{"id":14949,"date":"2025-03-17T10:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/tv-asahi-sets-song-vs-dance-broadcast-debut\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:25:48","slug":"tv-asahi-sets-song-vs-dance-broadcast-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/tv-asahi-sets-song-vs-dance-broadcast-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Asahi Sets SONG vs DANCE Broadcast Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new talent competition show SONG vs DANCE<\/em> is slated to premiere on TV Asahi, Channel 5, next week in an 11:15 p.m. time slot.<\/p>\n A co-production between TV Asahi and Smart Dog Media, SONG vs DANCE<\/em> brings together two of the biggest forms of artistic performance, singing and dancing, featuring head-to-head battles set in a video game-inspired format. Japanese comedian Takashi Yoshimura serves as host.<\/p>\n The judges are TAKAHIRO, lead vocalist of the popular J-pop group EXILE; breakdancing Olympian Shigekix; and Naomi Watanabe, a comedian and Instagram sensation with over 10 million followers. Supporting the host and panel of judges are coaches Shinya Kiyozuka, a world-class pianist who will coach \u201cteam song,\u201d and TAKAHIRO, a renowned choreographer and dancer who will guide \u201cteam dance.\u201d<\/p>\n The show is executive produced by Craig Plestis and Clara Plestis of Smart Dog Media, alongside TV Asahi\u2019s Takaaki Kitano. SONG vs DANCE<\/em> marks TV Asahi\u2019s first co-production with the U.S.-based production company Smart Dog Media.<\/p>\n The show is set to premiere on Friday, March 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The new talent competition show SONG vs DANCE is slated to premiere on TV Asahi, Channel 5, next week in an 11:15 p.m. time slot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":14950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4209,4210,4211,4114,4212,4213,648],"class_list":["post-14949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-naomi-watanabe","tag-shigekix","tag-shinya-kiyozuka","tag-song-vs-dance","tag-takahiro","tag-takashi-yoshimura","tag-tv-asahi","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n