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Kōhaku Uta Gassen

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, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, which official translation is "Year-end Song Festival", is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK network and by some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. [1]

199 relations: AAA (band), Agnes Chan, Ai Otsuka, Aiko (singer), AKB48, Akiko Wada, Akina Nakamori, Akira Fuse, Alan Tam, Alexander Gradsky, Alfredo Casero, Alyson Williams, Andy Williams, Angela Aki, Arashi, Argentina, Artist, Auld Lang Syne, Aya Matsuura, Ayaka, Ayaka Hirahara, Ayako Fuji, Ayumi Hamasaki, Ōmisoka, BoA, Brazil, Chemistry (band), Chiemi Eri, Chiyoko Shimakura, Cho Yong-pil, Chris Hart (musician), Cyndi Lauper, Da Pump, Def.Diva, Demography, Dick Lee, Dreams Come True (band), E-girls, Emiko Kaminuma, Every Little Thing (band), Exile (Japanese band), Four Leaves, Fuyumi Sakamoto, Gackt, GAM (group), Gary Valenciano, Girls' Generation, Gospellers, Haruka Ayase, Harumi Miyako, ..., Hibari Misora, Hideaki Tokunaga, Hideki Saijo, Hikari Ishida, Hikaru Genji (band), Hiromi Go, Hiromi Iwasaki, Hiroshi Itsuki, Hotaru no Hikari, Ichiro Furutachi, Ikimono-gakari, Izumi Motoya, Jero, Judy Ongg, Junko Kubo, Junko Sakurada, Kana Nishino, Kantō region, Kaori Kozai, Kaori Mizumori, Kara (South Korean band), Kasumi Arimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Ken Hirai, Kenichi Mikawa, Kenji Sawada, Kenji Suzuki, Kiyoko Suizenji, Kiyoshi Hikawa, Kiyoshi Maekawa, Kobukuro, Koda Kumi, Koji Yamamoto (actor), Kome Kome Club, Kyōko Koizumi, Kyu Sakamoto, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Laima Vaikule, Latvia, Leah Dizon, Lee Jung-hyun, Lim Hyung-joo, Linda Yamamoto, List of music styles, Maho Kuwako, Maki Horikita, Mao Inoue, Masaaki Sakai, Masaharu Fukuyama, Masahiro Nakai, Masaki Aiba, Masako Mori (singer), Masashi Sada, MAX (band), Mayumi Itsuwa, Miho Nakayama, Mika Nakashima, Miki Sumiyoshi, Mina Aoe, Mitsuko Mori, Mitsuyo Kusano, Miyuki Kawanaka, Momoe Yamaguchi, Monta Mino, Morning Musume, Music, Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII, Namie Amuro, Nana Mizuki, Nao Matsushita, New Year's Eve, NHK, NHK General TV, NHK Hall, NHK Radio 1, NHK World Premium, Paul Simon, Peggy Hayama, Perfume (Japanese band), Porno Graffitti, Rimi Natsukawa, Ryūji Miyamoto, Ryoko Moriyama, Saburō Kitajima, Sachiko Kobayashi, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Saori Minami, Saori Yuki, Sarah Brightman, Sayuri Ishikawa, Seiko Matsuda, Shōfukutei Tsurube II, Shinichi Mori, Shinichi Taketa, SMAP, Smokey Mountain (band), Surround sound, Takako Matsu, Takanori Nishikawa, Takao Horiuchi, Takashi Hosokawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Tamori, Tanimura Shinji, Teresa Teng, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Tetsuya Takeda, Tokio (band), Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, Tomomi Kahara, Toshiyuki Nishida, TVXQ, Twelve Girls Band, Twice (band), Vivian Hsu, W-inds, Wataru Abe, X Japan, Yōko Nagayama, Yōko Oginome, Yūzō Kayama, Yo Hitoto, Yoriko Mekata, Yoshiko Mita, Yoshimi Tendo, Yuki Saito (actress), Yukie Nakama, Yumiko Kokonoe, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yuzu (band), 1080i, 1seg, 56th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 576i, 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 63rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 64th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 65th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, 720p, 8K resolution. Expand index (149 more) »

AAA (band)

, a backronym for Attack All Around, are a 6-member Japanese pop group signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005.

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Agnes Chan

Agnes Meiling Kaneko Chan is a pop singer, a "foreign television personality" (gaijin tarento), a Doctor of Philosophy, a professor at Japanese universities, an essayist, and a novelist.

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Ai Otsuka

is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan.

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Aiko (singer)

, known by her stage name Aiko, (stylized as aiko) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter.

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AKB48

AKB48 (pronounced A.K.B. Forty-Eight) are a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (Akiba for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located.

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Akiko Wada

(born April 10, 1950) is a female Japanese singer and television performer from Tsuruhashi, Ikuno-ku, Osaka.

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Akina Nakamori

is a Japanese pop singer and actress.

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Akira Fuse

is a Japanese singer, who was once married to Olivia Hussey.

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Alan Tam

Alan Tam Wing-lun MH (born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor.

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Alexander Gradsky

Alexander Borisovich Gradsky (Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Гра́дский; born November 3, 1949, in Kopeysk) is a Russian rock singer, bard, multi-instrumentalist and composer.

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Alfredo Casero

Alfredo Casero (born November 12, 1962, in Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine musician, actor and comedian.

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Alyson Williams

Alyson Williams (born May 11, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an R&B singer who had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Andy Williams

Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer.

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Angela Aki

known professionally as, is a pop singer, songwriter, and pianist born in Itano, Tokushima, Japan to a Japanese father and an Italian-American mother.

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Arashi

is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Artist

An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art.

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Auld Lang Syne

"Auld Lang Syne" (note "s" rather than "z") is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294).

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Aya Matsuura

also known to her fans as Ayaya, is a Japanese pop singer and actress from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.

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Ayaka

, known mononymously as Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan.

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Ayaka Hirahara

is a Japanese pop singer.

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Ayako Fuji

(real name, née), born May 10, 1961, is a Japanese enka singer.

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Ayumi Hamasaki

is a Japanese recording artist, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson and entrepreneur.

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Ōmisoka

—or —is a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year.

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BoA

Kwon Bo-ah (권보아, born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, dancer, composer and actress active in South Korea and Japan.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Chemistry (band)

Chemistry (styled as CHEMISTRY) is a Japanese pop duo, consists of and.

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Chiemi Eri

, was a Japanese popular singer and actress.

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Chiyoko Shimakura

(30 March 1938 – 8 November 2013) was an enka singer and TV presenter in Japan.

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Cho Yong-pil

Cho Yong-pil (born March 21, 1950) is a South Korean pop singer who is considered one of the most influential figures in Korean popular music.

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Chris Hart (musician)

is an African-American singer who gained popularity as a J-pop artist in Japan.

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Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist.

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Da Pump

is a Japanese boy band comprising lead vocalist, Issa Hentona and MCs Ken Okumoto, Yukinari Tamaki and Shinobu Miyara.

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Def.Diva

Def.Diva (often stylized as DEF.DIVA) was a "special group" formed in 2005 from the Hello! Project idol umbrella, and consisted of Aya Matsuura, Maki Goto, Natsumi Abe and Rika Ishikawa.

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Demography

Demography (from prefix demo- from Ancient Greek δῆμος dēmos meaning "the people", and -graphy from γράφω graphō, implies "writing, description or measurement") is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings.

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Dick Lee

Richard "Dick" Lee Peng Boon (born 24 August 1956) is a Singaporean pop singer, composer, songwriter, and playwright.

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Dreams Come True (band)

are a Japanese new wave/rhythm and blues band formed in 1988, originally consisting of Miwa Yoshida (lead vocals), Masato Nakamura (bass), and Takahiro Nishikawa (keyboards).

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E-girls

E-girls (sometimes stylized as E-Girls or e-girls; stands for Exile Girls) are a Japanese collective girl group who are signed to music label Rhythm Zone, and managed by LDH and Avex Trax.

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Emiko Kaminuma

is a Japanese comedian, singer, television presenter, and radio personality.

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Every Little Thing (band)

Every Little Thing (also known as ELT) is a pop/soft rock duo from Japan who debuted in August 1996 with the release of their first single called "Feel My Heart".

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Exile (Japanese band)

Exile is a 19-member Japanese boy group.

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Four Leaves

was a Japanese boy band from the talent agency Johnny & Associates.

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Fuyumi Sakamoto

is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.

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Gackt

, better known by his mononymous stage name Gackt, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He has been active since 1993, first as the frontman of the short-lived independent band Cains:Feel, and then for the now defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer, before starting his solo career in 1999. He has released nine studio albums and, with forty-eight singles released, holds the male soloist record for most top ten consecutive singles in Japanese music history. His single "Returner (Yami no Shūen)", released on June 20, 2007, was his first single to reach the number one spot on the Oricon charts. Besides being established in the modern entertainment industry, Gackt's music has been used as theme songs for video games (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII), anime films (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam#Compilation movies) and television series. In addition to his music career Gackt has acted in a few films, including a film he wrote, Moon Child, and his international debut Bunraku, and TV series such as the NHK drama Fūrin Kazan. He also performed live in theatre stage plays, one of which was written, composed and directed by him: Moon Saga - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I&II. He also provided the voice samples for Internet Co., Ltd.'s first Vocaloid, Gackpoid.

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GAM (group)

was a Japanese pop unit under the Hello! Project umbrella consisting of Aya Matsuura and former Morning Musume member Miki Fujimoto.

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Gary Valenciano

Edgardo Jose "Gary" Santiago Valenciano (born 6 August 1964), also known as Gary V. and Mr.

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Girls' Generation

Girls' Generation, also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment.

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Gospellers

The Gospellers (ゴスペラーズ) are a Japanese a cappella vocal group made up of Tetsuya Murakami, Kaoru Kurosawa, Yuji Sakai, Yoichi Kitayama and Yutaka Yasuoka.

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Haruka Ayase

is a Japanese actress, model and singer who started her career as a gravure idol in 2000.

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Harumi Miyako

is a Japanese singer of enka. Born Harumi Kitamura (Kitamura Harumi) in Kyoto, she made her debut in 1964.

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Hibari Misora

was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon.

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Hideaki Tokunaga

is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.

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Hideki Saijo

was a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song "Y.M.C.A.", called "Young Man".

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Hikari Ishida

is a Japanese actress.

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Hikaru Genji (band)

was a Japanese musical idol group named after the character Hikaru Genji of The Tale of Genji.

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Hiromi Go

is a Japanese singer, part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

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Hiromi Iwasaki

is a Japanese female singer who debuted in 1975.

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Hiroshi Itsuki

is a Japanese singer and composer.

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Hotaru no Hikari

is a Japanese song incorporating the tune of Scottish folk song Auld Lang Syne with completely different lyrics by Chikai Inagaki, first introduced in a collection of singing songs for elementary school students in 1881 (Meiji 14).

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Ichiro Furutachi

is a Japanese announcer, tarento, television presenter, and newscaster represented by Furutachi-Project.

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Ikimono-gakari

The romanization of the group's name does not have the hyphen according to Sony's websites for their albums.

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Izumi Motoya

, known professionally as, is a Japanese kyōgen actor, known for his appearances on television in NHK Taiga dramas, and for the scandal surrounding his assumption of the position of 20th sōke (head) of the Izumi school of kyōgen.

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Jero

Jerome Charles White, Jr. (born September 4, 1981), better known by his stage name, is an American enka singer of African-American and Japanese descent.

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Judy Ongg

Judy Ongg (born January 24, 1950) is a Taiwanese-Japanese actress, singer, author, and woodblock-print artist.

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Junko Kubo

is a television presenter and announcer in Japan.

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Junko Sakurada

is a Japanese singer and actress.

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Kana Nishino

is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I".

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Kantō region

The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.

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Kaori Kozai

is a Japanese enka singer.

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Kaori Mizumori

(born 31 August 1973, Kita, Tokyo) is a Japanese enka singer with Tokuma Japan Communications.

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Kara (South Korean band)

Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) was a South Korean pop girl group formed by DSP Media in 2007.

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Kasumi Arimura

is a Japanese actress.

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Kazunari Ninomiya

, often called, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, presenter and radio host.

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Ken Hirai

is a Japanese R&B and pop singer.

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Kenichi Mikawa

is a Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and style.

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Kenji Sawada

is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor, best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers.

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Kenji Suzuki

is a former television announcer for the NHK in Japan.

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Kiyoko Suizenji

, better known as, is a Japanese enka singer and actress represented by Suisei Kikaku.

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Kiyoshi Hikawa

is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Kiyoshi Maekawa

(born) is a Japanese singer and tarento.

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Kobukuro

, a Japanese band, formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001.

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Koda Kumi

, known professionally as, is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs.

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Koji Yamamoto (actor)

is a Japanese actor and singer, who was born in Tokyo, Japan.

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Kome Kome Club

is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1982.

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Kyōko Koizumi

(born February 4, 1966 in Atsugi, Kanagawa) is a Japanese singer and actress.

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Kyu Sakamoto

was a Japanese singer and actor, best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies.

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L'Arc-en-Ciel

L'Arc-en-Ciel ("The Rainbow" in French, stylized as L'Arc~en~Ciel) is a Japanese rock band, founded in Osaka in 1991.

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Laima Vaikule

Laima Vaikule is a popular Latvian actress, singer, director, and choreographer, best known in Europe and in the former USSR for such popular hits as "Vernisage" and "Charlie," among other songs.

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Latvia

Latvia (or; Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika), is a sovereign state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

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Leah Dizon

Leah Donna Dizon (born September 24, 1986) is a former gaijin tarento, singer, and model.

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Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun (born February 7, 1980), also known by her stage name Ava, is a South Korean pop singer and actress.

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Lim Hyung-joo

Lim Hyung Joo (born May 7, 1986) is a UN Peace Medal (United Nations Peace Medal) winning (the first and the youngest Korean awarded) South Korean operatic pop (popera) tenor and classical crossover singer.

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Linda Yamamoto

is a Japanese singer and actress whose latest hit song was in 1973.

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List of music styles

This is a list of music styles.

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Maho Kuwako

is a Japanese female announcer and news anchor for NHK.

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Maki Horikita

is a Japanese former actress.

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Mao Inoue

(born January 9, 1987) is a Japanese actress.

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Masaaki Sakai

is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo.

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Masaharu Fukuyama

is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor from Nagasaki.

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Masahiro Nakai

is a Japanese television host, actor, newscaster, radio personality.

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Masaki Aiba

(born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio host and dancer.

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Masako Mori (singer)

is a Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress.

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Masashi Sada

is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer.

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MAX (band)

MAX (pronounced "Max") is a Japanese female vocal group.

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Mayumi Itsuwa

(born January 24, 1951) is a Japanese vocalist, composer, lyricist, and keyboardist who made her debut in 1972.

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Miho Nakayama

is a Japanese singer and actress.

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Mika Nakashima

is a Japanese singer and actress.

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Miki Sumiyoshi

is a freelance Japanese announcer.

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Mina Aoe

, professionally known as, was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career.

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Mitsuko Mori

, real name, was a Japanese actress.

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Mitsuyo Kusano

is a female Japanese TV presenter and news anchor.

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Miyuki Kawanaka

Miyuki Kawanaka (川中美幸), December 5, 1955) is a very popular and respectable Japanese enka singer, with a singing career spanning over 4 decades. She is married to Katsuo Yamada since 1991. Miyuki Kawanaka was born Kimiko Kawanaka in Suita, Osaka. At a young age, she moved to Osaka where she grew up. In 1973, at the age of 18, she debuted as Kasuga Harumi and tried to become a pop idol with the release of with the songs Shinjuku Tenshin and Kantsubaki no Shima Kara. Both singles failed and she returned to Osaka to work at her mother's okonomiyaki restaurant. In 1976, she won a contest singing Anatani Inochi Gake. She adopted a new stage name Miyuki Kawanaka and launched her second debut as an enka singer. It was not until 1980 that Miyuki hit it big with the single Futarizake (ふたり酒), with sales over a million copies. Miyuki scored her second biggest hit, Niren-sou (二輪草) in 1998, which was also sold more than a million copies in Japan alone, spending 80 weeks in the top 100 of the oricon chart. Up to date, Miyuki Kawanaka has been invited to perform at the annual NHK Red and White Song Festival for 24 non-consecutive years, the 7th most on the all time list for a female artist. Her last appearance at the prestigious programme was 2011, the 62nd edition of the show.

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Momoe Yamaguchi

is a Japanese former singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980.

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Monta Mino

, born, is a Japanese television presenter.

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Morning Musume

, formerly simply and colloquially referred to as, is a Japanese female idol group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an amount of 64, and they have sold over 21 million copies in Japan alone.

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Music

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time.

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Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII

, born, was a Japanese actor active in kabuki, other forms of live theatre, television and commercials.

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Namie Amuro

is a Japanese recording artist, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur.

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Nana Mizuki

is a Japanese voice actress and singer represented by the agency Sigma Seven.

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Nao Matsushita

is a Japanese actress and singer.

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New Year's Eve

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December which is the seventh day of Christmastide.

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NHK

is Japan's national public broadcasting organization.

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NHK General TV

is the main television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation).

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NHK Hall

The NHK Hall is a concert hall located at the NHK Broadcasting Center, the main headquarters of Japan's public broadcaster NHK.

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NHK Radio 1

is Japan's oldest radio station operated by the public broadcaster, NHK.

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NHK World Premium

NHK World Premium is the international broadcasting service of NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai - Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Japan's public broadcaster.

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Paul Simon

Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor.

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Peggy Hayama

born was a Japanese singer.

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Perfume (Japanese band)

is a Japanese pop girl group from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto ("Nocchi"), Yuka Kashino ("Kashiyuka") and Ayaka Nishiwaki ("A~chan").

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Porno Graffitti

, also known as are a Japanese rock band from Onomichi (formerly Innoshima), Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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Rimi Natsukawa

is a Japanese singer.

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Ryūji Miyamoto

is a Japanese photographer.

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Ryoko Moriyama

, (born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk and jazz singer.

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Saburō Kitajima

is a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.

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Sachiko Kobayashi

, born on December 5, 1953 in Niigata, Japan, is a female Japanese enka singer and occasional voice actor.

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Sandaime J Soul Brothers

, officially known as Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe, are the third generation unit of the J Soul Brothers, a J-pop vocal and dance group formed by Exile leader Hiro.

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami (南 沙織 Minami Saori; Real Name: Akemi Uchima (内間明美); Christian Name: Cynthia) was born in Okinawa on July 2, 1954 to Japanese parents.

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Saori Yuki

is a Japanese singer and actress.

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Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, musician, songwriter, conductor, and dancer.

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Sayuri Ishikawa

, (born January 30, 1958) is one of the most recognized and successful Japanese enka singers of all time, with a remarkable singing career spanning over four decades since mid-70s.

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Seiko Matsuda

is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.

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Shōfukutei Tsurube II

, born is an actor and rakugo comedian from Japan.

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Shinichi Mori

is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music.

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Shinichi Taketa

is a Japanese journalist and newscaster, who is a presenter on the NHK's evening newscast NHK News 7.

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SMAP

SMAP was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori.

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Smokey Mountain (band)

Smokey Mountain was a Filipino singing group formed by musical director, composer, conductor Ryan Cayabyab and executive producer Judd Berlin.

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Surround sound

Surround sound is a technique for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with additional audio channels from speakers that surround the listener (surround channels).

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Takako Matsu

, born, on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter.

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Takanori Nishikawa

is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and voice artist.

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Takao Horiuchi

is a Japanese pop and enka singer.

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Takashi Hosokawa

, born 細川貴志 (Hosokawa Takashi) on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese enka singer. In 1975, he debuted with the song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular enka and pop singers in Japan. He took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen for 32 consecutive years, but he was finally forced to reject NHK's offer in 2007 due to the Enten controversy.

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Takiko Mizunoe

, born was a Japanese actress, film producer, and radio and TV presenter.

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Tamori

, known by his stage name (an anagram of his surname), is a Japanese television celebrity.

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Tanimura Shinji

(born 11 December 1948) is a Japanese singer-songwriter.

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Teresa Teng

Teresa Teng (29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995) was a Taiwanese singer.

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Teruyoshi Uchimura

, half of the Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan, is one of the most famous and influential comedians in the owarai community.

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

(born August 9, 1933 in Tokyo from kyoto-su.ac.jp.) is an internationally famous Japanese actress, a talk show host, an author of a best-selling children's book, a World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

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Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda, born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor.

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Tokio (band)

Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994.

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Tokyo Takarazuka Theater

is another home for Takarazuka Creative Arts in Yurakucho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo.

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Tomomi Kahara

born on August 17, 1974 in Tokyo), is a Japanese pop singer. She is famous for working with Tetsuya Komuro who gave her much success in the 1990s, which led to her deep dip in popularity after 1999, the year in which she released her first non-TK produced album, One Fine Day. Tomomi Kahara and Tetsuya Komuro dated for a few years, but they suffered from personal problems which led to their breakup. After a period of sickness, Kahara's talent agency terminated her contract on June 29, 2007.

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Toshiyuki Nishida

is a Japanese actor.

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TVXQ

TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ!), an initialism for Tong Vfang Xien Qi, is a South Korean pop duo consisting of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin.

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Twelve Girls Band

12 Girls Band (sometimes abbreviated to 女樂 or 女乐) are an all female Chinese musical group that initially consisted of twelve members before the addition of a thirteenth.

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Twice (band)

Twice (Japanese: トゥワイス) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2015 reality show Sixteen.

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Vivian Hsu

Vivian Hsu (Atayal: Bidai Syulan;; ビビアン・スー; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese singer and actress.

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W-inds

W-inds (stylized as 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.

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Wataru Abe

is a Japanese announcer, television reporter, television personality, and news anchor for NHK.

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X Japan

is a Japanese heavy metal band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi.

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Yōko Nagayama

Yōko Nagayama (長山洋子 Nagayama Yōko; born January 13, 1968) is a Japanese enka singer, former J-pop singer, and actress.

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Yōko Oginome

, real name, is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-80s.

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Yūzō Kayama

is a Japanese popular musician, singer-songwriter and actor.

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Yo Hitoto

is a Japanese pop singer.

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Yoriko Mekata

(born March 30, 1960) is a Japanese television announcer for NHK.

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Yoshiko Mita

(born October 8, 1941) is a Japanese actress.

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Yoshimi Tendo

, better known as, is a Japanese enka singer.

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Yuki Saito (actress)

is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, essayist, author, and poet.

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Yukie Nakama

is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol.

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Yumiko Kokonoe

Yumiko Kokonoe (九重佑三子, born 1946) is a Japanese actress and singer.

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Yuriko Yoshitaka

is a Japanese actress who is represented by the Japanese agency Amuse.

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Yuzu (band)

is a Japanese folk rock duo who debuted in 1997.

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1080i

1080i (also known as Full HD or BT.709) is an abbreviation referring to a combination of frame resolution and scan type, used in high-definition television (HDTV) and high-definition video.

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1seg

is a mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service in Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru and the Philippines.

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56th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, was the 56th edition of annual NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held in December 31, 2005 live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan).

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576i

576i is a standard-definition video mode originally used for broadcast television in most countries of the world where the utility frequency for electric power distribution is 50 Hz.

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57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku," aired on December 31, 2006.

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58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, referred to from here on as "Kōhaku," aired on December 31, 2007, on NHK Hall in Japan.

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59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2008 from NHK Hall in Japan.

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60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009 from NHK Hall in Japan.

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61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2010 from NHK Hall in Japan.

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62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2011 from NHK Hall in Japan beginning from 7:15 p.m. JST.

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63rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The, referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired December 31, 2012 from NHK Hall in Japan beginning from 7:15 p.m. JST.

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64th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The 64th NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival (第64回NHK紅白歌合戦) was aired on December 31, 2013.

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65th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The was the 65th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen held on December 31, 2014, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for latest news.

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66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The was the 66th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2015, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for latest news.

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67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The was the 67th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2016, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for the latest news.

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68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The was the 68th edition of annual NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held in December 31, 2017 live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan).

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720p

720p (1280×720 px; also called HD Ready or standard HD) is a progressive HDTV signal format with 720 horizontal lines and an aspect ratio (AR) of 16:9, normally known as widescreen HDTV (1.78:1).

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8K resolution

8K resolution, or 8K UHD, is the current highest ultra high definition television (UHDTV) resolution in digital television and digital cinematography.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōhaku_Uta_Gassen

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