wow good news!^^ kool thanks~

oh, wow! That's quite great for ayu right?

Ai Otsuka got paid $1000 to be on it. I think it's a lot, but of course celebrities probably don't...

wew... maybe 48-4900 US$ for 1-2 songs... thx a lot for the info

the news is acutually taking about NHK give too little money to the singer, one dress of ayu surely excess a lot the payment.they also said BoA etc. has tooooo littel money, because they only get a little more than the new one .

Mai and Mika were probably some of the best performers, and Ayu being paid the most, oddly enough I thought she sang the worst! o.o

I thought Mika was going to do well but she RUINED Oborozukiyo ~Inori ;_; I was so sad. Her 'subete's were HORRIBLE it sounded like she was screaming the song.

I thought Ayu's vocals weren't amazing but the whole performance as a whole, totally shined. The costumes and dance was just beautiful and stole the show for me.

Costumes and dance take your attention from the vocals, which are all that matter to me...

^ personally for me, they don't and actually can add something to it

Muah, it doesn't matter how much a star makes to me, as long as they produce good music and stuff I can relate to,.. I'll always look up to them :yes

Is it customary for performers to be paid for these types of performances in Japan? It seems a little unnecessary since the singers get money from lots of other tie-ins, plus the performance is a form of publicity.

i used to watch that show...i wonder if someone could put together a clip of Ayu's singing on that show and upload it on this forum. thanks and thanks for the info.

Same here

I think it's a previlege to just be on the show, especially for newer artists.

Ayu on the other hand could do without the appearance seeing how little she got payed, but I guess she could use some pocket money. o.o

Thanks for the info!
Whoa so the top sellin are SMAP and Ayumi! Poor Nakashima Mika and Kuraki Mai, didnt know that they receive even lower than Ai.
BTW anyone can tell me Ueto Aya name in Chinese?

it certainly is more than 5000 sing dollars... but although u may not feel that its a lot, she is just paid 500 thousand yen for a song only!!!! and thats a lot! :P

Thanks for the translation :)

THANKIES for the information GO AU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe it's a show of gratitude, or that they have a rule (maybe not a written down rule) that performances should be paid.

Every region or industry has their own little something something.

I don't get why people say it's too little! It's 5000 USD for a single song (4mins+).