Yo Oizumi is a Japanese actor, comedian, television personality and voice actor. He is a member of the theatrical and musical unit TEAM NACS, and is represented by Creative Office Cue. His wife Kumiko Nakajima is a drama producer at Fuji TV.
The 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第58回NHK紅白歌合戦), referred to from here on as "Kōhaku," aired on December 31, 2007, on NHK Hall in Japan.
The 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第59回NHK紅白歌合戦), referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2008 from NHK Hall in Japan.
The 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第60回NHK紅白歌合戦), referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009, from NHK Hall in Japan.
Hiroiki Ariyoshi is a Japanese comedian and singer who is represented by Ohta Production.
The 63rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第63回NHK紅白歌合戦), referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired December 31, 2012 from NHK Hall in Japan beginning from 7:15 p.m. JST.
We Never Give Up! is the second single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2 released on December 14, 2011. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 18th best-selling single in Japan in 2012, with 321,573 copies.
The 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第67回NHK紅白歌合戦) was the 67th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2016, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for the latest news. This is the 28th Heisei Era edition. The broadcast schedule was announced on September 8. The Red Team won this event.
The 68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第68回NHK紅白歌合戦) was the 68th edition of annual NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2017, live from NHK Hall. It was broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television (TV) and NHK Radio 1 (Radio), and worldwide through NHK World Premium and TV Japan. This year, the conductor of the festival's closing theme "Hotaru no Hikari" will be replaced by Shunichi Tokura, due to the death of Masaaki Hirao on July 21, 2017.
"Metamorphose" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It is the theme song for the CX television series Nandara Mandara, which starred Kudo herself. It was released as a single through Pony Canyon on October 23, 1991. "Metamorphose" made its first album appearance on the compilation album, Intimate. Kudo performed the song on her fourth appearance on Kōhaku Uta Gassen. In 2015, DAM asked their users to select their favorite Shizuka Kudo songs to sing karaoke to and compiled a top ten list; "Metamorphose" was one of the top vote-getters, rounding up the list at number ten.
The 56th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第56回NHK紅白歌合戦), was the 56th edition of annual NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2005, live from NHK Hall. It was broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television (TV), NHK Radio 1 (Radio), and worldwide through NHK World Premium. This event was filmed and aired from NHK Hall in Japan. Airtime was from 19:20 to 23:45. All times are JST. Viewership ratings in Kantō Region: 42.9%
The 69th NHK Kōhaku Utagassen was the 2018 edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31 live from NHK Hall. It was broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through NHK World Premium. This is the first edition that was broadcast in NHK BS4K and BS8K, and the final edition in the Heisei Period. Comedian Teruyoshi Uchimura and NHK announcer Maho Kuwako hosted for the second time. Suzu Hirose and Sho Sakurai hosted for the first time. The white team won the event.
The 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was the 2019 edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31 live from NHK Hall, and broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through TV Japan and NHK World Premium. This is the first edition in the Reiwa period. The WHITE TEAM won this event.
"Kamen Butōkai" (仮面舞踏会) is the debut single by Japanese idol group Shonentai. The single was released on 12 December 1985 under Warner Pioneer label. They performed this song on the 37th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
The 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was the 2020 edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2020, live from NHK Hall, and broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through TV Japan and NHK World Premium.
The 72nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was the 2021 edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2021, live from the hall A of Tokyo International Forum, and broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through TV Japan and NHK World Premium. Yo Oizumi, Haruna Kawaguchi & Mayuko Wakuda served as show hosts. The Red team won this event.
The 73rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was the 2022 edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen held on December 31, 2022. The previous year, the broadcast was held from the Tokyo International Forum, due to renovations at NHK Hall. The NHK Broadcasting Center was also used. With renovations completed in June 2022, the show returned to be broadcast live from NHK Hall. Ive, Le Sserafim, Twice, and other groups appeared. The WHITE TEAM won this contest.
The 74th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was the Reiwa 5 edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2023. The show was broadcast live from NHK Hall. The Red Team won the contest.
Hiroji Miyamoto, born June 12, 1966, in Japan, is a Japanese rock singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the rock-band Elephant Kashimashi, actor and former folk-choir singer. In 2018, he launched his solo career under talent agency Amuse and recording label Universal Music Japan. His alma mater is Tokyo International University.
The 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen is the upcoming Reiwa 6 edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2024. The show was broadcast live from NHK Hall.
