NHK Chairman comments on the zero STARTO artists this year: "It's unfortunate that they're not able to participate."
*For context, there were actually negotiations in place to have a few groups this year, but it seems they fell through last minute. What most of the comments are referring to is, obviously, the old shit's crimes.
Source: Yahoo News
Comments:
1. About STARTO, it's fine either way, but they chose only Kpop and Kpop-oriented idols again this year.
NHK is a public broadcaster, but they continue to grow content from other countries with the subscription fees collected from the Japanese people!
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2. How can a public broadcaster be negotiating for appearances when the UN Task Force's report in June of this year said it remained concerned and that the damage was still being recovered.
The media should be reporting on the "aftermath" and "industry-wide prevention of recurrence," but it seems more like an out of sight out of mind, trying to turn back the hands of time situation instead. The world of media is truly a dark place.
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3. I think the tradition of watching the Kohaku Uta Gassen on New Year's Eve to celebrate is over. I don't know about half of the singers participating, there aren't even many music programs on TV to watch anymore which has accelerated the shift away from Kohaku. But NHK still gets 40% of the viewer rating, so they can't stop easily...
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4. I looked at the Kohaku list and as I expected, there were six K-pop groups in it.
NHK must think that there are many Japanese who want to watch K-pop. The younger generation in particular seem to like them.
I don't really care if they make money or not based on the ratings, but I would like to see differentiation in subscription fees between those who watch Kohaku and those who don't. Why do you take so much money from people's wallets, even those who don't watch Kohaku?
Unlike other commercial TV stations, NHK is a public broadcaster that charges subscription fees, so at the very least, they should make programs for the Japanese people.
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5. I don't care if the old Johnny's aren't there, but the replacement is a lot of K-pop.
I don't think we'll get any ratings this year because of the large amount of K-pop.
There are many singers and bands in Japan that have a specific fan base, and I think there are some people who have seen them at festivals and would watch them if they appeared, even if they aren't fans. But since most of the k-pop fans don't watch TV in the first place, do they watch only the part when they appear?
It's strange that Japanese idols don't get exposure even if they have good results, but k-pop groups get exposure so easily.
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6. I think it would be better to explore avenues for original content since STARTO's talent is worth the money. For many fans it would be more valuable to see a concert by STARTO's talents. Even if they don't appear in Kohaku, it doesn't matter where they perform as long as they're talented. It would be best for the fans if they are not swayed by NHK's viewership rating supremacy. The value of the Kohaku program is becoming a far cry from what it once was. If the company puts the feelings of the fans first in its operations, the public will naturally appreciate the show.
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7. Now that people are turning away from television so much, there is no merit in attending the Kohaku Uta Gassen.
A decade or two ago, families might have watched the Kohaku Uta Gassen together during the year-end and New Year holidays, but with the development of SNS as a new medium, the role of old media such as TV and newspapers is coming to an end.
NHK in particular, is being abandoned due in part to the problem of its exorbitant subscription fees.
Wise artists and viewers will leave at an accelerated pace.
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8. Isn't it strange that STARTO's talents weren't on NHK this year (they excluded them) and now suddenly they are offering them Kohaku? Wouldn't that induce them to not want to appear?
If they have changed their policy to resume using STARTO idols, it would make more sense to start with other programs first and make the offer for Kohaku next year...
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9. I'm in my 40s now, but when I was a child, the casting was more geared toward older people, with a few idols and bands for the younger generation. It was boring for children, but I learned the music of the older generation by listening to enka and folk songs while playing mah-jong around the kotatsu with my family. Nowadays, there is not a trace of those days. No one misses it, no one remembers it, and only the name remains the same.
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10. I know there are various real world complications, but from a fan's point of view, whether or not they attend, they will be beaten up by the anti-fans, and I am glad they refused. I think it was a good decision.
How convenient to announce the resumption of the appearances right before Kohaku (N/A STARTO talents were allowed back on NHK just a couple of months ago, cmiiw)
It's only natural that they would retaliate.
Well, I guess they will have to resume the cancelled programs, too.
I'm looking forward to another New Year's Eve broadcast!
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