NHK has announced the artist lineup for its '67th Kohaku Uta Gassen', which airs on New Year's Eve. A press conference was held on November 24. 

This year there will be 23 artists for the white team and 23 for the red team for a total of 46 performing artists. First time appearances include Ichikawa Yukino, Utada Hikaru, Ootake Shinobu, Keyakizaka46, PUFFY, Kiritani Kenta, KinKi Kids, THE YELLOW MONKEY, RADWIMPS, and RADIO FISH. 

After the press conference, an interview was held with the program's producer, who revealed that NHK has offered SMAP, who will be disbanding after this year, to appear at the 'Kohaku'.

Check out the list of performing artist below. 

Red Group

AI?2?

Ayaka?8?
E-girls?4?
Ikimonogakari?9?
Ishikawa Sayuri?39?
Ichikawa Yukino?First?
Utada Hikaru?First?
AKB48?9?
Ootake Shinobu?First?

Keyakizaka46?First?
Kozai Kaori?19?
Sakamoto Fuyumi?28?

Shiina Ringo?4?
Shimazu Aya?3?
Takahashi Mariko?4?
Tendo Yoshimi?21?
Nishino Kana?7?
Nogizaak46?2?
PUFFY?First?
Perfume?9?
Matsuda Seiko?20?
Mizumori Kaori?14?
miwa?4?

White Team

Arashi?8?
Itsuki Hiroshi?46?
X JAPAN?7?
Kanjani8?5?
Kiritani Kenta?First?

KinKi Kids?First?
Go Hiromi?29?
Sandai J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE?5?
THE YELLOW MONKEY?First?
SEKAI NO OWARI?3?
Sexy Zone?4?
TOKIO?23?
AAA?7?

Hikawa Kiyoshi?17?
V6?3?
Fukuda Kohei?3?
Fukiyama Masaharu?9?
Hoshino Gen?2?
Miyama Hiroshi?2?
Yamauchi Keisuke?2?
Yuzu?7?
RADWIMPS?First?
RADIO FISH?First?