NHK Kouhaku Red & White Competition Thread

cori wrote:

I used to be interested in it for almost 10 years now. Every new years day I would have to be home before 5pm so I could catch it and record it. This year I could care less because there's always Youtube if I want to see a specific performance. But it's not like there's anyone that really catches my interest this year. :(

It is sadly lacking since Mai-K was not invited... How can that be ? :shamefulcry:

Anime Dad wrote:If nothing else, it'll be a great copy. Ralph is nothing if not a perfectionist :)

I hope so. It will take me about 2 weeks to finish it. I have 10 discs and 3 tapes for backup. Now I have to go through the discs and make sure they all recorded and then author them. You will like otsuka Ai's number.
She sang perfectly and looked beautiful. Nakashima Mika also did a great number. :woot:

For those inclined to watch this show, if you use BitTorrent, you can download the video at D-addicts.

i knocked out early and missed some.. i guess ill have to download to see what i missed.


btw, should i rename this thread to something like "NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (Red & White Contest)"

And big water-head Shingo Katori no longer has blonde hair. (It doesn't help :shakehead: )

ralphm1999 wrote:

I hope so. It will take me about 2 weeks to finish it. I have 10 discs and 3 tapes for backup. Now I have to go through the discs and make sure they all recorded and then author them. You will like otsuka Ai's number.
She sang perfectly and looked beautiful. Nakashima Mika also did a great number. :woot:

Fantastic. Didn't realise Mika-chan was on the list :)

I mainly wanted to see it because i've heard a lot about it. After I see it, i'll know :)

gaijinmark wrote:And big water-head Shingo Katori no longer has blonde hair. (It doesn't help :shakehead: )

water-head = jugg head


yeah i noticed he dyed his hair again.....he guest starred on an episode of Galileo

AKB48, Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, and C-ute were fantastic. Another cool thing was that AKB48 members did some backup dancing for the Enka singers.

AKB48 :thumbsup:

Mm. I actually liked this year's show.

The MCs were really a successful choice.
Overall, there were some that underdid their performances, but some others exceeding my expectations made mostly up for that.

Gackt is still ruling the world (in his performance), even though he was overly-nasal once again.
Yeah, Mika did well :)
Plus, the ending song being 'Sekai' was really really nice.


Hope the ratings are good too.

gaijinmark wrote:And big water-head Shingo Katori no longer has blonde hair.

For the moment... Maybe he ran outta bleach.

Ayumi Hamasaki has lost her ability to sing live :sweat: . she was like off-note and sang like she ran out of breath. i like her new look though :)

aleyna wrote:
Gackt is still ruling the world (in his performance), even though he was overly-nasal once again.

he was good, that good for me to actually believe he's actually did a lipsync. did he?

ayumi looks pretty yesterday. i love her new look too :victory:

I also thought the show was fairly watchable; may be because they brought back a lot of artists I know.

The tribute to ZARD was nice: she's still one of my favorite artists.

Most of you probably haven't heard of the duo AMING, who sang a new version of their smash hit Matsu wa from '82 (they sang the same song in that year's Kouhaku). They're one of my favorite groups from the 80's, but their performance was so bad it's painful to watch :shamefulcry:

Yet another version of Kobayashi Akiko's Fall in Love (first released in '85); I'm getting really sick and tired of this song...


EDIT: For those who're interested, here're the original versions of:

AMING - Matsu wa:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H62WDJC1

There's also a clip on youtube (don't know if it's from 82's Kouhaku or some other show):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nvBPQhKqRo&NR=1


Kobayashi Akiko (dubbed Japan's Karen Carpenter at the time) - Fall in Love:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CGYF8CTD

monta wrote:Ayumi Hamasaki has lost her ability to sing live :sweat: . she was like off-note and sang like she ran out of breath.

because she no longer has nagase tomoya to watch her dogs anymore

Tu_triky wrote:

because she no longer has nagase tomoya to watch her dogs anymore

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

OFF TOPIC : I believe they will be together again someday

Fye_D.Flowright wrote:


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

OFF TOPIC : I believe they will be together again someday

yes they will...when nagase gets married to someone else...she can watch his dogs....

okay.....enough about that get back to the red vs white....alien grays vs. repitalians...alien vs predator...whatever this ish is called.

Tu_triky wrote:

yes they will...when nagase gets married to someone else...she can watch his dogs....

okay.....enough about that get back to the red vs white....alien grays vs. repitalians...alien vs predator...whatever this ish is called.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

its alien vs predator actually :hehe: :hehe:

How about the acrobatics. They were really good and distracted from the singers which did not bother me as that kind of music is not on my list of favorites. I worried one of those handstand guys and girls would fall over and the jugglers would drop their bowling pins... a very elaborate number. :sweat:

like i said last night... chicks twirling steel cubes = hot :hehe:

We watched a bit of Kouhaku at my grandma's house. Two of my friends were there and they were a bit scared of all the extravagant costumes, hairstyles, and the singing, which made me laugh. They kind of liked EXILE a little and Angela Aki. However, they were too annoyed by the whole thing and found it to be ridiculous that we turned the channel after a while. Ah, those kooky Japanese. :hehe: