On the 14th, the singers for the annual “76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” (7:20-11:45 p.m., Sogo, etc.) were announced at NHK’s office in Shibuya, Tokyo. At the press conference held on the same day, Aina the End, Rira Ikuta, CANDY TUNE, Chan-mina, HANA, Humbert Humbert, and FRUITS ZIPPER from the red group, &TEAM and M!LK from the white group, and Masaaki Sakai from the special program each expressed their enthusiasm. The first appearance in the competition was celebrated! Chan-minna & HANA, who took the stage with colorful hair colors, and others The theme of the 76th “Kohaku”, which marks the 100th anniversary of NHK’s broadcasting, is “Tsunagu, tsunagu, Omisoka. The theme was “Tsunagu, Tsunagu, Omisoka. Haruka Ayase, Hiroyuki Ariyoshi, Mio Imada, and announcer Nahoko Suzuki will serve as hosts. This will be the fourth time in six years for Ayase, following 2013, 2003, and 2007; the third time in three consecutive years for Ariyoshi, following 2023 and 2012; the first time for Imada, who played the heroine in the television series “Anpan,” and the second time for Suzuki, who will host the Kohaku Hakubaku in 2024. The program will be broadcast on NHK General, BSP4K, BS8K, and Radio 1 from 7:20 to 11:45 p.m. on December 31, and will also be available on NHK ONE (new NHK Plus) (with interrupted news). Last year’s “Kohaku” was won by the White Group, bringing the total to 34 wins for the Red Group and 41 wins for the White Group. Performers [Kohaku] Aina the End (first time) Aimyon (7) ILLIT (2) Rira Ikuta (first time) Sayuri Ishikawa (48) Hiromi Iwasaki (15) aespa (first time) CANDY TUNE (first time) Fuyumi Sakamoto (37) Mariko Takahashi (7) *Taka is a ladder. Chan Minna (first time) Yoshimi Tendo (30) Nogizaka 46 (11) HANA（1） Perfume（17） Humbert Humbert（1） FRUITS ZIPPER（1） MISIA（10） Kaori Mizumori（23） LiSA（4） [White group] &TEAM（1） ORANGE RANGE（3） King & Prince（6） Toshinobu Kubota（2） Hiromi Go（38 SAKANAKTION（2） Junrei（8） TUBE（3） Number_i（2） Shinhama Leon（2） Vaundy（3） BE:FIRST（4） Masaharu Fukuyama（18） Akira Fuse（26） Mrs. GREEN APPLE（3） Hiroshi Miyama（11） M!LK（1） [Special Program] Masaaki Sakai Kiyoshi Hikawa
