Japan in the ABU TV Song Festival
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| Member station | Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 5 |
| First appearance | 2012 |
The participation of Japan in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred thrice since the inaugural ABU TV Song Festival began in 2012. Since their début in 2012, the Japanese entry has been organised by the national broadcaster Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK). Perfume, May'n and Sekai no Owari have represented the nation at the 2012, 2013 and 2014 festivals respectively.
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.[1]
2015
On 4 June 2015 NHK confirmed that they would participate in the ABU TV Song Festival 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.[2] On 13 September 2015 it was announced that the band Scandal would represent Japan with "Sisters".[3]
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Language | Title | English translation |
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| 2012 | Perfume | Japanese, English | "Spring of Life" | – |
| 2013 | May'n[4] | 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 | |
References
- ↑ Hamzah, Hanizah. "ABU TV Song Festival". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Japan: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'15: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participants Announced". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "ABU TV Song Festival - Japan". Performer's profile. abuhanoi2013.com. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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