Utaban 1996
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- October 15, 1996
- Last Aired
- February 2, 2010
- Format
- 15 seasons · 111 eps
★ TMDB users: 6.0/10 from 1 votes 15 seasons · 111 eps Returning Series
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What is Utaban?
Utaban is a Japanese music variety show. It was broadcast on TBS, and the name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program".
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 111
- First aired
- Oct 15, 1996
- Last aired
- Feb 2, 2010
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Updated
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- ★ TMDB users: 6.0/10 from 1 votes
- Format
- 15 seasons · 111 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
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Utaban is a Japanese music variety show. It was broadcast on TBS, and the name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for a duration longer than the regular version, 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, is "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.
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“Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show broadcast weekly on TBS.”
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- It was a long-running Japanese music variety show.
- It was broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010.
- It featured a special two-hour version occasionally aired under the name Tokuban.
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Watch it if you are interested in a long-running Japanese music variety show broadcast on TBS.
The tone and pacing reflect a weekly Japanese music variety show that aired from 1996 to 2010.
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Season 1 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 96.10.15 Mytharc Oct 15, 1996
Season 3 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E22 Morning Musume. - Summer Night Town Core Jun 2, 1998
- E37 Morning Musume. - Daite HOLD ON ME! Core Sep 15, 1998
- E46 Tanpopo - Last Kiss Mytharc Nov 17, 1998
Season 4 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E2 Morning Musume. - Daite HOLD ON ME! / Tanpopo - Last Kiss Core Jan 12, 1999
- E7 Morning Musume. - Memory Seishun no Hikari Core Feb 16, 1999
- E12 Morning Musume. - Memory Seishun no Hikari (2nd Appearance) Core Mar 23, 1999
- E21 Morning Musume. - Manatsu no Kousen Core May 27, 1999
- E26 Tanpopo - Tanpopo Core Jun 24, 1999
- E29 Morning Musume. - Furusato Core Jul 15, 1999
- E31 Taiyo to Ciscomoon - Uchuu de La Ta Ta Core Jul 29, 1999
- E37 Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine Core Sep 9, 1999
- E40 Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine (2nd Appearance), Memory Seishun no Hikari by Johnson (Iida Kaori solo) / Taiyo to Ciscomoon - Magic of Love Core Sep 30, 1999
- E43 Tanpopo - Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru Core Oct 21, 1999
- E52 Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine (3rd Appearance) Mytharc Dec 23, 1999
Season 5 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E5 Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site Core Feb 3, 2000
- E12 Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site (2nd Appearance) / Hello! Project 2000 Shuffle Units: Kiiro 5 - Kiiroi Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM / Aoiro 7 - Aoi Sportscar no Otoko / Akagumi 4 - Akai Nikkichou Core Mar 30, 2000
- E16 Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site (3rd Appearance) / T&C Bomber - Don't Stop Renaichuu (Performance only) Core Apr 27, 2000
- E21 Morning Musume. - Happy Summer Wedding Core Jun 1, 2000
- E22 Morning Musume. - Happy Summer Wedding (4th-Gen Introductions & 2nd Appearance) Core Jun 15, 2000
- E27 Tanpopo - Otome Pasta ni Kandou Core Jul 20, 2000
- E29 Nakazawa Yuko - Shanghai no Kaze Core Aug 3, 2000
- E37 Morning Musume. - I WISH Mytharc Oct 5, 2000
Season 6 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E5 Minimoni. - Minimoni. Jankenpyon! Core Feb 1, 2001
- E9 Tanpopo - Koi wo Shichaimashita! Core Mar 1, 2001
- E10 Petitmoni - BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT! Core Mar 8, 2001
- E13 Goto Maki - Ai no Bakayarou / Morning Musume. (No performance) Core Mar 29, 2001
- E16 Matsuura Aya - Dokki Doki! LOVE Mail Core Apr 19, 2001
- E27 Nakazawa Yuko / Matsuura Aya - Tropical Koishiteru Core Jul 5, 2001
- E28 Hello! Project 2001 Shuffle Units: 3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.1) Core Jul 12, 2001
- E29 Hello! Project 2001 Shuffle Units: 3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.2) Core Jul 19, 2001
- E32 Morning Musume. - The☆Peace! Core Aug 9, 2001
- E37 Minimoni. - Minimoni. Telephone! RIN RIN RIN Core Sep 13, 2001
- E38 Goto Maki - Afurechau... BE IN LOVE Core Sep 20, 2001
- E40 Morning Musume. - The☆Peace! (2nd Appearance) Core Oct 4, 2001
- E42 Morning Musume. (Previously unaired talk) Core Oct 18, 2001
- E45 Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ Core Nov 8, 2001
- E46 Petitmoni - Pittari Shitai X'mas! Core Nov 15, 2001
- E52 Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ (2nd Appearance) Mytharc Dec 27, 2001
Season 7 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E5 Minimoni. - Minimoni. Hinamatsuri! Core Jan 31, 2002
- E7 Melon Kinenbi - Saa! Koibito ni Narou / Morning Musume. - Souda! We're Alive (No performance) Core Feb 14, 2002
- E9 Morning Musume. - Souda! We're ALIVE + Yasuda Kei Graduation Core Feb 28, 2002
- E11 Fujimoto Miki - Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi Core Mar 14, 2002
- E13 Morning Musume. - Souda! We're ALIVE (2nd Appearance) Core Mar 28, 2002
- E18 Minimoni. - Ai~n! Taisou Core May 2, 2002
- E25 Melon Kinenbi - Natsu no Yoru wa Danger! / Fujimoto Miki - Sotto Kuchizukete Gyutto Dakishimete Core Jun 20, 2002
- E27 Hello! Project 2002 Shuffle Units: Happy 7 - Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam! / Sexy 8 - Shiawase Desu ka? / Odoru 11 - Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo Core Jul 4, 2002
- E36 Fujimoto Miki - Romantic Ukare Mode Core Sep 5, 2002
- E39 Tanpopo - BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee / Matsuura Aya - The Bigaku Core Sep 26, 2002
- E42 Melon Kinenbi - Kousui Core Oct 17, 2002
- E44 Morning Musume. - Koko ni Iruzee! Core Oct 31, 2002
- E45 Fujimoto Miki - Boyfriend Core Nov 7, 2002
- E48 Gomattou - SHALL WE LOVE? Core Nov 28, 2002
- E50 Matsuura Aya - Sougen no Hito Core Dec 12, 2002
- E52 Morning Musume. - Koko ni Iruzee! (Masterpiece Game Selection) / Goto Maki - Sans Toi Ma Mie Mytharc Dec 26, 2002
Season 8 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E5 Fujimoto Miki - Boogie Train '03 Core Jan 30, 2003
- E6 Melon Kinenbi - Akai Freesia Core Feb 6, 2003
- E9 Morning Musume. - Morning Musume. no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima Core Feb 27, 2003
- E10 Tanpopo (Flashback Loss Episode) Core Mar 6, 2003
- E11 Goto Maki - Uwasa no SEXY GUY / Matsuura Aya - Ne~e? Core Mar 13, 2003
- E12 Morning Musume. - Yasuda Kei's Simulated Wedding Reception Core Mar 20, 2003
- E16 Minimoni. - Rock n' Roll Kenchoushozaichi ~Oboechaina Series!~ Core Apr 17, 2003
- E17 Morning Musume. - As For One Day Core Apr 24, 2003
- E19 Melon Kinenbi - Chance of LOVE Core May 8, 2003
- E21 Minimoni. - Kazoe Uta ~Date Version~ Core May 22, 2003
- E22 Matsuura Aya - GOOD BYE Natsuo Core May 29, 2003
- E25 Goto Maki - Scramble Core Jun 19, 2003
- E29 Hello! Project 2003 Shuffle Units: 11WATER - BE ALL RIGHT! / 7AIR - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / SALT5 - GET UP! Rapper Core Jul 17, 2003
- E30 Hello! Project 2003 Shuffle Units: 11WATER - BE ALL RIGHT! / 7AIR - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / SALT5 - GET UP! Rapper / Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Uwaki na Honey Pie Core Jul 24, 2003
- E31 Morning Musume. - Shabondama (6th Generation Introduction) Core Jul 31, 2003
- E33 ZYX - Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH Core Aug 14, 2003
- E34 Abe Natsumi - 22sai no Watashi Core Aug 21, 2003
- E35 ROMANS - SEXY NIGHT ~Wasurerarenai Kare~ Core Aug 28, 2003
- E36 Goto Maki - Daite yo! PLEASE GO ON Core Sep 4, 2003
- E37 Matsuura Aya - THE LAST NIGHT Core Sep 11, 2003
- E39 Morning Musume.: Sakura Gumi - Hare Ame Nochi Suki / Otome Gumi - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ Core Sep 25, 2003
- E41 Morning Musume.; Sakura Gumi / Otome Gumi (2nd Appearance, No performances) Core Oct 9, 2003
- E42 Minimoni. - CRAZY ABOUT YOU Core Oct 16, 2003
- E47 Morning Musume. - Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~ Core Nov 20, 2003
- E48 Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~ Core Nov 27, 2003
- E51 Morning Musume. - Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~ / Matsuura Aya - THE LAST NIGHT Mytharc Dec 18, 2003
Season 9 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E4 Morning Musume. - Ai Araba It's All Right (Abe Natsumi Graduation Special) Core Jan 22, 2004
- E10 Morning Musume. Sakura Gumi - Sakura Mankai / Otome Gumi - Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee!~ Core Mar 4, 2004
- E11 Berryz Koubou - Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai Core Mar 11, 2004
- E12 Matsuura Aya - Hyacinth Core Mar 18, 2004
- E16 Hinoi Asuka - Tatta Hitori no Kimi Core Apr 15, 2004
- E20 W - Koi no Vacance Core May 13, 2004
- E28 Goto Maki - Yokohama Shinkirou Core Jul 8, 2004
- E33 Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Shining Itoshiki Anata Core Aug 12, 2004
- E43 Nochiura Natsumi - Renai Sentai Shitsu Ranger Core Oct 21, 2004
- E46 Morning Musume. - Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago Core Nov 11, 2004
- E48 H.P. All Stars - ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL! Mytharc Nov 25, 2004
Season 10 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E4 Morning Musume. - THE Manpower!!! Core Jan 27, 2005
- E7 W - Koi no Fuga Core Feb 17, 2005
- E17 Morning Musume. & Yaguchi Mari - Osaka Koi no Uta Core Apr 28, 2005
- E27 Hello! Project 2005 Shuffle Units: Sexy Otonajan / Elegies / Puripuri Pink - Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki Core Jul 7, 2005
- E29 Morning Musume. - Iroppoi Jirettai Core Jul 21, 2005
- E38 W - Miss Love Tantei Core Sep 15, 2005
- E44 DEF.DIVA - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai Core Oct 27, 2005
- E47 Morning Musume. - Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~ Mytharc Nov 17, 2005
Season 11 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E12 Morning Musume. - SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ / OG - Nakazawa, Iida, Abe, Yasuda, Yaguchi, Goto, Ishikawa, and Tsuji Core Mar 23, 2006
- E24 Morning Musume. - Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan Core Jun 15, 2006
- E44 Morning Musume. - Aruiteru Mytharc Nov 2, 2006
Season 12 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E6 Morning Musume. - Egao YES Nude Core Feb 8, 2007
- E12 GAM - LU LU LU / ℃-ute - Sakura Chirari Core Mar 22, 2007
- E18 Morning Musume. - Kanashimi Twilight Core May 3, 2007
- E30 Morning Musume. - Onna ni Sachi Are / Morning Musume. Tanjou 10nen Kinentai - Itoshiki Tomo e Core Jul 26, 2007
- E48 Morning Musume. - Mikan Mytharc Nov 29, 2007
Season 13 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E17 Morning Musume. - Resonant Blue Mytharc Apr 21, 2008
Season 14 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E25 Fujimoto Miki & Tsuji Nozomi Mytharc Jun 14, 2009
Season 15 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E5 OG & Morning Musume. - Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai Mytharc Feb 2, 2010
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