Thank you for bringing this up. It is a very interesting topic. Petit's post above is excellent. I don't have much to add. However, let me comment on some of the shows with high ratings.
- That Yoru no Hit was actually a 3h SP to mark the 1000th episode of the show.
- HEY!x3 was the first time where both Hikki and Ayu were guests on the very same music TV episode. Glad to see it reached such high viewership.
- The Best Ten rating was very high. TBS should consider bringing back a music TV show that airs during prime time instead of middle of the night. They already have CDTV but it's hardly considerable as a "normal" music TV show anyway. I am not completely sure why that particular The Best Ten episode had such enormous high viewership. It's one of those Seiko + Toshi moments. They are walking under an umbrella together during the introduction to Seiko's
白いパラソル (Shiroi Parasol) performance. Other guests included Masahiko "Matchy" Kondo and Yuming, to name a few.
EDIT: For some reason I forgot that UTABAN is broadcasted on TBS. Please ignore my statement above.
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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
I'm trying to remember just what happened in 1984 to make that Kohaku so huge.
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- Harumi Miyako's announced her retirement earlier on. Kouhaku was supposed to be her final appearance, I believe, so it got a lot of attention?
- Red vs. White battle: Akina Nakamori vs. Masahiko Kondo & Seiko Matsuda vs. Hiromi Go. Two famous couples appearing on the same show. Huge for the media.
Why don't you rewatch Kouhaku 1984, I believe you should still have the video!?
