60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Introduction '''The ''', referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009, from NHK Hall in Japan.
Performers The singers, announced on November 23, 2009, are ordered below according to the gojūon.Names in '''bold''' letters did not perform in the preceding year's program.+ Red Team White Team Singer Song Singer Songaiko (8) Ano Ko no Yume'''Arashi''' (debut)Arashi x Kōhaku Special MedleyJunko Akimoto (2)Ai no Mama De...'''Alice''' (3)ChampionAyaka (4) Minna Sora no ShitaHiroshi Itsuki (39)ItezuruAngela Aki (4)Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e)Exile (5)SomedayIkimono-gakari (2)Yell '''NYC Boys''' (debut)60th Kōhaku Memorial NYC SpecialSayuri Ishikawa (32)Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyu Geshiki Saburō Kitajima (46)Matsuri'''AKB48''' (2)River Surprise Kōhaku Remix Takeshi Kitayama (5)Tsurugi SanAi Otsuka (6)Is Kobukuro (5)StayGirl Next Door (2)Infinity Jero (2) UmiyukiMiyuki Kawanaka (22)Futari Zake SMAP (17)Soto Kyutto ~ Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana'''Kaela Kimura''' (debut)Butterfly Tohoshinki (2) ( Last Performance As A 5 Member Group In History )Stand by UKumi Koda (5)2009 Kōhaku Koda Special Tokio (16)Taiyō to Sabaku no BaraNatsuko Godai (16)Shinobu Ame Hideaki Tokunaga (4)Kawarekake no RadioSachiko Kobayashi (31)Manyō Koiuta Aa, Kimi Matsu to Kiyoshi Hikawa (10)Tokimeki no RumbaFuyumi Sakamoto (21)Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru '''Funky Monkey Babys''' (debut)HeroYoshimi Tendō (14)Hanaikada '''Masaharu Fukuyama''' (2)Hatsukoi'''Dreams Come True''' (featuring Fuzzy Control) (13)Sono Saki e ~Kōhaku Special Version~ Akira Fuse (25) My WayMika Nakashima (8)Nagareboshi '''flumpool''' (debut)Hoshi ni Negai oMitsuko Nakamura (14)Kawachi Otoko Bushi '''Takashi Hosokawa''' (33)Bōkyō jon karaPerfume (2)One Room Disco Porno Graffitti (8)Anima RossaAyumi Hamasaki (11)Rule Kenichi Mikawa (26)Sasoriza no Onna 2009Ayaka Hirahara (6)Mio Amore Shinichi Mori (42)Hana to Chō'''Nana Mizuki''' (debut)Shin'ai '''Yusuke''' (debut)HimawariKaori Mizumori (7)Aki no Miyajima '''Yuzu''' (3)AitaiAkiko Wada (33)Mōichido Futari de Uta Itai '''Remioromen''' (debut)Konayuki
Results The winners were the white team, making it their 5th consecutive win. The table below documents the voting and points distribution: Method Red Team White Team Total Total votes  213,047 votes  348,708 votes  561,755 votes Number of votes via cellular phone  28,428 votes  65,231 votes  93,659 votes Number of votes via 1seg  47,320 votes  77,346 votes  124,666 votes Number of votes via digital TV poll  136,333 votes  204,598 votes  340,931 votes Number of votes by NHK Hall audience (including judges)  966 votes  1,533 votes  2,499 votes
Special guests From the Kodomo (children's) Kōhaku Uta Gassen:*Seishiro Kato*Maya Sakura*Nozomi Ōhashi*Snow Prince Gasshoudan (Chorus)Additional guests:*Susan Boyle*Ai Sugiyama*Mitsuko Mori*Tatsunori Hara*Hakuhō Shō*Toshiyuki Nishida*Kyoko Fukada*Eikichi Yazawa*Shirota Yuu
See also *Kōhaku Uta Gassen*51st Japan Record Awards
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