Utaban

Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, was occasionally aired under the name Tokuban, an abbreviation of "tokubetsu bangumi", meaning "special program". The show's theme song, played during the opening sequence and closing credits, was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.

Aired: Nov 08, 2026 Genre:Casts: Yuko Nakazawa Kaori Iida Natsumi Abe Kei Yasuda Rika Ishikawa Nozomi Tsuji Ai Takahashi Makoto OgawaRating: 0 Country:Production:

Seasons

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Episodes

05: Minimoni. - Minimoni. Jankenpyon!09: Tanpopo - Koi wo Shichaimashita!10: Petitmoni - BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT!13: Goto Maki - Ai no Bakayarou / Morning Musume. (No performance)16: Matsuura Aya - Dokki Doki! LOVE Mail 27: Nakazawa Yuko / Matsuura Aya - Tropical Koishiteru 28: Hello! Project 2001 Shuffle Units: 3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.1)29: Hello! Project 2001 Shuffle Units: 3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.2)32: Morning Musume. - The☆Peace!37: Minimoni. - Minimoni. Telephone! RIN RIN RIN 38: Goto Maki - Afurechau... BE IN LOVE 40: Morning Musume. - The☆Peace! (2nd Appearance)42: Morning Musume. (Previously unaired talk)45: Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~46: Petitmoni - Pittari Shitai X'mas!52: Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ (2nd Appearance)