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

Now the end of year 2010 is getting closer !!

Today is December 22. And tomorrow, Dec 23rd is national holiday in Japan, celebrating incumbent Ten-no's birthday.

24th is a business day, and most of schoools, like elementary shool, junior high, high school etc, will end 2nd semestar. And of course, it's Chirstmas Eve!!

In most of the companies, except financial indusry, the only business day left in 2010 are only 27th, and 28th.

So, everybody is in a mood to celebrate the end of year 2010.

Even in Shinbashi, which is a famous area for old fashioned businessman, people seems celebrating and enjoying this season.

Look at the pic below. It makes us very happy to know that even that Shinbashi area is

celebrating this season like this!!

Daytime: Open Space in front of Shinbashi Sta, where people use as meeting point.

Night time: People will come here to meet with frinds, to go drinking bar, etc.