Red and White Song Battle - selection of performers for 2006
Nov 29th, 2006 by Ad Blankestijn
Kohaku Uta Gassen (”Red and White Song Battle”) is an annual music show aired by NHK on New Year’s Eve (omisoka). The program divides the most popular pop and enka singers of the year into competing teams of red (female artists) and white (male artists).
The show was first aired on radio in 1951 and is still going strong - 50% of all Japanese sits glued to the tube. The program last for about four hours. At the end of the show, the audience and a panel of judges vote for the winning team.
The preparation for the show is usually kicked off by the announcement of the singers who will appear. Today NHK has let us now that we can enjoy performances by Imai Miki, Koda Kumi and veteran Kobayashi Sachiko (red team) and Kitajima Saburo, SMAP and old-hand Mori Shinichi (white team). The show will start at 7:20 on New Year’s Eve.
Are you planning to watch?
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