The deadline has been reached. Thanks to everyone who participated in this activity. I hope you all enjoyed it.

Here are all the questions about the 2013 JE Countdown and the answers:

1) Which one of our beloved JE boys celebrates his birthday on January 1st?
- Koichi Domoto of Kinki Kids. He turned 34 this year.

2) What SMAP song was performed in the Countdown?
- Yozora no Mukou. It was a Countdown special version.

3) Name the three groups that performed outside of the dome.
- TOKIO, Arashi, and Kanjani8. They were at the rooftop of the Tokyo Prince Hotel.

4) There was a typo, a song that had an English title. It was spelled incorrectly on the top left but correctly on the bottom right when the title flashed. What was it?
- Hikaru GENJI's Star Light. It was spelled STAR LIGT.

5) Who is the Musical Academy member that danced backup during V6's song Beat Your Heart?
- Tomoyuki Yara. He's also a member of the junior group Botoukan.

6) In the Countdown, what version of Kisumai's Ai no Beat was performed?
- It was the Dance version.

7) True or False: Kanjani8 performed Sukiyanen Osaka.
- False. The Kansai Juniors did.

8) Who are the two senpais (who debuted in the 80s) that were in the Countdown?
- Masahiko "MATCHY" Kondo & Noriyuki Higashiyama of Shounentai

9) When A.B.C.-Z performed Za ABC ~5stars!, which two members weren't there (they were in other moments of the countdown but not in that particular performance)?
- Shota Totsuka and Koichi Goseki

10) In the previous countdowns, a certain New Year song has been performed but not this year. What is the title of that song?
- Hatsu Uta

11) Who were the 2 performers that made ad libs in the middle of the song? (CLUES: One promoted his butai and the other is a former member of a group but is now performing solo. I hope your download had English subs...)
- Hideaki Takizawa/TACKEY and Tomohisa Yamashita/YAMAPI. Tackey promoted his butai in the first part of Ai Kakumei where he was supposed to be doing the monologue. Yamapi, along with Kis-My-Ft2, said "we love you/aishiteruze" to fans after the chorus of Ai Tekisasu.

12) Which group had a song medley in the Countdown?
- Kinki Kids. They celebrated their 15th anniversary last year and this was a 15th anniversary medley. The songs were: Garasu no Shounen, Ai no Katamari, and Swan Song.

13)  Yuto Nakajima tap danced to the tune of which JE song?
- Truth by Arashi