SMAP sets ratings high for Kohaku

[Tokyograph News]

Audience ratings for the individual artists at the 58th Kohaku Uta Gassen were announced on Friday. SMAP achieved 43.9%, the highest of the 56 acts that performed on the show. This is their 3rd consecutive year with the highest ratings.

The ratings for the whole show peaked at 46.1% near the end when SMAP sang their hit "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana," joined by the rest of the Kohaku performers.

Among the artists, the second-highest ratings came during Yo Hitoto's performance (42.7%), though Masafumi Akikawa, Dreams Come True, and Akiko Wada all came close at 42.2%.

Akira Terao had the best of the first half with 38.3% ratings, followed by Ayaka Hirahara and Kaori Kozai with 36.8% each.

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