A Japanese journal lately carried out a ballot asking viewers which artists they don’t wish to see once more on NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Two Ok-pop acts made the record.
NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, also called NHK Crimson And White Tune Battle, is a worldwide well-known annual tv program in Japan the place widespread artists are put into completely different groups and battle it out with their performances. Lately, Ok-pop artists have been invited to the present as a result of Ok-pop’s rising reputation.
In 2023, Ok-pop teams resembling SEVENTEEN, Stray Children, NewJeans, and LE SSERAFIM carried out on the present. As well as, teams consisting of Japanese members however managed by a Ok-pop company, resembling TWICE’s MiSaMo and NiziU, had been additionally invited.
The ballot was carried out based mostly on the 2023 performers’ record, and two Ok-pop acts made it to the highest 5 on their respective groups.
NiziU ranked 4th on the pink workforce. They’ve appeared on the present 4 occasions, and a viewer commented, “They’re not trending. I’ve misplaced curiosity in them a very long time in the past.” One other poll-taker sees them as a Korean group and subsequently doesn’t want to seem on the Japanese present.
Stray Children additionally ranked 4th, however on the white workforce. In contrast to NiziU, who carried out on the present many occasions, Stray Children made their first look simply final 12 months. Some feedback from Japanese viewers embody, “I don’t know them in any respect and by no means listened to their songs. Why are they on the present?” and “The present has historic significance in Japan. There ought to solely be Japanese artists.”
It is going to be fascinating to see which Ok-pop acts, if any, get invited to the seventy fifth present this 12 months.
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