She did lower the key a little right?? The softer half was perfect!!!! The rock part was rather alright, kinda shouty

But omg that dress is OWNAGE!!!!!!!!!!!! Totally stunning and I love the styling of her hair :)

Feels so good to see Ayu performing again ^^

WOW. Amazing. Her voice was damn great!

1 octave lower than the original version but it was a great performance.
Btw her dress was designed be the famous Japanese designer Maruyama Keita

HD is now available at jpopsuki.

so fast!

just made some caps from phone
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/kiseki89/qq.jpg

Guess she cut the CDl last night to rest earlier because of her schedule today :)
She really looks so fab..love the feathers

THIS IS a MUST DOWNLOAD

@yagami, do u mean 1 semitone? 1 flat down?

I prefer the first part, sounded good and calm. Second half was ok, but not as good by a long shot. =P

It's so flattering for her figure. AMAZING.

^ OMGGG thanksss
she look so STUNNING!!
love her gown!!
can't wait to watch the HQ version.

One great performance. Well done Ayu. I love the dress effect and progress is the perfect song for it.

her charisma make me love her

yeah I thought she was a little off in the chorus .. Now rewatching it I guess it's out at the end .. Is ayu down with a flu or something?

Wooowww great performance even though it sounded like she was struggling at the end.

wondering when we will get the percentage for each singers?

did she change some lyric into "nippon"?

Probably early in the morning.

Instead of 'the two of us believed in the same future' it was changed to "Japan believed in the same future" or something ike that.

yep...
I also heard that she said nippon

Thanks, wondering what is ayu's percentage

wooooooooooowwwwww this is great live!!! her best Kouhaku for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

btw she changed lyrics a bit. like "onaji mirai wo shinjiteru NIPPON" - NIPPON instead of FUTARI.

the performance's so strong! I'm amazed!

^ yea that's really cool!
progress is really a song that suitable for nippon!

her nails and hair was so gorgeous,the first thing I noticed tbh

overall was amazing, I always love how long her lives are,some feel like 2 minutes or less

^yeah and I love how she screamed after that!!

her vocals are very strong. Jesus, I couldn't imagine progress will be so epic at stage!

I also think that this is her best kouhaku since moment and jewel...

maybe this is why she cut some songs from yesterday CDL...

God dammit, I feel like if she performed progress at MSSL, Best Artist and so it would be this epic too... Jesus, it's such a big miss!!!

I loved Rule at Kouhaku. Fierce and sexy.

Best dress change ever! Didn't expect the dancers to come out like that :D And good vocals and the beginning too ^o^

^ me too!
i didn't expect that those are dancers!
COOL idea!
love her hairstyle as well.

Hope 2012 Ayu will do more Tv performance than 2011....

They're so many good songs that she can perform on TV.....

I liked the performance, but something did sound a little off during the second part of the second.
Also, the dancers coming from the dress... lol, so predicable.
But I thought she said she wouldn't preform Progress because she didn't want to cut the song... did that change somewhere???

That was on TV aka MUSIC STATION and such. She had the full intro at Kouhaku.

She didn't want to cut lyrics. She had no problem to throw off the guitar bridge.

I'm downloading it at jpsuki right now, only 5 minutes left!!!

I dun think JEWEL was that good... I rather think it was one of her more subtle kouhaku performances.

Anywayz, watched the HD, i didn't expect the dancers would come out from her "dress". Although the key was lower, I think the performance is great :D.

Finally red won!

did they?!?!
omg i'm so freakin' happy!!!! RED TEAM go!!!

Did anyone see Ayu had four backing singers at Kouhaku? Princess, Timmy and two other girls I think?

oh gonna check again :P

I think she is sick because her complexion isn't really good... she looks pink at the end!
And she has gained weight~ it's good.

I think we are hearing two different performances, because I don't think it was that good.
They just put the volume up on her vocals so we can hear them clearly.
She is still horribly offkey... :(

It sounds like she has no energy... she has to sleep!
That's part of the reason she can't give the best performances.
She never sleeps! D:

... is it that bad?? I can hear some offkeys but it's not that bad.. but oh well I dunno Japanese so maybe you can hear more than I do, since you are Japanese :). And yeah I saw her face quite pink during the second half. Overall I still think it's a really good performance :).

@ExodusUK: where is peco then? I'm sure the lady beside princess wasn't peco at all..

It was really epic and touching, forever the queen of jpop

Actually I think it might be a man, so two male and two female backing vocalists lol
http://i.imgur.com/2rrJP.png

No excuse for thin and flat vocals now :p

Yay, finally the Red Team won again^^
Can´t wait to watch the full show^^ Will wait for a avi file on jpopsuki, don´t wanna download 30GB ts XD

^^oh yeah the person stood beside Timmy should be a guy. When I watched it I thought it was a guy but I focused more on princess's side :P. I read your post and saw "two other girls", but my mind interpreted as "one girl" somehow lol.

Red team should win IMO. AKB48 is super popular, and they included KARA and SNSD this year. This would drag more votes on red team hehe. And don't forget another epic opening this year from our majesty :D.

I'm so glad... hopefully they will win again next year as well ;).

deleted by NHK! LOL~

I thought her performance at kohaku was really good.

Her opening is really epic this year! i have no complaint for it!

Yeah her performance was really good!!!

I wondered if staying on singing low is something ayu started doing lately or it was just here?

ayu sounded better in the progress intro live than in the actual song! I'm really happy with this performance! i lol'd at the dancers popping out of her dress. amazing. i just don't like how every year at kouhaku her mic is turned up too loud for the music. it really annoys me.. just not so much this time since her voice was really good :P

I feel like the only one that expected great vocals haha Progress is perfect for her voice and the studio version was recorded BEFORE her new vocal lessons :) A pity she didn't perform it in CDL.

Yeahh red team won this time..
The power of girl groups.

My friend also said this is the best opening...
She really know how to open the show...

Cant wait to see the percentage,...
Coz, i think tales of xillia fans will try to catch up Ayu's performance

wow!!! red team won? it's about time...

Her performance was so EPIC!!! :) I wonder if the ratings for the opening were a bit higher than normal since AKB48 was at the start so AKB48 fans probably tuned in from the very beginning

I loved her Kouhaku performance. I thought it was sweet how she changed the lyrics at the beginning to "onaji mirai shinjiteru nippon"

^ yes that was a really nice touch.

progress chaku uta: #36
progress chaku uta FULL: #39
M chaku uta FULL: #65 (yesterday #47)
SEASONS chaku uta FULL: #76 (yesterday #64)

:D

YAY!!! cool!!!
the power of tv performance!!! promotion! promotion!

M and SEASONS? hahaha..nice.
and yay for progress :)

anyone got the viewer rating for each KOUHAKU performers yet?

I can't believe the red team has finally won...for the first time since 2004!!!

Congrats to them all!!!

I cant stop watching the progress live..its too aamzing..
when she says IKUSEI NIPON! omggg

^so true...i watch it again and again...

I loved the performance, it was fierce.

progress at Kouhaku was great!
Clear vocals and Ayu looked good! :heart
Was able to overlook her standard overuse of dancers here. :laugh

performance was great but it would be better without the dancer. the choreography doesn't suit the song at all

What time is the Countdown concert screening on TV? Hope we get it uploaded soon.

so they won!!! I'm so happy!! congratulations!!

lol, this is great :D I wonder if it's also affected on album sales :laugh

progress chaku uta: #42
progress chaku uta FULL: #42
M chaku uta FULL: #55
SEASONS chaku uta FULL: #65

I think it's tonight [in Japan] and then we might get an upload in a few days...or a week?

thats great!!! :) hopefully FIVE sales go up up up X)

EPIC !!!! But too many dancers

gotta say, wow, progress vocals were definitely post singing lessons..
the octave change was not too noticeable, and the soft parts were especially nice.

Loved it!!! One of the best in a while!!

--
Where's the vid for Rule @ Kouhaku?

no viewer's ratings yet for this year's kouhaku?

Not very sure, here's the rating:
　　 KANTO　 KANSAI
2010　1部35.7　　1部37.1
2011　1部35.2　　1部34.1

　　 KANTO　 KANSAI
2010　2部41.7　　2部42.5
2011　2部41.6　　2部41.9



福島紅白

　　　　1部　　　2部

2010年　37.6％　40.3％

2011年　39.4％　47.0％



仙台紅白

　　　　1部　　　2部

2010年　37.6％　40.0％

2011年　45.7％　47.5％

2010
<First Half>

01. 37.0% - Hamasaki Ayumi – “Virgin Road”
02. 37.3% - EXILE – “I Wish For You”
03. 40.3% - AKB48 – “Kohaku 2010 AKB48 Kamikyoku SP”
04. 38.0% - NYC – “Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe 100% NYC”
05. 37.0% - Angela Aki – “Kagayaku Hito”
06. 36.5% - AAA – “Aitai Riyuu”
07. 34.8% - Nakamura Mitsuko – “Kawachi Otokobushi”
08. 34.1% - flumpool – “Kimi ni Todoke”
09. 33.8% - Hirahara Ayaka – “Voyagers”
10. 32.8% - Yusuke – “Hito”
##. 37.3% - SP Project
11. 36.3% - Godai Natsuko – “Hitorizake”
12. 36.1% - Hosokawa Takashi – “Naniwabushi dayo Jinsei wa”
13. 37.1% - Porno Graffitti – “Kimi wa 100%”
14. 36.0% - Nishino Kana – “Best Friend”
15. 37.3% - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – “Ato Hitotsu”
16. 37.5% - Kawanaka Miyuki – “Nirinsou”
17. 37.5% - HY – “Toki wo Koe”
18. 36.0% - Kumiko – “INORI~inori~”
19. 36.5% - Mizumori Kaori – “Matsuhima Kikou”
20. 36.1% - Tokunaga Hideaki – “Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase”
21. 35.3% - Mizuki Nana – “PHANTOM MINDS”
22. 35.1% - L’Arc~en~Ciel – “BLESS”
23. 36.8% - Tendo Yoshimi – “Jinsei Michizure”
24. 36.0% - Mori Shinichi – “Erimo Misaki”



<Last Half>

##. 39.2% - SP Project
25. 39.8% - Go Hiromi – “GO!GO! Year Kohaku special medley”
26. 40.0% - aiko – “Mukai awase”
27. 39.5% - Perfume – “Nee”
28. 41.5% TOKIO – “advance”
29. 42.0% - Koda Kumi – “KODA KUMI 2010 Special Medley”
30. 42.2% - Itsuki Hiroshi – “Oshiroibana”
##. 36.8% - SP Project Arashi x Furusato
31. 39.3% - Wada Akiko – “AKKOii! Kohaku 2010 Special”
32. 40.0% - Kayama Yuzo – “Wakadaisho 50 nen! Special Medley”
33. 43.4% - Fukuyama Masaharu – “Michishirube”
34. 43.9% - Kobayashi Sachiko – “Kaachan no Hitorigoto”
35. 42.2% - Kobukuro – “Ryusei”
36. 42.2% - Uemura Kana – “Toilet no Kamisama”
37. 43.0% - Arashi – “2010 Kohaku Original Medley”
##. 44.5% - SP Project Matsushita Nao – “Arigatou” on piano
38. 45.2% - Ikimonogakari – “Arigatou”
##. 45.4% - SP Project
39. 44.0% - Ishikawa Sayuri – “Amagigoe”
40. 42.7% - Kitajima Saburo – “Fusetsu Nagare Tabi”
41. 44.9% - Sakamoto Fuyumi – “Mata Kimi ni Koi Shiteru”
42. 43.9% - Hikawa Kiyoshi – “Nijiiro no Bayon”
43. 47.2% - DREAMS COME TRUE – “Ikiteyukunodesu♡ feat. the Kohaku special brass band”
44. 48.9% - SMAP – “This is love ‘10 SP Medley”

2011
[First Half]
01. 34.4% - Hamasaki Ayumi – progress
02. 35.8% - NYC – “100% Yuuki NYC”
03. 37.3% - Angela Aki – “One Family”
04. 36.4% - flumpool – “Akashi”
05. 40.1% - AKB48 – “Kohaku 2011 AKB48 Special MIX ~Ganbarou Nihon!~”
##. 41.4 % - SP Project Red/White Duet: Ashida Mana & Suzuki Fuku – “Maru Maru Mori Mori!”
06. 39.6% - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – “Soredemo Shinjiteru”
07. 38.7% - Nishino Kana – “Tatoe Donna ni…”
08. 37.6% - AAA – “CALL”
09. 36.1% - Kawanaka Miyuki – “Nirinso”
10. 36.8% - Hirai Ken – “Itoshiki Hibi yo”
11. 35.7% - Fuji Ayako – “Ayako no Okuni Jiman dayo ~Ganbarona Tohoku!! Kohaku Special~”
12. 34.2% - Hosokawa Takashi – “Nebuta”
13. 36.0% - Mizuki Nana – “POP MASTER”
14. 37.2% - Porno Graffitti – “One More Time”
15. 38.9% - Inawashirokos – “I love you & I need you Fukushima”
16. 38.0% - Godai Natsuko – “Kinmokusei”
17. 38.4% - L’Arc~en~Ciel – “CHASE”
18. 37.0% - Mizumori Kaori – “Shounai Heiya Kazeno Naka”
19. 34.4% - Mori Shinichi – “Minato Machi Blues”
20. 37.2% - Shiina Ringo – “Carnation – Akagumi nara Dare Demo”
##. 38.4% - SP Project Red/White Duet: Natsukawa Rimi & Akikawa Masafumi – “Asu to Iu Hi ga”

[Second Half]

21. 41.9% - KARA – “KARA 2011 Special Medley”
22. 42.8% - Tokunaga Hideaki – “Jidai”
23. 42.4% - Perfume – “Laser Beam”
24. 41.4% - TOKIO – “Miageta Ryusei”
25. 44.7% - Shoujo Jidai – “GENIE”
26. 43.1% - Gou Hiromi – “Go Smile Japan”
27. 41.5% - aiko – “Koi no Superball”
28. 41.0% - Yuzu – “Hey Wa”
29. 40.0% - Koda Kumi – “Ai wo Tomenaide”
30. 37.3% - Tohoshinki – “Why? (Keep Your Head Down)”
##. 41.2% - SP Project Arashi x furusato
31. 40.7% - Hirahara Ayaka – “Ohisama ~Taisetsu na Anata e” 40.7
32. 40.1% - Sen Masao – “Kita Guni no Haru” 40.1
##. 43.7% - SP Project Lady gaga x Jackie Chan
33. 45.9% - Kobayashi Sachiko – “Onna no Sakaba”
34. 45.4% - Nishida Toshiyuki – “Ano Machi ni Umarete”
35. 47.2% - ayaka – “Minna Sora no Shita”
36. 48.8% - Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi – “Hitotsu”
37. 46.6% - Wada Akiko – “Ano Kane wo Narasu no wa Anata”
38. 45.1% - Arashi – “2011 Kohaku Special Medley”
39. 42.5% - Ikimonogakari – “Aruite Ikou”
40. 39.6% - Itsuki Hiroshi – “Furusato”
41. 44.3% - Matsuda Seiko & Kanda Sayaka – “Ue wo Muite Arukou”
42. 42.6% - Hikawa Kiyoshi – “Jounetsu no Mariachi”
43. 39.0% - Sakamoto Fuyumi – “Yozakura Oshichi”
44. 43.9% - Fukuyama Masaharu – “Kazoku ni Narou yo”
45. 45.1% - Matsutouya Yumi – “(Minna no) Haru yo, Koi”
46. 43.8% - EXILE – “Rising Sun”
47. 41.3% - Tendou Yoshimi – “Ai Sansan”
48. 44.0% - Kitajima Saburou – “Kaero Kana”
49. 46.2% - Ishikawa Sayuri – “Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki”
50. 48.5% - SMAP – “SMAP AID Kohaku SP”

Update - This Individual Ratings is not official (99,9% accuracy ONLY). The official ratings will come on Jan 4.

^^
"In the Kanto region, the first half of the program averaged 35.2%, and the second half averaged 41.6%. In the Kansai region, the ratings were 34.1% and 41.9%, respectively.

By region, Kouhaku had the highest ratings in Niigata (44.2% and 48.9%) and Fukushima (45.7% and 47.5%)."

There's some info here and here. I found it in a post on livejournal.

ahh i was beaten to it haha.

Thanks for the individual ratings, hey911.

2011 ayu 34.4% only ? i tot the performance was great!! :(

The opening performance always has either the lowest rating or one of the lowest because it's so early and most people tune in later. However Ayumi's opening ratings are some of the best Kouhaku had.

as is this LOL? said; it has nothing to do with the quality of the performance. It's common that the lowest ratings are during the beginning of the show.

hey911, thanks a lot for sharing =))

Ayu's rating is pretty good!

Well, it's normal because Ayu was the first performer. In Kouhaku's history, the first singer usually recieved the lowest rating. And the same thing happens with the first day of the contest.
At least red team won (because of those Korean girls really):lech

Not really bad percentage this year for Ayu...

btw Thanks for sharing the percentage..

so annoyed that ayu is always the opening....

No, because of Lady Gaga:innocent

Thanks for rating. Ayu is at TOP3 from below! LOL :D

Edit: I have some free time during New Year so I made a graph. :)

Thanks for the graph :)

^ You're welcome.

I just realise that I click the wrong button. LOL I tried to click "Edit" but accidentally click "Quote" without notice. Sorry for double post. XD

Wow, ayu was the opening and she got the same ratings as AKB48! That's great!

source?
for the ratings...

OMG! That's my mistake!! AKB48 rating is 40.1%. Sorry XD
I'll edit the picture later. Edited my graph with correct percentages. :)

See this post for actual rating (http://ahsforum.com/forum/showpost.p...&postcount=472)

Well it's still not that higher so ayu had great ratings for the opening anyway XD

red team won coz of Lady Gaga?
not because of AKB48?

her ratings are good for an opening act! I'm happy for her :D

I'm pretty sure it was b/c of AKB48 and KARA and Shoujo Jidai not Lady Gaga

Plus ayaka :love
Lady gaga has nothing to do with Red Team. She was catagorized in Special Appearance.

yea

yea that's why..
Gaga didn't perform, just did a video message so it's kinda weird to say she made red team win haha~

Some corrections to what hey911 posted:

Hamasaki Ayumi 34.4 → 34.9%
KARA 41.9 → 38.4%
Shoujo Jidai 44.7 → 39.9%
Koda Kumi 40.0 → 42.7%
ayaka 47.2 → 40.2%
ikimono-gakari 42.5 → 45.2%

Complete ratings & source: http://www1.plala.or.jp/nakaatsu/11sityou.htm
You can also view ratings from '98-2010 years (in Japanese).

Top 10 ratings:

1. SMAP 48.2%
2. EXILE 45.7%
3. ikimono-gakari 45.2%
4. Tendo Yoshimi 45.1% (one other source lists her at 45.4%)
5. Ishikawa Sayuri 44.7%
6. ARASHI 44.6%
7. Matsutoya Yumi 44.2%
8. Fukuyama Masaharu 43.6%
9. Kitajima Saburo 43.6%
10. Matsuda Seiko & Kanda Sayaka 43.4%

Nice job, Zemus.
But, what's wrong with that site??? I couldn't read it???

Nothing is wrong with it. Change the encoding of your Internet browser to Japanese (Shift_JIS).

Gaga performed (on a pre-recorded video, I know) Yoü and I and Born This Way.

thanks for top 10! I didn't know ikimono-gakari were so popular ;)