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 曲順--> Singer Song Singer Songaiko (8) Ano Ko no YumeArashi (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)MatsuriAKB48 (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 HanaKaela Kimura (debut)Butterfly Tohoshinki (2) (*Last Stage Performance As A 5-Member Group)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)HatsukoiDreams 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 ChōNana 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スーザン・ボイル紅白決定！初来日し歌う – 芸能ニュース : nikkansports.com Ai Sugiyama Mitsuko Mori Tatsunori Hara Hakuhō Shō Toshiyuki Nishida Kyoko Fukada Eikichi Yazawa Shirota YuuYuu Shirota
See also Kōhaku Uta Gassen 51st Japan Record Awards
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