Utaban
Utaban
Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, was occasionally aired under the name Tokuban, an abbreviation of "tokubetsu bangumi", meaning "special program". The show's theme song, played during the opening sequence and closing credits, was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.
Series Cast
Status / Type
Returning Series (Video)
Seasons / Episodes
15 Seasons | 111 Episodes
Network
Genres
Seasons
Season 1996
1 Episodes • 1996
Season 1997
0 Episodes •
Season 1998
3 Episodes •
Season 1999
11 Episodes •
Season 2000
8 Episodes •
Season 2001
16 Episodes •
Season 2002
16 Episodes •
Season 2003
26 Episodes •
Season 2004
11 Episodes •
Season 2005
8 Episodes •
Season 2006
3 Episodes •
Season 2007
5 Episodes •
Season 2008
1 Episodes •
Season 2009
1 Episodes •
Season 2010
1 Episodes •
