The 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen features Korean artists aespa, ILLIT, and &TEAM, reflecting on past Korean participants.
December/30/2025 20:51
This year is almost over. Tomorrow's broadcast of the '76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen' will feature aespa, ILLIT, and the global group &TEAM from Korea. ILLIT and &TEAM will also participate in the '100th Anniversary Kohaku Special Medley.' Additionally, Iroha and Maki have been announced to challenge the 'Path to the Kendama World Record' by Hiroshi Miyama. With the broadcast approaching, we will look back at the Korean artists who have participated in 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' so far.
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チェ・リブが11日、ソウルの高麗大学校で行われた「第2回 D Awards」のレッドカーペットイベントに登場した。ENHYPEN、NCT WISH、BOYNEXTDOORも参加し、受賞者が発表された。人気賞はENHYPENのヒスンとaespaのKARINAが受賞。
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