57th Kouhaku

[tomoko-stepyou]

...umm, I've heard about this but, what excatly is it? Kouhaku I mean...

[immel]

Originally Posted by tomoko-stepyou

...umm, I've heard about this but, what excatly is it? Kouhaku I mean...

Translation of the text in the first post:

NHK's annual end-of-the-year singing competition, the Kouhaku Utagassen, will, as usual, take place on December 31st, from 7:20 to 11:45pm. The theme this year is Love・Family~Songs That Crosses Generations. The hosts of the evening has been decided as Nakama Yukie (who also hosted last year) for the Red Team and Nakai Masahiro of SMAP for the White Team. They will be joined by announcers Miyake Tamio and Kurosaki Megumi, who will be the head hosts of the event.

The Kouhaku Utagassen has become a part of Japanese New Year tradition since it started, though recent years has seen the viewership of the show in steady decline. It'll be up to the staffs to come up with more topicality in the night's events to save the show.

The list of performers and the songs they will be performing have not yet been announced.

More info to come.

http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52482

[elepop]

I'm glad to see Ayu, BoA and aiko! ^______^

I hope Ayu sings "JEWEL" or a new song. Please, not "BLUE BIRD"! x___x
I hope BoA sings "Winter Love" or "Your Color"! Please, not "KEY OF HEART"! x___x

[Choyan]

Originally Posted by immel

No, that was from a page that predicted songs, the information from that page isn't more reliable than if you or I would predict a song for her to perform.

OOO~ right... XD

ah well, anyway
This year's theme revolves around 'family and generation bonds'. Both teams are expected to use their songs to help strengthen these bonds. XD

[alternarist]

wow. since the theme is Love Family~Songs, i think ayu will perform JEWEL!

thanks for the news !!

[nodoka]

yeah! I can't wait to hear Ayu's preformance! Thankies very much for the news.

[Kikaru]

Surprised that Yuna Ito isn't performing...

No Gackt? Well, now that I looked, it seems like it's either really old (judging by the amount of performance) or the boybands.

[AyuGAME]

NHK kouhaku is so much fun...cant wait to see the show
and the performance of ayu...

[DA1SUK1DAY01691]

Originally Posted by immel

Translation of the text in the first post:

NHK's annual end-of-the-year singing competition, the Kouhaku Utagassen, will, as usual, take place on December 31st, from 7:20 to 11:45pm. The theme this year is Love・Family~Songs That Crosses Generations. The hosts of the evening has been decided as Nakama Yukie (who also hosted last year) for the Red Team and Nakai Masahiro of SMAP for the White Team. They will be joined by announcers Miyake Tamio and Kurosaki Megumi, who will be the head hosts of the event.

The Kouhaku Utagassen has become a part of Japanese New Year tradition since it started, though recent years has seen the viewership of the show in steady decline. It'll be up to the staffs to come up with more topicality in the night's events to save the show.

The list of performers and the songs they will be performing have not yet been announced.

More info to come.

http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52482

That must mean the picture in the first post is already confirmed artists. Which also means that the other artists that appeared last year that aren't on the list (Ito Yuna, Suzuki Ami, Shimatani Hitomi) are probably checking their schedules and drafting a song list for the people at NHK to choose from.

[freedreamer]

Shimatani aint there?!...mannnn

[extepan]

thanks for the news!
ayu sings in kouhaku again! yay!

[zeroshin888]

Originally Posted by Choyan

I want 1 LOVE or momentum or something else instead XD

OR! Secret XD?!

YEAH! Anyone of the ones above would be refreshing! I bet Ayu's gonna perform JEWEL a lot during that time so I'd love to hear either 1 LOVE, momentum or Secret.

[Choyan]

OoO XD I just checked the timetable thing XD
This airs in NZ on the 31st.... XD...

[Terri]

no Gackt.

Thanks for the news

[IYFreak]

was Gackt there last year?

[immel]

Originally Posted by IYFreak

was Gackt there last year?

Yes, he performed Todokanai Ai wo to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa...