Shounen Club

Shounen Club
Starring
Production
Running time59 minutes
Original release
NetworkNHK BS Premium
ReleaseApril 9, 2000 (2000-04-09) –
October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27)
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Shounen Club (ザ少年倶楽部, Boys Club) was a Japanese music variety show that airs on NHK BS Premium.[1] The show premiered on NHK BS 2 on April 9, 2000, and ended on October 27, 2023. Worldwide, it airs on NHK World Premium and TV Japan (US) as Pop Music Club[2][3]

It features the juniors of Johnny & Associates. In addition to singing songs and participating in discussions, there is a segment that brings out the personality of the performers, such as quizzes.

On October 12, 2023, NHK announced that it would end broadcasting the Shounen Club program after 23 years on air in response to cases of sexual harassment committed by the agency's founder, Johnny Kitagawa. [4] Instead, On November 15, a new program was announced entitled "New Gene!" which features the next generation of idols, artists and performers who dream of becoming future stars.[5] Scheduled to be broadcast on January 19, 2024 on NHK BS Premium 4K and January 26 on NHK BS Premium.[6]

  1. ^ "The Shōnen Club" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ "NHK World Premium - Music Programs". nhkworldpremium.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. ^ "Music | Quality Japanese Channel 24/7". tvjapan.net. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. ^ "Ｎｈｋ、「ザ少年倶楽部」終了へ 公開収録中止発表 性加害問題受け協議続く". 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ "NHK「ザ少年倶楽部」は「ニュージェネ！」に変更、内容見直し 総局長「他事務所の方も出演」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能".
  6. ^ "NHK『ザ少年倶楽部』→『ニュージェネ！』初回出演者発表 Mcはニューヨーク＆河合郁人". 14 December 2023.