Our Music Show Segment Pick of the Day goes to Nakagawa Shoko’s appearance on TBS “Utaban”. Utaban is a music show hosted by Downtown’s Ishibashi Takaaki and SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro where they have 2-3 music artists/bands as guest, interview them and the guests perform on the show.

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The press is buzzing regarding tabloid magazine Josei Seven’s confirmation of SMAP leader Nakai Masahiro (35) and Koda Kumi (25) having a relationship. The relationship has been rumored for months but the couple were seen together after the program “FNS Kyodai” on December 5th. Media are curious to see how the two interact during “Kouhaku Uta Gassen” during rehearsals and the live show on New Year’s Eve.

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