The 30th episode of NHK's Red and White Songs in 1979 was playing on the TV.

The NHK Red and White Song Festival is a singing evening representing the highest level of RB. It is also equivalent to RB’s Spring Festival Gala. It has become a tradition for the whole family to gather together and watch TV.

The singers or groups participating in the Red and White Song Festival were all the most popular and popular in RB at that time. Of course, there are also a group of old artists who are evergreens who appear every year.

The NHK Red and White Song Team divided them into two teams based on gender, with female singers forming the red team and male singers forming the white team.

During the competition, the red and white teams take the stage alternately. The contestant can be a solo singer or a group of multiple people. In this way, you come and go, singing for more than four hours.

Of course, in order to prevent the program from being too monotonous, there will also be many interviews inside and outside the studio, funny clips or clips that combine current affairs.

So during this night, not only can I listen to the most popular songs in rb that year, but I can also get a general idea of ​​the major events that happened in this country this year.

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"This year's Red and White Song Festival, this lineup..."

Nobunaga looked at the TV and saw the list of singers of the Red and White Team. The 30th NHK Red and White Team in 1979 was like the coming of the gods.

"It's such a scary era... When I look at the list, all the names are great..." Kifu Taro said while eating hot soba noodles.

"The list is terrifying, the lineup is explosive... Just look at the list near the finale. They are all epoch-making superstars. The organizers of the NHK program must have been very hard-working."

Nobunaga took a sip of beer and sighed.

I watched the NHK Red and White Song Contest on time just for Momoe. This year is Yamaguchi Momoe’s last time to attend the Red and White Song Concert. I didn’t expect that everyone is a great person...

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White group:

Hiromi Go's "My Fair Lady", Jiro Atsumi's "Dream Drink", Kenji Shinnuma's "Song of Youth", Hiroshi Kadokawa's "Osaka Story", Hideki Saijo's "Season of Love", Chi Masao's "Spring in the North Country"...

Red group:

Ishino Mako "September in the Sky", Ohta Yumi "Single Girl", Sakurada Junko "Santa Monica Wind", Iwasaki Hiromi "Cinderella Honeymoon", Mori Masako "Sad RB Haiben Line"...

Yamaguchi Momoe's "Singing Tenderly", Ishikawa Sayuri's "Tsugaru Strait", Misora ​​Hibari's "Life's Journey".

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Idol singers represented by the New Three Niangs, the New Royal Sanjia, the Huahua Senior High School trio, and Johnny's "New Royal Sanjia", light music, and rock began to become popular.

At the same time, Sayuri Ishikawa and Sayuri Yoshinaga from the enka department are still active on the stage.

The highlight of the 30th episode of NHK's Red and White Songs is the two superstars in the red group.

One is the only one in the RB music scene, the unprecedented national idol, the "Legendary Diva" Yamaguchi Momoe;

The other is the queen of the enka genre, Hibari Misora, the "Sun of the Showa";

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"Hibari Misora's condition doesn't seem to be good."

Nobunagahato said while eating cold soba noodles dipped in soy sauce.

"Well, it seems that his brother's violent gang incident still had a great impact on her."

Kifutaro filled Nobunaga's hat with beer.

Hibari Misora ​​served as the red team finale from the 14th episode (1963) to the 23rd episode (1972).

However, in 1973, his brother's involvement in the violent group Yamaguchi-gumi was exposed, which led to his suspension of performances across the country, and he was not selected for the 24th performance (1973).

Then, gossip tabloids such as "Guide to Customs" exposed that Hibari Misora ​​visited Kazuo Taoka's private residence late at night, causing a great negative impact on Hibari Misora.

Until six years later, in this year's 30th episode of のNHK Red and White Songs Together, Hibari Misora ​​and Ichiro Fujiyama returned to the stage as the "30th episode commemorative special guests".

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Sing tenderly when you are lonely

sing this song softly

The street seen from the slope is Kagero

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If you open it, it will be full of love

It's just the record turning and you're gone

Sing tenderly when you are lonely

sing this song softly

I'm still alone

waiting for your return

Toward the clear blue sky

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Sure enough, the finale was Yamaguchi Momoe.

Yamaguchi Momoe's song "Singing Softly", the song is cheerful and soft, like a fairy falling into the mortal world.

Yamaguchi Momoe is not the kind of actress with particularly exquisite facial features. However, she has the shyness and restraint of a girl, a quiet nature, a warm smile, and a kind heart.

It is in line with the Eastern aesthetics of women, and she belongs to the type of woman who is a good wife and mother.

However, when Yamaguchi Momoe made her debut in the music industry, she followed a rebellious cyan style.

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The 30th episode of nhk's red and white song is over. Nobunaga and Gifutaro finished eating the soba noodles.

Taro Kifu then watched "RB Record Awards".

In 1979, TBS TV station's "RB Record Awards" was broadcasted at the same time as the Red and White Song Battle.

It often happens that singers move between the Record Awards and the red and white venues.

The Traffic Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department specially arranged for fifteen police cars and twenty mounted police vehicles to turn green lights at the intersection leading to the NHK Hall to ensure that the singers could reach another venue in time.

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Nobunaga Hato started making Osechi cuisine.

Osechi cuisine is an important source of income for Yangquan Restaurant during the New Year. Every year, a large number of regular customers reserve Yangquan Restaurant’s Osechi cuisine two months in advance.
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