[NEWS] SMAP Leader’s Masahiro Nakai: “Asia’s Super Group Who Was Born in Korea”

News review about NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen held at NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan last night.

Tohoshinki sang their first ORICON weekly topped song, Purple Line and followed by another ORICON weekly winner どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろ, created a great stage, eventhough it’s their first appearance at Kohaku’s stage, the boys got big applause and cheering from the crowd.

SMAP’s leader, Masahiro Nakai who was the moderator of White Team (red team was led by Nakama Yukie) introduced Tohoshinki as: “An Asia’s super group who was born in Korea”.

Actually the line is not really a big deal, since it’s not the first time Japanese artist said it at Japan music programs. However, as it came from the leader of Japan’s top group SMAP not to mention it’s also said during one of the most precious event in Japan, it becomes headlines in Korean news ^^

Sekine Tsutomu, a Japanese popular comedian who is known as Tohoshinki’s big fan (or should I say, Junsu’s big fan? lol) sent a happy message to his daughter Sekine Marie, who became the MC of last night Kohaku Uta Gassen (I love this girl) to see such great performance by the boys on Kohaku’s stage. Marie told the audiences herself during the show.

After Tohoshinki ended their performance, at the backstage:

“It was the best stage. Unfortunately it’s too short, next year we hope to stand again on the stage and give it another try.” Micky Yoochun of Tohoshinki said. While words from Xiah Junsu, “It’s like a dream comes true, we’re a little nervous,” (Yunho also said something but I don’t get this part, sorry)

source: star news + union news + Aerin'sWorlds
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