NHK uncovered the lineup for the 70th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, Japan’s most-watched music TV program, on Thursday. The yearly New Year’s Eve challenge pits two groups of female vocalists and male artists against one another. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Sword Art Online vocalist LiSA will seek the first run through on the red group.
The entertainers are chosen dependent on the year’s music deals, karaoke demands, and different measurements, just as surveys led by the NHK.
The full lineup for the 70th Kōhaku Uta Gassen incorporates:
The Red Team:
- aiko (14)
- Ikimono-gakari (11)
- Sayuri Ichikawa (42)
- AKB48 (12)
- Midori Oka (3)
- Keyakizaka46 (4)
- Fuyumi Sakamoto (31)
- Ringo Shiina (7)
- Aya Shimazu (6)
- Superfly (4)
- Yoshimi Tendo (24)
- TWICE (3)
- Nogizaka46 (5)
- Perfume (12)
- Hinatazaka46 (debut)
- Foorin (debut)
- Seiko Matsuda (23)
- MISIA (4)
- Kaori Mizumori (17)
- LiSA (debut)
- Little Glee Monster (3)
The White Team:
- Arashi (11)
- Hiroshi Itsuki (49)
- Official HiGE DANdism (debut)
- KANJANI∞ (8)
- Kis-My-Ft2 (debut)
- King & Prince (2)
- King Gnu (debut)
- Hiromi Gō (32)
- GENERATIONS (debut)
- Junretsu (2)
- Masaki Suda (debut)
- DA PUMP (7)
- Kiyoshi Hikawa (20)
- Masaharu Fukuyama (12)
- Hey! Say! JUMP (3)
- Gen Hoshino (5)
- Daichi Miura (3)
- Hiroshi Miyama (5)
- Keisuke Yamauchi (5)
- YUZU (10)
In the current year’s challenge, on-screen character Haruka Ayase is driving the red group, and Arashi part and entertainer Sho Sakurai is driving the white group.
