Asaichi
| Asaichi | |
|---|---|
| File:Logo asaichi.jpg | |
| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata Yurie Omi |
| Theme music composer | YUKI |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Daisaku Kawase |
| Production locations | NHK Broadcasting Center, Tokyo, Japan |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK General Television |
| Release | March 29, 2010 – present |
Asaichi (あさイチ) is a Japanese weekday morning talk program airing on NHK General Television, hosted by Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata and Yurie Omi. It airs weekdays from 8:15 a.m. JST to 9:54 a.m. JST.[1]
History
Asaichi started on March 29, 2010, evolving from NHK General Television's original morning information program Seikatsu Hot Morning. From the first run, this program was hosted by Yumiko Udo, the-then NHK Announcer, and Yoshihiko Inohara, a member of V6, one of Japan's popular pop groups.
Targeting mainly at women in their 40s, this program dealt with a wide variety of themes, from information about health and money, cooking tips and living improvement tips, to infertility problems, menopausal disorders and the problem of sexless relationships.
In April 2018, Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata and Yurie Omi took over the job of the main presenters from Udo and Inohara.
Format
As this program begins just after Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu aired from 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. JST, it begins with a few minutes' comments related to the drama by the presenters.
This program is divided into two sections: the first section is from 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. JST, and the second one from 9:05 a.m. to 9:54 a.m. JST. Between these sections, news headlines airs from NHK's News Center. If there is breaking news during the program, it is temporarily suspended for the News Center to broadcast the news.
Fax and email are available for viewer's real-time comments or opinions when the program is on air. Some of them are read out by the anchors during the program.
Recurring segments
- In "Odekake Live", Kaoru Fujiwara visits a town in Japan where he reports what the town features.
- "Minna! Gohandayo" is a segment by Hanamaru Hakata and Tae Komamura having advice on everyday cooking from a top-notch chef or a cooking specialist. On Fridays it is replaced by "Green Style dayo", which is a segment by Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata and Komamura featuring gardening tips, or "Wagamama Hobby", which features home decor.
- "Quiz Tokumori" is a segment aired on Tuesdays in which Jun Soejima gives a quiz to presenters to inform them of life improvement tips.
- "JapaNavi" is a segment on Thursdays in which correspondents offer gourmet or other useful information from a certain place nationwide.
- "Premium Talk" is Friday's special segment, in which the anchors have an interview with celebrities, artists and top-notch people in the entertainment field.
Personalities
Anchors
- Hanamaru Hakata, co-host
- Daikichi Hakata, co-host
- Yurie Omi, co-host
Regular contributors
- Tae Komamura, sub-host
- Noriko Baba, correspondent
- Ryo Endo, correspondent
- Naoyuki Tamura, correspondent
- Yohei Morita, correspondent
- Minori Chiba, correspondent
- Tadayuki Matsuoka, correspondent
- Noriko Kamijo, correspondent
- Naoko Hashimoto, correspondent
- Yasuhisa Furuhara, correspondent
- Kaoru Fujiwara, "Odekake Live" contributor
- Jun Soejima, "Quiz Tokumori" contributor
Notable former hosts
- Yumiko Udo, co-host from March 2010 to March 2018, replaced by Yurie Omi.
- Yoshihiko Inohara, co-host from March 2010 to March 2018, replaced by Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata
- Hideo Yanagisawa, co-host from March 2010 to March 2018
- Yu Uozumi, correspondent from April 2018 to March 2019
- Moeka Amemiya, correspondent from March 2016 to March 2019
See also
References
- ^ "Official website". Retrieved April 1, 2018.