Akina appeared on NHK's 53rd Annual Kouhaku Utagassen
on December 31, 2002. It was her first time on the show in 14 years. She had previously
participated in the year-end singing contest from 1983 through 1988.
Akina's lively performance of "Kazarijanainoyo Namidawa" featured
the musical arrangement from her self-cover album "Utahime Double Decade."
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