Koji Tamaki:"Goodbye to Sadness" performed for the first time in 39 years at Kohaku Uta Gassen, singing without a microphone at the end. Viewers commented, "It felt so real," and "I was moved to tears."

Singer Koji Tamaki appeared on the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen(General TV and others) broadcast on December 31st. His impressive singing voice drew praise from viewers.

Tamaki, who appeared in a special project, performed "Sayonara Kanashimi" with an orchestra for the first time in 39 years, a song he sang at the Red and White Song Battle when he first appeared as a member of the rock band Anzenchitai in 1985. His beautiful voice reverberated in a fantastical atmosphere surrounded by countless candles.

At the end, he sang passionately without a microphone, and his vocal power and singing ability prompted praise on social media, with comments such as "I was moved to tears," "Tamaki Koji sings so well. It would be better to line up his portraits in the music room," "He sounds so authentic," "I wonder how the microphone can pick up his voice from that distance," "His voice sounds like a message from the soul," and "This is not just a case of him having great singing, it sounds like a beautiful instrument."