Kouhaku performing order
 

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So ayu will be the first to sing.

oo nice~ opening the show with Mirrorcle World..well i hope ayu's hand will be good enough by the time for Kouhaku

Omg hell yeah! She's gonna open the show with a bang! I can't wait!!!!!!
I hope she looks sexalicious

wow... opening this time..?

Oh very nice. A change of pace with her being the opener. Did she know she would perform first when she chose Mirrorcle World as the Kouhaku song to sing? It would make a lot of sense then. Fits very nicely as the opening song...intense stuff. I hope there's elaborate plans for this perf.

yeah I figured she'd open.

what does the message say? anyone know?

hope she will feel better

I'm worried about her hand....

still hope its good though. headset ftw!

oh.. I'm sure Ayu will do a good opening with MW ^_^

It's so cool.. She'll be the first to perform!

is she still singing anyway?

Wahhh opener!? amazing...has it happened before...MW is gonna a big bang to the thing..cool..
cant wait

i hope her hand is better...if not..HEADSET

(just realized its her 10TH time at Kouhaku hahah)

wow..opening the show...
that's cool
but is she can make it? i mean her injury...

couple of questions:

Who will broadcast this?

What time/day is this scheduled to air? :O
Thanks!

I think she can since this info is only released today... but then again undergoing an operation is still bad for her health .
Who will broadcast this? NHK

What time/day is this scheduled to air? 31dec, 7.20pm Japan time

hope she can make it, like she said in her previous TA msg, she's "God's Daughter" :D:D
so she should be recover by the time she has to perform @Kouhaku and the ultimate PCDL!!
we have to believe in X'mas miracle :D

always wish her the best!!!

WOW ayu is doing the opening with MW - im so excited!

Ah I think this will be one of the BEST openings in the history of Kouhaku! Go Ayu! I hope your hand will be all right, at least better, by then!!!

tnx for the info, but i doubt she'll be able to perform due to her injury & operation.....

Great news, sadly she's not performing GREEN or Days, but anyway, explosive opening
Maybe she's the first to have more time to her lenghtiest CDL so far

nice to see she's first, but hopefully ayu can recover in time to perform.

yup i pray that she is able to sing with her left hand..

Oh, that's good! ^__^
I'm just worried about her hand. I really hope she'll feel better!

I hope she performs this with a headset :O

starting off with ayu sounds great XD
the complete opposite of a-nation >.<

It's the only logical position for her since CDL begins an hour or so earlier this year.

Oh, and it's likely that people will complain about her ratings, since the opening act tends to have some of the lowest ratings of the entire show.. but eh.

Ah good point. That makes sense. So she's going along with CDL I guess...I'm sure it'll be a good opener.

Mirrorcle World to start the show. That's a great way to get your blood pumping.

Hmm I hope she will pull it off.

がんばってねあゆ！！　きよつけて！！！

I hope she gets better by this time ....
and I thought she would perform first due to her PCDL!!

That is so exciting! :D I hope she will be able to give a kick start to it XD I hope her hand is okay by then... ^^

That's a good place to be, can't wait to see her performance. Kouhaku <3

i think this is a good decision!so that she will have enough time to rest for her CDL

MW is a good pump-up song, it'll get everyone going ^_^

10x :P

they are saying she is the "top batter" position.
ahahaha.
I hope she can perform~ it is always the star performance of the show.
It's always so impressive and exciting~~ the first point.
Mirrorcle World fits perfectly.

I dont think her Countdown has to do anything with it.
The producer said he wanted Ayumi to be in the top batter position this year.

^ That means the Kouhaku producer probably chose Mirrorcle World for Ayu too...

Kouhaku this year would have an awesome, spectacular opening.

I wish her the best and fast recovery till then

the first!!! thanks for the news

Will she be alright to perform? :/
Anyway, not so looking forward to see MW again.

I like she will sing MW again...hehehe

thanks for the info

Ayu injures her hand, AND requires surgery.

Now she's the opening act for a big show on top of hosting her own 3 hour plus PCDL, with just barely enough time in between to recover.

After re-watching the 2004 Light and Shadow interview, it seems like history repeating itself for Ayu. The injuries, the pressure to perform, of fufilling so many expectations.

She says " I just want to live like a human ".

Looking at her schedule this week, I'd say no human should live like this.

Nevertheless, I'm sure all Ayu's fans will join me in praying that everything goes smoothly, that both performances are without incidents, give thanks when its all over and wish Ayu a full and speedy recovery.

im sosososo happy that im watching a tiny bit Kouhaku on cable!
NHK world premium..
cos i do not have the channel but can watch in monsaic mode.. :D

I'm sure all fans are doing so. Hey even GLAY has expressed that thought in his blog.

Same here. But what time do I have to start starring at the tiny screen?
6.20pm Singapore time right?

The girls will win this time. They have got to!! I don't think either team has ever won more than 3 times in a row and they can't start now! Leave pawnage at the door.

MW as opening. Sure the best!

Just saw ayu!!!

She worn black (i think) gown with a very nice hairstyle
Then at the later part, her gown was ripped into 2, and she's in a black attire and her down was let down.

She's holding her mike with her right hand

energetic performance as usual
nice to see her :luv2
waiting for the HQ

I JUST SAW IT!!!
AYU WORE THIS GIANT LEOPARD DRESS (imagine the a-nation dress wit Leopard print)
and basically it was the same as A-NATION's performance..

MW had this slight difference...between the verse and first chorus there was a music section...short one...and there were digital sounds..

Ayu rocked her WHOA WHOA YEA YEA section..it was gd!..at the end, she sounded a little breathless...
she still held her mike...

and her hair was the same as...the live where she sang MW+SURREAL...

OK about the opening...There was this grp of artiste in front..then the MC announced the opening..and the light from behind lit up with Ayu's silouette..and all the crowd of artiste leaving to the sides for Ayu's opening

O YES...there was this big plasma screen behind her...and while she was uup there on the steps...the effects where this Space-like graphics..diamonds, stars...very nicely done..

Just saw Ayu too!!

what a great performance!
her costume was very pretty!

Just saw Ayu too!!

what a great performance!
her costume was very pretty!

Keyhole must have overloaded... I tried here too and I couldn't connect

so I used TVAnts and everything worked fine, but it takes a little bit of time to connect...

Saw too ^w^ I thought it was brown o-o maybe a mix of two color XD

The second outfit looked like a bit Game outfit, corset and pant, with chains , I love this one !!

the vocal was ok from what I heard, never almost stop to block >.<

I feel so happy to saw it, it really light my day!

*now is watching a guy ?? lol singing ^w^*

Yeah it was an alright performance. You can see she is wearing not only a brace-type thing on her hand, but also a kind of skin-toned glove. Suggests perhaps she has stitches? I don't know though.

I have very bad luck! T_T. My Keyhole couldn't connect well, and when I got connected, Ayu just finished to sing T_T. So I have to wait for the download...

Me too.... Can't wait for the download now!

my KeyHole also not connected

WOW what an outfit @___@ She sure rocks that rocker look xD

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Ooooh sounds really great. She must have been happy to have pulled it off! :)