After sitting down for a while, the program staff came to explain the precautions for the recording and some interaction techniques.
After they finished explaining, they waited for a little while longer, and the filming officially began.
"Good evening, everyone."
The host, Tamura, a constant figure on Music Station, greeted everyone from the stage. He's a famous Japanese comedian, over seventy years old, and has been the host of this show for more than thirty years.
The co-host often changes, and this time it was Kitayama Norika.
She also greeted, "Good evening, everyone."
After the simple greetings, without any delay or chatter, they went straight to the theme, "Next, let's welcome this episode's artists onto the stage."
Amid a melody of electronic music, the contestants emerged one by one from a closed stage staircase.
