The Masked Singer Japan is a Japanese reality singing competition show that is based on the South Korean television series King of Mask Singer. The series premiered on September 3, 2021, on Amazon Prime Video in Japan. The show features celebrities singing popular songs while wearing head-to-toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities. It employs panelists who guess the celebrities' identities by interpreting clues provided to them throughout the series.
Overview Production In May 2021, it was announced that Amazon had greenlit an order for The Masked Singer to be produced and air on Amazon Prime Video Japan as an exclusive on that site. The show was confirmed to be streamed in September 2021 after being filming completed in February 2021. In-show narration is provided by voice actor, Subaru Kimura.
Panelists and host TV personality Yo Oizumi was announced as the main host of the program, while the announced panelists consist of Japanese girl group Perfume, guitarist Miyavi, model Kiko Mizuhara and comedian Bakarhythm. Guest panelists included actor Kazuya Kojima for the third and fourth episodes, comedian Hiroaki Ogi for the fifth and sixth episodes, and comedian Hidetsugu Shibata for the seventh and eighth episodes.
Series overview
Season 1 + Results Stage Name Celebrity Occupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bird (Tori) Anna Tsuchiya SingerRISKSAFESAFESAFESAFE WINNER Miss Television (Misu Terebi) Crystal Kay SingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE RUNNER-UP Rose (Rōzu) Miki Mizuno ActressWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE THIRD Renjishi (Ren Shishi) Tomotaka Okamoto Opera singerWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT Neon Panda (Neonpanda) Minami Minegishi SingerWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT Ninja Tsukasa Saito Comedian RISKSAFESAFEOUT Wolf (Ōkami) Takeru Segawa KickboxerWINSAFEOUT Escargot (Esukarugo) Sachiko Kobayashi SingerWINSAFEOUT Ika King (Ikakingu) Sunplaza Nakano-kun SingerRISKOUT T-Rex (T-Rekkusu) Show Aikawa ActorRISKOUT Amabie Saori Yoshida Freestyle wrestlerOUT Dragon3 Ukon Onoe II Kabuki actorOUT
Episodes
Week 1 (September 3) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dragon3 "Saudade" by Porno Graffitti Ukon Onoe IIOUT 2 Miss Television "Evolution" by Ayumi Hamasaki WIN 3 Escargot "Gurenge" by LiSA WIN 4 Bird "Desire (Jōnetsu)" by Akina Nakamori RISK 5 T-Rex "Stay Dream" by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi RISK 6 Renjishi "Kurenai" by X Japan WIN
+ Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Neon Panda "Ren'ai Revolution 21" by Morning Musume WIN 2 Ika King "Yellow Yellow Happy" by Pocket Biscuits RISK 3 Ninja "Excite" by Daichi Miura RISK 4 Rose "Love Is Over" by Ouyang Fei Fei WIN 5 Wolf "The Beginning" by One Ok Rock WIN 6 Amabie "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" by Yoko Takahashi Saori YoshidaOUT
+ Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Neon Panda "Yeah! Meccha Holiday" by Aya Matsuura SAFE 2 Rose "Pride" by Miki Imai SAFE 3 T-Rex "Kanzen Muketsu no Rock'n'Roller" by Aladdin Show AikawaOUT 4 Escargot "Ito" by Miyuki Nakajima SAFE 5 Renjishi "Homura" by LiSA SAFE
Week 2 (September 10) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Miss Television "Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to" by Ryōko Shinohara SAFE 2 Ika King "Tiger & Dragon" by Crazy Ken Band Sunplaza Nakano-kunOUT 3 Bird "Tsumi to Batsu" by Ringo Sheena SAFE 4 Wolf "Namonaki Uta" by Mr. Children SAFE 5 Ninja "Jūnigatsu no Love Song" by Gackt SAFE
Week 3 (September 17) Group number: "Joyful" by Ikimonogakari
+ Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Escargot "Roppongi Shinju" by Ann Lewis Sachiko KobayashiOUT 2 Rose "Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru" by Fuyumi Sakamoto SAFE 3 Renjishi "Aijou" by Yuki Koyanagi SAFE 4 Bird "Gekkō" by Chihiro Onitsuka SAFE
Week 4 (September 24) Group number: "Memeshikute" by Golden Bomber
+ Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Neon Panda "Ikuze! Kaitō Shōjo" by Momoiro Clover Z SAFE 2 Wolf "366 Nichi" by HY Takeru SegawaOUT 3 Ninja "Takane no Hanako-san" by Back Number SAFE 4 Miss Television "Ride on the Silver Dragon's Back" by Miyuki Nakajima SAFE
Week 5 (October 1) + Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Miss Television "Friends" by Rebecca SAFE 2 Rose "Cat's Eye" by Anri SAFE 3 Ninja "If…" by Da Pump Tsukasa SaitoOUT 4 Bird "Genkai Lovers" by Show-Ya SAFE 5 Renjishi "Flavor of Life" by Hikaru Utada SAFE 6 Neon Panda "Flying Get" by AKB48 SAFE
Week 6 (October 8) - Semifinal + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Miss Television "Manatsu no Yo no Yume" by Yumi Matsutoya SAFE 2 Neon Panda "Akai Sweet Pea" by Seiko Matsuda Minami MinegishiOUT 3 Renjishi "Wataridori" by Alexandros Tomotaka OkamotoOUT 4 Rose "Ai wa Katsu" by KAN SAFE 5 Bird "Anata no kisu o kazoemashô – You Were Mine" by Yuki Koyanagi SAFE
Week 7 (October 15) - Finale
Group number: "One Night Carnival" by Kishidan
+ Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Miss Television "Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)" by Miki Matsubara Crystal Kay RUNNER-UP 2 Rose "Kiseki o Nozomu Nara..." by Juju Miki Mizuno THIRD 3 Bird "Forever Love" by X Japan Anna Tsuchiya WINNER
Season 2 + ResultsStage nameCelebrityOccupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Venus (Kinboshi) Maki Goto Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFEWINNER Umbrella (Kasa) Ahn Mika Model SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFERUNNER-UP Hero (Hīrō) Koji Yamamoto Actor SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD Crepe (Kurēpu) Shoko Nakagawa Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Knight (Kishi) Chris Hart Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Takopuri Ryō Katō Actor SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Diver (Daibā) Tetsuya Bessho Actor SAFE SAFE OUTLamb (Kohitsuji) (WC) Yu Yamada Model SAFE OUT Rabbit (Usagi) Daisuke Yokoyama Singer SAFE OUT Twinstars (Tsuinsutā) Vamyun YouTubers SAFE OUT Spider (Kumo) Reiko Shiota Badminton player OUT Benkei Mandy Sekiguchi Dancer OUT
Episodes
Week 1 (August 4) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Rabbit "Zenzenzense" by Radwimps SAFE 2 Twinstars "Kibun Joujou" by Mitsuyuki Miyake SAFE 3 Venus "Hide & Seek" by Namie Amuro SAFE 4 Umbrella "Taxi" by Daisuke Inoue SAFE 5 Benkei "Rising Sun" by Exile Mandy SekiguchiOUT 6 Diver "Amazing Grace" SAFE
+ Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Crepe "Yoru ni Kakeru" by Yoasobi SAFE 2 Hero "Inferno" by Mrs. GREEN APPLE SAFE 3 Knight "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman SAFE 4 Spider "Glamorous Sky" by Hyde Reiko ShiotaOUT 5 Takopuri "Matsuken Samba 2" by Akira Miyagawa SAFE
+ Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Hero "Yuuwaku" by Glay SAFE 3 Takopuri "Usseewa" by Ado SAFE 2 Twinstars "Koi Oto to Amazora" by AAA Vamyun OUT 4 Umbrella "Tattoo" by Anri Sekine SAFE 5 Diver "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys SAFE
Week 2 (August 11) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Venus "Tamashii Revolution" by Superfly SAFE 2 Rabbit "Kaitou" by Back Number Daisuke Yokoyama OUT 3 Crepe "Akeboshi" by LiSA SAFE 4 Knight "Evening Primrose" by Novelbright SAFE 5 Lamb "Yasashii Kiss Wo Shite" by Dreams Come True SAFE
Group Performance: "Love Machine" by Morning Musume + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Takopuri "Katte ni Sindbad" by Southern All Stars SAFE 2 Venus "be alive" by Yuki Koyanagi SAFE 3 Lamb "Lum's Love Song" by Yuko Matsutani Yu Yamada OUT 4 Hero "Shirusi" by Mr. Children SAFE
Week 3 (August 18) Group Performance: "Zenroyku Shounen" by Sukima Switch + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Diver "Hotel Pacific" by Southern All Stars Tetsuya Bessho OUT 2 Crepe "Cry Baby" by Official Hige Dandism SAFE 3 Umbrella "Mikazuki" by Ayaka SAFE 4 Knight "Butter" by BTS SAFE
+ Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Takopuri "Nandakanda" by Takashi Fujii Ryō Katō OUT 2 Venus "Fragile" by Every Little Thing SAFE 3 Umbrella "White Breath" by Takanori Nishikawa SAFE 4 Crepe "Tamashī no Rufuran" by Yoko Takahashi SAFE 5 Knight "Mela!" by Ryokuoushoku Shakai SAFE 6 Hero "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News SAFE
Week 4 (August 25) + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Knight "Blue Bird" by Ikimonogakari Chris HartOUT 2 Crepe "Haru wo Tsugeru" by Yama Shoko NakagawaOUT 3 Umbrella "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto SAFE 4 Venus "Rule" by Ayumi Hamasaki SAFE 5 Hero "Melody" by Kōji Tamaki SAFE
Group Performance: "La La La Love Song" by Toshinobu Kubota + Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Hero "Marionette" by Kyosuke Himuro Koji Yamamoto THIRD 2 Umbrella "For You..." by Mariko Takahashi Ahn Mika RUNNER-UP 3 Venus "Go! Go! Heaven!" by Speed Maki Goto WINNER
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