Asayan

Asayan, originally known as Asakusabashi Young Yōhinten (浅草橋ヤング洋品店, lit. "Asakusabashi Young [Western-style] Products Store") was a talent search variety show that aired on TV Tokyo from 1995 to 2002. Some idols that were originally discovered through Asayan auditions produced by Tsunku, formed groups that worked under the umbrella group, later to be named as the Hello! Project.

Asayan
GenreReality television
Presented byNinety Nine
Hiromi Nagasaku
Emiri Nakayama
Narrated byJiei Kabira
Takashi Matsuo
Hisashi Yamada
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons25 seasons
Production
Executive producerKōshi Hashiyama
ProducersTakura Sakuyai
Takashi Iguchi
Masataka Izumi
Akihiko Okamoto
Kazuoki Takeno
Camera setupMulti-camera
Release
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original releaseOctober 1, 1995 (1995-10-01) 
March 2002 (2002-03)

Morning Musume and Chemistry were formed from idols that made a debut in Asayan, but also solo artists like Ami Suzuki and Yumi Matsuzawa debuted in the show.

Cast

MC

Narration

  • Jiei Kabira (川平慈英, from start to April 1998)
  • Takashi Matsuo (松尾貴史, from 1999 to April 2001)
  • Hisashi Yamada (やまだひさし, from April 2001 to end)


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