AKB48 in 61th Kohaku Uta Gassen updates

     As previously announced, AKB48 will be part of this year's 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen. 4 days ago NHK released the song list that the artists will be performing. AKB48 will be performing a [Kohaku 2010 AKB48 Kamikyoku SP]. A total of 130 members will be singing a medley of 3 songs: Beginner, Heavy Rotation, Ponytail to Shushu. Koda Kumi, and Wada Akiko, as well as ARASHI, NYC, Kayama Yuzo, Go Hiromi, and SMAP, will also be performing medleys.

     This is not the first time AKB48 has performed a medley in Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Their first appearance in the 58th Kouhaku Uta Gassen, they performed Aitakatta and Nantetatte Idol together with artists Shokotan and Leah Dizon. Then on the 60th Kohaku Uta Gassen they performed RIVER Surprise Kohaku Remix, a medley of RIVER and Namida Surprise.

This year's Kohaku seems to be an AKB48 special. There will be tonnes of appearances by AKB during the whole duration of the show, not just their segment. They will be appearing in other artist's segments, including backdancing to Arashi's Bokutachi no Furusato Nippon, and a collab with Mizuki Nana singing an anime song. Members will also be doing backstage reports. The full list after the jump. The show will start on 7:30PM on 31 December 2010 and will run until 11:45PM.

1) AKB48 / Kohaku 2010 AKB48 Kamikyoku SP - Beginner, Heavy Rotation, Ponytail to Shushu - 130 members
2) Wada Akiko Birthday SP - 30 members
3) Hosokawa Takashi Birthday SP - 61 members
4) Godai Natsuko Birthday SP - 8 members
5) backdancing during Arashi song - ?? members
6) Intro for Kobayashi Sachiko - 10 members
7) Collab with Mizuki Nana - 3 members (Maeda Atsuko, Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi)
8) backstage reports - 16 members

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aiko / Mukai awase Angela Aki / Kagayaku hito Ikimono gakari / Arigato Ishikawa Sayuri / Amagigoe Uemura Kana / Toilet no kami-sama AKB48 / Kohaku 2010 AKB48 Kamikyoku SP Kawanaka Miyuki / Nirinsou Kumiko / INORI ~Inori~ Koda Kumi / KODAKUMI 2010 Special Medley Godai Natsuko / Hitorizake Kobayashi Sachiko / Kaa-chan no hitorigoto Sakamoto Fuyumi / Mata kimi ni koi shiteru Tendo Yoshimi / Jinsei michizure DREAMS COME TRUE / Ikite yuku no desu feat. The Kohaku Special Brass band Nakamura Mitsuko / Kawachi otokobushi Nishino Kana / Best Friend Hamasaki Ayumi / Virgin Road Perfume / Nee Hirahara Ayaka / Voyagers Mizuki Nana / PHANTOM MINDS Mizumori Kaori / Matsushima Kiko Wada Akiko / AKKO ii!!! Kohaku 2010 Special

ARASHI / 2010 Kohaku Original Medley Itsuki Hiroshi / Oshiroi hana HY / Toki wo koe EXILE / I Wish For You NYC / Yoku asobi yoku manabe 100% NYC Kayama Yuzo / Wakadaisho 50-nen Special Medley Kitajima Saburo / Fusetsu nagaretabi Go Hiromi / GO! GO! Iya~ Kohaku Special Medley Kobukuro / Ryusei SMAP / This is love’10 SP Medley TOKIO / advance Tokunaga Hideaki / Toki no nagare ni mi wo makase AAA / Aitai riyu Hikawa Kiyoshi / Niji-iro no Bayon FUNKY MONKEY BABYS / Ato hitotsu Fukuyama Masaharu / Michishirube flumpool / Kimi ni todoke Hosokawa Takashi / Naniwabushi da yo jinsei wa Porno Graffitti / Kimi wa 100% Mori Shinichi / Erimomisaki Yusuke / Hito L’Arc~en~Ciel / BLESS