Ending year 2010 with Kou-Haku (Red and White) music show

For most of Japanese, the way to end the year is watching Kou-Haku music show broadcast by NHK. This music show is a live show, and singers whose song represent the year 2010 get together in Shibuya NHK theaters.



Critics say that songs released in these days are targeted so narrowly segmented generation that few songs can be known by various generations. Thus, the show lost its charm that many Japanese love that show.



That being said, still Kou-haku get viewer-ratio of 40 to 50%, that means still almost half of Japanese watch this show to end the year.



This year's favorite singer(Group) of mine is Ikimono Gakari.

This band name was come from that two of the members was used to be in charged to take care of animals in their elementary school when they were 1 st grader.



They are going to show up 38th out of 44 singers.

The song will be 'Arigatou(= Thank you)'



This song is so good. If you have been in Japan this year, probably you had many chances to hear this melody and lines.

Click this Pic : linked to YouTube