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1964 Japanese TV series or program

Music Fair
Presented by	see#Hosts
Country of origin	Japan
Production
Production location	Tokyo International Forum (2008-present)
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Fuji Television
Original release
Network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Release	31 August 1964 (1964-8-31) – present

Music Fair (ミュージックフェア) is a Japanese music show. It is broadcast byFuji Television. The shows started in 1964 and it is the longest-running Japanese music show and is sponsored by Shinogi Healthcare, a subsidiary ofShionogi.

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.^[1] 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."^[2] Musical guests are not only from Japan, but also from overseas.

History

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"Shionogi Music Fair", known commonly as "Music Fair", started in August 1964.^[3]

It has been sponsored byShionogi since its inception until 2015, when the company transferred its consumer healthcare into a separate wholly-owned subsidiary known as Shinogi Healthcare.^[4]^[1]

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

By March 2024, it had aired 3000 programs, and was recognized byGuinness World Records as the world's longest weekly music TV program (59 years, 184 days, as of March 2, 2024).^[2]

In January 2025, due to theFuji Television - Masahiro Nakai scandal, Shionogi has considered removing their name from the program.^[5]