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Thursday, 15 November 2018 10:29

69th Kouhaku Uta Gassen Performers

The performers for one of Japan’s most important New Year show, the 69th Kouhaku Uta Gassen has been announced. Kouhaku is an annual music show aired by the Japanese broadcasting company NHK on New Year's Eve. The performers are separated into two teams, red for the females, and white for the males. Only the most popular performers are invited to the show and at the end of the night, the audience votes on which team performed better.

Some of the highlights this year include South Korean pop group TWICE and pop group Little Glee Monster making their second appearances in a row, DAOKO making her first appearance who is best known for her music in the mobile game Dragalia Lost, and HYDE’s (L’Arc-en-Ciel, Vamps) first appearance teaming up with the legendary YOSHIKI. The idol group Aqours from the anime Love Live Sunshine!! and performers from the musical adaptation of the mobile game Touken Ranbu, will also be making a special appearance.

Published in Music
Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:48

TWICE will debut at Kōhaku Uta Gassen

TWICE was announced to appear at this year's 68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.  

Kōhaku Uta Gassen is one of Japan's top-rated musical event held every year on New Year's Eve.  The musical event consists of two team, the red team and white team competing against each other.  This year, TWICE will be on the red team alongside returning performers Perfume, AKB48, and many more.  TWICE's appearance will be first K-pop group to ever perform at Kōhaku since 2011.

68th Kōhaku Uta Gassen will air on December 31 from 19:15 JST  to 23:45 JST. 

Don't miss TWICE's first debut at Kōhaku!

Published in Music
Wednesday, 24 December 2014 08:08

Kouhaku 2014 Report

While this year's annual Kohaku (Kouhaku) Uta Gassen is just around the corner, we take a step back to look at last year's show when our very own Alysa McWilliams was fortunate enough to cover the event at the NHK Broadcasting Center with performances by some of Japan's top artists such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Perfume, EXILE, Arashi, AKB48, Nana Mizuki, T.M. Revolution, SMAP, Ayumi Hamasaki, Porno Graffitti, Kana Nishino, and more.

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