The performing artists for NHK's '68th Kohaku Uta Gassen' have been announced.

Forty six artists are scheduled to perform on this year's program with 23 artists on each team. We will see first-time appearances by Oka Midori, SHISHAMO, TWICE, and Little Glee Monster on the red team, and Elephant Kashimashi, Hey! Say! JUMP, Miura Daichi, and WANIMA�on the white team.

This year's hosts will be Arimura Kasumi�representing the red team and Arashi's Ninomiya Kazunari representing the white team.�

Check out the artist line up below.

AI?3?
E-girls?5?
Ishikawa Sayuri?40?
Ichikawa Yukino?2?
AKB48?10?
Oka Midori?First?
Kuraki Mai?4?
Keyakizaka46?2?
Sakamoto Fuyumi?29?
Sheena Ringo?5?
SHISHAMO?First?
Shimazu Aya?4?
Superfly?2?
Takahashi Mariko?5?
Tendo Yoshimi?22?
TWICE?First?
Nishino Kana?8?
Nogizaka46?3?
Perfume?10?
Matsu Takako?3?
Matsuda Seiko?21?
Mizumori Kaori?15?
Little Glee Monster?First?

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White Team

Arashi?9?
Itsuki Hiroshi?47?
X JAPAN?8?
Elephant Kashimashi?First?
Kanjani8?6?
Go Hiromi?30?
Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE?6?
SEKAI NO OWARI?4?
Sexy Zoen?5?
Takehara Pistol???
Tortoise Matsumoto?First?
TOKIO?24?
Hikawa Kiyoshi?18?
Hirai Ken?8?
Fukuda Kohei?4?
Fukuyama Masaharu?10?
Hey! Say! JUMP?First?

Hoshino Gen?3?
Miura Daichi?First?
Miyama Hiroshi?3?
Yamauchi Keisuke?3?
Yuzu?8?
WANIMA?First?