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KOHAKU UTA GASSEN

Pop trio Mrs. Green Apple was joined by tuxedo-clad dancers for its glee bomb of a track, ¡°Good Day,¡± toward the end of NHK¡¯s annual New Year¡¯s Eve music contest, ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen.¡±
CULTURE / Music
Jan 5, 2026
NHK¡¯s 76th ¡®Kohaku¡¯ was over the top and oddly comforting
With pyrotechnics, celebrations for major milestones and a sea of dancers, the year-end music bonanza went all in on excess and reminded viewers why it still matters.
This year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen" will be broadcast on NHK from 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 31.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 14, 2025
Chanmina and aespa among 10 acts to debut on NHK¡¯s ¡®Kohaku Uta Gassen¡¯
The New Year¡¯s Eve music spectacle on NHK will feature first-time acts such as idol group Fruits Zipper and long-awaited returns from bands like Okinawa¡¯s Orange Range.
On Dec. 31, rock duo B¡¯z appeared on NHK's year-end "Kohaku Uta Gassen" music extravaganza for the first time in a career spanning more than three decades.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jan 10, 2025
An explosive B¡¯z set on ¡®Kohaku¡¯ hints at a strategy to win over viewers
Japan¡¯s best selling act delivered one of the biggest moments of the year-end music blowout and reinforced the importance of catering to a more middle-aged market.
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK¡¯s New Year's Eve spectacle.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Nov 24, 2024
¡®Kohaku¡¯ still matters for J-pop bragging rights
The recently announced 2024 lineup underlines how capturing a year of J-pop in one broadcast bonanza is impossible these days.
Many of the acts making their debut at this year's "Kohaku" song contest came out for the lineup announcement at NHK's studios in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 19, 2024
NHK announces Number_i, Illit and Glay for ¡®Kohaku¡¯ lineup
Acts from the former Johnny¡¯s were frozen out for a second year as NHK opts for new names and old favorites.
J-pop duo Yoasobi performed its 2023-defining hit, ¡°Idol," during the 74th edition of NHK¡¯s ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen,¡± giving the show its best moment ¡ª and drawing anger from netizens.
CULTURE / Sound Off
Jan 12, 2024
Yoasobi delivered the standout moment of ¡®Kohaku.¡¯ Why did some music fans hate it?
The J-pop duo brought artists from J-pop and K-pop together on stage for the night¡¯s best performance, but it didn¡¯t take long for negative voices to emerge on social media.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 13, 2023
NHK ditches Johnny¡¯s acts for year-end musical bonanza
For the first time in 44 years, performers represented by the beleaguered talent agency will not appear on ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen.¡±
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 16, 2022
The return of K-pop and a cartoon cameo dot this year¡¯s ¡®Kohaku¡¯ lineup
The 73rd edition of NHK¡¯s annual musical extravaganza will see domestic acts such as Ryokuoushoku Shakai, Aimer, Be:First and JO1, as well as South Korean groups, take the stage.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 30, 2021
New Year¡¯s TV sees us spoiled for choice
Japanese broadcast television¡¯s slate of new year programming features star-studded blowouts that offer the perfect dose of moderately entertaining content as we head into 2022.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 26, 2021
COVID-safe ways to ring in the new year in Japan
With infection rates nationwide dwindling, many are thinking of returning to more traditional celebrations as the year winds down to a close.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 19, 2021
Yoasobi, NiziU, BiSH and KAT-TUN to sing in the new year on ¡®Kohaku Uta Gassen¡¯
According to NHK¡¯s official site, this year¡¯s theme is ¡°Colorful¡± to represent the program¡¯s mission to bring ¡°color¡± to the lives of people during COVID-19 and highlight Japan¡¯s diversity.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 11, 2020
New year medley
¡®I think medleys should be banned from ¡®I think medleys should be banned from ¡®Kohaku (Uta Gassen).¡¯).¡¯¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 10, 2020
NHK raises the dead for ¡®Kohaku¡¯ to mixed reviews
After NHK brought deceased enka singer Hibari Misora back to the ¡®Kohaku Uta Gassen¡¯ stage, reaction from viewers was mixed.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Dec 27, 2019
Pucker up for this year¡¯s ¡®Kohaku,¡¯ and brace yourself for a kiss to remember
NHK¡¯s ¡®Kohaku Uta Gassen¡¯ New Year¡¯s Eve television song contest is embracing something a little different this year, with an international metal crossover act.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 13, 2019
Sending Japan¡¯s ¡®Paprika¡¯ out to the world
The biggest Japanese children¡¯s song of recent years gets an official English translation, in the hope of boosting diversity and interest in the language.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 15, 2019
Da Pump, Arashi, Twice among lineup for 70th ¡®Kohaku Uta Gassen¡¯ music show
Alongside perennials will be acts making their first appearances on the music battle show, such as Foorin, King Gnu and Kis-My-Ft2
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 6, 2018
Blackface, suicide and celebrity abuse: Welcome to 2018!
We¡¯re one week into 2018 and it seems Japan has an image problem.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Dec 28, 2017
Namie Amuro saves ¡®Kohaku¡¯ ... for now
The weekly Shukan Bunshun released a survey in early November highlighting the acts its readers wanted to see perform on NHK¡¯s yearend ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen¡± music program. They chose Namie Amuro as the artist they wanted to see the most, likely because she announced her plans to retire from the entertainment...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 16, 2017
Twice and Daichi Miura among 10 debuts at this year¡¯s ¡®Kohaku¡¯
Pop outfits Little Glee Monster, Hey! Say! Jump and Twice will grace the stage for the first time at this year¡¯s ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen,¡± with NHK appearing to court new viewers for its annual end-of-year musical extravaganza.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 17, 2015
Snark levels were on full blast for ¡®Kohaku¡¯
The 2014 edition of NHK¡¯s venerated song contest, ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen,¡± broadcast on Dec. 31, was remarkable for several reasons, though the performance that generated the most remarks was the one by the equally venerated pop-rock group Southern All Stars, their first on the show in 31 years.
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
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