The 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen was broadcast live from the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo on New Year's Eve last year, and enka singer Hiroshi Miyama sang "Sake Akari ~The 9th Kendama World Record Era~." He attempted the traditional "Kendama Guinness World Record" and broke the record with 129 consecutive successful attempts.
The audience was captivated by the host, Hiroiki Ariyoshi, who was the first to perform the Kendama. He had failed in rehearsal, and before the performance, he looked nervous and muttered, "I wish I hadn't taken on this." After successfully completing the kendama, he showed a look of relief, and when the world record was later confirmed, he shouted in delight, "This is the best!"
On social media, comments such as "I was nervous about Ariyoshi's Kendama performance too," "Ariyoshi was really nervous about the Kendama performance! I'm glad he succeeded," "Ariyoshi looks so relieved lol," "Ariyoshi must have been nervous lol," "When Ariyoshi succeeded in the Kendama performance, he looked like he was finished hosting the show," and "He was smiling after he finished the Kendama performance. He was really nervous from the beginning, so it was the Kendama performance after all." were posted.
