
It has been decided that “CDTV Live! Live! Autumn Thanksgiving Festival 2026,” held at Tokyo Garden Theater from Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, will be broadcast exclusively for the first time on television on three consecutive nights from Saturday, November 21 to Monday, November 23 on the CS broadcast “TBS Channel 1 Latest Drama, Music, and Movies.” “CDTV,” a long-running music program that TBS is proud of, has been broadcast live on Monday nights on the TBS network as “CDTV Live! Live!” since spring 2020. This time as well, a special event was held with gratitude for the viewers who support the program. The hosts were Eto-chan (TBS announcer Ai Eto), voice actor Hiro Shimono (DAY1 and DAY3 only), and Boona. This performance, the fourth time it has been held, brought together a total of nine super-luxurious artists over three days at Tokyo Garden Theater: Juice=Juice, NiziU, and FRUITS ZIPPER on DAY1; INI, IMP., and GENERATIONS on DAY2; and BUDDiiS, MAZZEL, and LIL LEAGUE on DAY3. In addition to presenting songs that fans want to hear in ranking format, there was an abundance of various productions devised by the artists, such as special versions of popular segments. In a special “one-night-only” stage that also involved the audience, the venue was greatly excited. On DAY1, each artist performed covers of famous songs from the Showa and Heisei eras. There were also collaborations that could only be seen here. In the program’s signature “Meikyoku Live! Live!” segment, FRUITS ZIPPER covered Seiko Matsuda’s “Aoi Sangoshō,” and NiziU covered Kana Nishino’s “Dear…”. Juice=Juice member Ruru Danbara performed KAN’s “Ai wa Katsu,” a senior from her agency, with keyboard and singing. In addition, “music power.,” which introduces power songs that gave viewers strength along with messages, was performed live, and the new project “Respect Live,” a collaboration between FRUITS ZIPPER and Juice=Juice, is also a must-see. In DAY2’s “meeting live,” there were many devices that involved the audience in the venue. GENERATIONS performed “Sing it Loud” in full size for the first time in about 10 years. Furthermore, during the singing, live performance ideas devised by the members...!? IMP. walked through the audience seats and handed out the group’s business cards to the spectators in order to be remembered by face and name at a distance even closer than the stage. During INI’s performance, a muscle-training showdown suddenly broke out!? A “final boss” also appeared, and the stage took an unexpected turn...? In the new project “Plus 1 Live,” where someone from another artist joins a normal artist live, Aran Sato and Shunsuke Motoi of IMP. appeared on INI’s “All 4 U” stage, Yuta Nakatsuka of GENERATIONS appeared on IMP.’s “JUSS GET ON,” and Rihito Ikezaki, Takeru Goto, and Hiromu Takatsuka of INI appeared on GENERATIONS’ “AGEHA,” causing the venue to erupt in great excitement over a special one-night-only collaboration. On DAY3, “Respect Live” was presented not only with singing but also with dancing. In the cross-agency collaboration project “Respect Live,” LIL LEAGUE covered HANA’s “Blue Jeans,” MAZZEL covered DISH//’s “Neko,” and BUDDiiS covered EXILE’s “Tada… Aitakute.” In addition, as a special project, MAZZEL performed PSYCHIC FEVER’s “I Got Ways,” LIL LEAGUE performed M!LK’s “Ii jan,” and BUDDiiS performed BE:FIRST’s “Boom Boom Back” in dance performances with shuffled agencies. One cannot take one’s eyes off the stages full of each group’s charm. Do not miss these hot performances that can only be seen here by a wide variety of artists. ■Broadcast information “CDTV Live! Live! Autumn Thanksgiving Festival 2026” Saturday, November 21, 2026, 9:00 p.m. – DAY2 <First exclusive television broadcast> Sunday, November 22, 2026, 9:00 p.m. – DAY3 <First exclusive television broadcast> Monday, November 23, 2026 (national holiday), 9:00 p.m. – DAY1 <First exclusive television broadcast> Recording: September 11–13, 2026, Tokyo Garden Theater (Tokyo) Broadcast channel: CS broadcast “TBS Channel 1 Latest Drama, Music, and Movies” <Performing artists> *In Japanese syllabary order for each day DAY1 performances: Juice=Juice, NiziU, FRUITS ZIPPER DAY2 performances: INI, IMP., GENERATIONS DAY3 performances: BUDDiiS, MAZZEL, LIL LEAGUE ■Related site: Notice page on the official website of “CS Broadcast TBS Channel 1”
Fuji TV will broadcast the 2026 FNS Song Festival live over two Wednesdays in December. Thirty-six acts were announced, including Korean artists such as ILLIT, Stray Kids, BABYMONSTER, CORTIS, RIIZE, aespa, and NCT DREAM. ILLIT will appear for the third straight year, while BABYMONSTER and CORTIS will make their first appearances.
Fuji TV will broadcast the 2026 FNS Song Festival live over two Wednesdays in December. Thirty-six acts were announced, including Korean artists such as ILLIT, Stray Kids, BABYMONSTER, CORTIS, RIIZE, aespa, and NCT DREAM. ILLIT will appear for the third straight year, while BABYMONSTER and CORTIS will make their first appearances.
Quick Japan Monologue #01, on sale November 18, 2026, features JO of &TEAM and RAN of MAZZEL on its SPECIAL EDITION cover. The 17-page feature, “Dancing Out Into the World,” explores their roles in Wandance, their bond on set, interviews with both, and comments from the director. The special edition is available for preorder at QJ Store and will also be sold at HMV & BOOKS.
Global boy group INI made their first appearance on Dingo Music’s popular “Killing Voice” and released the video on October 21 at 8:00 p.m. They performed a 16-song medley of representative tracks, from their debut song “Rocketeer” to hits like “FANFARE,” “Present,” “You Know What To Do,” and “10 THINGS,” highlighting their musical variety and live vocals. The group’s 9th single, “ANTHEM,” sold 823,000 copies in its first week, and with their Osaka dome concert ahead, attention on their live performances is growing.
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