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Watch Love Live!’s μ’s Perform At The 2015 Red & White Song Battle

Written By Samantha Ferreira

μ’s, music start this new year!

Image ©NHK
Image ©NHK

Last night, millions tuned in on Japanese TV to watch NHK’s annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle). The event brings many of the year’s top acts together, divides them into teams (Red & White), and urges contestants to sing their hearts out for a panel of judges.

This year, μ’s waved the banner for the Red Team, along with 24 other participants that included idol super-groups AKB48, NMB48, Perfume. For their entry, μ’s performed Love Live! season 2 opening Sore wa Bokutachi no Kiseki.

The group went all-out. The performance was preceded by a new animated introduction by Sunrise, and the costumes were superb recreations of their animated counterparts.

You can check the full performance out below. μ’s, Music Start!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiy3DV-jbVE

Also worth noting is Arashi’s superb performance, which opened with the Star Wars theme, and burst into a medley of their biggest hits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtDR6w87I7w

Perfume weren’t slouches this year either, though, with a fantastic presentation for Pick Me Up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RmWOVmBTYU

Thanks for L.B. Bryant for the tip!

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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