All Night Fuji

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All Night Fuji
GenreVariety show
Story byYasushi Akimoto[1]
Directed byKazuji Kasai
Kōichi Minato (港浩一)[2]
StarringAll Nighters
Naomi Akimoto
Mari Torigoe (鳥越マリ)
Tsurutarō Kataoka
Tunnels
Iyo Matsumoto
Yumi Asō
Masashi Tashiro
Haruko Sagara[1]
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes404
Production
ProducerHiroshi Ishida (石田弘)[2]
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseApril 2, 1983 (1983-04-02) –
March 30, 1991 (1991-03-30)

All Night Fuji (オールナイトフジ) was a popular Japanese television show airing from April 2, 1983, to March 30, 1991, on Fuji TV.[3][4] A total of 404 episodes were aired.[3][4] The program's average rating was 3.5%, and its highest rating was 7.2% on March 25, 1989. The ratings were described as exceptional for a midnight program.[3][4]

Program history

An arousing camera commercial featuring Kumamoto University female student Yoshiko Miyazaki (宮崎美子, Miyazaki Yoshiko) in 1980 and a radio program called Miss DJ Request Parade (ミスDJリクエストパレード), featuring female college students as DJs, which launched in 1981, led to the rise of the female college student craze in Japan.[5][6][7] And it reached its zenith with the arrival of All Night Fuji.[3][5][6] According to the producer Hiroshi Ishida, the program was initiated with the intention of producing a silly show based on the school festival groove.[1][8] In fact, not a few people made fun of All Night Fuji owing to the inauthenticity and obscenity of the female college students.[9][8][10] When comedian Beat Takeshi appeared on the program in September 1983, he abused female college students to their faces.[11][12] Science fiction writer Takeshi Kamewada (亀和田武, Kamewada Takeshi) also made similar criticisms of them.[13][14] Even Tsurutarō Kataoka, one of the hosts of the program, remarked in a weekly magazine that he hated female college students on the program because they were all idiots.[12] In response, they fought back by publishing a book titled We're not Idiots, This is All Night Fuji (私たちはバカじゃない―オールナイトフジで～す, Watashitachi wa bakajanai―Ōrunaitofujidēsu).[3][8] In October 1984, similar programs such as TV Pirate Channel (TV海賊チャンネル) on Nippon TV, Midnight in Roppongi (ミッドナイトin六本木) on TV Asahi and The Exciting Night (夜はエキサイティング) on TV Tokyo started airing at about the same time slot, influenced by All Night Fuji.[3][10][15] Only Hello! Midnight (ハロー! ミッドナイト) on TBS TV, hosted by singer-songwriter Chiharu Matsuyama, turned its back on this line and was a strait-laced program talking about politics and economics instead of showing naked women.[3][10][15] In early 1985, the obscene and extreme contents of these midnight programs became a problem in the House of Representatives, and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) demanded that all programs refrain from airing such material.[16][17] At about the same time, the revised Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act came into effect, which tightened regulation of the sex industry.[16][17] Thus, starting in April 1985, All Night Fuji was forced to change direction to a variety program that did not include a lot of overt sexually explicit material.[16] The program continued until March 1991, with several changes of hosts.[3][5] In April 2023, after 40 years since its first broadcast, All Night Fuji was revived under the name All Night Fujiko (オールナイトフジコ, Ōrunaito Fujiko).[18] Kōichi Minato, the program's iconic director, became president of Fuji TV, and he decided to revive the program after consulting with Yasushi Akimoto, who had once been the program's scriptwriter. They felt the need to revive the heat of that era in the present day.[18] Akimoto is the general producer of the program, and TV personality Nobuyuki Sakuma(佐久間宣行, Sakuma Nobuyuki) serves as the host. The program airs for two hours every Friday midnight.[18]

All Nighters

All Nighters is considered the origin of the Idol groups formed by a large number of girls.[3][5] Onyanko Club, which became the biggest female idol group of the 1980s, followed the methodology of All Nighters.[2][19] This was due to the fact that both groups were produced by Hiroshi Ishida, Kazuji Kasai and Kōichi Minato.[2][19]

All Night Fuji High School Girl Special

On February 23 and March 16, 1985, All Night Fuji High School Girl Special We, too, ain't idiots was aired in the evening on two separate occasions. These special episodes were hosted by Tsurutarō Kataoka and novice idols Yuki Saitō and Mariko (真璃子, Mariko).[19][20][21] Many high school girls gathered in the studio to answer obscene quizzes and engage in Puroresu.[20][21][22] Some of them went out on the town and forced male passersby to wear sailor suits.[20][21][22] They also repeatedly committed shameless acts, such as taking off the underwear of male passersby and stamping a seal on their buttocks, and forcibly kissing them.[20][21][22] Of the five who were subsequently dismissed for the Shūkan bunshun smoking scandal, Kayoko Yoshino (吉野佳代子, Yoshino Kayoko) and Mamiko Tomoda (友田麻美子, Tomoda Mamiko) revealed the existence of their boyfriends.[21][22][23] Yoshino even called herself "Fashion Massage".[21][22] Yuki Saitō claimed that the high school girls who appeared on the program were a completely different race from her, that they and she were like oil and water, and that she could not understand their excessive fuss at all.[24] Additionally, Bishōjo Contest was held and Sayuri Kokushō was named the grand prix winner.[19][21] Onyanko Club was then formed by 11 girls, including Kokushō, who were selected from among many high school girls who appeared on the program.[19][25] They became the exclusive idol group for Yūyake Nyan Nyan("Sunset Meow Meow") (夕やけニャンニャン), which started airing on April 1, 1985.[19][25] Rika Tatsumi, who was accepted into Onyanko Club at the audition in mid-April 1985, was one of All Nighters.[26][27][28] Likewise, Kazuko Utsumi(内海和子, Utsumi Kazuko) was a student at Toita Women's College at the time she was accepted into Onyanko Club in early April, which led to her appearing on All Night Fuji for a while as well.[26][29] In 1988, The New High School Girl Special was aired three times during the daytime on July 30, August 27, and September 24.[30][31] However, this special program did not lead to the derivation of an idol group like Onyanko Club.[30] Still, Hiromi Nagasaku, one of the high school girls who appeared on the program, subsequently became a member of the popular idol group Ribbon.[30]

Unexpected happenings

On January 19, 1985, Tunnels performed their new song, Ikki! (一気!). During the performance, Takaaki Ishibashi toppled one of the TV cameras, causing it to break. The TV camera was an expensive one, costing 15 million yen (approximately US$300,000 at the time), but was covered by the insurance company.[32][33] A woman by the name of Meg the Numb Blowfish (しびれフグのメグ, Shibirefugu No Megu), who works at a massage parlor in Kabukichō, Tokyo, applied for the program under the false name of Chie Shinozaki (篠崎千絵, Shinozaki Chie), pretending to be a female student at Aoyama Gakuin University. The program's officials, however, could not see through it and hired her as a member of All Nighters. In June 1985, she was dismissed from All Nighters after her true identity was exposed by the weekly magazine Shūkan Bunshun.[34]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ino 2003, p. 126
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ino 2003, p. 8
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Ino 2003, pp. 94–95
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "「オールナイトフジ」18年ぶり復活" [All Night Fuji returns for the first time in 18 years]. Sankei Sports. 2009-03-03. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named com
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "1980年代から現在まで「女子大生ブーム」の今昔物語" [From the 1980s to the Present: A Historical tale of the female college student craze"]. News Postseven. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ↑ "女子大生ブームの象徴・斉藤慶子が力説する大学生活の効果" [Keiko Saitō, who was a symbol of the female college student craze, emphasizes the benefits of college life]. News Postseven. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "石田弘氏 (株)フジテレビジョン エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー" [Mr. Hiroshi Ishida, Executive Producer, Fuji Television Network, Inc.]. FB communications. 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named dunk8407
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Komukai, Shoji, ed. (1984-12-01). "ぐーんと過激になった深夜番組を総点検!!" [A comprehensive review of midnight shows that have become far more extreme!!]. BOMB (magazine) [ja] (in 日本語). No. December 1984. Tokyo, Japan: Gakken. pp. 94–96.
  11. ↑ Beat, Takeshi, ed. (August 1, 1984). 毒針巷談 [poisonous sting talk] (in 日本語). Tokyo, Japan: Ohta Publishing. pp. 46–48, 297–298. ISBN 978-4900416024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Beat, Takeshi, ed. (September 1, 1985). 続・毒針巷談 [poisonous sting talk(Sequel)] (in 日本語). Tokyo, Japan: Ohta Publishing. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-4900416055.
  13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named shinko1
  14. ↑ Tōgō, Kaoruko (November 1, 1984). "テレビに出れば、みんなタダの人ですね" [Everyone who appears on television becomes just another person]. Music Life (ミュージック・ライフ) (in 日本語). No. November 1984. Tokyo, Japan: Shinko Music Entertainment (シンコーミュージック). pp. 260–261.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Akasaka, Shigeru, ed. (1984-11-01). "深夜番組激突大会" [Midnight Shows Battle Competition]. DUNK (DUNK) (in 日本語). No. November 1984. Tokyo, Japan: Shūeisha. pp. 76–77.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Suzuki, Kenji; Hiramatsu, Ayuko (1997-08-01). "人気タレント‧ヒット番組は「深夜」に生まれる" [Popular celebrities and programs are born at midnight]. 放送文化(broadcasting culture) (in 日本語). Vol. 36. Tokyo, Japan: NHK. p. 29.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Matsumoto, Raita (2019-05-01). "ノーパン喫茶 ファッションマッサージと、新法令の施行" [No-pan kissa, Fassion Massage, and Enforcement of the new law]. Cyzo (サイゾー) (in 日本語). Tokyo, Japan. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "『オールナイトフジ』誕生から40年…『オールナイトフジコ』として"正式に"復活発表 総合Pは秋元康氏&メインMCは佐久間宣行" [After 40 years since the birth of All Night Fuji, its revival was officially announced as All Night Fujiko. The general producer is Yasushi Akimoto, and the main master of ceremonies is Nobuyuki Sakuma.]. Oricon. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 Kasai & Akimoto 1986, p. 146
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Kataoka, Tsurutarō (host); Saitō, Yuki (host); Hiura, Mariko (host) (February 23, 1985). "セーラー服を脱いで美少女ピチピチ生放送！" [Live broadcast of fresh and cute girls who have taken off their sailor suits]. オールナイトフジ女子高生スペシャル (in 日本語). Tokyo, Japan. Fuji Television.
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  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Sakama 1987, p. 67
  27. ↑ Ino 2003, p. 36
  28. ↑ "会員番号15番・立見里歌 おニャン子時代は人生の宝" [Membership number 15 Rika Tatsumi: The Onyanko Club era is a treasure of my life]. News Postseven. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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  32. ↑ Ino 2003, p. 128
  33. ↑ "石橋貴明アブナイ放送禁止伝説" [Takaaki Ishibashi: Dangerous Broadcasting Prohibited Legend]. Excite (エキサイト). 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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Further reading

  • 私たちはバカじゃない―オールナイトフジで～す (We're not Idiots, This is All Night Fuji) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Fuji Television. 1984. ISBN 4-89353-016-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • オールナイトフジ・メモリアル・フォト みんな大好き (All Night Fuji Memorial Photo I love you all) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Fuji Television. 1984. ISBN 4-89353-034-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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