1996
  • ja
    -

Overview

Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, was occasionally aired under the name Tokuban, an abbreviation of "tokubetsu bangumi", meaning "special program". The show's theme song, played during the opening sequence and closing credits, was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1996 ( 1996-10-15)

96.10.15

Episode: 1

Season 1997 ( )

Season 1998 ( )

Morning Musume. - Summer Night Town

Episode: 22

Morning Musume. - Daite HOLD ON ME!

Episode: 37

Tanpopo - Last Kiss

Episode: 46

Season 1999 ( )

Morning Musume. - Daite HOLD ON ME! / Tanpopo - Last Kiss

Episode: 2

Morning Musume. - Memory Seishun no Hikari

Episode: 7

Morning Musume. - Memory Seishun no Hikari (2nd Appearance)

Episode: 12

Morning Musume. - Manatsu no Kousen

Episode: 21

Tanpopo - Tanpopo

Episode: 26

Morning Musume. - Furusato

Episode: 29

Taiyo to Ciscomoon - Uchuu de La Ta Ta

Episode: 31

Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine

Episode: 37

Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine (2nd Appearance), Memory Seishun no Hikari by Johnson (Iida Kaori solo) / Taiyo to Ciscomoon - Magic of Love

Episode: 40

Tanpopo - Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

Episode: 43

Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine (3rd Appearance)

Episode: 52

Season 2000 ( )

Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site

Episode: 5

Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site (2nd Appearance) / Kiiro 5 - Kiiroi Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM / Aoiro 7 - Aoi Sportscar no Otoko / Akagumi 4 - Akai Nikkichou

Episode: 12

Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site (3rd Appearance) / T&C Bomber - Don't Stop Renaichuu (Performance only)

Episode: 16

Morning Musume. - Happy Summer Wedding

Episode: 21

Morning Musume. - Happy Summer Wedding (4th-Gen Introductions & 2nd Appearance)

Episode: 22

Tanpopo - Otome Pasta ni Kandou

Episode: 27

Nakazawa Yuko - Shanghai no Kaze

Episode: 29

Morning Musume. - I WISH

Episode: 37

Season 2001 ( )

Minimoni. - Minimoni. Jankenpyon!

Episode: 5

Tanpopo - Koi wo Shichaimashita!

Episode: 9

Pucchimoni - BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT!

Episode: 10

Goto Maki - Ai no Bakayarou / Morning Musume. (No performance)

Episode: 13

Matsuura Aya - Dokki Doki! LOVE Mail

Episode: 16

Nakazawa Yuko / Matsuura Aya - Tropical Koishiteru

Episode: 27

3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.1)

Episode: 28

3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.2)

Episode: 29

Morning Musume. - The☆Peace!

Episode: 32

Minimoni. - Minimoni. Telephone! RIN RIN RIN

Episode: 37

Goto Maki - Afurechau... BE IN LOVE

Episode: 38

Morning Musume. - The☆Peace! (2nd Appearance)

Episode: 40

Morning Musume. (Previously unaired talk)

Episode: 42

Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~

Episode: 45

Pucchimoni - Pittari Shitai X'mas!

Episode: 46

Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ (2nd Appearance)

Episode: 52

Season 2002 ( )

Minimoni. - Minimoni. Hinamatsuri!

Episode: 5

Melon Kinenbi - Saa! Koibito ni Narou / Morning Musume. - Souda! We're Alive (No performance)

Episode: 7

Morning Musume. - Souda! We're Alive + Yasuda Kei Graduation

Episode: 9

Fujimoto Miki - Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi

Episode: 11

Morning Musume. - Souda! We're Alive (2nd Appearance)

Episode: 13

Minimoni. - Ai~n! Taisou

Episode: 18

Melon Kinenbi - Natsu no Yoru wa Danger! / Fujimoto Miki - Sotto Kuchizukete Gyutto Dakishimete

Episode: 25

Hello! Project 2002 Shuffle Groups: Odoru 11 - Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo / Sexy 8 - Shiawase Desu ka? / Happy 7 - Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!

Episode: 27

Fujimoto Miki - Romantic Ukare Mode

Episode: 36

Tanpopo - BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee / Matsuura Aya - The Bigaku

Episode: 39

Melon Kinenbi - Kousui

Episode: 42

Morning Musume. - Koko ni Iruzee!

Episode: 44

Fujimoto Miki - Boyfriend

Episode: 45

Gomattou - SHALL WE LOVE?

Episode: 48

Matsuura Aya - Sougen no Hito

Episode: 50

Morning Musume. - Koko ni Iruzee! (Masterpiece Game Selection) / Goto Maki - Sans Toi Ma Mie

Episode: 52

Season 2003 ( )

Fujimoto Miki - Boogie Train '03

Episode: 5

Melon Kinenbi - Akai Freesia

Episode: 6

Morning Musume. - Morning Musume. no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima

Episode: 9

Tanpopo (Flashback Loss Episode)

Episode: 10

Goto Maki - Uwasa no SEXY GUY / Matsuura Aya - Ne~e?

Episode: 11

Morning Musume. - Yasuda Kei's Simulated Wedding Reception

Episode: 12

Minimoni. - Rock n' Roll Kenchoushozaichi ~Oboechaina Series!~

Episode: 16

Morning Musume. - As For One Day

Episode: 17

Melon Kinenbi - Chance of LOVE

Episode: 19

Minimoni. - Kazoe Uta ~Date Version~

Episode: 21

Matsuura Aya - GOOD BYE Natsuo

Episode: 22

Goto Maki - Scramble

Episode: 25

11WATER - BE ALL RIGHT! / 7AIR - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / SALT5 - GET UP! Rapper

Episode: 29

11WATER - BE ALL RIGHT! / 7AIR - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / SALT5 - GET UP! Rapper / Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Uwaki na Honey Pie

Episode: 30

Morning Musume. - Shabondama (6th Generation Introduction)

Episode: 31

ZYX - Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH

Episode: 33

Abe Natsumi - 22sai no Watashi

Episode: 34

ROMANS - SEXY NIGHT ~Wasurerarenai Kare~

Episode: 35

Goto Maki - Daite yo! PLEASE GO ON

Episode: 36

Matsuura Aya - THE LAST NIGHT

Episode: 37

Morning Musume.: Sakura Gumi - Hare Ame Nochi Suki / Otome Gumi - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~

Episode: 39

Morning Musume.; Sakura Gumi / Otome Gumi (2nd Appearance, No performances)

Episode: 41

Minimoni. - CRAZY ABOUT YOU

Episode: 42

Morning Musume. - Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~

Episode: 47

Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~

Episode: 48

Morning Musume. - Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~ / Matsuura Aya - THE LAST NIGHT

Episode: 51

Season 2004 ( )

Morning Musume. - Ai Araba It's All Right (Abe Natsumi Graduation Special)

Episode: 4

Morning Musume. Sakura Gumi - Sakura Mankai / Otome Gumi - Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee!~

Episode: 10

Berryz Koubou - Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai

Episode: 11

Matsuura Aya - Hyacinth

Episode: 12

W - Koi no Vacance

Episode: 20

Goto Maki - Yokohama Shinkirou

Episode: 28

Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Shining Itoshiki Anata

Episode: 33

Nochiura Natsumi - Renai Sentai Shitsu Ranger

Episode: 43

Morning Musume. - Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago

Episode: 46

Hello! Project All Stars - ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!

Episode: 48

Season 2005 ( )

Morning Musume. - The Manpower!!!

Episode: 4

W - Koi no Fuga

Episode: 7

Morning Musume. & Yaguchi Mari - Osaka Koi no Uta

Episode: 17

Sexy Otonajan / Elegies / Puripuri Pink - Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki

Episode: 27

Morning Musume. - Iroppoi Jirettai

Episode: 29

W - Miss Love Tantei

Episode: 38

DEF.DIVA - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai

Episode: 44

Morning Musume. - Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~

Episode: 47

Season 2006 ( )

Morning Musume. - SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ / OG - Nakazawa, Iida, Abe, Yasuda, Yaguchi, Goto, Ishikawa, and Tsuji

Episode: 12

Morning Musume. - Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan

Episode: 24

Morning Musume. - Aruiteru

Episode: 44

Season 2007 ( )

Morning Musume. - Egao YES Nude

Episode: 6

GAM - LU LU LU / ℃-ute - Sakura Chirari

Episode: 12

Morning Musume. - Kanashimi Twilight

Episode: 18

Morning Musume. - Onna ni Sachi Are / Morning Musume. Tanjou 10nen Kinentai - Itoshiki Tomo e

Episode: 30

Morning Musume. - Mikan

Episode: 48

Season 2008 ( )

Morning Musume. - Resonant Blue

Episode: 17

Season 2009 ( )

Fujimoto Miki & Tsuji Nozomi

Episode: 25

Season 2010 ( )

OG & Morning Musume. - Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai

Episode: 5
Oct 15, 1996 (ja)
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 15, 1996
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 60%
Original Title うたばん
ja

Overview

Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, was occasionally aired under the name Tokuban, an abbreviation of "tokubetsu bangumi", meaning "special program". The show's theme song, played during the opening sequence and closing credits, was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer