Nogizaka Kōjichū

Nogizaka Kōjichū
Japanese name
Kanji乃木坂工事中
Literal meaningNogizaka Under Construction
GenreVariety show
Created byYasushi Akimoto
Presented by
StarringNogizaka46
Narrated byKenji Sato
Yoshiyoshi Oedo
Theme music composerSeiichi Kyoda
Opening theme"Overture"
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes494
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTV Tokyo Network
ReleaseApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)-present
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Nogizaka Kōjichū (Japanese: 乃木坂工事中, transl.  Nogizaka Under Construction) is a Japanese variety television show, hosted by Bananaman and starring the girl group Nogizaka46. It was first aired on April 21, 2015. It is produced by TV Aichi and broadcast by member stations of the TV Tokyo Network.[1]

Overview

Nogizaka Kōjichū is the successor to Nogizaka46's first regular terrestrial television program, Nogizaka tte, Doko? (乃木坂って、どこ？, lit. 'Where is Nogizaka?') (October 3, 2011 – April 13, 2015), which was also hosted by Bananaman.[2] The title of the show was created by Yasushi Akimoto, the general producer of Nogizaka46.[a][4]

On December 30, 2016, the show's first one-hour special episode was aired, featuring a joint year-end party with Keyakizaka46, whose television show Keyakitte, Kakenai? aired after this show's timeslot on TV Tokyo at the time. Subsequent one-hour special episodes have been aired on December 26, 2017, January 9, 2018, and January 8, 2019.[5][6]

Starting with the May 17, 2021 episode, each episode has been made available after the terrestrial broadcast on the YouTube channel Nogizaka Haishinchū (乃木坂配信中, lit. 'Nogizaka Streaming Now'), which was newly established on May 6. Nikkan Sports reported that it is unusual for a terrestrial television program to be officially distributed for free on YouTube.[7]

Due to their good relationship in the show, the Bananaman duo have become known as the "official older brothers" (公式お兄ちゃん) of Nogizaka46.[8] Yūki Himura has also taken the lead dancer position in Nogizaka46's live dance performances wearing replicas of the group's costumes as his female character Himuko (ヒム子), such as during the 2017 TV Tokyo Music Festival[9][10] and the 2017 Midsummer National Tour at the Meiji Jingu Stadium.[11] The preparation and performances were documented in the episodes aired on July 16 and 23, 2017.[9]

Reception

Business Journal reported in 2021 that while TV Tokyo generally has the lowest viewership ratings among Kantō region broadcasters, its late Sunday night block, which airs three Sakamichi Series variety shows (Nogizaka Kōjichū, Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka?, and Hinatazaka de Aimashō) back-to-back, has "astonishingly high" household viewership ratings at around 1.5–2 percent comparable to larger stations such as Nippon TV. It also noted the high number of time shifted (recorded) viewing, which indicated that viewers were actively watching the shows.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Nogizaka46 was named after the SME Nogizaka building on Nogizaka street in Minato, Tokyo, where the final auditions for the group's founding members took place.[3]

References

  1. ^ "乃木坂工事中". テレビ愛知. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  2. ^ "「乃木どこ」後枠はメンバーの個性光る「乃木坂工事中」". ナタリー. ナターシャ. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  3. ^ ""AKB48公式ライバル"乃木坂46結成 一般公募でメンバー決定". ORICON NEWS. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ^ 向原康太 (2015-04-20). "乃木坂46西野七瀬、新番組で動物好きをアピール バナナマン設楽「そういう番組からオファー来るかもね」". Real Sound. サイゾー. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  5. ^ "「乃木坂工事中」年末年始にスペシャル拡大版放送！". 乃木坂46公式サイト. 乃木坂46LLC. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  6. ^ 乃木坂46LLC (2018-12-24). "＜次回予告＞「乃木坂工事中」". Retrieved 2019-01-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "地上波異例！「乃木坂工事中」ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅで毎週放送後無料配信へ". 日刊スポーツ. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  8. ^ Watanabe, Akihiro (2017-07-16). "乃木坂46とバナナマン、相思相愛の関係性 "公式お兄ちゃん"が支えるグループの成長" [Nogizaka46 and Bananaman, a relationship of mutual affection, the "official brothers" who support the group's growth]. Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  9. ^ a b WEBザテレビジョン. "「乃木坂46×ヒム子」テレ東音楽祭コラボの裏側に密着！". WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  10. ^ @teretoongakusai (June 28, 2017). "「#テレ東音楽祭 2017」放送中！！皆さま、乃木坂46さんとヒム子さんの共演、いかがでしたでしょうか？" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Inc, Natasha. "ヒム子「来ちゃいました」乃木坂46神宮ライブでセンターに". お笑いナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-04-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "テレ東の"逆張り戦略"が的中？日曜深夜の乃木坂・櫻坂・日向坂3番組が驚異の高視聴率！" [Is TV Tokyo's "contrarian strategy" hitting the mark? Nogizaka, Sakurazaka, and Hinatazaka's late-night Sunday programs are getting astonishingly high viewership ratings!]. Business Journal. Cyzo. Retrieved 2022-06-16.