The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2010 from NHK Hall

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 in Japan

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This was the last time the Kōhaku was broadcast in analog television

Analog television

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 transmission. As of July 24, 2011 the digital television

Digital television

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 switchover

Digital television transition

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 throughout Japan will occur, when analog signals (both terrestrial/over-the-air

Terrestrial television

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 and satellite

Satellite television

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) will be shut off and rendered obsolete. As such, the 62nd Kōhaku (on December 31, 2011) will be the first time the Kōhaku to be broadcast entirely in digital. The 61st Kōhaku was broadcast in Hi-Vision (high definition

High-definition television

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) between 19:30 and 23:45, with a five-minute break for news

News

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 between 21:25 and 21:30.

Timeline

All events listed below occurred in 2010.
October 14th

Date and time of broadcast announced. Theme announced as "Bonding through songs".

October 26th

The mascots for Kohaku announced Uta♪Ukki-

November 3rd

Team leaders announced as Matsushita Nao for the red team and Arashi

Arashi

is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...

 for the white team. This marks the first instance of a group (Arashi) being in charge of a team.

November 17th

Announcement of the organizational group and radio broadcasting details on the official Kohaku Twitter

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November 24th

Selected participants announced streaming on the internet and on live TV.

November 29th

Start of the recruiting for the judges in the audience.

Performers

The singers, announced on November 24, 2010, are ordered below according to the gojūon

Gojuon

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Names in bold letters did not perform in the preceding year's program.

Red Team		White Team
Singer / Group Name	Appearances	Singer / Group Name	Appearances
aiko Aiko (singer) Aiko is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka...	9	Arashi Arashi is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...	2
Angela Aki Angela Aki , born Kiyomi Angela Aki on September 15, 1977, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Itano, Tokushima, Japan.-Early life:...	5	Hiroshi Itsuki Hiroshi Itsuki is a Japanese male singer and composer. He sold 20 million records of singles and 4 million copies of LP albums by 1987.Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami"....	40
Ikimono-gakari Ikimono-gakari is a Japanese pop rock band that debuted in 1998. They record on Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Epic Records label.The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year...	4	HY	Debut
Sayuri Ishikawa Sayuri Ishikawa , is a Japanese enka singer. She is a popular contestant on the annual NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast, having appeared 32 times since 1977. Ishikawa made her name performing the classic "Tsugarukaikyo-Fuyugeshiki"...	33	Exile	6
Kana Uemura Kana Uemura is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010.- Biography :...	Debut	NYC NYC Boys NYC is a Japanese boy band formed by Ryosuke Yamada and Yuri Chinen of Hey! Say! JUMP and Johnny's Jr. Yuma Nakayama in 2010. Before that, seven-members unit NYC Boys was formed on June 7, 2009, to promote the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009, an event that began on July 31 and ended on August 23, 2009...	2
AKB48 AKB48 AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...	3	Yūzō Kayama Yuzo Kayama is a Japanese popular musician and film star, born on 11 April 1937. His father, Ken Uehara, was a film star during the 1930s. Yuzo Kayama became a big star in the 1960s in the Wakadaishō film series....	17
Miyuki Kawanaka Miyuki Kawanaka Miyuki Kawanaka is a Japanese Enka singer.She was born Kimiko Kawanaka in Suita, Osaka. At a young age she moved to Osaka where she grew up. In 1973 she debuted as Kasuga Harumi with the song Shinjuku Tenshin. She later tried to become an idol with the release of Kantsubaki no Shima Kara...	23	Saburō Kitajima Saburo Kitajima is a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.He was born Minoru Ōno , in a little town in Hokkaidō to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied....	47
Kumiko	Debut	Hiromi Go Hiromi Go is a Japanese singer, part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. His real name is .In the 1970s, he was called "New Big Three" with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo. He belonged to Johnny & Associates, but later left the agency...	23
Kumi Koda Kumi Koda , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...	6	Kobukuro Kobukuro is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :...	6
Natsuko Godai	17	SMAP SMAP SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...	18
Sachiko Kobayashi	32	Tokio Tokio (band) Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates...	17
Fuyumi Sakamoto Fuyumi Sakamoto is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.-Career:On March 4, 1987, Sakamoto debuted as a recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko". In 1988, she took part in the 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time...	22	Hideaki Tokunaga Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No...	5
Yoshimi Tendō	15	AAA AAA (band) , and also known as Attack All Around, is a Japanese pop band signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki...	Debut
Dreams Come True	14	Kiyoshi Hikawa Kiyoshi Hikawa is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. His real name is and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" due to his young age and popularity...	11
Mitsuko Nakamura	15	Funky Monkey Babys Funky monkey babys is a Japanese band grouped in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic, Inc. Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets...	2
Kana Nishino Kana Nishino is a J-Pop singer and lyricist signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". CNN said that she was the favorite singer of teenage girls in Shibuya, Tokyo.- Life and career :...	Debut	Masaharu Fukuyama Masaharu Fukuyama is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is...	3
Perfume Perfume (group) Perfume is a Japanese all-girl trio from Hiroshima, Japan, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto, Yuka Kashino, and Ayaka Nishiwaki. They debuted locally in 2001 and made their transition to a major label in 2005, focusing more on electropop...	3	Flumpool Flumpool Flumpool is a four-man Japanese pop-rock band. The band, originally from Osaka Prefecture, was formed in January 2007...	2
Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...	12	Takashi Hosokawa Takashi Hosokawa , born 細川貴志 on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese male enka singer.In 1975, he debuted with song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular enka and pop singers in Japan...	34
Ayaka Hirahara	7	Porno Graffitti Porno Graffitti , also known as is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The band got their name from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme...	9
Nana Mizuki Nana Mizuki is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000...	2	Shinichi Mori Shinichi Mori is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. Nishinippon Shimbun claims that his total sales of gramophone records and CDs has been over 90 million copies....	43
Kaori Mizumori Kaori Mizumori ' is a Japanese female enka singer. Her real name is .Her songs are usually titled after Japanese landmarks and Japanese nature. Thus Kaori gained her popularity as an Enka singer in Japan.- External links :*...	8	Yusuke Kamiji Yusuke Kamiji is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known mononymously as .- Biography :Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzaka played together for one year, and when Matsuzaka...	2
Akiko Wada Akiko Wada is a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon...	34	L'Arc-en-Ciel	4

Performance listing

Red Team		White Team
Singer	Song	Singer	Song
First-half
Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...  (12)	"Virgin Road"	Exile (6)	"I Wish For You"
AKB48 AKB48 AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...  (3)	Kōhaku 2010 AKB48 Kamikyokutachi SP	NYC (2)	"Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe 100% NYC"
Angela Aki Angela Aki , born Kiyomi Angela Aki on September 15, 1977, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Itano, Tokushima, Japan.-Early life:...  (5)	"Kagayaku Hito Kagayaku Hito -DVD tracklist:# PV# Making Video# Premiere documentary film -Charts:- External links :*... "	AAA AAA (band) , and also known as Attack All Around, is a Japanese pop band signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki...  (debut)	"Aitai Riyū Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume) -Charts:-Release history:... "
Mitsuko Nakamura (15)	"Kawachi Otoko Bushi"	Flumpool Flumpool Flumpool is a four-man Japanese pop-rock band. The band, originally from Osaka Prefecture, was formed in January 2007...  (2)	"Kimi ni Todoke"
Ayaka Hirahara (7)	"Voyagers"	Yusuke Yusuke Kamiji is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known mononymously as .- Biography :Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzaka played together for one year, and when Matsuzaka...  (2)	"Hito"
Natsuko Godai (17)	"Hitori Zake"	Takashi Hosokawa Takashi Hosokawa , born 細川貴志 on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese male enka singer.In 1975, he debuted with song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular enka and pop singers in Japan...  (34)	"Naniwabushi da yo Jinsei wa"
Kana Nishino Kana Nishino is a J-Pop singer and lyricist signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". CNN said that she was the favorite singer of teenage girls in Shibuya, Tokyo.- Life and career :...  (debut)	"Best Friend Best Friend (Kana Nishino song) -Oricon Charts :... "	Porno Graffitti Porno Graffitti , also known as is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The band got their name from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme...  (9)	"Kimi wa 100%"
Miyuki Kawanaka Miyuki Kawanaka Miyuki Kawanaka is a Japanese Enka singer.She was born Kimiko Kawanaka in Suita, Osaka. At a young age she moved to Osaka where she grew up. In 1973 she debuted as Kasuga Harumi with the song Shinjuku Tenshin. She later tried to become an idol with the release of Kantsubaki no Shima Kara...  (23)	"Nirinkusa"	Funky Monkey Babys Funky monkey babys is a Japanese band grouped in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic, Inc. Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets...  (2)	"Ato Hitotsu"
Kumiko (debut)	"Inori"	HY (debut)	"Toki wo Koe"
Kaori Mizumori Kaori Mizumori ' is a Japanese female enka singer. Her real name is .Her songs are usually titled after Japanese landmarks and Japanese nature. Thus Kaori gained her popularity as an Enka singer in Japan.- External links :*...  (8)	"Matsushima Kikō"	Hideaki Tokunaga Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No...  (5)	"Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase"
Nana Mizuki Nana Mizuki is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000...  (2)	"Phantom Minds Phantom Minds "Phantom Minds" is the 21st single by Japanese singer and seiyū Nana Mizuki, released on January 13, 2010 by King Records. The single debuted at No. 1 on Oricon weekly charts, becoming the first seiyū single to top the charts... "	L'Arc-en-Ciel (4)	"Bless Bless (song) -References:* http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/LArc-en-Ciel/KSCL-1550/index.html... "
Yoshimi Tendo (15)	"Jinsei Michizure"	Shinichi Mori Shinichi Mori is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. Nishinippon Shimbun claims that his total sales of gramophone records and CDs has been over 90 million copies....  (43)	"Erimo Misaki"
Second-half
aiko Aiko (singer) Aiko is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka...  (9)	"Mukai Awase"	Hiromi Go Hiromi Go is a Japanese singer, part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. His real name is .In the 1970s, he was called "New Big Three" with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo. He belonged to Johnny & Associates, but later left the agency...  (23)	Go!Go!Year Kōhaku Special Medley
Perfume Perfume (group) Perfume is a Japanese all-girl trio from Hiroshima, Japan, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto, Yuka Kashino, and Ayaka Nishiwaki. They debuted locally in 2001 and made their transition to a major label in 2005, focusing more on electropop...  (3)	"Nee Nee (song) - Chart rankings :-Sales and certifications:- External links :# #... "	Tokio Tokio (band) Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates...  (17)	"Advance Advance/Mata Asa ga Kuru "Advance/Mata Asa ga Kuru" is the forty-second single by the Japanese band Tokio. It was released on February 3, 2010 under the label J Storm. The single peaked at number five on the Oricon weekly chart. The song "Mata Asa ga Kuru" is used as a theme song to the NHK drama show Romes/Kūkō Bōkyo System... "
Kumi Koda Kumi Koda , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...  (6)	Kumi Koda 2010 Special Medley	Hiroshi Itsuki Hiroshi Itsuki is a Japanese male singer and composer. He sold 20 million records of singles and 4 million copies of LP albums by 1987.Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami"....  (40)	"Oshiroi Hana"
Akiko Wada Akiko Wada is a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon...  (34)	Akkoii! Kōhaku 2010 Special	Yūzō Kayama Yuzo Kayama is a Japanese popular musician and film star, born on 11 April 1937. His father, Ken Uehara, was a film star during the 1930s. Yuzo Kayama became a big star in the 1960s in the Wakadaishō film series....  (17)	Wakadaisho 50-nen! Special Medley
Sachiko Kobayashi (32)	"Kaachan no Hitorigoto"	Masaharu Fukuyama Masaharu Fukuyama is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is...  (3)	"Michishirube The Best Bang!! The Best Bang!! is Japanese rock singer-songwriter Masaharu Fukuyama's fourth compilation album, released on November 17, 2010... "
Kana Uemura Kana Uemura is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010.- Biography :...  (debut)	"Toilet no Kamisama Toilet no Kamisama is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kana Uemura, recounting her thoughts about her late grandmother. It was the leading track from her extended play Watashi no Kakera-tachi, released on March 10, 2010... "	Kobukuro Kobukuro is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :...  (6)	"Ryūsei"
		Arashi Arashi is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...  (2)	2010 Kōhaku Original Medley
Ikimono-gakari Ikimono-gakari is a Japanese pop rock band that debuted in 1998. They record on Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Epic Records label.The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year...  (3)	"Arigatō"
Sayuri Ishikawa Sayuri Ishikawa , is a Japanese enka singer. She is a popular contestant on the annual NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast, having appeared 32 times since 1977. Ishikawa made her name performing the classic "Tsugarukaikyo-Fuyugeshiki"...  (33)	"Amagi Goe"	Saburō Kitajima Saburo Kitajima is a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.He was born Minoru Ōno , in a little town in Hokkaidō to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied....  (47)	"Fusetsu Nagare Tabi"
Fuyumi Sakamoto Fuyumi Sakamoto is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.-Career:On March 4, 1987, Sakamoto debuted as a recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko". In 1988, she took part in the 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time...  (22)	"Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru"	Kiyoshi Hikawa Kiyoshi Hikawa is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. His real name is and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" due to his young age and popularity...  (11)	"Nijiiro no Bayon"
Dreams Come True	"Ikite Yuku no Desu" feat. The Kōhaku Special Brass Band	SMAP SMAP SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori... (18)	"This is Love" 10 SP Medley

Results

The winners were the white team, making it their 6th consecutive win since 2005 (the last red team win was in 2004). The table below documents the voting and points distribution:

Method	Red Team	White Team	Total
Total votes	367,645 votes	418,191 votes	785,836 votes
Number of votes via cellular phone	29,460 votes	51,543 votes	81,003 votes
Number of votes via 1seg	57,559 votes	69,343 votes	126,902 votes
Number of votes via digital TV poll	279,894 votes	295,637 votes	575,531 votes
Number of votes by NHK Hall audience (including judges)	732 votes	1,668 votes	2,400 votes