62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen(紅白歌合戦) performers announced

NHK has finally announced the official lineup for the 62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen(紅白歌合戦) . This year’s show features 55 artists, with 28 on the Red Team and 27 on the White Team.

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BIG BANG, KARA to make appearance at the Kohaku?

According to the Sports Nippon newspaper, Korean groups BIG BANG and KARA will be making their first appearances in the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. The last Korean artists to perform at Kohaku were Lee Jung Hyun and RYU in 2004, but BIG BANG and KARA will be the first groups ever to appear.

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KARA to star in Japanese drama "URAKARA"

Korean girl pop group KARA continues with the news that they will be the stars of their own television drama, scheduled to begin airing on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on January 14 (Fridays 12:12am). Titled "URAKARA," the show will feature the members of KARA as themselves, taking on a series of missions related to love. 

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