Kohaku Uta Gassen Ratings Improve Over Last Year

On New Year’s Eve,the 67th Kohaku Uta Gassenaired. The ratings for the show are now in.There was an improvement in ratings over last year, which was thelowest ratededition in the show’s history. The 67th Kohaku Uta Gassen’s average rating was 37.65% in the Kanto region, an improvement over the previousyear’s 37%. The first half of the show received a rating of35.1% compared to 34.8% for the previous edition. The second half of the 67th edition garnered a rating of40.2%, while the 66th edition’s second half’s rating was 39.2%.

The highest rated moment ofthe 67th Kohaku Uta Gassen occurred at 11:42 PM when it was decided that the Red Team won. At this moment, viewership was at 44.8%. It was a shocking moment due to the fact that the White Team had been ahead in voting by the TV and venue audience. Even Red Team moderatorArimura Kasumi was surprised by the Red Team win, given how certain she was the White Team would win.

The highest rated artist moment was at 11:35 PM, during Arashi’s performance. The rating at this moment was 43.7%. There were also two second place artist moments. One was during Hoshino Gen’s performance of “Koi” when the viral dance that accompanies the song was performed. The other was during Piko-Taro’s performance of “PPAP” which borrowed elements from the movie “Shin Godzilla” andBeethoven’s “Symphony No. 9.”

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On December 31, NHK aired this year’s edition of its annual year end music show,Kohaku Uta Gassen. The Red Team (the women’s team) won for the second year in a row. Several popular acts performed, including Utada Hikaru, Arashi, Keyakizaka46, and Shiina Ringo. Check out the full show after the jump!

Part 1

1. Kanjani8 – Zukkoke Otokomichi Kohaku de Yume wo Utaou

2. PUFFY – PUFFY 20 Shunen Kohaku Special

3. AAA – Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari

4. E-girls – DANCE WITH ME NOW!

5.Keyakizaka46 – Silent Majority

6. Miyama Hiroshi – Shimantogawa Kendama Taishi hen

7. Yamauchi Keisuke – Ruten no Hatoba Kyukyoku no Kikoshi hen

8. miwa– Yui

9. Sexy Zone – Yobisute Kohaku ’16

10. Tendo Yoshimi – Anta no Kado

11. SEKAI NO OWARI – Hey Ho from RPG

12. Ichikawa Yukino – Kokoro Kasanete

13. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Welcome to TOKYO

14. Kozai Kaori – Suki Ma Tamaru Special Ver.

15. Shiina Ringo – Seishun no Mabataki -FROM NEO TOKYO 2016-

16. Fukada Kohei – Tokyo Gorin Ondo

17. ayaka – Mikazuki

18. Hiromi Go – Ienai yo

19. V6 – Smile! Medley

20. Mizumori Kaori – Echigo Mizuhara Hakucho Hisho

21. Ikimonogakari – SAKURA

22. Yuzu – Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi wo Bokura no Uta

Break

23. RADWIMPS – Zen Zen Zense [original ver.]

24.Nogizaka46 – Sayonara no Imi

25. Masaharu Fukuyama – 2016 Special Medley

26. Shimazu Aya – Kawa no Nagare no You ni

27. RADIO FISH – PERFECT HUMAN

28. Nishino Kana – Dear Bride

Part 2

29. Kiritani Kenta – Umi no Koe Minna no Umi no Koe Version

30. AI – Minna ga Minna Eiyuu

31. AKB48 – Yume no Kohaku Senbatsu Special Medley

32. Itsuki Hiroshi – Kuzuryugawa

33. KinKi Kids – Glass no Shounen

34. Perfume – FLASH

35.Hoshino Gen – Koi

36. Otake Shinobu – Ai no Sanka

37. Sakamoto Fuyumi – Yozakura Oshichi

38. TOKIO– Sorafune

39. Seiko Matsuda – Bara no Yoni Saite Sakura no Yoni Chitte

40. X JAPAN – Kurenai

41. Takahashi Mariko – Gomen ne…

42. THE YELLOW MONKEY – JAM

43. Hikawa Kiyoshi – Shirakumo no Shiro

44.Utada Hikaru – Hanataba wo Kimi ni

45. Sayuri Ishikawa – Amagigoe

46. Arashi – Arashi x Kohaku Special Medley

(AramaJapan)