Well I can't compete (not that I was trying) with HDTV, so I guess I won't bother recording the show...

Okay... Seeing the Public Momusu tracker is gone, does anyone know where the 2004 Kouhaku will be seeded after Jan 1? I downloaded the 2003 off the PMM tracker this past January. Normally I don't keep in touch with the JPOP BT scene.

Otherwise, as a backup, maybe bmwracer and I should capture the show just in case.

--- groink

For those of you who subscribe to TV Japan, either though DishNetwork, satellite feed, or NGN2, the 2004 Kouhaku Uta Gassen will air Friday 12/31 starting at 8:30am Eastern Standard Time, 5:30am Pacific, and 3:30am Hawaii. The show is scheduled for 4 hours, 10 minutes.

Re-broadcast is on 12/31 starting at 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST, and 4:00pm HST.

Any other source of receiving NHK, either via their analog feed or via the BS network, the times are the same.

As for other sources (KIKU-TV, and other local stations), the show will air on 1/1/2005. Check the schedule for local times. With KIKU-TV, they stick in commercials at awful points in the broadcast, which is why I'm to give NGN2 a try this time around.

Get your recorders ready!!!!!!

--- groink

Keep your eyes on Lucia Tracker and Jpopsuki tracker those two are probably your best bet.

Here's the Kouhaku playlist, courtesy of Saburo:

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/music/data/kohaku2004.html

Oh, brother... Look who's starting off?????

--- groink

I'm not really looking forward to watching any of the performances except for ELT. The rest of the line up is bleh.

Okay, folks!!! I've posted a poll for the 2004 Kouhaku... Which team will win the event????? Poll will run for two days only!

--- groink

I'll pick the white team. I really like the pop singers on the red team, but the enka singers on the white team always seem to do far better than the women. I don't really like most of the pop singers on the white team, but regardless, they've done some very good performances in the past few years. A lot of the pop singers on the red team are good, but they haven't been as entertaining as the white team in the past few years.
_________________

FYI, I just finished recording the 55th Kouhaku off of TV Japan. Man, I didn't get much sleep (started 3:30am HST). I'll post a review of the enka singers later on when my brain is functioning better (Hikawa Kiyoshi was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

--- groink

yay! im excited! cant wait to watch it tonight

Got the VCR recording... I guess Aya-chan opened the show...

So far, I'm not gettin' into the music as much as I thought I would.

Same here..except for Exile, Ken Hirai and W-inds..hehehe..

Kouhaku 2004- Five Best Moments


1 - Matsudaira Ken - Matsuken samba II (featuring all Shiro gumi)
2 - Ryu - Saisho kara Imamade (and the appereance of the main star of Fuyu no sonata)
3 - Morning Musume & W -2004 Ai namida kiss Kohaku Special
4 - Natsukawa Rimi - Nada Soso (featuring stars of Aka gumi)
5 - Kobayashi Sachiko - Yuki Tsubaski (cry Sachi-san, cry to win!! )


and the Big deception is for Mikawa Kenichi , don�Lt have many special stuff as last year.


seeya !!

Moderators - please merge this topic with the official 55th Kouhaku Uta Gassen topic.

--- groink

Kouhaku 2004- Five Best Moments


1 - Matsudaira Ken - Matsuken samba II (featuring all Shiro gumi)
2 - Ryu - Saisho kara Imamade (and the appereance of the main star of Fuyu no sonata)
3 - Morning Musume & W -2004 Ai namida kiss Kohaku Special
4 - Natsukawa Rimi - Nada Soso (featuring stars of Aka gumi)
5 - Kobayashi Sachiko - Yuki Tsubaski (cry Sachi-san, cry to win!! )


and the Big deception is for Mikawa Kenichi , don�Lt have many special stuff as last year.


seeya !!

Topic merged.

Aah�` So glad that Kawaguchi Kyogo performed. "Sakura" sound good, but in the beginning his guitar seemed to have this weird sound coming from it ^^;
Porno Graffiti was in Kouhaku? I didn't see them... What song did they sing? (and was it fast or slow type of song?)

Yeah, Nada Sousou was great. Morikawa Ryoko's performance was good too. I hope those girls in morning musume that were hopping around in funny costumes learned something >:O

My favorite part was probably the Shinsengumi theme. That song is great, and the singer(don't remember his name) looked so happy when he was singing the lalala's... was kind of funny.

I liked this years show more than the last few I've seen. Singular moments may have been better in the past, but I usually don't like a lot of the pop acts, and I didn't mind most of them this year, plus I liked the enka singers a lot more.

My girl Mizumori Kaori was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! She also took part in a lot of the cheering during the other acts. At one point in the event, she was wearing a very sexy silk red outfit...

Nagayama Yoko also looked really great! Fuji Ayako was extremely great... I've heard her a few times before, but her Kouhaku performance gave me goosebumps!

--- groink

rezo wrote:

My favorite part was probably the Shinsengumi theme. That song is great, and the singer(don't remember his name) looked so happy when he was singing the lalala's... was kind of funny.

I haven't finshed watching the entire program yet, but yeah, the Shinsengumi theme was pretty impressive...