J-MELO: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of J-MELO Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
The 10th J-MELO Awards Part 1
Jan 1, 2017 · 28 min
Awards: Highest-emailing Country or Territory, Most-Requested Artist, Breakthrough Artist Showcase: Team J-MELO: Dave Spector.
The 10th J-MELO Awards Part 2
Jan 8, 2017 · 28 min
Awards: Best Singer Search Video, Your Photos Award, "One and Only" Award; Team J-MELO: Dave Spector, Morning Musume｡'17 (Mizuki Fukumura, Haruna Iikubo and Sakura Oda), Yoichi Wat
J-Music Now
Jan 29, 2017 · 28 min
J-Music Creators: Daito Manabe (media artist) DJ's Choice: Reo Tsuchiya (FM NACK5); Idol Globalization Committee; Exclusive comment: WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA; Artists: Anly, BAND JA NA
J-Music Now
Feb 19, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: MUCC; J-Music Creators: Toru Takemitsu; Campus Buzz: Tomioka Dance Club (Tomioka Senior High School); Exclusive comments: Akira Nomoto (Spotify JAPAN), Maki Takemitsu (prod
J-MELO Selection
Mar 19, 2017 · 28 min
Artists: A.F.R.O, Terumasa Hino and dj honda, KINDAI GIRLS, Tetsuya Komuro, Moso Calibration, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, RIZE, TFC55, Tokyo Performance Domo, Tsunku♂, VAMPS, WagakkiBand;
Anisong Special
Apr 2, 2017 · 28 min
Guest: LiSA; Editor's Choice: Ryo Majima (LisAni! editor-in-chief), Ryuichi Sumikawa (LisAni! editor); Artists: Anly, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, DALI, Kohei Dojima, fhána, FLOW, Dea
J-Music Now
Apr 9, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: FlowBack, Kanoerana, TSUBAKI FACTORY (CAMELLIA FACTORY); Exclusive comments: flumpool; Campus Buzz: University of London; Artists: AKB48, ARASHI, BUTAOTOME, Yoshiko Hanzaki
J-MELO in the USA
Apr 16, 2017 · 28 min
National Cherry Blossom Festival; SXSW (South by Southwest); Guests: CHAI; Artists: BABYMETAL, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Daichi Miura, ONE OK ROCK, SEKAI NO OWARI, SHISHAMO, TeddyLoid, VA
J-Music Now
May 7, 2017 · 28 min
J-Music Creators: Shuichi Hidano; Coming Next 2017; Campus Buzz: Musashi University; Exclusive Comments: HOTEI, NGT48; Singer Search; Featured Releases; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume
DJ's Choice Special
May 21, 2017 · 28 min
Guest: Sascha (Radio DJ); DJ's Choice: Reina Nagata (ZIP-FM, Nagoya); Artists: ARASHI, banvox, Sakura Fujiwara, the GazettE, GLIM SPANKY, Hysteric Panic, Nakasu No Yamadasan, Emi N
J-Music Creators Special
May 28, 2017 · 28 min
J-Music Creators: Yuzo Kayama, Hideki Matsutake; Guest: Emiri Miyamoto.
J-Music Now
Jun 11, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: boku no lyric no bouyomi, Zeebra; My Ultimate Playlist: DJ Shikishima; Summer Festival Recommendations: Tomonori Shiba (music journalist); Featured Releases; Artists: AKB48
Campus Buzz Special
Jun 18, 2017 · 28 min
Guest: Nana Takashima (Tokyo Performance Doll); Campus Buzz: Meiji University; DJ's Choice: NU-ART FM Audio & Radio Club (Nihon University); Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Haruna
J-MELO in Kumamoto: Part 1
Jul 2, 2017 · 28 min
Cleaning Idol Group Kumamoto CLEAR'S, Tokyo Performance Doll, Tokyo Performance Domo.
J-MELO in Kumamoto: Part 2
Jul 9, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: BLUE ENCOUNT, Tokyo Performance Doll, Aki Yashiro; DJ's Choice: Kana Bunya (FM Kumamoto); Campus Buzz: Mashiki Junior High School (Kumamoto).
J-MELO in Shonan
Jul 23, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: Kota and Tomasong; DJ's Choice: Yuki Takeshita (Shonan Beach FM); Campus Buzz: Kamakura Women's University Junior and Senior High School; Artists: Yuzo Kayama, Kai Petite,
J-Music Now
Jul 30, 2017 · 28 min
Guest: DEAN FUJIOKA; J-Music Creators: starRo; Featured Releases; Artists: Akasick, Amatsuki, Namie Amuro, back number, BAND-MAID, B'z, Shogo Hamada, Hey! Say! JUMP, Kohmi Hirose,
J-Music Now
Aug 20, 2017 · 28 min
ANIME EXPO 2017 (Los Angeles, USA); Guests: Minori Chihara, GARNiDELiA, Kalafina; My Ultimate Playlist: Greg Hignight (Tune in Tokyo); Artists: A9, BiSH, BULLET TRAIN, DJ Domo, Eve
J-Music Now
Sep 10, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: Suzuka Asaoka (NOLIFE), fhána, GLIM SPANKY, May'n, Takayuki Suzuki (EnterTech Accelerator); C3AFA Jakarta 2017; Featured Releases; Singer Search.
Request Special
Sep 17, 2017 · 28 min
Exclusive Comments: the GazettE, Mrs. GREEN APPLE; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Maria Makino, Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, and Akane Haga); And much more.
J-MELO in Chiba: Part 2
Oct 1, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: AKB48 (Anna Iriyama and Rena Kato), JAGUAR; DJ's Choice: Yuki Haruhara (bayfm78); Campus Buzz: Chiba Girls' High School; Team J-MELO: Morning Musume｡'17 (Sakura Oda and Mik
J-Music Now
Oct 8, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: X4; Exclusive Comments: coldrain; Editor's Choice: Takafumi Mimori (JAZZ JAPAN editor-in-chief); DJ's Choice: Shiho Nanba (NHK-FM); Artists: Aimer, Namie Amuro, ASH DA HERO
J-MELO in Shibuya
Oct 29, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: Kenichi Makimura (music producer), Maki Nomiya; My Ultimate Playlist; Fumi Uno (TOWER RECORDS); Team J-MELO: ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo).
J-Standard Special
Nov 5, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: OKAMOTO'S (Sho Okamoto and Hama_Okamoto), Yusuke Wajima (Associate Professor of Musicology, Osaka University); J-Music Creators: Kunihiko Murai (composer and producer), Chu
J-Music Now
Nov 12, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: THE BEATNIKS, The Floor, SILENT SIREN; 14th TOKYO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MARKET; No Maps (Sapporo).
J-MELO in Okinawa and Kyoto
Dec 10, 2017 · 28 min
Mabuioto music festival (Okinawa); Guests: Anly, coba; J-Music Creators: Sadao China; Japan Dance Music Adventure: Maiko and Geiko (Kyoto); Editor's Choice: Kazumasa Hagino (editor
J-Music Now
Dec 17, 2017 · 28 min
Guests: Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Moso Calibration, Konomi Suzuki; C3AFA Singapore 2017; My Ultimate Playlist: Fukuryu (music concierge).