December 31, 2016, which is also the Great Dark Day, is the most lively day of the year on NHK TV station. The red and white song show will start on time at 19:30 in the evening.
Kazuki Nishino, like other singers participating in the show, came to the NHK Music Hall in Shibuya District early in the morning to stand by.
It was his first time to participate in the Kohaku Utakara, but he was not nervous. Instead, he felt excited to be on the big stage. Being able to appear on a program that covers almost all of Japan is an affirmation of his popularity.
The host of this year's red group is the female star Kasumi Arimura. Of course, her hosting skills are in the eyes of the beholder and have caused a lot of discussion from the outside world before.
Of course, the main reason is that Arimura Kasumi will star in NHK's morning drama "Little Bird" next year, so NHK supported her and appointed her as the host.
During the previous rehearsal, Nishino Kazuki also heard her eating screws, and he couldn't help but feel worried for her. After all, netizens who are full and have nothing to do are quite skilled at eating screws.
Nishino Kazuki sat backstage for a long time, and staff members kept coming in to discuss the details of the program. Although the ratings were not as high as before, it was still possible to see that NHK TV station attached great importance to the Red and White Song Festival.
After everything was done, it was finally evening and the Red and White Song Festival officially began.
First came the entrance ceremony. The leader of the white group was Japan's legendary band Xjapan. Kazuki Nishino was in the middle of the group. In front of him was the band Yuzu. While waiting for the venue, Kazuki Nishino also chatted a lot with the people in front and behind.
Yuzi has also participated in many red and white combinations, and she looks very relaxed.
As all the singers entered the stage, the two hosts of the red and white groups stood on two sides of the stage. Kazuki Nishino also stood in the first row, but not close to the middle of the stage. On both sides of him were Johnny's Arashi group and
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The first to open was Johnny's idol group Guan Ba. They took their places from the rooftop stage on the second floor and started performing. They ran and sang all the way from top to bottom to the center of the main stage.
Then everyone will dance a little to their rhythm, which is also a requirement of the TV station. All the singers "moved" their bodies in the opening, which showed that the atmosphere of this concert was good.
Nishino Kazuki was not very familiar with these people. He mingled in the crowd and waved to the music for a while, then he just let it pass. However, it was not as easy as expected. The TV station's camera No. 3 seemed to be facing the song all the time.
Him, he could only squeeze out a warm smile and keep catering to him. In order to maintain his image, Nishino Kazuki could only wave as hard as he could.
After the two sets of opening songs were sung, Kazuki Nishino could finally leave the stage and go behind the scenes, just waiting for his performance time.
"Nishino-senpai~"
Nishino Kazuki walked into the backstage passage and was about to go to the venue arranged by NHK to accept a small interview when he heard someone calling him and looked back.
It turned out to be the Keyakizaka46 team. A group of them patted the team and walked forward, as if they were going to wait for the venue.
Naturally, the one who stopped him was Yuka Sugai, the only person he knew inside.
"It's Tomoka-chan, long time no see." Nishino Kazuki didn't see them at the previous rehearsal. Their appearance sequence was at the front, and because they were underage, they couldn't appear on the stage after 10 o'clock.
Everyone in Keyakizaka46 stopped and watched their captain greet Nishino Kazuki.
"Let's all say hello." As the captain, Yuka Sugai had stopped Kazuki Nishino, so naturally she would not let the members be rude.
Everyone tidied up, then greeted Nishino Kazuki and bowed.
Nishino Kazuki also returned the gift.
"This is your first time at the Kohaku Bar. Do you feel nervous?" Nishino Kazuki asked casually.
"There is some pressure, but we will work hard." Yuka Sugai replied, and joked, "It's obviously your first time for Nishino-senpai, so why are you asking like a senior?"
Although Sugai Yuka hasn't contacted Nishino Kazuki for a long time, she doesn't have much respect for him and just regards him as an older brother who is a few years older than her.
"I was discovered by you, haha." Nishino Kazuki said with a smile.
The agent beside him couldn't help but look at the time, and Nishino Kazuki also noticed it.
"You go ahead and don't delay the performance."
"Hi." Everyone nodded and then went to the designated place to wait.
After Nishino and Itsuki finished chatting, they turned back and walked forward. Unexpectedly, they were caught by the backstage host Naomi Watanabe. The interview he was arranged for was Watanabe's "Backstage Talk", which can be watched live on the Hongbai app.
Of course, there is no specific talking room, just a few questions raised on the backstage channel, and the time is also very short.
"Nishino-san, I just heard you chatting with Keyakizaka46, are you their food?" Naomi Watanabe asked a simple question.
"Of course, I also bought their CD." Nishino Kazuki was not lying, "The 15-year-old Ter is really amazing, including the debut song composed by Yasushi Akimoto, I like them all."
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"As expected of you, Nishino-san." Naomi Watanabe praised her without thinking, and then turned the camera away. This interview was finally over.
Kazuki Nishino's performance was in the second half, that is, after 9 o'clock, which meant that he still had 2 hours of rest.
In the lounge, Kazuki Nishino turned on the TV and watched the live broadcast of the Kohaku Utakara, achieving the achievement of "watching the live broadcast of the Kohaku Utakara at the Kohaku Utakara venue".
Nogizaka46's performance was also in the first half. It is worth mentioning that enka singer Miyama Yuki performed a kendama plus enka performance. Hashimoto Nanami was also selected as a guest and performed kendama with several other guests beside the host.
, after Sanshan Yuki finished singing the chorus, he came up with a ball-collecting move called Zhijian, and it was a perfect success.
Then the camera happened to cut to the host's side. Hashimoto Nana was performing this move, but failed to get the tip of the ball into the ball. Seeing that she was about to fail, she had an idea, caught the ball with her hands, and then gave a fake applause.
The camera also wisely turned away.
When Nishino Kazuki saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing.
In the next two years of red and white, this Miyama Yuki will challenge the Guinness World Record of kendama, asking 100 people to complete the same kendama's movements starting from the 1st. Of course, because of the live broadcast, overturning is inevitable, but this matter has always been
It's quite interesting to stay in the memory of Nishino Kazuki.