# 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第60回NHK紅白歌合戦), referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009, from NHK Hall in Japan.

## Performers

The singers, announced on November 23, 2009, are ordered below according to the gojūon. Names in bold letters did not perform in the preceding year's program.
| Red Team | Red Team | White Team | White Team |
| Singer | Song | Singer | Song |
| aiko (8) | Ano Ko no Yume | Arashi (debut) | Arashi x Kōhaku Special Medley |
| Junko Akimoto (2) | Ai no Mama De... | Alice (3) | Champion |
| Ayaka (4) | Minna Sora no Shita | Hiroshi Itsuki (39) | Itezuru |
| Angela Aki (4) | Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e) | Exile (5) | Someday |
| Ikimono-gakari (2) | Yell | NYC Boys (debut) | 60th Kōhaku Memorial NYC Special |
| Sayuri Ishikawa (32) | Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyu Geshiki | Saburō Kitajima (46) | Matsuri |
| AKB48 (2) | River Surprise Kōhaku Remix | Takeshi Kitayama (5) | Tsurugi San |
| Ai Otsuka (6) | Is | Kobukuro (5) | Stay |
| Girl Next Door (2) | Infinity | Jero (2) | Umiyuki |
| Miyuki Kawanaka (22) | Futari Zake | SMAP (17) | Soto Kyutto ~ Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana |
| Kaela Kimura (debut) | Butterfly | Tohoshinki (2) ( Last Performance As A 5 Member Group In History ) | Stand by U |
| Kumi Koda (5) | 2009 Kōhaku Koda Special | Tokio (16) | Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara |
| Natsuko Godai (16) | Shinobu Ame | Hideaki Tokunaga (4) | Kawarekake no Radio |
| Sachiko Kobayashi (31) | Manyō Koiuta Aa, Kimi Matsu to | Kiyoshi Hikawa (10) | Tokimeki no Rumba |
| Fuyumi Sakamoto (21) | Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru | Funky Monkey Babys (debut) | Hero |
| Yoshimi Tendō (14) | Hanaikada | Masaharu Fukuyama (2) | Hatsukoi |
| Dreams Come True (featuring Fuzzy Control) (13) | Sono Saki e ~Kōhaku Special Version~ | Akira Fuse (25) | My Way |
| Mika Nakashima (8) | Nagareboshi | flumpool (debut) | Hoshi ni Negai o |
| Mitsuko Nakamura (14) | Kawachi Otoko Bushi | Takashi Hosokawa (33) | Bōkyō jon kara |
| Perfume (2) | One Room Disco | Porno Graffitti (8) | Anima Rossa |
| Ayumi Hamasaki (11) | Rule | Kenichi Mikawa (26) | Sasoriza no Onna 2009 |
| Ayaka Hirahara (6) | Mio Amore | Shinichi Mori (42) | Hana to Chō |
| Nana Mizuki (debut) | Shin'ai | Yusuke (debut) | Himawari |
| Kaori Mizumori (7) | Aki no Miyajima | Yuzu (3) | Aitai |
| Akiko Wada (33) | Mōichido Futari de Uta Itai | Remioromen (debut) | Konayuki |

## Results

The winners were the white team, making it their 5th consecutive win. The table below documents the voting and points distribution:
| Method | Red Team | White Team | Total |
| Total votes | 213,047 votes | 348,708 votes | 561,755 votes |
| Number of votes via cellular phone | 28,428 votes | 65,231 votes | 93,659 votes |
| Number of votes via 1seg | 47,320 votes | 77,346 votes | 124,666 votes |
| Number of votes via digital TV poll | 136,333 votes | 204,598 votes | 340,931 votes |
| Number of votes by NHK Hall audience (including judges) | 966 votes | 1,533 votes | 2,499 votes |

## Special guests

From the Kodomo (children's) Kōhaku Uta Gassen:
* Seishiro Kato
* Maya Sakura
* Nozomi Ōhashi
* Snow Prince Gasshoudan (Chorus)
Additional guests:
* Susan Boyle
* Ai Sugiyama
* Mitsuko Mori
* Tatsunori Hara
* Hakuhō Shō
* Toshiyuki Nishida
* Kyoko Fukada
* Eikichi Yazawa
* Shirota Yuu