Sorry, I'll try to keep the spam to a minimum. I just get excited when I see new things to post about. ^^;
Anway, TOPIC.
I don't know about you guys, but I've come to love NHK's annual Kouhaku Utagassen, enka and all, and I'm anxiously awaiting to see who will be appearing (even though it's probably the same basic lineup from last year). In the meantime, let's have a look at who TV Guide readers would like to show up.
Okay, I lied. You can guess #1 and have probably already done so.
1 - SMAP
2 - Kanjani8
3 - KAT-TUN
4 - NEWS
5 - EXILE
6 - Amuro Namie
7 - Arashi
8 - Otsuka Ai
9 - KinKi Kids
10 - Kobukuro
11 - Southern All Stars
12 - Porno Graffitti
13 - Mr. Children
14 - YUI
15 - GLAY
16 - Koda Kumi
17 - TOKIO
18 - Hamasaki Ayumi
19 - AAA
20 - Hey! Say! JUMP
Even though a good portion of this list doesn even matter since most Johnny's groups will be busy with the Countdown, it's interesting to see who ranks higher in popularity. Kanjani8's #2 - that's a pleasant surprise.
Ya know, there are plenty of male idols, but not so much with the female. Interesting. I take it a lot of young girls participated. Do guys read TV Guide? Cuz I'm prettttty sure they're not the ones voting for Hey! Say! JUMP. But you never know.
Battle of the divas: What? No Utada? Hm. Namie's popularity remains strong while it looks like Ayumi is close to being on the outs, with Koda not all that far ahead. Will Ayumi disappear next year? Only time will tell.
Both Kouhaku teams will have male leaders this year and Nakai's heading up the Red (women's) team, so it's unkown if SMAP will be performing as part of White or what, but either way, odds are they'll be there singing their new song.
WAIT. I just realized something. V6 is not on the list. DDDDD: Bitches.
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エンタメScoop