eltinator wrote:

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

I guess she didn't have any hits this year. Although I really liked her ballad "All For You". Oh wells.

And yes, she's such a MILF!
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ahochaude wrote:

I guess she didn't have any hits this year. Although I really liked her ballad "All For You". Oh wells. And yes, she's such a MILF!

Her single Girl Talk made it to number 1 on Oricon so odds are she might have turned them down. She's okinawan too right

eltinator wrote:

Her single Girl Talk made it to number 1 on Oricon so odds are she might have turned them down. She's okinawan too right

Didn't know that Girl Talk made number 1 on Oricon. I guess she could have turned it down, since she's kind of low key. But then again, there are so many Korean performers this year. It's that Korean Boom that's going on in Japan.
And yeah, she's Okinawan! ....Even better!
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i'm not too impressed by this years kouhaku..somehow I miss some of the big artists..but well..I'm sure Matsudaira Ken will put up a great show with his Matsuken Samba II, he has promised to make everyone dance samba and to have a really glamurous costume
hard to believe that his guy was the legendary abarenbo shogun

ahochaude wrote:

Didn't know that Girl Talk made number 1 on Oricon. I guess she could have turned it down, since she's kind of low key. But then again, there are so many Korean performers this year. It's that Korean Boom that's going on in Japan. And yeah, she's Okinawan! ....Even better!

WOw so both Yukie and Namie are Okinawans

Okinawan girls must be hot!

eltinator wrote:

WOw so both Yukie and Namie are Okinawans Okinawan girls must be hot!

What do you mean "must be"?!
They are dude!
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ahochaude wrote:

What do you mean "must be"?! They are dude!

I should add Okinawa in my "places to go before croaking list".

Hm, I don't know if I should watch Kouhaku this year. Last year was boring except for the fact that Yuuka made a quick appearance and Zone's great performance. Other than that, I wanted to go to sleep inbetween the enka songs and horrible games.

Enka makes Kouhaku!

Looking back at the previous 54 years of the event, Kouhaku has always showcased the latest enka stars. I've heard many of the younger fans through the years complain that there are too many enka acts. However, everyone must realize that enka is a major part of the show's heritage. Year by year, Japanese POP music has slowly taken over the event, but never has it totally dominated the line-up. That's why, no matter how much people complain, enka will continue to occupy at least 20-percent of the overall program.

Also take note that NHK is similar to PBS in the United States. NHK's primary focus has always been the older generation. When the older generation slowly die off, then maybe NHK will modernize. But until then....

--- groink

I like Enka. I like the guy who dresses up in that outrageous lady costume. The guy who competes with that other lady every year. They compete with costume, song and props. What was his name now....?
And of course Kitajima Saburo. Hope he gets his usual position again. I was suprised last year when SMAP sung last.
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eightysix wrote:

Hm, I don't know if I should watch Kouhaku this year. Last year was boring except for the fact that Yuuka made a quick appearance and Zone's great performance. Other than that, I wanted to go to sleep inbetween the enka songs and horrible games.

Yea too much enka for my taste but I just do my hw during those songs and then wait for the j-pop. I wish they'd have something like this for J-Pop only artist

eltinator wrote:

Yea too much enka for my taste but I just do my hw during those songs and then wait for the j-pop. I wish they'd have something like this for J-Pop only artist

FNS Music Festival anybody? Well its not a competition but its the next biggest end of year music show.

ruroshin wrote:

FNS Music Festival anybody? Well its not a competition but its the next biggest end of year music show.

When does that usually air and what channel?

eltinator wrote:

When does that usually air and what channel?

FNS kayousai airs December 1st on FujiTV
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Ken-chan wrote:

i'm not too impressed by this years kouhaku..somehow I miss some of the big artists..but well..I'm sure Matsudaira Ken will put up a great show with his Matsuken Samba II, he has promised to make everyone dance samba and to have a really glamurous costume hard to believe that his guy was the legendary abarenbo shogun

Matsudaira Ken is that guy who dress himself as a Jidaigeki character, with a shiny Kimono, right ???? He'll play Benkei in the next NHK Taiga Drama (that one will have Takizawa Hideaki as the lead actor).
Samba ????? Oh-oh ...

groink wrote:

Enka makes Kouhaku! Looking back at the previous 54 years of the event, Kouhaku has always showcased the latest enka stars. I've heard many of the younger fans through the years complain that there are too many enka acts. However, everyone must realize that enka is a major part of the show's heritage. Year by year, Japanese POP music has slowly taken over the event, but never has it totally dominated the line-up. That's why, no matter how much people complain, enka will continue to occupy at least 20-percent of the overall program. Also take note that NHK is similar to PBS in the United States. NHK's primary focus has always been the older generation. When the older generation slowly die off, then maybe NHK will modernize. But until then....

I agree, I like Enka too, specially Nagayama Yoko, Tendo Yoshimi, Hikawa Kiyoshi. I think the Enka seccion of the last Kohaku was better than the J-Pop seccion (the male pop acts were fine, but the most of J-Pop acts of female team bugged the hell out of me ).

Ahochaude wrote:

I like Enka. I like the guy who dresses up in that outrageous lady costume. The guy who competes with that other lady every year. They compete with costume, song and props. What was his name now....?

I like them too !!! The lady is Kobayashi Sachiko, the guy is Mikawa Kenichi.
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Betsy Hayashi wrote:

I like them too !!! The lady is Kobayashi Sachiko, the guy is Mikawa Kenichi.

Right on babe! Thanks!
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ahochaude wrote:

Right on babe! Thanks!

You're welcome !!!!!
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Looks like the program will be aired in SoCal on KSCI-18 on 12/31 starting at 7:00PM....

Is this worth recording on tape??

bmwracer wrote:

Looks like the program will be aired in SoCal on KSCI-18 on 12/31 starting at 7:00PM.... Is this worth recording on tape??

You can if you want, but I wouldn't bother. It's going to air on HDTV in Japan. Several people there will be capturing it in that format, and then post on womby's.

bmwracer wrote:

Looks like the program will be aired in SoCal on KSCI-18 on 12/31 starting at 7:00PM.... Is this worth recording on tape??

I have the last 3 shows on tape. I only watch the performances that I like. I don't know if I have the patience to watch an entire show again. It's long and I have other things to do.
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