Singer Akemi Ishii will appear on the NHK music program "Utacon" (General TV, 7:57 pm) on January 28th. This will be Ishii's first appearance on "Utacon" and she will be performing her smash hit "CHA-CHA-CHA" released in 1986. The song is known as a symbol of the bubble era and is one of Ishii's signature songs.
The theme of the day's program is "Exciting! Cheerful songs & 80's hits". Leon Shinhama will perform "YOUNG MAN (YMCA)", Yoshimi Tendo will perform "Omatsuri Mambo", and Kocchi no Kento singing "Romantic ga Tomaranai" by CCB, and Aimi Tanaka singing Akina Nakamori's "Kazarjanai no yo Namida wa".
Furthermore, BEGIN, who are celebrating their 35th anniversary since their debut, will perform "Shimanchu no Takara," and there will also be a special project in which they will collaborate with Yuukadan vocalist Mitsuki Kimura on "Geninatte."
