Kōhaku Uta Gassen

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Kōhaku Uta Gassen is a long-running annual New Year’s Eve music show in Japan where popular artists are split into red and white teams to compete in live performances broadcast nationwide.

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instanceOf New Year’s Eve special program
annual television event
television music show
airDate December 31
alsoKnownAs Kōhaku NERFINISHED
NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen NERFINISHED
audienceParticipation jury voting
public voting
venue audience voting
broadcastArea nationwide in Japan
broadcaster NHK General TV NERFINISHED
NHK Radio 1 NERFINISHED
NHK World-Japan NERFINISHED
broadcastFrequency annual
broadcastType live
competitionOutcome winning team decided at end of program
countryOfOrigin Japan
culturalSignificance major year-end television event in Japan
symbolic close of the year for many viewers
features collaborations between artists
elaborate stage production
live musical performances
special medleys
firstAired 1951
format team-based singing contest
genre music
variety show
language Japanese
location Tokyo
notableFor high viewership ratings
showcasing the year’s most popular songs
organizer Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) NERFINISHED
originallyBroadcastOn radio
originalNetwork NHK NERFINISHED
producer NHK NERFINISHED
redTeamRepresents female artists
selectionCriteria media exposure
popularity of artists
public opinion
record sales
targetAudience general Japanese television audience
team Red Team NERFINISHED
White Team NERFINISHED
televisionDebut 1953
theme music competition
typicalEndTime around midnight
typicalStartTime New Year’s Eve evening
typicalVenue NHK Hall NERFINISHED
whiteTeamRepresents male artists

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NHK notableProgram Kōhaku Uta Gassen