is a Japanese talent show from

Nippon Television JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a sub ...

that ran from 1971 to 1983. On October 24, 1982, the series was retitled to reflect its switch from monaural to stereo broadcasting. On April 3, 1983, it was again retitled to . The show was created by songwriter Yū Aku, who also served as one of the judges. In 2021, Nippon TV reused the title for the music show ''Nogizaka Star Tanjō!'', hosted by comedy duo Pekopa and starring members of girl group

Nogizaka46 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the "official rival" of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46 (formerly Keyakizaka46), Yoshim ...

, which ran for two seasons. Unlike the original, the show was not a competition and only open to Nogizaka46 members, especially those of the fourth generation. It was followed by ''Shin Nogizaka Star Tanjō!'' in 2022, hosted by comedy duo Ozwald and featuring the Nogizaka46 fifth generation members.

Staff

Hosts

Kinichi Hagimoto is a Japanese comedian. He is active as a stage performer, emcee, and manager of the amateur Ibaraki, Ibaraki, Ibaraki Golden Golds (''ibaraki goruden gōruzu'') of the Japanese Baseball Association (''nippon yakyuu renmei''). Born in the Tait ...

(October 3, 1971 to April 6, 1980) * Hayato Tani and

Tamori , known by his stage name (an anagram of his surname), is a Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takeshi Kitano (a.k.a. Beat Takesh ...

(April 30, 1980 to April 5, 1981) *

Kyu Sakamoto , legally registered as since 1956, was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki (song), Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japane ...

and Mako Ishino (April 12, 1981 to January 3, 1982) * Yasushi Yokoyama and Kiyoshi Nishikawa (January 10, 1982 to September 25, 1983)

Judges

;Hagimoto, Tani/Tamori, Sakamoto/Ishino eras * Toshi Matsuda * Yū Aku * Taiji Nakamura * Shunichi Tokura * Takashi Miki * Koichi Morita ;Nishikawa era * Asei Kobayashi * James Miki * Kyōkei Ōmoto *

Katsuhisa Hattori was a Japanese classical composer who also wrote music for anime films, television series and Original video animation, OVAs. Hattori was a respected composer in Japan; his style was classical, although he was experienced and respected in many ot ...

Nobuhiko Obayashi was a Japanese film director, director, screenwriter and film editing, editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream m ...

* Shinpei Asai * Rieko Zanma * Hiroshi Kamayatsu ;YasuKiyo era *

Michiya Mihashi Michiya Mihashi (三橋美智也 ''Mihashi Michiya'', November 10, 1930 – January 8, 1996), born Michiya Kitazawa (北沢美智也 ''Kitazawa Michiya'') in Kamiiso, Hokkaidō, was an enka singer in postwar Japan. Along with Hachiro Kasuga and ...

* Tetsuya Gen

Other staff

* Tatsuya Takahashi and Tokyo Union (band performance) * Akio Okamoto and Gay Stars (band performance) * Ryōzō Yokomori (accordion) * Hajime Doi (choreography) * Reiko Inoue (assistant during the Hagimoto era) * (Horn Yuki, Kūko Shimizu, Yuki Kitahara, and Amami Koyama) (assistants in the beginning of the Hagimoto era) * Rinrin & Ranran (worked with Inoue during the Hagimoto era) * Yūko Kitamura (assistant during the Hagimoto era) * Yukihide Kurobe * Seiroku Saitō * Yūjirō Fubuki * Kōji Nishiyama * Nobuko Shima (assistant during the Tani/Tamori era) * Sayaka Itō (assistant during the Sakamoto/Ishino era and the first part of the YasuKiyo era) * Rabbit Sekine (assistant during the Sakamoto/Ishino era) * Aiko Wakamatsu * Toshihiko Hori * The Birds Seven Plus 1 (selected members of Nippon Television Music Academy) * Hidetoshi Itō (narrator during the YasuKiyo era)

Notable winners

* Masako Mori * Junko Sakurada *

Momoe Yamaguchi , known by her maiden name , is a Japanese former singer, actress, and Japanese idol, idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name "Momoe", Yamaguchi is one of the most successful singers in Japanese musi ...

* Hiromi Iwasaki * Pink Lady * Mako Ishino * Yoshie Kashiwabara * Kyōko Koizumi *

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the tal ...

* Yukiko Okada * Akiko Matsumoto

References

1970s Japanese television series 1980s Japanese television series 1971 Japanese television series debuts 1983 Japanese television series endings Nippon Television original programming Japanese reality television series {{Japan-tv-prog-stub