{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c69227c134e565ae7ace4a5f","clusterId":"c_cdcb1e9b20f2f4fe446c7c5d","slug":"nhk-rebroadcasts-symphonic-gamers-5-concert-on-september-20","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"NHK Rebroadcasts Symphonic Gamers 5 Concert on September 20","summary":"NHK's game music concert Symphonic Gamers 5, subtitled Melodies of Adventure Across Time and Space, returns to NHK BS at 0:40 on September 20, late night on September 19. The broadcast covers an orchestral program drawn from the Super Mario series, the Monster Hunter series, Kirby Air Ride, Chrono Trigger, Journey, Shadow of the Colossus, Tales of the Abyss, Granblue Fantasy, Okami, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, and Final Fantasy IX. Game director Masahiro Sakurai and voice actress Ruriko Aoki appear as MCs. The setlist runs from Super Mario's Above Ground BGM and Piranha March through Monster Hunter's Proof of a Hero and its Wilds version, Kirby Air Ride's Legendary Air Ride Machine, Chrono Trigger's Wind Scene and Frog's Theme, Okami's Reset (Thank You Version), Sakuna's Yanato Rice Planting Song, and Final Fantasy IX's Battle 1 and The Place I'll Return to Someday. NHK's official website and the streaming service NHK ONE carry performer and setlist details.","whyItMatters":"A rerun slot on NHK BS gives a concert built around game scores a second national airing, and the two-person MC lineup puts a game director and a voice actress in front of an orchestra program rather than a host from music television.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuper Mario series: Above Ground BGM, Wind Garden, Grassland Theme, Piranha March\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonster Hunter series: Proof of a Hero, Roar / Rathalos, Tremors of Sea and Land / Lagiacrus, The Azure Thunder That Pierces the Earth / Rey Dau, Proof of a Hero ~Wilds version~\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJourney: Nascense, Apotheosis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirby Air Ride: Path of Meteors, Fralia Machine Gust, Legendary Air Ride Machine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShadow of the Colossus: Sign of the Colossus, Those Who Look Different ~Battle with the Colossus~, Revived Power ~Battle with the Colossus~, The End of the Battle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTales of the Abyss: meaning of birth, finish the promise\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranblue Fantasy: Main Theme\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrono Trigger: Chrono Trigger, Wind Scene, Frog\u0026#39;s Theme, The Time of World Revolution\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOkami: Reset (Thank You Version), The Sun Rises\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSakuna: Of Rice and Ruin: Yanato Rice Planting Song, Kannagi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinal Fantasy IX: On This Blade, Beyond That Hill, Battle 1, The Place I\u0026#39;ll Return to Someday, Final Fantasy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Symphonic Gamers 5 airs on NHK BS at 0:40 on September 20, which is late night on September 19. Masahiro Sakurai is billed as MC, not conductor or arranger; the setlist still credits the composers.","twitterPost":"Masahiro Sakurai is MC for the Symphonic Gamers 5 rebroadcast, not conductor. NHK's listing still credits the composers for the scores.","threadsPost":"Symphonic Gamers 5 returns to NHK BS at 0:40 on September 20, which is late night on September 19. Masahiro Sakurai is on stage as MC rather than conductor or arranger, so the orchestra carries the Super Mario, Monster Hunter, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IX arrangements while he frames them.","newsletterBlurb":"NHK is giving its game music concert Symphonic Gamers 5 a second airing on NHK BS, at 0:40 on September 20. The orchestral setlist draws on eleven game series, with Masahiro Sakurai and Ruriko Aoki as MCs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/?p=1635355\",\"title\":\"NHK's game music concert \\\"Symphonic Gamers 5,\\\" featuring music from Chrono Trigger, Monster Hunter, and more, to rerun on September 20; Masahiro Sakurai and Ruriko Aoki to appear as MCs\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260913n\",\"title\":\"NHK game music concert \\\"Symphonic Gamers 5,\\\" featuring music from \\\"Chrono Trigger,\\\" \\\"Monster Hunter,\\\" and more, to be rebroadcast on September 20; Masahiro Sakurai and Ruriko Aoki appear as MCs\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10295,"outputTokens":1451,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789312488,"createdAt":"2026-09-13T15:09:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-13T15:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-13T15:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cdcb1e9b20f2f4fe446c7c5d","canonicalTitle":"『クロノ・トリガー』『モンハン』などの楽曲を演奏するNHKのゲーム音楽コンサート「シンフォニック・ゲーマーズ5」が9月20日に再放送へ。MCとして桜井政博氏、青木瑠璃子氏が登壇","representativeArticleId":"a_74bbc5f918a0168ddc4c04f8","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Symphonic Gamers 5\",\"Chrono Trigger\",\"Monster Hunter\",\"Okami\",\"Kirby Air Ride\",\"Tales of the Abyss\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Masahiro Sakurai\",\"Ruriko Aoki\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-13T12:06:39.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-13T12:06:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-13T15:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/?p=1635355","title":"『クロノ・トリガー』『モンハン』などの楽曲を演奏するNHKのゲーム音楽コンサート「シンフォニック・ゲーマーズ5」が9月20日に再放送へ。MCとして桜井政博氏、青木瑠璃子氏が登壇"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Symphonic Gamers 5","Chrono Trigger","Monster Hunter","Okami","Kirby Air Ride","Tales of the Abyss"],"studios":[],"people":["Masahiro Sakurai","Ruriko Aoki"],"type":"event","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["NHK BS airs Symphonic Gamers 5 at 0:40 on September 20, which is late night on September 19.","Masahiro Sakurai and Ruriko Aoki are the MCs for Symphonic Gamers 5.","Monster Hunter's block in the Symphonic Gamers 5 setlist includes Proof of a Hero and a Wilds version of the same piece.","Details on Symphonic Gamers 5 performers and setlist are listed on NHK's official website and on the NHK ONE streaming service."]}