It has been revealed that actress and singer-songwriter Sakura Fujiwara will be appearing as a studio guest at the 68th Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live on WOWOW from 9:00 PM on February 2nd.
"I look forward to the Grammy Awards so much that I even feature them on my radio show every year. This year will be the first time I'll be able to witness the awards broadcast live, so I'm really excited!", he commented. "Kendrick Lamar is as popular as ever this year, but I really want Bad Bunny, who was also a big hit at the Latin Grammys, to win an award! Also, K-Pop Demon Hunters was really interesting, so I'm curious to see how they turn out," he said, talking about artists to watch.
This time, Kendrick Lamar led the way with nine nominations, followed by Sir Kathy, Jack Antonoff, and Lady Gaga, each with seven nominations, and Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, and Sherban Ghenea, each with six nominations.
Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are all nominated in the major categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
In the Japanese studio, John Kabira and Chiaki Horan will serve as hosts, and in addition to Fujiwara, music producer Yaffle and music writer Minako Ikeshiro will appear as studio guests.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast live in two languages (with simultaneous interpretation) on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand from 9:00 AM on February 2nd (Japan time) under the title "Live Broadcast! 68th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony." A subtitled version will also be broadcast and streamed from 10:00 PM on the same day under the title "68th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony."
