58th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen
Encyclopedia
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku," aired on December 31, 2007. on NHK Hall
in Japan
. Air time was from 19:20 to 23:45 (with an interruption from 21:25 to 21:30 for news). All times are JST
.
in blue-white light.
Viewing percentages in the Kantō region
were 32.8% for the first section and 39.5% for the second.
NHK Hall
NHK Hall is a part of the NHK Broadcasting Center, located in Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Address is 2-2-1, Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8001. This facility has a 3677-seat capacity.* 1955, NHK Hall opened in Tokyo's Uchisaiwai-cho district...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Air time was from 19:20 to 23:45 (with an interruption from 21:25 to 21:30 for news). All times are JST
Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
.
Chairpersons
- Red team host: Masahiro NakaiMasahiro Nakaiis a singer, actor and host for music events and variety shows such as the long-running music show Utaban. He is the leader of the Japanese idol group SMAP.-Early life:...
- White team host: Tsurube Shōfukutei
- Mediators: Kazuya Matsumoto and Miki SumiyoshiMiki Sumiyoshiis a Japanese announcer. She works for the public broadcaster NHK. Miki was born in Kawasaki, and moved with her family to Seattle, Washington in the United States. She returned to Japan while in elementary school, and completed junior high school in Kobe...
- Radio announcers: Sen Odagiri and Ai Tsukahara
Performance listing
| Red Team | White Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singer | Song | Singer | Song |
| First-half | |||
| Hello! Project Hello! Project is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume... 10th Kōhaku Anniversary Special Group Morning Musume Morning Musume , sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs... (10) Berryz Kobo (debut) °C-ute (debut) |
"Special LOVE Mix ~Shiawase no Heisei 20 Shunen Ver.~" | Kenichi Mikawa Kenichi Mikawa is a Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and style.Mikawa was born in Suwa, Nagano as . He recorded a number of hit songs as a male enka singer in the 1960s and 1970s. The most well-known of his songs include "Sasoriza no Onna" and "Yanagase Blues"... (24) |
"Sasoriza no Onna 2007" |
| Miyuki Kawanaka Miyuki Kawanaka Miyuki Kawanaka is a Japanese Enka singer.She was born Kimiko Kawanaka in Suita, Osaka. At a young age she moved to Osaka where she grew up. In 1973 she debuted as Kasuga Harumi with the song Shinjuku Tenshin. She later tried to become an idol with the release of Kantsubaki no Shima Kara... (20) |
"Kanazawa no Ame" | Ichirō Toba (20) | "Kyoudai Bune" |
| Mitsuko Nakamura (12) | "Danjiri" | w-inds. W-inds. W-inds is a Japanese pop boy band that is managed by Vision Factory and has been signed to the Pony Canyon label since 2000. The group consists of the three individuals Ryohei Chiba, Keita Tachibana, and Ryuichi Ogata. They made their formal debut in 2001 and, to date, have released 30 singles... (6) |
"Beautiful Life" |
| Yōko Nagayama Yoko Nagayama Yōko Nagayama is a Japanese enka singer, former J-pop singer, and actress.- Early life :Nagayama was born in Tokyo. At the age of four, she began attending min'yo group singing lessons with her father... (14) |
"Jonkara Onna Bushi" | Takeshi Kitayama (3) | "Oga Hantou" |
| Mihimaru GT Mihimaru GT Mihimaru GT is an urban and pop group signed to Universal Music Japan and managed by Tearbridge Productions, a subsidiary of Stardust Promotion and Avex.- History :... (2) |
"Gazen Yeah!" | Exile (3) | "Lovers Again ~Kōhaku Version~" |
| Angela Aki Angela Aki , born Kiyomi Angela Aki on September 15, 1977, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Itano, Tokushima, Japan.-Early life:... (2) |
"Sakura Iro" | WaT WaT WaT is a Japanese pop duo composed of singers/songwriters Eiji Wentz and Teppei Koike. They met each other in 2002 and formed WaT, playing live street performances with their guitars. Their debut single, "Boku no Kimochi", was released in 2005. Wentz, who is half German-American and half Japanese,... (3) |
"WaT Kōhaku Selection" |
| Kaori Kōzai (15) | "Mugon Zaka" | Akira Fuse Akira Fuse is a Japanese singer who was once married to Olivia Hussey. He debuted in 1965 with the single . His greatest hits are and . He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved in a number of stage plays... (23) |
"Kimi wa Bara yori Utsukushii" |
| Kaori Mizumori Kaori Mizumori ' is a Japanese female enka singer. Her real name is .Her songs are usually titled after Japanese landmarks and Japanese nature. Thus Kaori gained her popularity as an Enka singer in Japan.- External links :*... (5) |
"Hitori Satsumaji" | Kiyoshi Maekawa Kiyoshi Maekawa is a Japanese singer and tarento.He is best known as the first lead vocalist of Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five, which was formed in 1967 and debuted in 1969 with the Japan Record Award-winning song "Nagasaki wa Kyō mo Ame Datta"... (17) |
"Soshite, Kobe" |
| Oshirikajirimushi Special Stage | |||
| AKB48 AKB48 AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart... (debut) Leah Dizon Leah Dizon Leah Dizon is an American-born former gaijin tarento, singer, and model in Japan. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she moved to Tokyo, Japan in 2006 to pursue a career in entertainment... (debut) Shoko Nakagawa Shoko Nakagawa is a Japanese idol, tarento, actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer. She is best known as the presenter of Pokémon Sunday. She is the daughter of Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s.... (debut) |
"Nihon ga Hokoru Saisentan! Special Medley" | Kome Kome Club Kome Kome Club is a Japanese pop band formed in 1982. It is widely recognized as the only Japanese pop musical group which achieved commercial success by blending funk, soul and Latin musical styles. They also use the style of rakugo.-1982–1997: Commercial success:... (5) |
"AiKimi Roman" |
| Ayaka Ayaka is a Japanese female singer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.-2006:... (2) |
"Peace Loving People ~Special Piano Version~" | Porno Graffitti Porno Graffitti , also known as is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The band got their name from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme... (6) |
"Link" |
| Natsuko Godai (14) | "Fune" | Sukima Switch Sukima Switch is a Japanese jazz fusion duo consisting of core members , born May 9, 1978, and , born February 25, 1978, formed in 2003. Formerly with BMG Japan , they signed with Sony Music Japan's Ariola Japan label in September 2009.-History:... (3) |
"Kanade" |
| Aming Aming (J-pop) Aming is female Japanese pop/folk duo composed of Takako Okamura and Haruko Kato that debuted in 1982 with their hit "Matsuwa ". They disbanded quickly, however in November 1983... (2) |
"Matsuwa'07" (I Wait '07) | Masato Sugimoto (debut) | "Waremokō" |
| Ayaka Hirahara (4) | "Jupiter" | Akira Terao Akira Terao is Japanese musician and movie actor.-Career:In 1966, he debuted as a bassist of Group Sounds band, The Savage. As an actor, he debuted as Kenichi in Chikadô no taiyô made, a film directed by Kei Kumai in 1968.... (2) |
"Ruby no Yubiwa" |
| BoA BoA Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music".... (6) |
"BoA Winter Ballad Special" | Toshihide Baba (debut) | "Start Line~Atarashii Kaze" |
| Fuyumi Sakamoto Fuyumi Sakamoto is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.-Career:On March 4, 1987, Sakamoto debuted as a recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko". In 1988, she took part in the 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time... (19) |
"Yozakura Oshichi ~Ōmisoka Special~" | Masashi Sada Masashi Sada is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer.Sada formed the folk duo Grape with Masami Yoshida in 1972, and made debut as a recording artist a year after. The pair rose to fame owing to a hit of a song "Shourou Nagashi" composed by Sada, which peaked at the... (19) |
"Birthday" |
| Izumi Sakai Izumi Sakai , born 6 February 1967 in Kurume, Japan – 27 May 2007 was a Japanese Pop singer, song writer, and member of the group Zard.- Biography :Born in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, Sakai grew up in Hadano, Kanagawa. Her father was a driving instructor, and she had a younger brother and younger sister... Tsuitō Kikaku, Zard Zard was a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on in the group while others joined and left regularly. As such, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. Zard's work was sold under... Film Concert Chūkei, ""Yureru Omoi Yureru Omoi is the 8th single by the Japanese band Zard. It was released on May 19, 1993, and reached number one on the Oricon weekly charts.... "" ""Glorious Mind Glorious Mind "Glorious Mind" is Zard's 43rd single released on December 12, 2007. The song was the last song recorded by Izumi Sakai before she died. This has been the opening theme song of Case Closed since October 2007. Although the song was not complete at the time of Izumi Sakai's death, the chorus part had... "" ""Makenaide Makenaide is the 6th single by J-pop band Zard. It was the first single to reach number 1 on the Oricon weekly charts. According to the song's composer Tetsurō Oda, she was singing "strangely" but it proved to be good. It sold over 1.64 million copies and became the highest-selling song for Zard. When she... "" |
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| Second-half | |||
| Sachiko Kobayashi (29) | "Koizakura" | Gackt Gackt is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer.... (5) |
"Returner ~Yami no Shūen~Kie Iku Samurai e no Requiem~" |
| Ai Otsuka Ai Otsuka is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and actress from Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo," which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.A piano... (4) |
"Chu-Lip" | Tokio Tokio (band) Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates... (14) |
"SEISYuN" |
| Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to... (9) |
"Together When..." | Noriyuki Makihara Noriyuki Makihara , nicknamed by his fans, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.- Biography :He was born on May 18, 1969 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University to study English literature. In addition to creating songs for his own music career, he has written, produced and performed songs... (2) |
"Green Days" |
| aiko Aiko (singer) Aiko is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka... (6) |
"Shiawase" (Happiness) | Kiyoshi Hikawa Kiyoshi Hikawa is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. His real name is and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" due to his young age and popularity... (8) |
"Kiyoshi no Sōran Bushi, YOSAKOI no Sōran Kōhaku Special" |
| Kumi Koda Kumi Koda , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game... (3) |
"Ai no Uta" | Hideaki Tokunaga Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No... (2) |
"Koi ni Ochite -Fall in Love-" |
| Ataru Nakamura Ataru Nakamura is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter.-Early life:Born in Tokyo on 28 June 1985, Nakamura began studying music at a young age. She taught herself to play the piano, guitar, and the drums at age ten, and began to write her own songs at the age of thirteen... (debut) |
"Tomodachi no Uta" | Ken Hirai Ken Hirai is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson.During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums up until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi Wo Tojite became the best-selling single... (5) |
"Elegy" |
| Yoshimi Tendō (12) | "Chindo Monogatari ~Kizuna~" | Saburō Kitajima Saburo Kitajima is a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.He was born Minoru Ōno , in a little town in Hokkaidō to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied.... (44) |
"Kaero Kana" |
| Mika Nakashima Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :... (6) |
"Life" | Kobukuro Kobukuro is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :... (3) |
"Tsubomi" |
| Yo Hitoto Yo Hitoto is a Japanese pop singer. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She can speak three languages: Japanese, English, and Mandarin. Tae Hitoto is her older sister. Her name Hitoto is not her real surname, it is her mother's maiden name. She changed her name when she came to Japan... (4) |
"Hanamizuki" | Masafumi Akikawa Masafumi Akikawa is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop. He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast.... (2) |
"Sen no Kaze ni Natte" (A Thousand Winds) |
| Dreams Come True (12) | "A-I-SHI-TE-RU no Sign ~Watashitachi no Mirai Yosōzu~ Kōhaku Version" | SMAP SMAP SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori... (15) |
"Dangan Fighter Kōhaku SP" |
| Yū Aku Yu Aku , , was a Japanese lyricist, poet, novelist.He was famous for thousands of his lyrics he contributed to many recording artists since 1967. Mainly during the 1970s, more than 20 of them reached the number-one on the Japanese Oricon chart, and 7 singles sold more than a million copies... Tsuitō Corner |
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| Akiko Wada Akiko Wada is a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon... (31) |
"Ano Kane wo Narasu no wa Anata" | Shinichi Mori Shinichi Mori is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. Nishinippon Shimbun claims that his total sales of gramophone records and CDs has been over 90 million copies.... (40) |
"Kita no Hotaru" |
| Sayuri Ishikawa Sayuri Ishikawa , is a Japanese enka singer. She is a popular contestant on the annual NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast, having appeared 32 times since 1977. Ishikawa made her name performing the classic "Tsugarukaikyo-Fuyugeshiki"... (30) |
"Tsugaru Kaikyō-Fuyu Geshiki" | Hiroshi Itsuki Hiroshi Itsuki is a Japanese male singer and composer. He sold 20 million records of singles and 4 million copies of LP albums by 1987.Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami".... (37) |
"Chigiri" (Promise) |
Results
The winners were the shirogumi, the white team, which was revealed by illuminating the darkened Tokyo TowerTokyo Tower
is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At , it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.Built in...
in blue-white light.
Viewing percentages in the Kantō region
Kanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
were 32.8% for the first section and 39.5% for the second.