NHK announces Kouhaku guest judges and special projects
On Wednesday, NHK announced several special segments and projects planned for the upcoming Kouhaku Uta Gassen, as well as the names of the guest judges for the contest.
The 10 guest judges are:
* Yusuke Iseya (actor)
* Natsumi Iwasaki (variety show writer and author of "Moshidora")
* Juri Ueno (actress)
* Kinya Kitaoji (actor)
* Daisuke Takahashi (figure skater)
* Shinobu Terajima (actress)
* Yukie Nakama (actress)
* Soichi Noguchi (astronaut)
* Kanae Minato (author of "Kokuhaku")
* Nunoe Mura (wife of mangaka Shigeru Mizuki and subject of the "Gegege no Nyoubou" drama)
One of the special projects is a "Character Kouhaku Uta Gassen," featuring popular characters from the past year. The White Team will be represented by "Yukai Tsukai Kaibutsu-kun" by Kaibutsu-kun (Satoshi Ohno) and "Gegege no Kitaro" by voice actor Kazuo Kumakura and others. The Red Team will be represented by "Dokonoko no Kinoko" from the children's show "Okaasan to Issho," plus a version of the anime song "Alright! HeartCatch PreCure!" sung by Nana Mizuki and AKB48.
Another project will be a gathering of the "Gegege no Nyoubou" family, uniting the drama cast of Nao Matsushita (one of the Kouhaku hosts), Osamu Mukai, Ren Osugi, and Yuko Kotegawa.
Another segment will introduce the cast of the current NHK morning drama series "Teppan," led by Miori Takimoto. Sumiko Fuji and Hidekazu Akai will also appear, as well as singer Miyuki Kawanaka, who is one of the performing artists this year for Kouhaku's Red Team.
Several other minor projects were revealed, involving celebrities such as comedian Nezucchi (W Colon), Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (appearing with FUNKY MONKEY BABYS), TV personality Kimimaro Ayanokoji, and talento Ai Haruna.
One big highlight is that all of the artists this year are planned to sing together the song "Uta no Chikara," which Joe Hisaishi composed as the "theme song" of last year's Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Last year, the song was also sung by all of the appearing artists.
Source: Tokyograph
The 10 guest judges are:
* Yusuke Iseya (actor)
* Natsumi Iwasaki (variety show writer and author of "Moshidora")
* Juri Ueno (actress)
* Kinya Kitaoji (actor)
* Daisuke Takahashi (figure skater)
* Shinobu Terajima (actress)
* Yukie Nakama (actress)
* Soichi Noguchi (astronaut)
* Kanae Minato (author of "Kokuhaku")
* Nunoe Mura (wife of mangaka Shigeru Mizuki and subject of the "Gegege no Nyoubou" drama)
One of the special projects is a "Character Kouhaku Uta Gassen," featuring popular characters from the past year. The White Team will be represented by "Yukai Tsukai Kaibutsu-kun" by Kaibutsu-kun (Satoshi Ohno) and "Gegege no Kitaro" by voice actor Kazuo Kumakura and others. The Red Team will be represented by "Dokonoko no Kinoko" from the children's show "Okaasan to Issho," plus a version of the anime song "Alright! HeartCatch PreCure!" sung by Nana Mizuki and AKB48.
Another project will be a gathering of the "Gegege no Nyoubou" family, uniting the drama cast of Nao Matsushita (one of the Kouhaku hosts), Osamu Mukai, Ren Osugi, and Yuko Kotegawa.
Another segment will introduce the cast of the current NHK morning drama series "Teppan," led by Miori Takimoto. Sumiko Fuji and Hidekazu Akai will also appear, as well as singer Miyuki Kawanaka, who is one of the performing artists this year for Kouhaku's Red Team.
Several other minor projects were revealed, involving celebrities such as comedian Nezucchi (W Colon), Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (appearing with FUNKY MONKEY BABYS), TV personality Kimimaro Ayanokoji, and talento Ai Haruna.
One big highlight is that all of the artists this year are planned to sing together the song "Uta no Chikara," which Joe Hisaishi composed as the "theme song" of last year's Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Last year, the song was also sung by all of the appearing artists.
Source: Tokyograph