NEWS: The list of performers for NHK's 59th Kouhaku New Years' Celebration was released today with Morning Musume notably absent from the Female Red Team (Akagumi) list. It is the first time they have not been invited to perform since they began appearing at the event in 1997. Last year they were joined by C-ute and Berryz in a joint H!P performance to commemorate MM's 10th anniversary.

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Satoda Mai will be H!P's sole representative, perfoming with Pabo and Schuuchishin on the White Team (Shirogumi).

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Debuting Artist Press Conference

Artists performing at Kouhaku for the first time this year include Aoyama Thelma, ikimono gakari, GIRL NEXT DOOR, Perfume, KIMAGUREN, Jero, Tohoshinki and Mr.Children.

NHK 59th Kouhaku
PERFORMERS
numbers indicate tally of past performances

Akagumi/Red Team
aiko(7)
Aoyama Thelma(DEBUT)
Akimoto Junko(DEBUT)
ayaka(3)
Angela Aki(3)
ikimono gakari(DEBUT)
Ishikawa Sayuri(31)
Otsuka Ai(5)
Fujioka Fujimaki and Oohashi Nozomi(DEBUT)
GIRL NEXT DOOR(DEBUT)
Kawanaka Miyuki(21)
Koda Kumi(4)
Godai Natsuko(15)
Kobayashi Sachiko(30)
Sakamoto Fuyumi(20)
SPEED(4)
Tendou Yoshimi(13)
Nakashima Mika(7)
Nakamura Mitsuko(13)
Perfume(DEBUT)
Hamasaki Ayumi(10)
Hitoto You(5)
Hirahara Ayaka(5)
Fuji Ayako(16)
Mizumori Kaori(6)
Wada Akiko(32)
Special Performance
Enya(DEBUT)

Shirogumi/White Team
Aqua Timez(2)
Akikawa Masafumi(3)
Itsuki Hiroshi(38)
EXILE(4)
Kitajima Saburou(45)
Kitayama Takeshi(4)
KIMAGUREN(DEBUT)
Kiyama Yusaku(DEBUT)
KOBUKURO(4)
Jero(DEBUT)
shuuchishin with PABO(DEBUT)
SMAP(16)
Tohoshinki(DEBUT)
TOKIO(15)
Tokunaga Hideaki(3)
Hikawa Kiyoshi(9)
Hirai Ken(6)
Fuse Akira(24)
PORNO GRAFFITI(7)
Maekawa Kiyoshi(18)
Migawa Kenichi(25)
Mr. Children(DEBUT)
Mizutani Yutaka(DEBUT)
Mori Shinichi(41)
Moriyama Naotaro(3)
WaT(4)
Special Performance

Miyazawa Kazufumi ingannga・ZUMBA & THE BOOM

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Anonymous said...

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WHAT?!
NOOOO!! ;_;

Unknown said...

Ouch. That's disappointing.

Anonymous said...

GASP! Who is that adorable tiny girl?!

Wow.

I think that just said a lot about how I feel about this. I love MM, but I've kind of been expecting this. As long as there's something new to capture my attention (Seriously, who is she?), I can't get too upset.

Mars said...

peachusagi: haha, that's Oohashi Nozomi - she sings that Ghibli, Ponyo film theme song.

Anonymous said...

Who is the lil' girl in the front, with the red dress on?