The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2010, from

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. This was the last time the Kōhaku was broadcast in

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transmission. As of July 24, 2011 the

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switchover throughout Japan will occur, when analog signals (both terrestrial/over-the-air and

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) will be shut off and rendered obsolete. As such, the 62nd Kōhaku (on December 31, 2011) will be the first time the Kōhaku to be broadcast entirely in digital. The 61st Kōhaku was broadcast in Hi-Vision (

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) between 19:30 and 23:45, with a five-minute break for

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between 21:25 and 21:30.

Timeline

All events listed below occurred in 2010. ;October 14 :Date and time of broadcast announced. Theme announced as "Bonding through songs". ;October 26 :The mascots for Kohaku announced Uta♪Ukki- ;November 3 :Team leaders announced as

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for the red team and

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for the white team. This marks the first instance of a group (Arashi) being in charge of a team. ;November 17 :Announcement of the organizational group and radio broadcasting details on the official Kohaku

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. ;November 24 :Selected participants announced streaming on the internet and on live TV. ;November 29 :Start of the recruiting for the judges in the audience.

Performers

The singers, announced on November 24, 2010, are ordered below according to the

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. Names in bold letters did not perform in the preceding year's program.

Performance listing

Results

The winners were the white team, making it their 6th consecutive win since 2005 (the last red team win was in 2004). The table below documents the voting and points distribution:

References

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Timeline

Performers

Performance listing

Results

See also

References