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In Japan, there are many singing programs that can be seen frequently, and many people will watch a singing program when it is on. The most famous, biggest, and most exciting of these is the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Singing Contest). This program is held once a year, at the end of the year on New Year’s Eve. The most distinctive feature of the Kohaku Uta Gassen is that it is a battle of the sexes. The female singers are divided into the red group and the male singers into the white group, and they perform their most popular songs of the year, with the winner being the group with the most songs that attracted the most people that year overall. This year, 22 groups of men and 22 groups of women will participate in the contest. The trend this year is to have several groups representing Korea perform. This is in keeping with recent youth trends and is expected to increase the claim rate among the younger crowd. This year’s featured group is the ever-famouOfficial髭男dism. One of their songs, “Subtitle,” will be sung, as the drama “Silent,” which started in October 2022, has become a huge national hit and is creating an immense boom in the second half of 2022, and is the theme song for the drama. Also, this year’s show will be hosted by Yo Oizumi, who is a great actor, a very funny man, and a great storyteller, so it should be a very interesting show.