The 66th edition of Kohaku Utagassen was won by the ladies (Akagumi) after four years of losing to the guys (Shirogumi). We are in a time in Japan when there are no majorly outstanding stars in the music scene and both teams had to play strategically to make the most out of their chance to win. With the lack of…

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This year is all about numbers and meaningful statistics that have seen me in the air very often. In 2015 I lived in many countries for short and long periods of time. With a total of more than 200 nights at hotels and over 6 months outside of Japan, I have been in Singapore, Hong Kong, The US, The UK,…

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For as long as there are more women than men in Japan Shirogumi is likely to continue to win, but this doesn’t mean they have what it takes to do so. This year’s Kohaku can be defined in two ways. Originality and new songs in part of the ladies behind Akagumi and old songs represented by the gentlemen’s side which…

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