On July 5, this year’s edition of Nippon TV’s midyear music special, “THE MUSIC DAY 2025”, will air from 3 PM to 10:54 PM JST. Arashi‘s Sho Sakurai will serve as host for the show for the 13th consecutive year. He will be joined by NTV announcers Hatori Shinichi and Miura Asami, as well as Bakarhythm, to assist in his hosting duties. Another of the channel’s announcers, Ichiki Rena, will be in charge of the “Next Gate.”
The theme of this year’s show is “Watashi no Uta” (“My Song”).
The show will feature performances by the likes of Snow Man, HANA, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, ME:I, XG, SixTONES, timelesz, and NiziU.
The full list of performers can be found below!
First set:
INI
ILLIT
Atarashii Gakko no Leaders
WEST.
ENHYPEN
King & Prince
Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS
J-HOPE
SixTONES
Snow Man
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
NiziU
HANA
Perfume
RIP SLYME
and more
Second set:
175R
Ae! group
XG
Omoinotake
Kishitani Kaori
THE ALFEE
timelesz
Tama
Choutokkyuu
TWS
Travis Japan
Naniwa Danshi
NiziU
Noro Kayo
Hana＊Hana
Hitoto Yo
Bi-ray
FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY’S
BoA
BOYNEXTDOOR
ME:I
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Mamoru Miyano
M!LK
muque
