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Participating broadcasterJapanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Participation summary
Appearances11
First appearance2012

The participation of Japan in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred eleven times since the inaugural ABU TV Song Festival began in 2012. Since their début in 2012, the Japanese entry has been organized by the national broadcaster Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).

History

NHK is one of the founder members in the ABU TV Song Festivals, having participated in the very first ABU TV Song Festival 2012. On 4 June 2015 NHK confirmed that they would participate in the ABU TV Song Festival 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey. On 13 September 2015 it was announced that the band Scandal would represent Japan with "Sisters".

Participation overview

Year Entrant Language Song English translation
2012 Perfume Japanese, English "Spring of Life" –
2013 May'n Japanese "ViViD" –
2014 Sekai no Owari (世界の終わり) Japanese "Dragon Night" –
2015 Scandal Japanese "Sisters" –
2016 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Japanese "Fashion Monster" & "Sai & Co" –
2017 LiSA Japanese "Catch The Moment" –
2018 Eir Aoi Japanese "Ignite" –
2019 Hey! Say! JUMP Japanese "Fanfāre!", "Come On A My House" & "Ue o muite arukō" –
2020 Hatsune Miku Japanese "Hand In Hand" –
2021 milet Japanese, English "inside you" –
2022 Win Morisaki Japanese, English "Parade" –
2023 Ayaka Hirahara Japanese, English "Jupiter" –
2024 Yoko Takahashi Japanese "Zankokuna Tenshi No Te-Ze" A Cruel Angel's Thesis

References

  1. Hamzah, Hanizah. "ABU TV Song Festival". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. Granger, Anthony. "Japan: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'15: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participants Announced". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. "ABU TV Song Festival - Japan". Performer's profile. abuhanoi2013.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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