that's the list for the "white team", but I don't have the romaji for it @_@

【White Team】　△秋川雅史、△Ａｑｕａ　Ｔｉｍｅｚ、○中孝介、○嵐、○五木ひろし、○井上陽水、○ＥＸＩＬ Ｅ、○大江裕、○加藤清史郎、○北島三郎、△北山たけし、○キマグレン、△木山裕策、○コブクロ、○ジェロ 、×羞恥心ｗｉｔｈＰａｂｏ、○ＳＭＡＰ、○東方神起、△ＴＯＫＩＯ、○徳永英明、○ 氷川きよし、○樋口了一、○ＢＩＧＢＡＮＧ、○平井堅、△ヒルクライム、○福山雅治、○布施明、△ポルノグ ラフィティ、○前川清、○美川憲一、 ×Ｍｒ．Ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ、△水谷豊、○森進一、△森山直太朗、△矢沢永吉、○ＷａＴ

○High possibility of attending
△Might be attending
×Not attending

yay~:heart a lot of my favorite artists are most likely attending <3.

I really hope ayaka sings. I didn't think I'd get to see another live because of the hiatus. But as long as Ayu and Kuu are there I'll be happy. Wouldn't hurt for Ai Otsuka to be there, either. I love her live vocals.

Arashi has been confirmed to perform for the first time. Hello victory to the white team again.

Oh my God, no!! D: Red stands no chance now, lol. :weep

Really? Well...we gotta have faith guys >_>

Maybe Arashi might make the white team the dominators of the decade... Unless the girls can really prove they have "got some game" there...

^ It doesn't matter how freakin' amazing the girls sing now. Arashi could sit there and freakin' fart into the mics for all the fangirls care--they'll still win. ;__;

^

:roflmao that's true (sorry Arashi's fans :innocent)

Glad to see Superfly and Kana Nishino!
I don't know if Ayaka can perform something, but oh well I hope it :yes

I'm not sure if Ayaka will even go for it, especially after she did her final public solo performance last week...

"Nikkan Sports, <Arashi participates Kohaku, break Johnny’s frame rule> Popular group Arashi breaks “Rule of 2 frames of Johnny’s agency” and participate Kohaku song festival for the first time. Arashi has grown up national group which meets the case as popularity and their skill. Johnny’s accept NHK passionate offer and give positive signal that they participate 60th Kohaku song festival along with senior groups Smap and Tokio. NHK announces Participant artists 23 December officially. Sanspo, participation of popular group Arashi is positive. Best album released August accomplished million hit. Singing and drama including individual performance are going so strong. If they participate for the first time, they unfailingly must revitalizie it. Also there’s information about junior unit Yuma Nakayama with B.I. shadow appears"

So the rest of the performers won't be officially announced until Dec. 23rd. But I'm sure NHK wants to use Arashi as promotion, so they get announced officially much earlier.

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

this just makes my morning :laugh

wonders on what they're gonna sing on 31st dec . Am hoping for Tokei Jikake no Umbrella but somehow I doubt it :(

I hope Ayu will be there. She performed great last year even with a broken hand so I'm sure this time around will be great too! (oh. I hope Tohoshinki comes too I saw them on the list)

Yeah, I doubt it. :) It will probably be a ballad like Ashita no Kiouku.

yeah unfortunately so :(

LOL Ashita no Kioku's too depressing slightly to be sung on 31st Dec D: . Maybe My Girl or Everything will be better ?

but anyway before I go off topic , I hope ayumi will be present at the event too . Would be kinda strange if she declined it this year hmmm

She would be foolish to not go. This would be one more thing to keep her in people's minds, like, "hey, Ayu!! ^_^--She has a new single, right?? Maybe I should try it," lol. ;)

wow ARASHI is participating. gg red team.

ayu are you serious?? namie is high possibility of attending??? :luv2

Ow I see ;_;
oh well I can't wait for Ayu (yep I'm optimistc lol).
I wonder which song she will perform, You were... or BALLAD? It should be a surprise if she perform Red Line lol :D

Maybe BALLAD... That song has a tie-in for that NHK drama...