Janet Jackson- Interview on Countdown 1986

[@melodylalala6586]

she has the most beautiful smile

[@Chirasree282]

Michael had the most beautiful smile ever. But Janet's smile is also beautiful.

[@joseanthompson9069]

@@Chirasree282 Shut yo obsessive butt up, also if you already haven't repent your sins please do and find our father.

[@krystlecatara]

Um... That escalated quickly

[@funkay1]

She seemed a lot more talkative and relaxed in her older interviews

[@damnright1766]

Cuz back then you can have a conversation and people wasn't always misconstruing what you say.The interviewer is great and not throwing shade or being shady like todays journalist.

[@fk8395]

It seems they were all talkative back then. The media really did a number on them

[@hutch1197]

After her post-Superbowl treatment and a lifetime of the media coming after her family, she became much more guarded and closed off in her later years. I don't blame her at all.

[@TheDiamondLife90]

Thank u!

[@strimpjuice8636]

She was a kid duh

[@IslandRyland]

Her smile is so wonderful! It has that Jackson charm. Thanks for the memories.

[@anglejohnson3857]

Janet looks 16 here

[@TheGamersGuide819]

THE WHOLE FAMILY HAS NICE TEETH

[@damnright1766]

30 years later she's an Icon that still does an amazing job on stage and a mother. What a great career and life.

[@fk8395]

The interviewer was really great. He made it more of a conversation

[@ShawnPlusOne]

She's adorable.

[@allenramsey8599]

That's what I always say lol😊😂

[@johnaustx]

Brilliant public speaker at such an early age. Confident, focused, relaxed.... I would have been so nervous at that age I wouldn’t remember my own name.

[@stylecollective-qt9um]

Media training on FLEEK. A professional skill very much missing in some of today's most popular music artists.

[@dky_1353]

Angel Johnson Nope this is 1987. Depending on what month she is 20/21.

[@airamasmusic]

Literally I’m laughing at “oh really I didn’t know that” 😂 Maybe the interviewer didn’t think she’d know how to navigate an interview so young?

[@shaepowell2324]

Right

[@fmbighair]

I think it’s the exact opposite. No pretense here, she’s just being authentic.

[@j.a.s.7861]

She looks like a baby here. Too much talent!!

[@Darrick.DamitaJoBoy]

Thanks for posting this. I love seeing Janet interviews. She's so down to earth.

[@jeromeholloman8089]

lol Janet was around 15 here right?

[@Darrick.DamitaJoBoy]

Nope. This was '86. She was 19 or 20.

[@jeromeholloman8089]

lol thank you she looks around like 15 though lol

[@jeromeholloman8089]

lol thank you she looks around like 15 though lol

[@emilyguzman5813]

Right. I love Janet.

[@RetroDimeDiva]

I love Janet 💙

[@jeromeholloman8089]

Janet looks like the beautiful Dorothy dandridge!!!!

[@jeromeholloman8089]

Janet looks like the beautiful Dorothy dandridge!!!!

[@shaepowell2324]

Yes she does

[@rgrndu]

I don’t know who the interviewer is but Janet seems real comfortable with him. She looks so young, around 19 or 20 I’m guessing.

[@jaquayvius]

She was 20

[@monember2722]

Hollywood hamilton

[@fmbighair]

Adam Curry was the interviewer. He became very successful as an mtv host

[@Model_Roe]

I was saying the same thing she looks like a baby here I was guessing 17

[@johnwilson5157]

Love her SMILE , AND speaks very well

[@clgil77]

She's very vocal and upbeat im this one and does not seem shy here whatsoever.

[@angeljohnson6665]

Chris Gilrath exactly

[@samuelgriffin9364]

Janet Jackson loves doing interviews she's never been seem to be camera shy pure beauty

[@iwasbeyonce]

She seems relaxed and having fun here. Thanks for posting this.

[@EricHowl]

I love janet and these old interviews are so human

[@-jacksonfanfamily-8944]

back when the interviewers were actually nice and respectful

[@lorenzoherbert7110]

Baby Janet 😍

[@angeljohnson6665]

Lorenzo Herbert her and miss bernadette stanis are the most beautiful woman in the world!!!

[@Lightmylove]

That pause when she was asked if she was a “daddys girl” 😭😭

[@victoryera5978]

No it’s not pause.....you kids nowadays be thinking to wrong 🙄

[@zariacollins4886]

@@victoryera5978 she did pause bc her and her fathers had an only professional relationship. they weren’t really close.

[@mariahyohannes]

@@victoryera5978 It's actually you who sexualized it, she paused because her father didn't have a relationship with his children outside of business to the point none of them were allowed to call him dad

[@RocknRollDina]

She's proof that a woman can be in charge and still be sweet and gentle. You dont have to be vulgar to show your a girl boss.

[@karykares]

So cute then...her cheeks and skin tone.. You and Michael late 80s looked your best.

[@jayv8068]

nope early 80s for michael

[@frenchiemoni1665]

@@jayv8068 yep early 80's for Michael, early to mid 80's for Janet.

[@wendywhoisit1819]

@@jayv8068 70's, 80's and 90's for Michael. He was gorgeous. And he will always be a beautiful soul.

[@nitacodes2786]

Michael looked better in the early 80s. Thriller era 😍

[@cranesinthesky1240]

why have u mentioned her skin tone...her skin colour has never changed

[@xavierrose8208]

Aw her little chubby face, Dunk so cute!

[@cranesinthesky1240]

the guy interviewing her is cute and he looked enamoured with her

[@yolandaznostalgictv9462]

Nice interview. Thanks for posting.

[@clgil77]

When he was talking about psychics and she said "Who is this Jermaine?"....SHAAAAADE 🌂🌂

[@DJGary0910]

That white dude in love talking to Janet

[@damnright1766]

I noticed that too.

[@theactualtruth4951]

just because she's famous, like most people

[@juliettepierre8289]

He's sweet

[@Rashawn927]

You can tell she was more talkative at this time and more happier then she been doing now

[@leomartin5965]

She looks SO CUTE with the chubby face.

[@salehyassin9245]

Her talent and confidence proved that they had an excellent father and mother who worked hard to make them successful

[@asareaisah5780]

It's Great woman Janet She is always special.

[@momolovestar4207]

so sweet

[@teannabell9945]

Janet talked very smart on this interview

[@mrfreeze5524]

Damn it I love ❤️ Janet jackson and I’m not afraid to say it joe jackson was a excellent father himself and his wife did a great 👍🏽 job

[@djohn515]

She’s soooo damm cute

[@ruicastro7930]

Remember this, she sang when i think of you and control on the studio.

[@angellove314]

Beautiful ❤ lady

[@TheDjposh]

Sweet j 💕

[@johnlewis195]

Dunk was her nickname from her Big Brother Micheal.....RIP

[@Cas82958]

1:30 in a few years Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis would be household names. It's ironic his statement here.

[@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736]

I’m jealous of anyone who lived in the 80s. It seemed so fun

[@goldsunlover]

Beautiful 🥰 Janet & nice interviewer‼️

[@damitablue5064]

I been wearing a key on my ear before I new the Jackson's.I really wasn't into them back then LOL I stop wearing my key because I didn't want anyone to think I was copieing Janet. LOL

[@hutch1197]

REPORTER: "Would you call yourself Daddy's girl?" JANET: "Hello, Dad? You're fired."

[@fvnaticbychoice]

holy crap did he reference Betty Wright on the fly like that??? dude knew his stuff I see you white boy!

[@Iknowyoumadnow]

That's just like a typical bw to lust after white zaddy

[@mariahyohannes]

@@Iknowyoumadnow she was acknowledging his musical taste, where did she imply anything sexual? For one black women are not a monolith, two, black men lust after white women too, so what is the difference? Just look at the NBA & NFL.

[@user-ep7fu1rv7r]

@@Iknowyoumadnow Black guys have zero self awareness lmao

[@djohn515]

So pretty

[@nicholalaw2681]

I love ❤️ janet jackson ❤️

[@goddessjnu6055]

Wow it's amazing to really see how young Janet was and her real face i almost forgot

[@neshebaadams]

She still looks the same

[@carlmilton8197]

Goddess Jnu made no sense. Janet look just like she did as a kid on good times. even as a baby she looks the same. and u may be speaking of the nose. she had that at entering the music business at 16. all celebs had a nose job. from Patti label, Beyonce, Halle Berry, Sylvester Stallone etc. they all (blacks mostly) had this done. Janet is natural beauty period. she has said this multiple times. next.

[@RocknRollDina]

real face? She had a nose job but other than that, she just have a chubby baby face. All jackson kids are known for their bone structure. Once she lost weat her bone structure showed.

[@jeannestein9312]

She was a beauty BEFORE surgery !

[@Youvegotmelle]

She had surgery BEFORE THIS 😂

[@djohn515]

Surgery or not she’s still beautiful

[@NicoleQuinn]

😅 she must of done her nose at 16 in hollywood with parents consent she's had surgery from teens nose is sooo tiny can she breathe loooool I just wish she did her top lip she would of looked 🔥 if she had a fuller top lip haha

[@aewell77]

Well ain’t nobody paying attention to the interview. They in their own conversations 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@osawi-piyesis7259]

Uhh her smile😩😩

[@marshacreary9771]

1:45-2:16 Even then she refers to them as 'the kids'

[@marshacreary9771]

8:21-8:27 Asking about Michael

[@Fairiris1]

That interviewer is hot

[@ktipbomb7888]

Yes very much so 😋

[@luciverdad4834]

I noticed that she used to draw her mole above her lip on the left side of her face but then she switched it to the right.

[@sirjefferson4790]

She was a cutie

[@JaeWhite140]

🎶J🖤A🖤N🖤E🖤T🎶

[@pjpj3416]

Her makeup is just perfect on her skin tone, I love that color lipstick on her lil cute lips. Seems like she's speaking really faster than she does these days.

[@applelove4750]

⭐️⭐️👍🏽

[@billiemason3841]

A totally non stripted interview!

[@aubreyjames8795]

HES SO THIRSTY

[@maximillianthomas2695]

It’s all good he loves beautiful women.

[@aubreyjames8795]

that kiss on the hand though 💞

[@maximillianthomas2695]

@@aubreyjames8795 that’s classy you see she love it that’s what gentlemen do .

[@jauronikaa]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shams-ilarefin6469]

Can someone note that she looks NO different today!

[@carlmilton8197]

Shams-Il Arefin right. Janet is so beautiful and natural. of course the nose that the industry make them do. but Janet is naturally beautiful. I love her.

[@geebevins1914]

She does look different but not in a bad way

[@boogiebrewster8990]

Using PEOPLE as "ALOOF" background dressing (They're All Like, Who's This JANET JACKSON).....WAAAAY TOOOO FUNNNNY🤣😂🤣😂🤣---🤭!

[@jeannettemiller9275]

ALLLDAYY!!!🙏🏿 ( HIPHOP HIPHOP 🖖🏾💜🖖🏾

[@ahall503]

I just realized that everyone in the background is having their own conversations.... LOL! Nobody is listening to the interview.

[@kevinriley4466]

😍

[@Pearlsky2023]

She speaks normally here, after she would speak very slow.

[@damnright1766]

I notice early in artists careers they seemed to be more relaxed and normal and over time they become more reserved.

[@liliaelkhatib7766]

7:13 PRINCE POSTER!!!

[@marshacreary9771]

5:55-6:18 Las Vegas act

[@tonywofford2632]

yeah that time was when she gained a little more weight, but then she lost it back off lol,but she still looks gorgeous and sexy.

[@anglejohnson3857]

agreed she was fine as help in poetic judtice!!!

[@tonywofford2632]

Angle Johnson yeah I know, all the Jackson sisters fine,but Janet's the finest,sometimes she can gain a little weight, but she loses back off though.

[@angeljohnson6665]

Tony Wofford yeah

[@TR-is8ne]

Please post a video of Janet's Rhythm Nation performance on this show! I've been looking for it for so many days now!

[@Podlingtonmu]

Hey what's the name of the interviewer?

[@Podlingtonmu]

ah nevermind, answered my own question with google

[@lastvirginmedia6243]

i fell in love with you right there haha

[@quincytuggle2498]

Podlingtonmu Adam Curry. One of the Original MTV vjs

[@purposeawaken8374]

Adam not sure of the last name

[@lindataylor3834]

So ignorant and petty for him to ask her about an oxygen tank. Who gives a damn! Here we are in covid 2021... Hell, we all need our own oxygen tanks now!! So if Michael had one back then, he was brilliantly ahead of everyone else!! #lovethejacksons #janetjacksonfan #mjfanforever

[@sherriball4262]

💝

[@wadellthompson7336]

😉👂👀😍

[@kaybee6183]

Did that interviewer just quote Betty Wright?? LOL!

[@ertfgghhhh]

Thats the dude from mtv

[@terryzt1164]

Whose the host?

[@jakobmetselaar3308]

Terryz T Adam Curry

[@thandie67]

this is her real voice none of the mousey nonsense she des now

[@EddiGomaMusic]

Thandi M She was young here

[@thandie67]

mousey is when you are young. she is an adult

[@rflove5718]

She still sound the same! She was very young here! Of course she would sound different!

[@youknowwhatflav9916]

@@thandie67 she might have anxiety micheal voice changed too he had a husky voice when he was a kid

[@marshacreary9771]

:33-:55 Why is the key a secret?

[@Machelle3200]

Well...I"m assuming its an mkultra Key...if she acted up, Joe probably threw her in the cage with the wild animals to straighten her out...entertainment world is a cult and it's stupid sick....

[@rgrndu]

Senait Ashenafi “Stupid sick”...so’s your comment.

[@jordennann460]

Senait Ashenafi uh..

[@carolynhowell9768]

Who interviewing her.

[@maximillianthomas2695]

I bet Bobby brown gave her that key 🔑.

[@youknowwhatflav9916]

Lmao really ??

[@maximillianthomas2695]

@@youknowwhatflav9916 I’m not sure 🤔 but Bobby had a big crush on Janet around that time .It could have been her ex husband #2 who gave her that key 🔑 .

[@moni1952]

@@maximillianthomas2695 I think so, too. Rene Elizondo. He was instrumental in her career.

[@enriquetheprofessor]

The key on her earring was to the animal cages at the family mansion in Encino , California. Michael gave Janet that key so that she could feed the animals and clean their cages. That was her job while her brother was on tour. To not the lose the key, Janet put it on her earring; thus, it became her trademark. The key has nothing to do with any men or relationships. Moreover, Janet has discussed the origin behind that during interviews.

[@enriquetheprofessor]

@@maximillianthomas2695 No, that key was for Janet to feed and take care of the animals Michael and her family owned at the family mansion. Janet has talked about this key in several interviews. In fact, she answered a question about it a few months ago on Jimmy Fallon

[@rmg2419]

How did her mole move to the other side? Here is on her right side. but as older Janet, its on her left side.

[@Markitikki]

Who is the guy, the interviewer?

[@ertfgghhhh]

She had a rhinoplasty even in 86? Wow

[@dominiquesperspective]

Janet is adorable here but my goodness the interviewer is corny as hell! 😂

[@VivaciousVirgO]

Adorable baby weight. You can't tell me that she wasn't pregnant during the '86 era. Stop the lies already, Janet! LOL

[@HolisticSoul123]

Why the talking?

[@teannabell4684]

Hey

[@gregoryponds6745]

Who gave her the key???

[@moni1952]

I'm guessing Rene Elizondo did.

[@TheGraduate702]

She's way too shy .

[@leomartin1603]

I love she aint wearing no weave.

[@moni1952]

Yes, she is.

[@leomartin1603]

@@moni1952 not in THIS INTERVIEW.

[@moni1952]

@@leomartin1603 Yes she is. It's natural, but it's indeed.

[@ricardosegarra7541]

Another base on balls.

[@laurensmith7124]

I think that mole is fake but she cute

[@angeljohnson6665]

Lauren smith stfu how can a mole be fake?

[@tmat90-o8t]

I was wondering this because her real mole is on her left side. In this interview, this mole is on her right side ( our left).

[@oubrioko]

Adam Curry is a bit creepy in this interview.

[@angeljohnson6665]

oubrioko why

[@damnright1766]

Not creepy I think he is just a man in awe of an woman. Janet is beautiful

[@sandraprado4536]

Mini Janet 😍😍😍😍😍😍