Music Fair

{{Infobox television

| runtime = 30 minutes

| presenter = see #Hosts

| location = Tokyo International Forum (2008-present)

| company = Fuji Television

| country = Japan

| network = FNS (Fuji TV)

| first_aired = {{start date|1964|8|31|df=y}}

| last_aired = present

}}

{{nihongo|Music Fair|ミュージックフェア}} is a Japanese music show. It is broadcast by Fuji Television. The shows started in 1964 and it is the longest-running Japanese music show and is sponsored by Shinogi Healthcare, a subsidiary of Shionogi.

As of 2025, it is considered one of the longest-running music shows in Japan. Its main theme is music, having created many competitions and collaborations unique to the program, resulting in not only song, but also dance and musical performance. And between performances, the program has a talk corner where the guests talk about different themes, including "Memories of Music Fair," "What I Want to ask at Music Fair," and "Turning Points in My Life." Musical guests are not only from Japan, but also from overseas.

History

"Shionogi Music Fair", known commonly as "Music Fair", started in August 1964.{{Cite web |date=22 January 2025 |title=[naka kōka] continúa la crisis en Fuji TV |url=https://noticiasnippon.jp/2025/01/22/nakai-koka-fujiterebi/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250122060209/https://noticiasnippon.jp/2025/01/22/nakai-koka-fujiterebi/ |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |website=Noticias Nippon |language=Spanish}}

It has been sponsored by Shionogi since its inception until 2015, when the company transferred its consumer healthcare into a separate wholly-owned subsidiary known as Shinogi Healthcare.{{Cite web |title=シオノギ・ミュージックフェア |url=https://www.shionogi.com/jp/ja/company/musicfair.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118095419/https://www.shionogi.com/jp/ja/company/musicfair.html |archive-date=18 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |website=Shionogi Music Fair official site |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |title=About Music Fair |url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/MUSICFAIR/about.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122064947/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/MUSICFAIR/about.html |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |website=Fuji TV Music Fair official site |language=Japanese}}

The program started in black and white, changed to color in 1967, audio modified to stereo in 1978, turned from analog to digital (high definition) in 2004. It started airing Mondays at 21:00 and has changed air time and day a total of 5 times, until 2001, where it has remained until now, Saturdays at 18:00.

By March 2024, it had aired 3000 programs, and was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest weekly music TV program (59 years, 184 days, as of March 2, 2024).{{Cite web |date=12 March 2024 |title=『MUSIC FAIR』世界最長寿週刊音楽番組としてギネス世界記録に認定 6週にわたり3000回記念コンサート放送、16組34人が夢の競演 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2318031/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122070946/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2318031/full/ |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}

In January 2025, due to the Fuji Television - Masahiro Nakai scandal, Shionogi has considered removing their name from the program.{{Cite web |date=22 January 2025 |title=[naka kōka] continúa la crisis en Fuji TV |url=https://noticiasnippon.jp/2025/01/22/nakai-koka-fujiterebi/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250122060209/https://noticiasnippon.jp/2025/01/22/nakai-koka-fujiterebi/ |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |website=Noticias Nippon |language=Spanish}}

Hosts

Fubuki Koshiji (1964){{Cite web|title=MUSIC FAIR|url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/MUSICFAIR/index.html|access-date=2020-11-05|website=フジテレビ|language=ja}}
Sachiko Hidari (1965)
Yōko Minamida & Hiroyuki Nagato (1965-1981)
Tomoko Hoshino (1982-1988)
Yuko Kotegawa (1988-1995)
Anju Suzuki (1995–2016)
Toshiaki Megumi (2001–2016)
Yukie Nakama & Shin'ichi Karube (2016–Present)