The , referred as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2008 from NHK Hall in Japan.
The music show on New Year's Eve is broadcast on both television and radio, and divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white.
Hosts Red team host: Yukie Nakama White team host: Masahiro Nakai Mediators: Kazuya Matsumoto and Fumie Ono Radio broadcasting spot person: Yasuhirio Yamada and Aika Kanda
Performers The singers, announced on November 25, 2008, are ordered below according to the gojūon. + Red Team White Team Singer Song Singer Songaiko (7)KissHugMasafumi Akikawa (3)Sen no Kaze ni NatteThelma Aoyama (debut)Soba ni Iru neAqua Timez (2)NijiJunko Akimoto (debut)Ai no Mama de...Hiroshi Itsuki (38)ItezuruAyaka (3)OkaeriExile (4)Ti AmoAngela Aki (3)Tegami ~Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e~Saburō Kitajima (45)Kita no RyōbaIkimono-gakari (debut)SakuraTakeshi Kitayama (4)Kibō no UtaSayuri Ishikawa (31)AmagigoeKimaguren (debut)LifeAi Otsuka (5)AiYūsaku Kiyama (debut)HomeMiyuki Kawanaka (21)NirinsōKobukuro (4)Toki no AshiotoGirl Next Door (debut)Guzen no KakuritsuJero (debut)UmiyukiKumi Koda (4)TabooShuchishin with Pabo (debut)Shuchishin Kōhaku SpecialNatsuko Godai (15)Kyōto NinenzakaSMAP (16)Kono toki, kitto yume ja nai (Kōhaku Special)Sachiko Kobayashi (30)RoranTōhōshinki (debut)Purple Line~Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?Fuyumi Sakamoto (20)Kaze ni TatsuTokio (15)AmagasaSpeed (4)White Love (Re Track)Hideaki Tokunaga (3)Rainy BlueYoshimi Tendo (13)Tonbori NinjōKiyoshi Hikawa (9)Kiyoshi no Zundoko BushiMika Nakashima (7)OrionKen Hirai (9)Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite moMitsuko Nakamura (13)Kawachi Otoko bushiAkira Fuse (24)Kimi wa Bara Yori UtsukushiiAyumi Hamasaki (10)Mirrorcle WorldPorno Graffitti (7)GiftPerfume (debut)PolyrhythmKiyoshi Maekawa (18)Tokyo SabakuYo Hitoto (5)HajimeteKenichi Mikawa (25)Sasoriza no Onna 2008Ayaka Hirahara (5)NocturneMr. Children (debut)GiftAyako Fuji (16)Akai ItoYutaka Mizutani (debut)California ConnectionFujioka Fujimaki and Nozomi Ōhashi (debut)Gake no Ue no PonyoShinichi Mori (41)OfukurosanKaori Mizumori (6)Wajima AsaichiNaotarō Moriyama (3)Ikiteru Koto ga Tsurai naraAkiko Wada (32)YumeWaT (4)36 °C
Results The winners were the shirogumi (the white team), making it their 4th consecutive win. The white team now leads with 31 wins over the red team with 28 wins. The table below documents the voting and points distribution: Method Red Team White Team Total Number of votes by NHK Hall audience (including judges) 594 votes 1,853 votes 2,447 votes Number of votes via cellular phone 22,330 votes 53,951 votes 76,281 votes Number of votes via 1seg 22,763 votes 38,957 votes 61,700 votes Number of votes via digital TV poll 66,313 votes 110,789 votes 177,102 votes Results 112,000 votes 205,530 votes 317,530 votes
See also Kōhaku Uta Gassen 50th Japan Record Awards
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