The artists who will be performing on the '73rd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen' have been announced.

This year, there will be a total of 43 artists with 21 on the red team, 21 on the white team, and one artist for the special corner. First time performers include IVE, Uta, Aimer, Ryokuoushoku Shakai, and LE SSERAFIM on the red team, and Saucy Dog, JO1, Naniwa Danshi, Vaundy, BE:FIRST on the white team.

This year’s program will broadcast live with an audience from Shibuya's NHK Hall. It will be hosted by Oizumi Yo, Hashimoto Kanna, and NHK announcer Kuwako Maho with Sakurai Sho (Arashi) as the special navigator. 

The 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' will air on December 31 from 7:20 pm JST. Check out the full list of artists below!

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Red Team

IVE (First)

Aimyon (4)
Ishikawa Sayuri (45)

Uta (First)
Aimer (First)

Kudo Shizuka (9)

Sakamoto Fuyumi (34)
Shinohara Ryoko (2)

Superfly (6)

SEKAI NO OWARI (6)

Tendo Yoshimi (27)

TWICE (4)
NiziU (3)
Nogizaka46 (8)
Perfume (15)
Hinatazaka46 (4)
MISIA (7)
Mizumori Kaori (20)
milet (3)

Ryokuoushoku Shakai (First)
LE SSERAFIM (First)

White Team

Official HIGE DANdism (3)
Kanjani8 (11)

KinKi Kids (2)

King & Prince (5)

King Gnu (2)

Go Hiromi (35)

Saucy Dog (First)

JO1 (First)
Junretsu (5)

Suzuki Masayuki (5)
SixTONES (3)
Snow Man (2)

Naniwa Danshi (First)

Vaundy (First)

BE:FIRST (First)

Fukuyama Masaharu (15)
Hoshino Gen (8)

Miura Daichi (4)
Miyama Hiroshi (8)
Yamauchi Keisuke (8)
Yuzu (13)

Special Corner

Hikawa Kiyoshi ~Aratanaru Stage e~