[NEWS] 091116 Predictions for This Year's Kouhaku

T/N: I only summarize the article, since I don't think you'd be interested to know about other artists that much ^^

This is, NHK's Kouhaku will be celebrating its 60th birthday. The program is finalizing the list of artists whom they will invite to this important event.

Last week, Inoue Yousui, an influential figure in the Japanese music scene, has made his predictions on this year's choices of Kouhaku. So far, it is confirmed that Yoshida Takurou, Nakashima Miyuki, Matsutouya Yumi [T/N: all famous old-time singers] will be participating.

Yazawa Eikichi (60) [T/N: an important & influential artist] is also expected to participate in this event, since his CM and concert have become such a hot topic this year.

In addition, Southern All Stars' [another influential group] Hara Yuko, Fukuyama Masaharu, and Amuro Namie are also expected to come to this year's Kouhaku.

"We request for Amuro Namie to perform at NHK's biggest hall, Studio 101, instead of the usual NHK Hall," said her representative.

We also expect to have the idol group AKB48. For ayaka, who's been down with her disease this year, this event is expected to be her last one.

For foreign artists, Richard Carpenter (60) of The Carpenters might make a surprise appearance. "It won't be a special performance, but rather, he'll be playing the piano when other artists sing together," said a representative.

We'll also dedicate some moments to artists who have passed away this year - Michael Jackson, Imawano Kiyoshirou, Kato Kazuhiko, composer Miki Takashi, and actor Morishige Hisaya.

[Keep in mind, the following list is just a prediction, the list is in alphabetical order]

【White Team - Male】 △Akikawa Masafumi、△Aqua Timez、○Atari Kousuke、○Arashi、○Itsuki Hiroshi、○Inoue Yousui、○EXILE、○Oue Yutaka、○Katou Seishirou、○Kitajima Saburou、△Kitayama Takeshi、○Kimaguren、△Kiyama Yuusaku、○Kobukuro、○Jero、×Shuuchishin with Pabo、○SMAP、○Tohoshinki、 △TOKIO、○Tokunaga Hideaki、○Hikawa Kiyoshi、○Higuhi Ryouichi、○BIGBANG、○Hirai Ken、△Hilcrhyme、○Fukuyama Masaharu、○Fuse Akira、△Porno Graffitti、○Maekawa Kiyose、○Mikawa Kenichi、×Mr.Children、△Mizutani Yutaka、○Mori Shinichi、△Moriyama Ryoutarou、△Yazawa Eikichi、○WaT

【Red Team - Female】 ○aiko、△alan、△Aoyama Thelma、○Akimoto Junko、○Asamichi Yuki、○Amuro Namie、○ayaka、○Angela Aki、○Ikimonogakari、○Ishikawa Sayuri、○AKB48、○Otsuka Ai、△Kato Miliyah、○Kawanaka Miyuki、△GIRL NEXT DOOR、○Koda Kumi、○Godai Natsuko、○Kobayashi Sachiko、○Sakamoto Fuyumi、○Sakuramaya、△JUJU、△Superfly、△SPEED、○Tendou Yoshimi、○Nakashima Mika、○Nakamura Mitsuko、○Nishino Kana、○Hamasaki Ayumi、○Perfume、△Hara Yuuko、○Hitoto Yo、○Hirahara Ayaka、○Fuji Ayako、×Fujioka Fujimaki and Ohashi Nozomi、○Mizumori Kaori、○Wada Akiko

○High possibility of attending
△Might be attending
×Not attending

 

Source: Yahoo Japan News
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Another translation :

T/N: Note that this is not the confirmed list. This is just the list of predictions

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【Predictions for White Team】 △秋川雅史 (Masafumi Akikawa、△Ａｑｕａ Ｔｉｍｅｚ、○中孝介 (Atari Kosuke)、○嵐 (Arashi) 、○五木ひろし (Hiroshi Itsuki)、○井上陽水 (Inoue Yousui)、○ＥＸＩＬＥ、○大江裕 (Oue Yutaka)、○加藤清史郎 (Seishiro Kato)、○北島三郎 (Saburo Kitajima)、△ 北山たけし (Takeshi Kitayama)、○キマグレン (Kimaguren)、△木山裕策、○コブクロ (Kobukuro)、○ジェロ (Jero)、×羞恥心ｗｉｔｈＰａｂｏ、○ＳＭＡＰ、○東方神起、 △ＴＯＫＩＯ、○徳永英明 (Hideaki Tokunaga)、○氷川きよし (Kyoshi Hikawa)、○樋口了一、○ＢＩＧＢＡＮＧ、○平井堅 (Ken Hirai)、△ヒルクライム (Hilcrhyme)、○福山雅治 (Masaharu Fukuyama)、○布施明 (Akira Fuse)、△ポルノグラフィティ (Porno Graffiti)、○前川清 (Maekawa Kiyose)、○美川憲一 (Mikawa Kenichi)、 ×Ｍｒ．Ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ、△水谷豊 (Mizutani Yutaka)、○森進一 (Mori Shinichi)、△森山直太朗 (Moriyama Naotarou)、△矢沢永吉 (Eikichi Yazawa)、○ＷａＴ

【Predictions for Red Team】 ○ａｉｋｏ、△ａｌａｎ、△青山テルマ (Aoyama Thelma)、○秋元順子(Junko Akimoto)、○あさみちゆき (Asamichi Yuki)、○安室奈美恵 (Namie Amuro)、○絢香 (Ayaka)、○アンジェラ・アキ (Angela Aki)、○いきものがかり (Ikimonogakari)、○石川さゆり (Ishikawa Sayuri)、○ＡＫＢ４８、○大塚 愛 (Otsuka Ai)、△加藤ミリヤ (Kato Miliyah)、○川中美幸(Miyuki Kawanaka)、△ＧＩＲＬ ＮＥＸＴ ＤＯＯＲ、○倖田來未 (Koda Kumi)、○伍代夏子 (Godai Natsuko)、○小林幸子 (Kobayashi Sachiko)、○坂本冬美 (Sakamoto Fuyumi)、○ さくらまや (Sakuramaya)、△ＪＵＪＵ、△Ｓｕｐｅｒｆｌｙ、△ＳＰＥＥＤ、○天童よしみ (Tendou Yoshimi)、○中島美嘉 (Nakashima Mika)、○中村美律子 (Nakamura Mitsuko)、○西野カナ (Nishino Kana)、○浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)、○Ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ、△ 原由子 (Hara Yuuko)、○一青窈 (Hitoto Yo)、○平原綾香 (Ayaka Hirahara)、○藤あや子 (Fuji Ayako)、×藤岡藤巻と大橋のぞみ (Fujioka Fujimaki & Ohashi Nozomi)、○水森かおり (Mizumori Kaori)、○和田アキ子 (Wada Akiko)

（○Likely to attend、△Might attend、×Not attending）

 

Source: [Yukan Fuji]
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