http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-108104 8Asians.com » Jero on Kohaku 2008: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:11:33 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-108104 [...] Last New Years Eve, Yoshi and I stayed at the Kabuki Hotel in SF J-Town. I guess they pipe in the NHK for the guests there because there is no NHK to be found via DirecTV in San Jose (where we are this year.) [...] [...] Last New Years Eve, Yoshi and I stayed at the Kabuki Hotel in SF J-Town. I guess they pipe in the NHK for the guests there because there is no NHK to be found via DirecTV in San Jose (where we are this year.) [...]

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-77972 Jason Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:03:54 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-77972 I love how you have a blog set up here with anonymous postings. I love how you have a blog set up here with anonymous postings.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-137064 Jason Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-137064 I love how you have a blog set up here with anonymous postings. I love how you have a blog set up here with anonymous postings.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-50154 Anita Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:25:10 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-50154 Dammit... I just posted a comment but it disappeared. I also grew up watching this every New Year\'s Eve with my grandparents. We are also Taiwanese. I loved it. My grandparents always taped it but I was the only one who would actually go back and watch them. Dammit… I just posted a comment but it disappeared. I also grew up watching this every New Year\’s Eve with my grandparents. We are also Taiwanese. I loved it. My grandparents always taped it but I was the only one who would actually go back and watch them.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-137063 Anita Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:25:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-137063 Dammit... I just posted a comment but it disappeared. I also grew up watching this every New Year's Eve with my grandparents. We are also Taiwanese. I loved it. My grandparents always taped it but I was the only one who would actually go back and watch them. Dammit… I just posted a comment but it disappeared. I also grew up watching this every New Year’s Eve with my grandparents. We are also Taiwanese. I loved it. My grandparents always taped it but I was the only one who would actually go back and watch them.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-50053 Ernie Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:25:40 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-50053 Efren - there used to be a Rosco\'s in Jack London Square. Now I go to the one in SoCal whenever I need my chicken and waffle fix. Mmm, soul food! Efren – there used to be a Rosco\’s in Jack London Square. Now I go to the one in SoCal whenever I need my chicken and waffle fix. Mmm, soul food!

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-137062 Ernie Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:25:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-137062 Efren - there used to be a Rosco's in Jack London Square. Now I go to the one in SoCal whenever I need my chicken and waffle fix. Mmm, soul food! Efren – there used to be a Rosco’s in Jack London Square. Now I go to the one in SoCal whenever I need my chicken and waffle fix. Mmm, soul food!

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/comment-page-1/#comment-50039 Gary Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:40:36 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/12/31/new-years-eve-with-kohaku/#comment-50039 I grew up with Kohaku as a kid growing up in Hawaii in a mixed Japanese/Filipino family in the 60\'s. The Kohaku was part of New Years or shogatsu across many ethnic groups in Hawaii. I find it fascinating how the show has evolved to continue to cover traditional Japanese enka singing and Jpop. All over Hawaii, at New Years open-house all afternoon and evening meals/gatherings, the TV is still tuned to the Kohaku, where the oldest generation watches every minute, the middle generation like me watches part and also watches the youngest generations(yes plural) playing wii, ocassionally trying my hand at guitar hero on \"easy\". The Kohaku is incredibly entertaining and brings me back to my childhood and similar multigenerational gatherings on New Years watching the Red and White Song Contest. I grew up with Kohaku as a kid growing up in Hawaii in a mixed Japanese/Filipino family in the 60\’s. The Kohaku was part of New Years or shogatsu across many ethnic groups in Hawaii. I find it fascinating how the show has evolved to continue to cover traditional Japanese enka singing and Jpop. All over Hawaii, at New Years open-house all afternoon and evening meals/gatherings, the TV is still tuned to the Kohaku, where the oldest generation watches every minute, the middle generation like me watches part and also watches the youngest generations(yes plural) playing wii, ocassionally trying my hand at guitar hero on \”easy\”. The Kohaku is incredibly entertaining and brings me back to my childhood and similar multigenerational gatherings on New Years watching the Red and White Song Contest.

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