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ASAYAN, originally known as 浅草橋ヤング洋品店(Asakusabashi Young Youhinten,浅草橋ヤング洋品店?), was a talent search variety show that appeared on TV Tokyo. Many Hello! Project artists and groups were discovered through ASAYAN auditions produced by Tsunku. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Hello! Projects logo Hello! Project ) is the umbrella name for all-female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that is under contract of the Up-Front Group. ... Tsunku ), real name Mitsuo Terada , born October 29, 1968 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist. ...
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One of TV Tokyo's most popular teen programs is Asayan, an hour-long "music audition" show that has become a major starmaker.
Asayan has become such an important hit-maker that in a recent week, five of the top 10 best-selling hit singles in Japan had debuted on it.
The Asayan format is sparking interest as a new source of exposure for TV broadcasters suffering amid the industry's cutthroat competition, and for record companies, who are hurting as teens stay out of CD shops in droves.