SMAP’s Masahiro Nakai and Yuki Nakama to host Kouhaku Uta Gassen once again!

November 25, 2008 by J!-ENT

JapanToday.com reported:

SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai and actress Yukie Nakama will host the 59th Red and White Singing Contest on New Year’s Eve, it was announced at a press conference Monday. It will be the fifth time and third year in a row for Nakai to chair the White Team, and the third time and first in two years for Nakama to chair the Red Team.

The pair last co-hosted the show together in 2006. Last year, Nakai led the White Team and Tsurube Shofukutei, 56, a rakugo performer and comedian, led the Red Team.

“I hope people don’t mistake this as some kind of promotion for our new movie,” Nakai insisted. He was referring to “Watashi wa kai ni naritai,” a movie starring Nakai and Nakama, which opened on Nov 22, a day for couples in Japan. Nakai went on to say: “Nakama and I made a great couple that day. I don’t want to have any kind of couple’s argument on New Year’s Eve, but I want to fight hard and lead my team to victory.”