J-POP queen Amuro Namie, as special guest for the 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, performed Hero for the music show, her live performance received higest TV rating of the show: 48.4%.

TOP 10 Artists:

Amuro Namie: 48.4%

Yuzu: 46.4%

Kuwata Keisuke: 45.8%

Ishikawa Sayuri: 45.3%

Hikawa Kiyoshi: 43.3%

ARASHI: 42.4%

Takahashi Mariko: 42.2%

Elephant Kashimashi: 41.3%

AKB48: 41.2%

X JAPAN: 40.4%