NHK has announced the artist lineup for the 63rd Kouhaku Uta Gassen. This year will have a total of 50 artists performing, 25 for each of the Red and White Teams. 12 artists are making their first appearances - 6 from the Red Team and 6 from the White Team.

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2nd Japan-Vietnam Friendship Music Festival to feature AAA, AKB48, EXILE, w-inds., Koda Kumi

Posted on August 10, 2011 by tokyograph

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“Daiichi Kosho“, a karaoke system company, have revealed the top picks for their karaoke request ranking. The survey period spanned from the beginning of 2011 up until June 11th, and ranks the most popular karaoke songs for the first half of 2011.

AKB48 managed to dominate the first half of 2011, as well as Korean idols KARA and Shoujo Jidai (SNSD).

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