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Nov 27 12 7:33 PM

http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/nhk-denies-not-inviting-korean-acts-to-kohaku-due-to-territorial-dispute



Korean girl groups KARA and Girls’ Generation and male group Tohoshinki (TVXQ) were among the headline acts last year on “Kohaku Uta Gassen” (Red and White Song Contest).

Viewers are drawn from a wide cross-section of society on an evening when Japanese families traditionally gather at home, often around a television set.

NHK officials told a press conference that Korean performers were dropped after reviewing how popular they were over 2012, and after looking at support for them among Japanese fans.