Viewsic “Countdown Annual 100 Featuring Vibri” (lost special event broadcast of Japanese music program; 1999): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
(Massive overhaul, which added the archived timetable, more blogposts from the time, the archived top 100 list, and the singular mention of the event on Twitter. I'm worried the tone is a bit speculative, but given the obscure nature of the topic, it's unavoidable.) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
|status=<span style="color:red;, orange; or grey;">'''Lost'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:red;, orange; or grey;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Viewsic''' (now known as '''MUSIC ON TV! or M-ON!''') | '''Viewsic''' (now known as '''MUSIC ON TV! or M-ON!''') was a Japanese music cable network created by Sony Music TV. One of its flagship programs was Viewsic Countdown, a music charting program that featured trending and popular music, measured by CD sales and karaoke popularity. | ||
From December 1999 to January 2000, a special variant of the event was broadcasted called “Viewsic Annual Countdown 100” which allegedly '''''featured Vibri from the PS1 rhythm game Vib-Ribbon as one of the hosts.'''''<ref name=Forum>[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/11108/viewsic-countdown-annual-ribbon-promotion Lost Media Wiki Forums about Viewsic Countdown]</ref><ref name=Vib>[https://vibribbon.fandom.com/wiki/Lost_Media Vib Ribbon Fandom article which features Viewsic’s broadcast]</ref> | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Viewsic used to air a series of programs called “Viewsic Countdown 20” | Precise information on the broadcast is hard to find, with most of it coming from surviving Viewsic archives and blogposts. | ||
Viewsic used to air a series of programs called “Viewsic Countdown 20” from 1999-2004, which survives to this day in the form of M-ON! Countdown and its several variants.<ref>[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-ON!_Countdown Japanese Wikipedia page for Viewsic]</ref> To celebrate the turn of the century, a special version of the event, Viewsic Countdown Annual 100, was developed, which allegedly featuring Vibri as a guest alongside the tenor Masashi Tashiro and ''tarento'' Chiaki, with the latter two taking over for the top 20. | |||
Information on the precise airdates is also scarce, but an [https://web.archive.org/web/19991129040113/http://cgi.viewsic.co.jp:80/www/week.html archived timetable], the Japanese Wikipedia page for the event, and the aforementioned blogposts allows for it to be presumed that the event aired for 2-hour batches on weekday mornings and Sundays, with [https://www.narinari.com/log/todays/200001-4.html another blogpost] mentioning an airing in January 30th, 2000. Uniquely, it mentions Vibri announced the number one spot, contradicting the claims Vibri hosted just the top 80. | |||
The surviving and archived blogposts from the time all mention Vibri's appearance. One of them, which reveals the game's creator, Masaya Matsuura, was present (alongside his wife, Kisato), reads as follows: | |||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
前に書き込んだ Viewsicの朝早い番組は、やっぱりいろんな人が選曲した曲を2時間延々と流す番組のようです。 | 前に書き込んだ Viewsicの朝早い番組は、やっぱりいろんな人が選曲した曲を2時間延々と流す番組のようです。 | ||
| Line 18: | Line 24: | ||
すっきりしました♪ | すっきりしました♪ | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
When translated, it reads: | |||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
Viewsic's early morning program that I wrote before seems to be a program that endlessly broadcasts songs selected by various people for 2 hours. | Viewsic's early morning program that I wrote before seems to be a program that endlessly broadcasts songs selected by various people for 2 hours. | ||
| Line 30: | Line 36: | ||
I feel refreshed♪<ref name=Forum/> | I feel refreshed♪<ref name=Forum/> | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote>A [https://twitter.com/kajiwoh/status/1270967290297638912 tweet by user Kajiwoh] mentions that the event ran for nine hours, which contradicts the timetable's two-hour long duration. It's possible that the the January 30th airing mentioned above was a longer, more complete broadcast of the entire list, with the weekday and weekend airings being shortened to twenty spots, which is corroborated by the timetable listing them as Viewsic Countdown 20 instead. Furthermore, the tweet claims Vib-Ribbon gameplay was used for songs that didn't have music videos; given Vib-Ribbon's main gameplay feature was the ability to make levels from music CDs, it's possible it was used for those songs. | ||
Lastly, an archived list of the top 100 can be found on [https://web.archive.org/web/20010904174422/http://www.viewsic.co.jp:80/inside/countdown/ an archive from September 2001.] | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
As of December 2023, no footage of the broadcast has resurfaced except for one singular photo which resurfaced in March 2020. The blogposts, archived timetable, and archived top 100 list are the only other remaining evidence of the event. | |||
As of December 2023, no footage of the broadcast has resurfaced except for one singular photo | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Vib-Ribbon (lost original Mercedes-Benz version of PlayStation rhythm game; 1999)]] | *[[Vib-Ribbon (lost original Mercedes-Benz version of PlayStation rhythm game; 1999)]] | ||
*[[Vib-Ribbon Xmas Disc (found promotional mini CD for PlayStation game; 1999)]] | *[[Vib-Ribbon Xmas Disc (found promotional mini CD for PlayStation game; 1999)]] | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] | [[Category:Completely lost media]] | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 14 January 2024
the only photo that features Vibri appearing on the Viewsic Annual Countdown 100 event
Status: Lost
Viewsic (now known as MUSIC ON TV! or M-ON!) was a Japanese music cable network created by Sony Music TV. One of its flagship programs was Viewsic Countdown, a music charting program that featured trending and popular music, measured by CD sales and karaoke popularity.
From December 1999 to January 2000, a special variant of the event was broadcasted called “Viewsic Annual Countdown 100” which allegedly featured Vibri from the PS1 rhythm game Vib-Ribbon as one of the hosts.[1][2]
Background
Precise information on the broadcast is hard to find, with most of it coming from surviving Viewsic archives and blogposts.
Viewsic used to air a series of programs called “Viewsic Countdown 20” from 1999-2004, which survives to this day in the form of M-ON! Countdown and its several variants.[3] To celebrate the turn of the century, a special version of the event, Viewsic Countdown Annual 100, was developed, which allegedly featuring Vibri as a guest alongside the tenor Masashi Tashiro and tarento Chiaki, with the latter two taking over for the top 20.
Information on the precise airdates is also scarce, but an archived timetable, the Japanese Wikipedia page for the event, and the aforementioned blogposts allows for it to be presumed that the event aired for 2-hour batches on weekday mornings and Sundays, with another blogpost mentioning an airing in January 30th, 2000. Uniquely, it mentions Vibri announced the number one spot, contradicting the claims Vibri hosted just the top 80.
The surviving and archived blogposts from the time all mention Vibri's appearance. One of them, which reveals the game's creator, Masaya Matsuura, was present (alongside his wife, Kisato), reads as follows:
前に書き込んだ Viewsicの朝早い番組は、やっぱりいろんな人が選曲した曲を2時間延々と流す番組のようです。 松浦さんの選曲のときは、ビブリボンの画面がずっと流れてました。 変なこと書き込んですみません。。。 ピブリボンのデザインをなさった「松浦季里」さんって、松浦さんの奥様なんですね。 けっこう、いろんなとこで見かけたので、関像あるのかなあって思ってたんです。 すっきりしました♪
When translated, it reads:
Viewsic's early morning program that I wrote before seems to be a program that endlessly broadcasts songs selected by various people for 2 hours.
At the time of Mr. Matsuura's song selection, the screen of the vib ribbon was playing all the time.
I'm sorry for writing strange things...
"Kisato Matsuura" who designed the Vib-Ribbon is Mr. Matsuura's wife. I saw it in a lot of places, so I was wondering if there was a barrier statue.
I feel refreshed♪[1]
A tweet by user Kajiwoh mentions that the event ran for nine hours, which contradicts the timetable's two-hour long duration. It's possible that the the January 30th airing mentioned above was a longer, more complete broadcast of the entire list, with the weekday and weekend airings being shortened to twenty spots, which is corroborated by the timetable listing them as Viewsic Countdown 20 instead. Furthermore, the tweet claims Vib-Ribbon gameplay was used for songs that didn't have music videos; given Vib-Ribbon's main gameplay feature was the ability to make levels from music CDs, it's possible it was used for those songs.
Lastly, an archived list of the top 100 can be found on an archive from September 2001.
Availability
As of December 2023, no footage of the broadcast has resurfaced except for one singular photo which resurfaced in March 2020. The blogposts, archived timetable, and archived top 100 list are the only other remaining evidence of the event.
See Also
- Vib-Ribbon (lost original Mercedes-Benz version of PlayStation rhythm game; 1999)
- Vib-Ribbon Xmas Disc (found promotional mini CD for PlayStation game; 1999)