The success of the award-winning 9 minutes and 52 seconds-long song, “Toilet no Kamisama“, simply doesn’t want to end, not even in 2011.
On New Year’s Eve, singer-songwriter Uemura Kana had the honor of performing an 8-minute version of her hit song at the “61st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen“, the longest ever performance of a single song in the music …
Kiritani Mirei in the drama special "The Music Show"
The ratings for last week were a bit delayed and was released earlier today due to the holidays and New Year’s weekend, coincidentally there isn’t much to say in terms of dramas because of the holidays.
In this report I’ve included the ratings of a couple of the TV specials you’ve …
The banner event of the year for Japanese music artists is finally here, as the 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen was held today on December 31st, and all the biggest names in the music industry were in attendance. Held at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, the show was hosted by Matsushita Nao and Arashi.
A total of 44 artists performed at the 61st edition of the legendary event, and if you missed the live broadcast or if you just wanted to see it all over again, check out the videos below!
Suffice to say, Perfume has had a spectacular 2010, and what better way to end it than by performing at the 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen?
This year will mark the third appearance for the trio, and they performed their song, “Nee“, for everybody in attendance and those watching at home.
Check it out below!
The 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen marks the sixth time that EXILE has appeared on its stage, and for their 2010 performance, they have prepared their hit track, “I Wish For You“.
Check it out below!
Koda Kumi made her sixth appearance at Kohaku Uta Gassen, and for the music show, she prepared a “Koda Kumi 2010 Special Medley” for everybody.
Check it out below!
Rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel appeared on the Kohaku Uta Gassen stage for the fourth time in their career, and in 2010, they brought with them their track, “Bless“.
Check out their performance below!
2010 marks the 12th year that Hamasaki Ayumi has appeared on Kohaku Uta Gassen, the year-end NHK music show, and this time she performed her song, “Virgin Road“.
Check it out below!
NYC makes their second appearance on the Kohaku Uta Gassen stage with their tracks, “Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe” and “Yuuki 100%“.
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The 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen marks only the second time that Arashi has appeared at the event, and as hosts, they had special honors for 2010.
For their performance though, they performed their own “2010 Kohaku Original Medley” for everybody in attendance.
Check it out below!
The 61st edition of NHK’s annual music show, Kohaku Uta Gassen, just started a few moments ago, and AKB48 performed a special medley, called “Kohaku 2010 AKB48 Kamikyoku SP“!
AKB48 performed “Beginner” to start things off, but then SKE48 and NMB48 made cameo appearances for the “Heavy Rotation” and “Ponytail to Shushu” songs.
Check out the performance with 130 girls on stage …
A rehearsal for the 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen was held on December 29th, and many of the performing stars stopped to have pictures taken at the press conference.
Pictures of AAA, AKB48, Angela Aki, flumpool, Funky Monkey Babys, Hirahara Ayaka, Hiromi Go, Ikimonogakari, Kitajima Saburo, Koda Kumi, Matsushita Nao, Nishino Kana, Perfume, Uemura Kana, and Wada Akiko can be be found …
On December 21st, NHK announced the song selection for the 44 artists/groups appearing at the Kohaku Uta Gassen, which will be broadcast live on December 31st.
This announcement is usually made through their website and in the other usual ways, but this year they aired a special program called “Mou sugu Kohaku! Yoshu SP” (“Kohaku will be soon! Preparation …
