All Nighters

First Generation (1984)
Information
Origin	Japan
Genre	J-Pop
Years	1985-1991 (Relaunch) 1983-1985 (Original)
Label	For Life Music
Associated Acts	Okawari Sisters Oazuke Sisters Yomawari Shimai Onedari Sisters Otetsuki Sisters ME-MIS III A-cups Onyanko Club C-X Fujikos

All Nighters (オールナイターズ) was a J-Pop idol group. The group consisted of a rotational, all-female group of co-hosts/MCs of the Fuji Television program, All Night Fuji. In the First and Second Generations, all members had to be enrolled in a junior college, university, or a similar extended education program during their time in the group. By the group's disbandment in 1991, there had been over 250 members across four generations.

This group is notable for being the first large scale rotational idol unit in J-pop, as well as the first to include sub-units. Onyanko Club was also created using a slightly modified format of the All Nighters. Several early audition candidates for Onyanko Club were sourced from All Nighters.

History

The group was founded in 1983 with the launch of All Night Fuji (オールナイトフジ), a late-night variety TV show that aired every weekend from midnight to approximately 3:30 AM. It became very popular among high school and college aged students, but brought in very little money. Therefore, producers planned to have some of the female cast members participate in musical activities to raise funds. Starting in February 1984, select members began to engage in idol activities starting with the sub-unit Okawari Sisters. The sub-unit became surprisingly successful, reaching the Oricon Weekly Top #20, and as a result more sub-units were created and full albums were released under the group's name. However, on March 31st, 1985, one of the requirements of a government mandated full restructure of All Night Fuji was for all members to be terminated, disbanding the group and its sub-units.

Following the restructure, the group relaunched later in 1985 as the Second Generation with entirely new members and fewer musical activities, and the original members then became known as the First Generation.

By the Third Generation in 1986, membership criteria loosened, and by the Fourth Generation in 1988, the group stopped making music entirely. The cast continued their co-hosting duties until All Night Fuji was ultimately cancelled in 1991.

Although All Night Fuji has been revived several times over the years, an idol group was not included until the 2023 revival of the show, All Night Fujiko, which introduced an official successor group, Fujikos. All Night Fujiko was cancelled in spring 2025.

Notable Members

First Generation (1983- March 1985)

• Yamazaki Miki (山崎美貴)
• Matsuo Hasumi (松尾羽純)
• Fukaya Tomoko (深谷智子)
• Kataoka Seiko (片岡聖子)
• Inoue Akiko (井上明子)
• Hougano Kyoko (芳ヶ野恭子)
• Watanabe Yuko (渡辺裕子)
• Matsuyama Kaori (松山香織) *Former Japanese newscaster and journalist.
• Tatsumi Rika (立見里歌)

Second/Third/Fourth Generation (April 1985-1991)

• Sano Miwa (佐野美和)
• Utsumi Kazuko (内海和子)
• Suwa Yuka (諏訪有香)
• Hiroishi Keiko (広石恵子)
• Kamiyama Megumi (上山めぐみ)
• Nishiyama Yuko (西山祐子)
• Yamanobe Hiromi (山野辺弘美)
• Abe Yumiko (阿部由美子) *Founder of Very Berry Production talent and idol production agency.
• Uranishi Mariko (浦西真理子)

Sub-Units

• Okawari Sisters (1984- 1985)
• Oazuke Sisters (1984)
• Onedari Sisters (1984- 1985)
• Otetsuki Sisters (1984)
• Yomawari Shimai (1984)
• ME-MIS III (1986)
• A-cups (1988)

Related

Spin-Offs

• Onyanko Club (1985-1987): Originally developed as an alternative to All Nighters for a secondary school-aged audience versus college students and young adults. Their initial audition was held on All Night Fuji, and they were given their own, less explicit variety show called Yuuyake Nyan Nyan.

Successors

• C-X 1987: The official successor to the All Nighters First Generation.
• Fujikos (フジコーズ) 2023-2025: The official successor to All Nighters (not just First Generation). They were active on the 2023 revival of All Night Fuji, All Night Fujiko.

Discography

Albums

1. [1984.05.21] Chutto Sensation (チュッとセンセーション)
2. [1984.12.21] KIRAtto Generation (KIRAっとジェネレーション)

Best Hits Albums/Compilation

1. [1990.03.21] Doyou no Yoru Wa...! ~All Nighters Special~ (土曜の夜は…! 〜オールナイターズ・スペシャル〜)
2. [1999.11.03] Super Compilation 〜Song・All Night Fuji (スーパーコンピレーション 〜ソング・オールナイトフジ)
3. [2010.05.19] My Kore! Lite All Nighters (Myこれ!Lite オールナイターズ)
4. [2011.05.25] ALL NIGHTERS GOLDEN☆BEST 〜Doyo no Yoru wa...!〜 (オールナイターズ ゴールデン☆ベスト 〜土曜の夜は・・・！〜 )
5. [2017.10.25] ALL NIGHTERS LAST SELECTION (オールナイターズ LAST SELECTION) CD BOX (Also includes DVD)

Singles

1. [1985.08.xx] Kogoto / Joshidaisei wa Makasenasai!! (小言/女子大生にまかせなさい!!) **Double A-Side, one side is by Yuki Susumu (結城貢)
2. [1985.11.21] Sailor Fuku wo Nuijatte Kara (セーラー服を脱いじゃってから)

Gallery

• Featuring Okawari Sisters and Oazuke Sisters sub-units
• Some First Generation Members (1983)

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Trivia

• Their official catchphrase was "Watashitachi baka janai!" (私たちはバカじゃない/We aren't stupid!)
• Several idols and singers worked alongside the All Nighters as hosts on All Night Fuji, such as Tunnels, Akimoto Naomi, Matsumoto Iyo, Morio Yumi, Sagara Haruko, Ito Chieri and many more.
• In June 1985, it was revealed that a Second Generation member of the group, Shinozaki Chie (篠崎千恵), was actually a sex worker employed at a Kabukicho massage parlor, and not a current college student. She was quickly recognized by her patrons, and an investigation was launched by the network. When her true background was revealed she was quickly dismissed.
• For about the first year and a half on air, All Night Fuji was mostly unscripted, and because of this, it was frequently in violation of broadcast standards. Offenses included showing of explicit pornographic material, cursing, nudity, consumption of alcohol, and frequent intoxication of its hosts and guest stars. The violations became so severe that the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now known as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) was forced to intervene in 1985, forcing them to rewrite broadcast standards for late night television with much more strict punishments on the networks. As a result of the new standards, All Night Fuji had to be almost completely restructured. All hosts, staff, and crew were either terminated or moved to other programs such as Yuyake Nyan Nyan. Only a select number of directorial staff were allowed to stay on the program.
• They had a parody group from a rival television channel, TV Asahi, called Onatters.
• All Night Fuji had a "Mini-Concert" segment mainly used to promote affiliated artist's new releases. The concerts were performed with a live band and lasted around 20 minutes. Some of the most famous performers were Nakahara Meiko and Akimoto Naomi, but sometimes even Western artists were invited to perform, like Laura Branigan and Madonna.