Utaban

The story

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

M Masahiro NakaiHost K Kaori Iida N Natsumi Abe M Maki Goto H Hitomi Yoshizawa M Mari Yaguchi N Nozomi Tsuji R Rika Ishikawa A Ai Kago K Kei Yasuda A Ayumi Shibata A Ayaka Kimura

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A Aya Matsuura A Ai Takahashi R Risa Niigaki M Miki Fujimoto H Hitomi Saito M Megumi Murata M Masae Otani A Asami Kimura M Mika Todd M Makoto Ogawa A Asami Konno A Atsuko Inaba E Eri Kamei S Sayumi Michishige R Reina Tanaka Y Yuko Nakazawa A Aya Ishiguro M Michiyo Heike M Mai Satoda R Rinne Toda Y Yûki Maeda L Lehua Sandbo S Sayaka Ichii M Miyabi Natsuyaki R Ruru Honda M Miho Shinoda M Miwa Kominato K Koharu Kusumi M Maimi Yajima S Saki Nakajima R Rika Ishii S Saki Shimizu M Momoko Tsugunaga C Chinami Tokunaga M Maasa Sudo M Maiha Ishimura Y Yurina Kumai R Risako Sugaya M Miuna Saito E Erika Umeda E Erika Miyoshi Y Yui Okada M Megumi Murakami D Danielle Delaunay A Aika Mitsui J Junjun L Linlin A Airi Suzuki C Chisato Okai M Mai Hagiwara A Asuka Fukuda