Bonds Since High School, Exclusive Song Episodes... Broadcasting a Special Interview with EPO, Representative of 80s City Pop with 'U-Fu-Fu-Fu', and Nobuyuki Shimizu & Yoshiyuki Sahashi Who Supported Her Music!
BS Asahi will broadcast a special interview on April 15, 2026, featuring EPO and her longtime collaborators Nobuyuki Shimizu and Yoshiyuki Sahashi. They will share behind-the-scenes stories of 80s City Pop hits ahead of her upcoming concert tour.
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[Broadcast Date] Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
'What to Watch Next!? ~BS Asahi Event Search TV~', currently broadcasting every other Wednesday at 11:00 PM on BS Asahi, is a program that conveys the charm of BS Asahi events. The broadcast on Wednesday, April 15, will feature a special interview with EPO, Nobuyuki Shimizu, and Yoshiyuki Sahashi, who will appear in the 'EPO Concert Tour 2026 ~ALL EPO SONGS Request Live~' scheduled to be held on September 23 (Wed/Holiday) at NHK Osaka Hall in Osaka, September 26 (Sat) at COMTEC PORTBASE in Nagoya, and September 29 (Tue) at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in Tokyo! They will talk about their thoughts on the live performance and the behind-the-scenes of their music production.
The three met at Tokyo Metropolitan Matsubara High School. Nobuyuki Shimizu, EPO, and Yoshiyuki Sahashi, who have a one-year age difference in that order, were enrolled at Tokyo Metropolitan Matsubara High School around the same time and interacted through music from that time. After EPO debuted, Nobuyuki Shimizu arranged many of her songs, and in 1983, 'U-Fu-Fu-Fu' became a big hit. He is an indispensable figure when talking about EPO's music, having arranged songs such as 'Park Ave. 1981', 'Wind Like Music', and 'Lips Nude: Make Them Bloom', as well as albums such as 'VITAMIN E.P.O', 'HI-TOUCH-HI-TECH', and 'HARMONY'. Yoshiyuki Sahashi is a popular guitarist who is loved by many musicians and continues to support the Japanese music scene. At the dawn of his career, right after graduating from high school, he participated as a guitarist in the song 'Goai' included in EPO's debut album 'DOWN TOWN'. This is also the first song where Shimizu, EPO, and Sahashi co-starred as professional musicians. EPO celebrated her 45th debut anniversary last year, but the three have an even longer history and are connected by deep bonds.
In this interview, the three, who know EPO's music better than anyone else, will talk extensively about the episodes, obsessions, and secret production stories associated with each song. In the interview, Nobuyuki Shimizu says, 'EPO's songs are nervous in a good way'. At first glance, they all sound like fun songs, but he analyzes that it is actually an elaborately constructed and calculated 'fun' that no one else can imitate. Yoshiyuki Sahashi said that due to the high degree of perfection of EPO's songs, it is difficult to add arrangements during live performances, and it is coolest to let the audience hear them exactly in the world they were created in. In addition, the interview is a must-see for fans, as it features secret stories from the production of 'U-Fu-Fu-Fu', which is still frequently heard in commercials today, songs that are fun to play in concerts from a player's perspective, and hidden masterpieces that the three think of, allowing viewers to discover new charms of EPO's songs.
This year's concert tour, as the subtitle 'ALL EPO SONGS Request Live' suggests, is a project where the setlist is selected based on requests from fans. Song requests are being accepted on the special event website (https://epo-live.com/) until the end of June. Please watch this special interview and think about the songs you would like to request.
### Program Overview
[Program Name] 'What to Watch Next!? ~BS Asahi Event Search TV~'
[Broadcast Date and Time] Wednesday, April 15 at 11:00 PM
*Currently broadcasting every other Wednesday from 11:00 PM to 11:30 PM
[Broadcasting Station] BS Asahi
[Production] BS Asahi, JCTV
[Producer] Ai Hibino (BS Asahi)
[Copyright] When using program photos, please indicate '©BS Asahi'.
'What to Watch Next!? ~BS Asahi Event Search TV~', currently broadcasting every other Wednesday at 11:00 PM on BS Asahi, is a program that conveys the charm of BS Asahi events. The broadcast on Wednesday, April 15, will feature a special interview with EPO, Nobuyuki Shimizu, and Yoshiyuki Sahashi, who will appear in the 'EPO Concert Tour 2026 ~ALL EPO SONGS Request Live~' scheduled to be held on September 23 (Wed/Holiday) at NHK Osaka Hall in Osaka, September 26 (Sat) at COMTEC PORTBASE in Nagoya, and September 29 (Tue) at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in Tokyo! They will talk about their thoughts on the live performance and the behind-the-scenes of their music production.
The three met at Tokyo Metropolitan Matsubara High School. Nobuyuki Shimizu, EPO, and Yoshiyuki Sahashi, who have a one-year age difference in that order, were enrolled at Tokyo Metropolitan Matsubara High School around the same time and interacted through music from that time. After EPO debuted, Nobuyuki Shimizu arranged many of her songs, and in 1983, 'U-Fu-Fu-Fu' became a big hit. He is an indispensable figure when talking about EPO's music, having arranged songs such as 'Park Ave. 1981', 'Wind Like Music', and 'Lips Nude: Make Them Bloom', as well as albums such as 'VITAMIN E.P.O', 'HI-TOUCH-HI-TECH', and 'HARMONY'. Yoshiyuki Sahashi is a popular guitarist who is loved by many musicians and continues to support the Japanese music scene. At the dawn of his career, right after graduating from high school, he participated as a guitarist in the song 'Goai' included in EPO's debut album 'DOWN TOWN'. This is also the first song where Shimizu, EPO, and Sahashi co-starred as professional musicians. EPO celebrated her 45th debut anniversary last year, but the three have an even longer history and are connected by deep bonds.
In this interview, the three, who know EPO's music better than anyone else, will talk extensively about the episodes, obsessions, and secret production stories associated with each song. In the interview, Nobuyuki Shimizu says, 'EPO's songs are nervous in a good way'. At first glance, they all sound like fun songs, but he analyzes that it is actually an elaborately constructed and calculated 'fun' that no one else can imitate. Yoshiyuki Sahashi said that due to the high degree of perfection of EPO's songs, it is difficult to add arrangements during live performances, and it is coolest to let the audience hear them exactly in the world they were created in. In addition, the interview is a must-see for fans, as it features secret stories from the production of 'U-Fu-Fu-Fu', which is still frequently heard in commercials today, songs that are fun to play in concerts from a player's perspective, and hidden masterpieces that the three think of, allowing viewers to discover new charms of EPO's songs.
This year's concert tour, as the subtitle 'ALL EPO SONGS Request Live' suggests, is a project where the setlist is selected based on requests from fans. Song requests are being accepted on the special event website (https://epo-live.com/) until the end of June. Please watch this special interview and think about the songs you would like to request.
### Program Overview
[Program Name] 'What to Watch Next!? ~BS Asahi Event Search TV~'
[Broadcast Date and Time] Wednesday, April 15 at 11:00 PM
*Currently broadcasting every other Wednesday from 11:00 PM to 11:30 PM
[Broadcasting Station] BS Asahi
[Production] BS Asahi, JCTV
[Producer] Ai Hibino (BS Asahi)
[Copyright] When using program photos, please indicate '©BS Asahi'.