On December 29th, AKB48 took part in the rehearsals for the "62nd Kohaku Uta Gassen" at Shibuya's NHK Hall.
Last year, 130 members from AKB48, SKE48, and NMB48 took the stage. This year, the family upped the ante by sending a record 210 members! AKB48, SKE48, and NMB48 will return to the spotlight, along with HKT48, JKT48, and SDN48.
Member Maeda Atsuko commented, "I think we're going to exceed 300 members next year," while Oshima Yuko said, "We need to have NHK make a stage that can accommodate all of us."
Titled "Kohaku 2011 AKB48 Special MIX ~Ganbarou Nippon!", the special medley will consist of the girls' hit songs "Kaze wa Fuiteiru", "Flying Get", and "Everyday Kachuusha". After the medley, they will attempt to form a human letter.
Kojima Haruna revealed,�"Although they don't know Japanese, the girls of JKT48 were the best." Takahashi Minami also stated, "Even with JKT48, we're only at 20 or 30 points. We want to perfect it during tomorrow's rehearsals."
AKB48 also announced that their second overseas sister group TPE48 is scheduled to launch in Taiwan next summer.
"The 62nd Kohaku Uta Gassen" will air on New Year's Eve from 7:15 pm to 11:45 pm JST.
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