Kohaku is a New Year's Eve establishment inwards Nippon watched yesteryear millions of viewers across the nation.Kohaku is a male-vs-female singing face-off betwixt famous entertainers inwards Nippon piece of employment yesteryear Japan's populace broadcaster, NHK. "Ko" is the kanji for "red" in addition to stands for the women; "haku" is for white in addition to represents the men.
Begun every bit a radio plan straight off subsequently Japan's loss inwards World War II, Kohaku became a TV plan also inwards 1953 in addition to has remained a staple of NHK's New Year's Day programming every year.
This year, 2014, is Kohaku's 65th in addition to 51 acts volition endure taking part. New acts include HKT48, an AKB48 clone from Hawks Town inwards Fukuoka, Hiroko Yakushimaru in addition to May J.
From the women's squad other acts volition endure E-girls, a choir-sized recycling of members - aged thirteen to 26 - of several previous daughter groups; NMB48, the over-the-top campsite daughter revue from Osaka; Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, watched to a greater extent than for her clothe than her singing talent, Akiko Wada, making her 38th appearance in addition to veteran crooner Seiko Matsuda. Ayumi Hamasaki has made the dyad determination to endure absent this twelvemonth subsequently fifteen consecutive years on the show.
The White (men's) squad includes the ageless SMAP, Exile, American enka sensation Chris Hart, in addition to Kiyoshi Hikawa. Debutants for the men are V6 in addition to rockers Sekai on Owari.
Kohaku volition air on Dec 31 2014 from 7:15 pm to 11:45 pm on both NHK TV in addition to radio.
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