It's been announced that this summer, Fuji TV�s 'FNS Kayousai' will hold a special live concert, 'FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri', to mark the 15th�year of the festival that first began in 1998 at the Yokohama Arena. The MCs for the festival are well-known stars�Kusanagi Tsuyoshi and Takashima Aya, and the event will be broadcast live on August 8 from the Yoyogi National First Gymnasium.

Fuji TV invited many wonderful artists last year to the studio, and broadcast 200 songs from their archives under the theme �Nihon wo Yuuki Dzukeru Meikyoku 200 Kyoku� ("200 Popular Songs That Encourage Japan").

This year, a fabulous spread of generational and genre-specific artists, including AKB48, EXILE, Sakamoto Fuyumi, Suzuki Masayuki, SMAP, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, and Yuzu, will gather at Yoyogi, and a total of 88 summer songs (subject to change) will be performed live in 4 hours.

'FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri' will be broadcast at 7PM on August 8 on Fuji TV.

The Artist Line-up:

AKB48
EXILE
SKE48
Every Little Thing
Kato Miliyah
Kimaguren
Kuraki Mai
Golden Bomber
Kobukuro
Sakamoto Fuyumi
Sandaime J Soul Brothers
JUJU
SCANDAL
Suzuki Masayuki
Star Flower (Kobayashi Seiran?Tani Kanon)
SMAP
ZONE
Takamiy (Takamizawa Toshihiko)
Tanimura Shinji
TUBE
TRF
T.M.Revolution
Terada Keiko
Tokunaga Hideaki
NAOTO INTI RAYMI
Nishino Kana
B.B. QUEENS
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
BENI
Makihara Noriyuki
Mizuki Nana
Yaida Hitomi
Yuzu
Watase Maki

Guest Musicians:

Asakura Daisuke
Oshio Kotaro
Koike Teppei
Komuro Tetsuya
Hakase Taro
Hanai Yuki

Source and Image: Cinematoday