they're singing a song currently which I don't recongise :O

I think it's a cover ? I wasn't able to catch hold of the title

LOL @ Sakurai's outfit , he looked as though he's wearing a long electric blue raincoat :roflmao

It's called 'furusato' and it means birthplace. I don't think it's their new song.. since it was sang as a group with the others.
ok 3 more performances and it'll be their turn

Original medley consisted of troublemaker and monster.
Also two songs only
Really like the merry go round dancing part...

I don't think they lip synched earlier on which was good

cos I mean come on man , it's Kohaku & somemore the guy who played Domyoji's mum's friend (or was it lover ?) in the HYD movie , he's sitting in the judge panel :x

everyone looked good despite the over the top gold outfits :p

^ I haven't seen their performance yet, but they lip synched last year (some songs), so it wouldn't surprise me if they did it this year too...o.O

Though I really don't want to judge them before I have seen their performance!

here it's :p but it's quite LQ :x



Ohno also sang Kai Kai Kai earlier on which's cute xD , coupled with the same outfit he wore for Monster

it was hilarious that when the cameras are on Ohno , he looks as though he's 1/2 sleeping mentally somewhere lmao

as expected , the White team won again yoo hoo *O*

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ARASHI performed Love Rainbow & Troublemaker earlier on at the Johnny's countdown , on top of this building

they weren't present at the main venue where the countdown was held & they did the performance in a relay like setting broadcast

I knew this was going to happen - the white team one because of Arashi and too much Johnny's...

:rolleyes

you make it sound as though the white team = ARASHI :rolleyes

don't you know there're other non Johnny's heavyweights in the White team which include

- Kobukuro
- Fukuyama Masaharu
- EXILE
- flumpool
- Yusuke
- L’Arc~en~Ciel
- Tokunaga Hideaki

Someone obviously didn't do his homework on this *deadpans :o

The White team has won for the past 7 years straight & outta the 7 years , only ARASHI was part of Kohaku twice

so how do you explain the other 5 years huh ? :rolleyes

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^^ Well, I saw it coming and I'm actually a bit pissed (even when I don't care too who wins, I'm only interested in the performances!), because this year the red team clearly had the better artists!

all of the whole red & white teams are basically stupid if not un-necessary/lame at the end of the day

I watch Kohaku for the performances , I wouldn't really bother who wins & loses

everyone all wins at the end of the day for all the performances that all 44 acts put out earlier on , so what's there to complain about ?

really , some people are just so ~_~

^ Erm...this is basically the same thing I said one post above yours: I don't care who wins, I'm only interested in the performances

ah yes sorry I got distracted after seeing something on the net xD

but anyway , this year's Johnny's countdown , it's not really as fun as last year I feel

already ARASHI's not physically present at the main countdown venue so it felt kinda empty :x

^ That's okay! ;)

Mhm, I guess so...well at least they were performing...just not live on stage!

lol.no one cares who win.the show is an entertainment.its to entertain the audience.
matsujun seems like very busy.i don't see him on the stage with nino and the other guy(aiba?) .he appeared for minutes and went off?

it wasn't Aiba that went MIA just now at Kohaku , it was Ohno :p

He had to go & get changed backstage to sing Kai Kai Kai which was used for his Monster drama

Aiba didn't go anywhere , like Nino & Sakurai xD

oh.sorry.not so familiar with their names.i can only remember nino and matsujun XD

LOVED the performance! i loved matsujun's english in the beginning! :laugh super cute! :heart

they really did an awesome kouhaku performance this year! now i have to find the countdown on youtube! :P

arashi @ JE countdown!


they are so crazy! :tipsy :heart

^ They are! :D

But I really wonder who's crazy idea it was to let them perform on the roof in the cold?
Good thing that they performed two fast songs...at least they had plenty of opportunity to jump around! XDD

Meh, the Countdown this year was one of the worst. No real highlights, even Kinki Kids who hosted seemed bored. It's definitely better with Arashi there, or even Kanjani 8 who also make for good laughs. But I suppose them hosting the Kohaku and Kanjani 8 having their own Countdown will be a regular gig now, so the Countdowns that are to come have lost their spark. By the way, I'm very positive they lipsynched their medley at Kohaku and at the Countdown.