''Asayan'', originally known as was a talent search variety show that aired on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.[Tsunku
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q.
As a songwriter, Tsunku is the primary producer for Morning Musume and other Hello! Project acts, such as Co ...]
, formed groups that worked under the umbrella group, later to be named as the
Hello! Project
is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but ...
.
Morning Musume
, formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most to ...
and
Chemistry
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were formed from idols that made a debut in Asayan, but also solo artists like
Ami Suzuki
is a Japanese recording artist, DJ, and actress from Zama, Kanagawa, Japan. Following her late 90s fame as a popular teen idol, Suzuki went on to become known for her self-penned lyrics and music production.
In 2000, Suzuki entered a legal bat ...
and
Yumi Matsuzawa debuted in the show.
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1995 Japanese television series debuts
2002 Japanese television series endings
1990s Japanese television series
2000s Japanese television series
Japanese variety television shows
TV Tokyo original programming
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