Well I gues we have different taste but I would be hard press to name 10 song this year that were really good.

This is the top 10 of last year on the oricon chart:
1. SMAP - Sekai ni hitotsudake no hana
2. Masaharu Fukuyama - Niji
3. Hikaru Utada - COLORS
4. Naotaro Moriyama - Sakura
5. RUI - Tsuki no shizuku
6. I WiSH - Asu e no tobira
7. Southern All Stars - Namida no Umi de Idakaretai ~SEA OF LOVE~
8. Ayumi Hamasaki - &
9. Mr.Children - HERO
10. ROAD OF MAJOR - Taisetsuna mono

IMHO the top 5 last year is much better than the top 5 this year. Also, just looking at H!P the songs last year were better too and of course my favourite group MM last year Shabondama is much better than anything they released this year. Lets not go into Ayaya cause thats really depressing.

Oh those aren't my favorites of this year, just top 5 out of the point system

The list is now confirmed http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/

ORANGE RANGE made it to their first Kouhaku as expected so did Hirahara Ayaka for the female side. Thank goodness SMAP didn't make it because they didn't release a thing this year to deserve it (I surpose they could always make a surprise guest apperance).

On a H!P note, W made it

Coolness! Some of my favorites will be appearing:

Hikawa Kiyoshi
Nagayama Youko
Natsugawa Rimi
Mizumori Kaori

--- groink

What the heck is that thing you got for an avatar there groink? It doesn't even have a nose? scary

ruroshin wrote:

What the heck is that thing you got for an avatar there groink? It doesn't even have a nose? scary

LOL!!!! His (or it's) name is YUPPIE, a character Sakai Noriko drew herself in the late 1980's and early 1990's. She then came out with a chain of stores called "NORI-P HOUSE" (much like the Hello! Project store), where she sold things like the plush YUPPIE, along with bumper stickers, T-shirts, videos, and other stuff she knew groink would be buying up.

groink wrote:

LOL!!!! His (or it's) name is YUPPIE, a character Sakai Noriko drew herself in the late 1980's and early 1990's. She then came out with a chain of stores called "NORI-P HOUSE" (much like the Hello! Project store), where she sold things like the plush YUPPIE, along with bumper stickers, T-shirts, videos, and other stuff she knew groink would be buying up.

Oh man, Groink.

I'd rather buy her used "pantsu".



Anyways, I'm really looking forward to the Kohaku event! A little over a month left!
Don't know why, but my wife doesn't care for it. And she's Japanese and then.... *shrugs shoulders*
Can't wait to see Amuro Namie perform! She's such a hottie!
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http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/

Aya's gonna be there!!
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but smap isn't gonna be there...

3Peace~
Orenji

It is officially announced on 24th November that SMAP has declined to perform in Kouhaku Singing Contest because they did not have any CD release and concert this year... so sad!!! miss them!!!

ahochaude wrote:

I'd rather buy her used "pantsu".

haha....just as I thought..

SMAP is not going to be there.. ..maybe next year? None from the Johnny's Jr?

What about Hirai Ken?

Looks like the only Johnny's group this year is Tokio.

Hirai Ken is on the list. Isn't that his name after Hikawa Kiyoshi?
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Rinrin wrote:

Looks like the only Johnny's group this year is Tokio. Hirai Ken is on the list. Isn't that his name after Hikawa Kiyoshi?

DANG! I asked that question without checking the official site..yup he is.. ���䌘

WOo hoo..W-inds will be there too..and I see Tokio too.

Why are they here? ���[�j���O���B Sorry I just don't like them..*cough*

How come i cant find Day After Tomorrow ah?? Maybe they're not taking part this yr?? Oh nooo....
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gloomy wrote:

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/ Aya's gonna be there!!

Oh hec yea!


Although SMAP didn't release a single this year, their last single in March of 2003 still sold very well in 2004 and in fact is one of the top 25 singles of 2004 at the moment

Hopefully I translated the names right... The number next to the name indicates the number of years they've appeared in the NHK event (as of the 2004 event -- i.e. "1" means this coming event will be his/her/their debut).

Code:

RED                     WHITE Aiko 3                  Itsuki Hiroshi 34 Ishikawa Sayuri 27      w-inds 3 Lee Jung Hyun 1         EXILE 2 Kamito Irodori 1        ORANGE RANGE 1 Every Little Thing 8    Gackt 4 Otsuka Ai 1             Kawaguchi Kyougo 1 Kawanaka Miyuki 17      KISHIDAN 1 Kuraki Mai 2            Kitajima Saburo 41 Kobayashi Sachiko 26    Chemistry 4 Sakamoto Fuyumi   16    Gospellers 4 Shimakura Chiyoko 35    Sada Masashi 16 Shimatani Hitomi 3      John Ken Nuzzo 2 Tendo Yoshimi 9         TOKIO 11 DREAMS COME TRUE 9      Toba Ichiro 17 Nakashima Mika 3        nobodyknows+ 1 Nakamura Mitsuko 11     Hikawa Kiyoshi 5 Nagayama Youko 11       Hirai Ken 4 Natsukawa Rimi 3        Fuse Akira 20 Nochiura Natsumi 1      Hosokawa Takashi 30 Hamasaki Ayumi 6        Horiuchi Takao 16 Hitoto 2                Porno Graffiti 3 Hirahara Ayaka 1        Maekawa Kiyoshi 14 Fuji Ayako 13           Matsudaira Ken 1 BoA 3                   Mikawa Kenichi 21 Mizumori Kaori 2        Mori Shinichi 37 Morning Musume 7        Yamamoto Jouji 13 W 1                     Yuzu 2 Moriyama Ryoko 9        Ryu 1 Wada Akiko 28

Ah shoots. I guess I got ahead of myself when I thought that Amuro would appear. Shucks.

Anyways, at least Every Little Thing, Kuraki Mai, Dreams Come True, Exile, Chemistry, Gospellers, Hirai Ken, Hikawa Kiyoshi, and (of course, "the man") Kitajima Saburo are showing up!
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The lineup is pretty weak... but, it looks like it'll be enjoyable. I'll dvr it for sure, but I'll probably go out and catch the Pride Show at Saitama instead of staying home to watch this...

ahochaude wrote:

Ah shoots. I guess I got ahead of myself when I thought that Amuro would appear. Shucks. Anyways, at least Every Little Thing, Kuraki Mai, Dreams Come True, Exile, Chemistry, Gospellers, Hirai Ken, Hikawa Kiyoshi, and (of course, "the man") Kitajima Saburo are showing up!

Awww no Namie? Damn I want to see her perform too. That's one hawt MILF