The seven-member idol group CANDY TUNE appeared as the first act for the Red Team at the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, which was broadcast live from the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo on New Year's Eve last year. They then appeared on the TBS music special CDTV Live! Live! New Year's Eve Countdown Fes. 2025→2026, where they performed their hit song from last year, Double Fight!
Because only a short version was performed on "Kohaku," the "Yukiri Neki" (Steamed Dish Dance) by Kotomi Tachibana, whose arm-waving dance resembled the act of draining noodles, was cut, causing widespread disappointment on social media. However, on "CDTV Live! Live!", the version was performed with the "Yukiri Dance" included.
On social media, viewers were posting joyful comments such as, "The new year is here, Yukiri Neki!", "I got to see the Yukiri that failed at Red and White, so I can finally end 2025 with a good year," "Thanks to CDTV for properly filming it with Yukiri Neki on camera," "After all, Double Fight! wouldn't be what it is without that Yukiri Neki," "The first Yukiri Neki of the new year," "Delighted to see the first Yukiri of the new year," and "A really smiling Yukiri."
