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⇒Comment from Aiba-san, Kouhaku Official Wesite (http://www.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/mc/)
Thinking that I am not in a position to receive such an important role alone, I was really worried…
But I wonder, in future, if I can have such thankful opportunity [again] in my life. Rather than regretting every year-end that "It would have been great had I received this that time", I decided to take this challenge.
For me now, what I utterly do is working hard to my utmost, in order to do my very best so that all singers appearing in the program shall perform comfortably, thank you in advance for your help and support.
⇒Oricon News『第67回紅白歌合戦』司会に嵐・相葉&有村架純 (http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2081383/full/?ref_cd=tw)
The hosts of the 67th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦) (19:15 – 23:45, 31 December 2016) are decided to be Aiba Masaki (33y.o.) as host of White team and Arimura Kasumi (23y.o.) as host of Red team. This is announced on the official program website of NHK on 12 November. Arimura-san is the first time to host in Kouhaku, Aiba-san, as member of Arashi, has taken the role of host for consecutively five years until 2014, and this is the first time he takes this role alone this year.
The theme this year is "Sing your dream" (夢を歌おう). Facing year 2020 when Olympics and Paralympics will be held in Tokyo, for the four years from 67th Kouhaku this year to 70th Kouhaku in 2019 when Olympics and Paralympics will about to be held, this theme "Sing your dream" is raised so as to support the dreams of people of various generations with the "power of singing".
Aiba-san, as member of Arashi, has taken the role of host [of Kouhaku] for consecutively five years from 2010, from April this year he has been working as the MC of the NHK Sports TV Program "Gutto-Sports" (グッと！スポーツ) (Tuesdays 22:25). His friendly character and MC [style of] approaching the "natural face" [natural side] of the athletes gains favourable comments.
Arimura-san was popular starring the young period of the heroine's mother in TV drama series "Amachan". She will star the heroine Yatabe Mineko in the morning TV drama series "Hiyokko" in the coming year.
Inoue Keisuke, Director of Entertainment Program, NHK Production, commented the reasons of having Aiba-san and Arimura-san as hosts with great expectation. Aiba-san's "inherent bright character brings a new style to NHK Sports TV program. I hope that he would demonstrate his leadership, cultivated in this program, of making [the program] in friendly manner [in Kouhaku]", Arimura-san "will star the heroine Yatabe Mineko in "Hiyokko", and is one of the highly-expected actresses now. I hope that she would lead the Red team with her freshness".