Utaban(1996-)

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    Overview

    Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, 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, was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.

    Cast

    • Masahiro Nakai

      Masahiro Nakai

      Host

    • Natsumi Abe

      Natsumi Abe

    • Maki Goto

      Maki Goto

    • Mari Yaguchi

      Mari Yaguchi

    • Nozomi Tsuji

      Nozomi Tsuji

    • Rika Ishikawa

      Rika Ishikawa

    • Ai Kago

      Ai Kago

    • Kei Yasuda

      Kei Yasuda

    • Ayumi Shibata

      Ayumi Shibata

    • Ayaka Kimura

      Ayaka Kimura

    • Aya Matsuura

      Aya Matsuura

    • Ai Takahashi

      Ai Takahashi

    • Hitomi Saito

      Hitomi Saito

    • Megumi Murata

      Megumi Murata

    • Masae Otani

      Masae Otani

    • Asami Kimura

      Asami Kimura

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      Status

      Returning Series

      Seasons

      15

      Episodes

      110

      Last Air Date

      Feb 2, 2010

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