The Line Up For The 69th Kohaku Has Finally Been Revealed!
/NHK reveal the artists for the upcoming 69th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, the hosts for this years event is for the White Team once again is Sho Sakurai from Arashi and for the Red Team is newcomer Suzu Hirose whom is an actress. The team’s line up are below and the parentheses detail the amount appearances the artist will appear in the Kohaku.
Red Team
aiko (13)
Aimyon (debut)
Ikimonogakari (10)
Sayuri Ishikawa (41)
AKB48 (11)
Midori Oka (2)
Keyakizaka46 (3)
Fuyumi Sakamoto (30)
Aya Shimazu (5)
Superfly (3)
DAOKO (debut)
Yoshimi Tendo (23)
TWICE (2)
Kana Nishino (9)
Nogizaka46 (4)
Perfume (11)
Seiko Matsuda (22)
Yumi Matsutoya (3)
MISIA (3)
Kaori Mizumori (16)
Little Glee Monster (2)
White Team
Arashi (10)
Hiroshi Itsuki (48)
EXILE (12)
Kanjani8 (7)
King & Prince (debut)
Sandaime J Soul Brothers (7)
Jyunretsu (debut)
SEKAI NO OWARI (5)
SEXY ZONE (6)
DA PUMP (6)
Kiyoshi Hikawa (19)
Masaharu Fukuyama (11)
Hey! Say! JUMP (2)
Hen Hoshino (4)
Diachi Miura (2)
Hiroshi Miyama (4)
Keisuke Yamauchi (4)
Yuzu (9)
YOSHIKI feat HYDE (debut)
Also Shiina Ringo (6) and Koji Miyamoto (debut) will also be making an appearance but they will not be apart of either team. Anime idol groups Aqours (debut) and the Touken Danshi (debut) will also be having a special performance.