Four AKB48 members act as back up dancers for enka singer Natsuko Godai,
I think it was Yui, Yuko, Paruru, and Yukirin
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Good idea, it's a winner! And glad to see that I was able to identify the four girls correctly!
Good job girls!
Nice perfomance by Ayaka- who is reviving her career after taking a break for her health. Great to see her again!
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A really nice piece dedicated to the people living in the Tohoku area,and now the half time break. Coming up early in the second half will be Momoiro Clover, Perfume, and AKB48, will be exciting to watch!
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Momoiro Clover rips out an exciting performance with plenty of tumbling and dancing, and some good visual effects! Good job-

Tokio up next!
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Perfume 'Spring of Life' performance is perfect, as usual!
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Kobukuro peforming 'Kaimi Hikouki', a vey nice tune. Up next......AKB48 with a special performance for Kouhaku
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AKB48 did a medley of UZA, Gingham Check, and Manatsu no Sounds Good, and lots of girls were on stage.....at the end
they spelled out a message by lining up with an overhead camera showing the letters they spelled out, but it was too fast for
my slow reading ability.....any screen cams? Bueller? Bueller?
日本
ラララ(Nihon Ra Ra Ra)
がん
ばろう(ganbarou / Let's go for it!)
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AKB48 acted as back up dancers/chorus for Hiroshi Itsuki- nice job! (and Itsuki san was quite happy)
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If first half enka performer Kaori Mizumori asks you
"Does my dress make me look GIGANTIC?"
Just tell her,
'not at all, pink is your color'
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YUI is now performing 'Good-bye days' nice to hear her, it's been a while
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Arashi doing their special medley- they have been geat hosts tonight, and their performance is thrilling the audience
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Misia now performing from somewhere in Africa via live hook up...she sounds great!
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Princess Princess now up performing 'Diamonds' great to hear them again (heard
them last night at Japan Record Awards)
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Ikimonogatari sounding so fine as they perform 'Kaze ga Fuiteru'
SMAP medley will be next, to close the show
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Some lifetime memories
were made tonight
for the particpants:
Miori wrote in her blog,
that she was thrilled to
take part in yesterday's
Record Awards and today's
Kohaku, and thanked
everyone...says she wants
to live up to the level of
these awards and
appearances. Lovely
comments, Miori!
