NHK Announces Artist Line Up for This Years Kohaku Uta Gakusen

NHK has announced the initial artist list for Red Vs White Kohaku Uta Gakusen. This years line up will have 22 Red Artists and 21 White Artists with one special artist for a total of 44 acts. Awesome City Club, Mone Kamishirai, BiSH, and millennium parade X Bell (Kaho Nakamura) are the new artists on the Red side, with KAT-TUN, Snow Man, DISH//, Dai Hirai, Tomoyasu Hotei, Maru Maru on the White side. Special guest and actor Ken Matsudaira will be performing “Matsuken Sabo II” as an extra act. 

Below is the entire artist list and we at OTY can’t wait to see the amazing acts that will perform at this years Kohaku Uta Kakusen!

72nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gakusen Artist List (Amount of Performance)

Red Artist

AI(4)
Aimyon(3)
Sayuri Ishikawa(44)
Awesome City Club(First)
Mone Kamishiraishi (First)
Fuyumi Sakamoto(33)
Sakurazaka46(2)
Yoshimi Tendo(26)
Tokyo Jihen(2)
NiziU(2)
Nogizaka46(7)
Perfume(14)
BiSH(First)
Hinatazaka46(3)
Seiko Matsuda(25)
MISIA(6)
Kaori Mizumori(19)
milet(2)
millennium parade×Bell(Kaho Nakamura)(First)
Hiroko Yakushimaru(2)
YOASOBI(2)
LiSA(3)

White Artist

KAT-TUN(First)
Kanjani8(10)
King & Prince(4)
Hiromi Go(34)
GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE(3)
Jyunretsu(4)
Masayuki Suzuki(4)
SixTONES(2)
Snow Man(First)
DISH//(First)
BUMP OF CHICKEN(2)
Kiyoshi Hikawa(22)
Dai Hirai(First)
Masaharu Fukuyama(14)
Gen Hoshino(7)
Hotei Tomoyasu(First)
Mafu Mafu(First)
Hiroshi Miyama(7)
Hiroji Miyamoto(2)
Kesuki Yamauchi(7)
Yuzu(12)

Colorful Special Performance 

Ken Matsudaira「Matsuken Sabo II」

First Generation hololive Member Announces Anniversary Concert!

Popular V-Tuber group hololive announced that they they will be holding a live anniversary event for their first generation member at Tokyo’s EX THEATHER ROPPONGI on May 28. Lovingly called hololive 1st Generation 3rd Anniversary LIVE『from 1st』 announced during their third anniversary live stream, members Yozora Mel, Aki Rosenthal, Akai, Shirakami Fubuki, and Natsuiro Matsuri, who are the first generation of Hololive will appear in this performance. Tickets for streaming viewing are on sale via SPWN, and ticket purchasers can watch the live archived footage until June 28th.

As we look forward to the upcoming event, be sure to check out their anniversary live stream below! (Japanese Only)

Mamoru Miyano Brings it Back with Upcoming Single!

Popular voice actor-turned-vocalist Mamoru Miyano announced that he will be releasing a brand new single, “透明” (“Tomei”), on May 26. This will be the latest single done by the vocalist since “ZERO to INFINITY” back in December of last year, and will be his 21st single overall. "Tomei" is set to be the theme song of the movie Fate / Grand Order -Sacred Round Table Area Camelot- Part 2 Paladin; Agateram that releases on May 8 in which Miyano plays the role of Bedivere.

Fellow voice actress Maaya Sakamoto wrote the lyrics. Sakamoto commented, "I wrote it with the desire to make the lyrics that brings out the best of Miyano. Nowadays, the world is facing difficulties all over the world, but if I don't give up or throw it out, the end will surely come to an end and the light will shine. With that theme in mind I hope everyone will love it!"

The single will drop with a CD-only standard edition. As we look forward to the upcoming release, be sure to check out the music video for “ZERO to INFINITY”, along with the pre-order link for “Tomei” below!

Standard edition

Upcoming ALI Opening for The World Ends With You will Change Following Drummer Kahadio's Arrest!

We have the unfortunate news that the drummer Kahadio, of the seven-member band ALI was arrested. The news was announced on their official site, and the charges are unknown at the time of reporting. ALI's new song "TEENAGE CITY RIOT" was scheduled to be used as the opening theme in the upcoming anime "The World Ends With You", which will start broadcasting this Spring Anime season. With Kahadio's arrest, the opening theme has changed for the foreseeable future.

Seiko Oomori Teams Up with Specific Recordings to Bring Alchemy on Vinyl!

The vinyl record label Specific Recordings teams up once again with the famous label Avex to bring you a new Japanese release: the best of Seiko Oomori Alchemy on a double colored LP! Specific Recordings works with several artists to bring the gift of music in a very special way.

Retracing eight years of the alternative artist brilliant and vibrant career. This will be the first exclusive European compilation on double colored vinyl! Containing a special track list spanning her rich career (with songs appearing for the first time on vinyl as well as three singles from Kinstugi, her 2020 album) and an exclusive insert, it is a sincere and powerful testimony to the very specific human being that is Seiko Oomori. The beautiful and moving Alchemy will be out on Monday April 29, and available for Europe, the United-Kingdom, Canada and the United States. In Japan, it will be available for Seiko’s fan club members only. This double colored 180gr vinyl, will be limited to 500 copies.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music clip for “Magic Mirror” along with the pre-order link for Alchemy here!

Alchemy Jacket Cover

Alchemy Jacket Cover

Seiko Oomori「Alchemy」

Side A

絶対彼女 

きゅるきゅる 

JUSTadICE

生Kill the time 4 you、、❤️ 

子供じゃないもん17 

ドグマ·マグマ 

Side B

ZOC実験室 

絶対絶望絶好調 

マジックミラー 

draw (A) 

SHINPIN

Side C

ノスタルジックJ-pop 

TOKYO BLACK HOLE

ミッドナイト清純異性交遊 

GIRL’S GIRL

死神 

Side D (tracks from Oomori Seiko’s latest album, Kintsugi, 2020)

えちえちDELETE 

NIGHT ON THE PLANET -Broken World-

真っ赤に染まったクリスマス