The 64th NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival (第64回NHK紅白歌合戦) was aired on December 31, 2013. This edition's theme was "歌がここにある" ("Uta ga Koko ni Aru", "The Song Is Here") and the captains were Arashi (Shirogumi) and Haruka Ayase (Akagumi). This was the 25th edition on Heisei Era. The most notable highlights from this edition were the Amachan special segment, Yuko Oshima's surprise graduation announcement during AKB48 performance, and final performance from Saburo Kitajima who announced an honorable retirement from Kouhaku after 50 performances.
| 64th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | |
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| Created by | Tsumoru Kondo |
| Presented by | Yumiko Udô |
| Starring | Arashi Haruka Ayase |
| Opening theme | "64kai dayo! Kouhaku Utagassen" |
| Ending theme | "Hotaru no Hikari" |
| Composer | Tsunaki Mihara |
| Production | |
| Production locations | NHK Hall Tokyo, Japan |
| Running time | 265 minutes |
| Production company | NHK |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK-G NHK World Premium |
| Release | December 31, 2013 |
For the second time (since 2012), the WHITE TEAM won this event, this time using a ball system. The final score was 4-9 (Shirogumi wins).
About the Show edit
Once again, NHK gave priority to Japanese artists, including rookie Chris Hart, who sang on stage with Seiko Matsuda. Other musical collaboration was between Nana Mizuki and T.M.Revolution.[1][2] Other artists who debuted in Kouhaku are: Sexy Zone, NMB48, Shigeru Izumiya, Linked Horizon, Sakanaction, E-Girls and Miwa. Golden Bomber sang again "Memeshikute", who performed in 2012, but this time inspired by Olympic sports, due to the Tokyo city of choice to host the Olympic Games in 2020. Several artists presented "medleys", as in the case of AKB48, Masaharu Fukuyama, E-Girls, Exile, Momoiro Clover Z, Arashi and Seiko Matsuda. The traditional "Ootori" was made by veteran Saburo Kitajima, who declared that he would be participating for the 50th and last time the Kouhaku (the singer is 77 years old) and it is fair to sing "Matsuri" for being the last singer to perform before the announcement the winning team.
As tradition dictates, at the end of the event, all the artists sing "Hotaru no Hikari" with the regency of Masaaki Hirao. The ball system was used for the first time in seven years, and the winning team was the Shirogumi (9 votes against 4 Akagumi), accumulating 35 wins. Akagumi continues with 29 wins and have not won since 2011.
The average program audience (in the Kanto region) was approximately 44.5% being the highest since 2004. The program had audience peak of 51% during the final presentation of Saburo Kitajima. Other moments were the most watched Yuko Oshima graduation announcement during the presentation of AKB48 and participation of the cast of Ama-chan, one of the greatest successes of the Japanese TV in 2013
Performance order edit
This was the final time which Ayumi Hamasaki was the opening act for the Kouhaku.[3]
Debuting or returning artists are in bold.
| Red Team | White Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Singer/Group | Appearances | Song | Order | Singer/Group | Appearances | Song |
| First Part | |||||||
| 1 | Ayumi Hamasaki | 15 | Inspire | 2 | Sexy Zone | Debut | Sexy Heiwa Zone Kumikyoku[a] |
| 3 | NMB48 | Debut | "Kamonegikkusu" | 4 | Takashi Hosokawa | 37 | "Naniwabushi dayo Jinsei wa" 2013 |
| 6 | Kaori Kozai | 17 | "Sake no Yado" | 5 | Hideaki Tokunaga | 3 | "Yume o Shinjite" |
| 8 | E-girls | Debut | E-Girls Kōhaku Special Medley 2013[b] | 7 | Hiromi Go | 26 | "Bang Bang" |
| 10 | Natsuko Godai | 20 | "Kinmokusei" | 9 | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | 2 | "Fuyu Monogatari" |
| 11 | AAA | 4 | "Koi Oto to Amazora" | 12 | Kohei Fukuda | Debut | "Nanbu Semishigure" |
| 13 | Ayako Fuji | 19 | "Akai Ito" | 14 | Sakanaction | Debut | "Music" |
| 15 | Miwa | Debut | "Hikari e" | 16 | Porno Graffitti | 12 | "Seishun Hanamichi" |
| 17 | Yoshimi Tendo | 18 | "Furusato Ginga" | 18 | Linked Horizon | Debut | "Jiyū e no Shingeki" Kōhaku Special ver. |
| 19 | Kakumei 2013: Nana Mizuki (5) x T.M.Revolution (4) Special Collaboration[c] | ||||||
| 20 | SKE48 | 2 | "Sansei Kawaii!" | 21 | Shinichi Mori | 46 | "Erimomisaki" |
| 22 | Fuyumi Sakamoto | 25 | "Otoko no Himatsuri" | 23 | Kobukuro | 8 | "Ima, Sakihokoru Hanatachi yo" |
| "Uta ga Koko ni Aru" Special Project: Tōhoku Earthquake Recovery Support Song "Hana wa Saku" | |||||||
| Second Part | |||||||
| 25 | Momoiro Clover Z | 2 | Momoiro Kōhaku 2013 da Z!![d] | 24 | Exile | 9 | Exile Pride (Konna Sekai o Ai Suru Tame) |
| 27 | Aiko | 12 | "Loveletter | 26 | Golden Bomber | 2 | "Memeshikute" |
| 29 | Kana Nishino | 4 | "Sayonara" | 28 | Kiyoshi Hikawa | 14 | "Manten no Hoshi" |
| 30 | Akiko Wada | 37 | "Ima demo Anata" | 31 | Tokio | 20 | "Ambitious Japan" |
| "Uta ga Koko ni Aru" Special Project: Amachan Special Performance[e] | |||||||
| 32 | Dreams Come True | 15 | "Saa Kane o Narase" | ||||
| 34 | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | 2 | Kōhaku 2012 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Medley[f] | 33 | Kanjani Eight | 2 | Kōhaku 2-dome! Yobarete Tobidete Je Je Je Je!![g] |
| 36 | Perfume | 6 | "Magic of Love" | 35 | Hiroshi Itsuki | 43 | "Hakata a la Mode" |
| 38 | Kaori Mizumori | 11 | "Ise Meguri" | 37 | Yuzu | 5 | "Ame Nochi Hallelujah" |
| "Uta ga Koko ni Aru" Special Project: Nippon no Arashi "Furusato" | |||||||
| 39 | Sayuri Ishikawa | 36 | "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki" | 40 | Akihiro Miwa | 2 | "Furusato no Sora no Shita ni" |
| 41 | AKB48 | 6 | Kōhaku 2013 SP: AKB48 Festival[h] | 42 | Masaharu Fukuyama | 6 | 2013 Special Medley[i] |
| 44 | Ikimono-gakari | 6 | "Egao" | 43 | Shigeru Izumiya | Debut | "Shunkashūtō" 2013 |
| 46 | Seiko Matsuda & Chris Hart | 17/Debut | New Year's Eve Special Song Medley 2013[j] | 45 | Arashi | 5 | New Year's Eve Medley 2013[k] |
| 47 | Mariko Takahashi | 2 | "For You..." | 48 | SMAP | 21 | Joymap!![l] |
| 49 | Saburō Kitajima | 50 | "Matsuri" | ||||
| "Hotaru no Hikari" (Ending theme, conducted by Masaaki Hirao) | |||||||
Songs Performed on medleys edit
- ^ Sexy Zone: "Sexy Zone", "Lady Diamond", "Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu", "Real Sexy", and "Bye Bye Dubai (See You Again)".
- ^ E-Girls: "Follow Me" and "Gomennasai no Kissing You"
- ^ Nana Mizuki x T.M Revolution: "Preserved Roses" and "Kakumei Dualism"
- ^ Momoiro Clover Z: "Gounn" and "Hashire!"
- ^ Amachan Special Performance: "Koyomi no Uede wa December", "Shiosai no Memory", and "Jimoto ni Kaero"
- ^ Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: "Ninja Re Bang Bang" and "Mottai Night Land"
- ^ Kanjani Eight: "Hesomagari" and "T.W.L"
- ^ AKB48: "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie and "Heavy Rotation"
- ^ Masaharu Fukuyama: "vs.2013 ~Chikaku to Kairaku no Rasen~", "Moment" and "Sakasama no Sora"
- ^ Seiko Matsuda & Chris Hart: "Anata ni Aitakute (Missing You)" and "Yume ga Samete"
- ^ Arashi: "Endless Game" and "Breathless"
- ^ SMAP: "Mistake" and "Joy!!"
References edit
- ^ "Nana Mizuki to Perform with T.M.Revolution in New Year's Kohaku Uta Gassen". Crunchyroll. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Nana Mizuki, T.M. Revolution to Unite Across Gender Lines on New Year's". Anime News Network. December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Song list for '64th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen' announced". 6Theory Media, LLC. 2013-12-19.