Folk singer Kosetsu Minami appeared with singer Iruka at the rehearsal for the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen(general and other channels) held at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo on December 29th. He revealed what happened when he went to eat with Takuro Yoshida, who has announced his retirement in 2022.
Minami confessed, "This year, I had dinner with Takuro, and when we were leaving, he told me, 'I'll probably never see you again.'" She smiled and said, "I thought that was very Takuro-like, and I felt relieved when I heard that."
The 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen will be broadcast on December 31st from 7:20pm to 11:45pm (with some news breaks). Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sari Ito, and announcer Naoko Suzuki will be the hosts.
