ISSEI Joins NHK E-TV's The Wakey Show for Sunny Street Fest
GIVER Inc. announced that ISSEI, a video creator whose YouTube channel has more than 75 million subscribers, will appear on NHK E-TV's The Wakey Show during its Sunny Street Fest event, which runs for one week from November 2, 2026.
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Why it matters
A creator whose reach is built on nonverbal, language-free video is being folded into a school-age educational program through a song that teaches filming, which puts his technique rather than his personality at the center of the broadcast.
Key Facts
- ISSEI's YouTube channel has more than 75 million subscribers.
- ISSEI appears on NHK E-TV's The Wakey Show during Sunny Street Fest, running one week from November 2, 2026.
- "Happy Video Maker," by Wakeys & ISSEI, is November's Manabi Uta on The Wakey Show.
- The song begins streaming at 0:00 on November 3, 2026.
- The Wakey Show airs weekdays from 7:00 to 7:20 on NHK E-TV.
His collaboration song with the Wakeys, "Happy Video Maker," is November's Manabi Uta and begins streaming at 0:00 on November 3, 2026.
The song is built around ISSEI's own filming techniques and tips, and the program bills it as something to watch as well as hear. Its music video will be unveiled for the first time during Sunny Street Fest. The collaboration is credited to Wakeys & ISSEI, and the program airs weekday mornings from 7:00 to 7:20, with a same-day rebroadcast at 17:10 and catch-up on NHK Plus for one week after broadcast.
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