NHK announced all 41 performers for the 77th Kohaku Uta Gassen, with many first-time acts and a theme of hope through song.
November/13/2026 13:19
All 41 performing artists for the 77th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen have been announced. There are two first-time appearances for the red team and five for the white team. From Korea, ILLIT’s appearance has been decided, and their third appearance has been announced. In addition, luxurious artists such as HYBE’s global group &TEAM, CUTIE STREET, Monaki, and Ayumu Imazu are gathering. This year’s theme is 'Let’s go beyond, together with song.' Against the backdrop of the fact that many disasters have occurred in Japan again this year, and that uncertain and uneasy times continue with no clear outlook, the wish is included that 'because it is now like this, we want to overcome it together with song and find hope for the future.' This time, the hosts will be Mana Ashida, Masato Sakai, Kazunari Ninomiya, and announcer Naho Suzuki, and it will be broadcast from 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 31. ■ Performers for the 77th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen * In Japanese syllabary order (numbers in parentheses are the number of appearances) [Red Team] ILLIT (3) Ado (2) Anri (4) =LOVE (first) Sayuri Ishikawa (49) AKB48 (14) Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (4) CUTIE STREET (first) Fuyumi Sakamoto (38) Mizue Takada (8) Chanmina (2) Yoshimi Tendo (31) Nogizaka46 (12) HANA (2) FRUITS ZIPPER (2) MISIA (11) Kaori Mizumori (24) Ryoko Moriyama (11) YOASOBI (4) Misato Watanabe (2) [White Team] Ayumu Imazu (first) Aぇ! group (first) EBiDAN (first) &TEAM (2) King & Prince (7) Sakanaction (3) Junretsu (9) Masayuki Suzuki (7) SixTONES (5) TM NETWORK (2) T.M.Revolution (6) Leon Niihama (3) Vaundy (4) BE:FIRST (5) Masaharu Fukuyama (19) Macaroni Enpitsu (first) Mrs. GREEN APPLE (4) M!LK (2) Monaki (first) Yuzu (15) L'Arc-en-Ciel (6) [Special Project] Koshi Inaba ■ Performers for the 77th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen * In Japanese syllabary order (numbers in parentheses are the number of appearances) [Red Team] ILLIT (3) Ado (2) Anri (4) =LOVE (first) Sayuri Ishikawa (49) AKB48 (14) Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (4) CUTIE STREET (first) Fuyumi Sakamoto (38) Mizue Takada (8) Chanmina (2) Yoshimi Tendo (31) Nogizaka46 (12) HANA (2) FRUITS ZIPPER (2) MISIA (11) Kaori Mizumori (24) Ryoko Moriyama (11) YOASOBI (4) Misato Watanabe (2) [White Team] Ayumu Imazu (first) Aぇ! group (first) EBiDAN (first) &TEAM (2) King & Prince (7) Sakanaction (3) Junretsu (9) Masayuki Suzuki (7) SixTONES (5) TM NETWORK (2) T.M.Revolution (6) Leon Niihama (3) Vaundy (4) BE:FIRST (5) Masaharu Fukuyama (19) Macaroni Enpitsu (first) Mrs. GREEN APPLE (4) M!LK (2) Monaki (first) Yuzu (15) L'Arc-en-Ciel (6) [Special Project] Koshi Inaba
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