Prodigies (Japanese TV series)

:For the pop music format, see Prodigies Pop (Japanese TV series)
Prodigies is a Japanese classical music talent show for singers, dancers, and musicians aged 8 to 16 and is based on the French reality competition Prodiges. All performances are accompanied by a choir of roughly 40 voices and a full orchestra of approximately 60 members under the direction of Kanae Dōmoto.
Unlike the original series in France, for which both episodes in each season are pre-recorded, the season finale in Japan's version is a live show for which the overall winner is decided solely by televoting despite the super finalists from each category being decided by the corresponding judge. The semi-final, however, is pre-recorded.
==Mentors==
Prodigies mentors
Mentor 	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons
Mentor 	1 	2 	3 	4
Momoko Hirata 	 	 	 	
Tomotaka Okamoto 	 	 	 	
Yasuhiro Kobayashi	 	 	 	
John Ken Nuzzo 	 	 	 	
Moné Hattori 	 	 	 	
==Series overview==
: Contestant mentored by Tomotaka Okamoto (singers)
: Contestant mentored by Yasuhiro Kobayashi (musicians)
: Contestant mentored by Momoko Hirata (dancers)
: Contestant mentored by John Ken Nuzzo (singers)
: Contestant mentored by Moné Hattori (musicians)
Japanese Prodigies overview
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Singers 	Musicians 	Dancers
1 	May 22, 2021	May 29, 2021	Ema Aoyagi 	Banri Fukao 	Mariya Fukufuji	Tomotaka Okamoto 	Yumiko Udo	Tomotaka 	Yasuhiro 	Momoko
2 	May 7, 2022 	May 14, 2022	Airi Horigome 	Kon Mochizuki	Sana Inomata 	Yasuhiro Kobayashi	Yumiko Udo	Tomotaka 	Yasuhiro 	Momoko
3 	May 13, 2023	May 20, 2023	Masae Higuchi 	Kie Hashi 	Yuzuru Jingu 	John Ken Nuzzo 	Yumiko Udo	John Ken 	Moné 	Momoko
4 	May 11, 2024	May 18, 2024	Julieanne Sunagawa	Notin Feng 	Gina Sanjo 	Momoko Hirata 	Yumiko Udo	John Ken 	Moné 	Momoko
5 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned 	Planned
==Season 1 (2021)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from the inaugural season. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Genjiro, age 14, piano - "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" by Liszt
* Mariya, 12, violin - "Nessun dorma" from Turandot / "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
* Keiju, age 16, saxophone - "Der Hölle Rache" from The Magic Flute / "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
* Nana, age 9, violin - "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley
* Rena, age 11, accordion - "Hungarian Dance #5" by Brahms / "Csárdás" by Monti
;Singers
* Anna, age 14 - "Look to Your Path" from The Chorus / "Memory" from Cats
* Ema, age 16 - "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman / "Your Love" from Once Upon a Time in the West
* Fumito, age 15 - "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto
* Genzo, age 10 - "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from La traviata
* Hidehiko, age 16 - "The Cold Song" from King Arthur / "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore
;Dancers
* Banri, age 15 - "Reflections of Mufasa" from The Lion King / "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Rachmaninoff
* Chigusa, age 16 - "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis
* Daichi, age 16 - "Oyfn Pripetshik" from Schindler's List
* Koruri, age 13 - "Dies iræ" from Requiem / "Someone Like You" by Adele
* Nonoka, age 11 - "Nothing Compares to You" by Sinéad O'Connor / "Serenade for Strings" by Dvořák
===Results===
The overall winner was 16-year-old Ema from the singers category, after she won the public vote by a landslide.
Category 	Contestant	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Mariya 	3 	23%
Singers 	Ema 	1 	51%
Dancers 	Banri 	2 	26%
===Trivia===
* Mariya and Keiju are siblings.
* Only a day after the season finale commenced, Banri revealed that he "prayed" not to win.
==Season 2 (2022)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from season 2. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Airi, age 15, violin - "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran / "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
* Daizō, age 13, flute - "Tenement Symphony" from The Big Store
* Ginji, age 16, piano - "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Chopin / "La Campanella" by Liszt
* Ichigo, age 11, clarinet - "Ombra mai fu" from Serse / "Danse Klezmer" by Fröst
* Tomoka, age 8, violin - "Violin Concerto" by Tchaikovsky
;Singers
* Honami, age 12, - "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz / "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera
* Hiroji, age 11, - "Panis Angelicus" by César Franck
* Kon, age 16, - "Nell tue mani" by Andrea Bocelli / "Toreador Song" from Carmen
* Seira, age 15, - "Casta Diva" from Norma / "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from The Tales of Hoffmann
* Yukina, age 13, - "L'ho perduta, me meschina" from The Marriage of Figaro
;Dancers
* Chōbyō, age 14, - "The Medallion Calls" from Pirates of the Caribbean / "William Overture" from William Tell
* Hidemaro, age 15, - "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Sana, age 12, - "Zombie" by The Cranberries / "My Way" by Frank Sinatra
* Sarina, age 11, - "Chants d'Espagne" by Albéniz / "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
* Yuuna, age 9, - "Waltz #2" by Shostakovich
===Results===
The overall winner was 15-year-old Airi from the musicians category, after she won the public vote 37%.
Category 	Contestant	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Airi 	1 	37%
Singers 	Kon 	2 	32%
Dancers 	Sana 	3 	31%
===Trivia===
* Kon is disabled and handicapped, unable to walk properly, thus being in a wheelchair pushed by his sister Marika.
* For Seira's performance in the season finale, her dad was given a giant "handle" to turn on Seira's back several times to get her to stand up, as is common with other performances of "Les oiseaux dans la charmille".
* Only a day after the semi-final aired, Yukina revealed that she wanted to be voted off, saying the show was too stressful for her.
==Season 3 (2023)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from season 3. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Mayuka, age 8, violin - "Flower Duet" from Lakmé / "Chôros bis" by Villa-Lobos
* Nami, age 12, trumpet - "Pomp and Circumstance" by Elgar
* Osamu, age 13, guitar - "Tico-Tico no Fubá" by Abreu / "Asturias" by Albéniz
* Yuzuru, age 14, piano - "Piano Sonata #14" by Beethoven / "Polonaise Op. 53" by Chopin
* Zenji, age 16, clarinet - "My Girl's P*ssy" by Roy
;Singers
* Ageha, age 14 - "Nella Fantasia" by Sarah Brightman / "Lascia ch'io pianga" from Rinaldo
* Daigo, age 15 - "O du mein holder Abendstern" from Tannhäuser
* Hisato, age 11 - "O sole mio" by Di Capua and Capurro / "Va, pensiero" from Nabucco
* Masae, age 12 - "Parla più piano" by Rota / "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen
* Mei, age 16 - "La mamma morta" from Andrea Chénier
;Dancers
* Gakuto, age 13 - "Nemalo vremeni proshlo s tekh por" from Prince Igor
* Hiroji, age 13 - "Gabriel's Oboe" by Morricone / "The River Cam" by Whitacre
* Kie, age 14 - "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" by Nyman / "The Blue Danube" by Strauss
* Miya, age 11 - "Adagio in G minor" by Giazotto / "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" from The Tales of Hoffmann
* Shina, age 16 - "Chant de Linos" by Jolivet
===Results===
The overall winner was 12-year-old Masae from the singers category, after she won the public vote 37%.
Category 	Contestant	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Yuzuru 	3 	28%
Singers 	Masae 	1 	37%
Dancers 	Kie 	2 	35%
==Season 4 (2024)==
Here are the contestants and performance details from season 4. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Amaya, age 12, flute - "Monsieur de la Péjaudie" by Roussel / "Volkslied aus Kleinrussland" by Beethoven
* Bashira, age 14, harp - "Molto moderato" by Ginastera
* Kaito, age 8, piano - "Rondo" by Field
* Niko, age 11, cello - "Lento ma non troppo" by Myaskovsky / "Allegro con bravura" by Penderecki
* Notin, age 16, clarinet - "Improvisation on a Groove" by Chin / "The Diva Dance" from The Fifth Element
;Singers
* Daido, age 16 - "Tenement Symphony" from The Big Store / "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto
* Gina, age 10 - "Memory" from Cats / "Ave Maria de Caccini" by Vavilov
* Ozai, age 15 - "Toreador Song" from Carmen / "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" from The Land of Smiles
* Renzo, age 11 - "Ave Maria" by Schubert
* Seto, age 11 - "Look to Your Path" from The Chorus
;Dancers
* Julieanne, age 16 - "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst / "Water Droplets" by Sibelius
* Kairy, age 14 - "Waltz #2" by Shostakovich / "Liberamente capriccioso" by Ginastera
* Makaira, age 15 - "The Cold Song" from King Arthur
* Mikasa, age 11 - "Garden of Delights" by Van Eyck / "This Land" by Zimmer
* Taemon, age 16 - "Pavane" by Fauré
===Results===
The overall winner was 16-year-old Julieanne from the dancers category, after she won the public vote 49%.
Category 	Contestant 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Notin</small>	2 	30%
Singers 	Gina 	3 	21%
Dancers 	Julieanne 	1 	49%
==Season 5 (2025)==
The fifth season of the Japanese classical music talent show Prodigies is set to air in May 2025 on TBS, but the venue, mentors' panel, or host weren't confirmed yet.
==Tours==
Every autumn, all 15 contestants co-headline a tour across Japan reprising their performances in order from the semi-final to the season finale.
* Prodigies Live Tour 2021
* Prodigies Live Tour 2022
* Prodigies Live Tour 2023
* Prodigies Live Tour 2024 (upcoming)
* Prodigies Live Tour 2025 (planned)
==See also==
* Prodigies (franchise)
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