62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen(紅白歌合戦) performers announced

NHK has finally announced the official lineup for the 62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen(紅白歌合戦) . This year’s show features 55 artists, with 28 on the Red Team and 27 on the White Team.

7 artists are appearing at Kouhaku for the first time, including Shiina Ringo(椎名林檎) and K-pop groups KARA and Shoujo Jidai(少女時代).

Artists are listed in Japanese alphabetical order, along with the number of times they have appeared at Kouhaku (including this year). The performance order has not yet been announced.



Red Team:
aiko (10)
Ashida Mana(芦田愛菜) (1)
Ayaka(絢香) (5)
Angela Aki(アンジェラアキ) (6)
Ikimono Gakari(いきものがかり) (4)
Ishikawa Sayuri(石川さゆり) (34)
AKB48 (4)
KARA (1)
Kawanaka Miyuki(川中美幸) (24)
Kanda Sayaka(神田沙也加) (1)
Koda Kumi(倖田來未) (7)
Godai Natsuko(伍代夏子) (18)
Kobayashi Sachiko(小林幸子) (33)
Sakamoto Fuyumi(坂本冬美) (23)
Shiina Ringo(椎名林檎) (1)
Shoujo Jidai(少女時代) (1)
Tendo Yoshimi(美空ひばり) (16)
Natsukawa Rimi(夏川りみ) (6)
Nishino Kana(西野カナ) (2)
Perfume (4)
Hamasaki Ayumi(浜崎あゆみ) (13)
Hirahara Ayaka(平原綾香) (8)
Fuji Ayako(藤村真奈美) (17)
Matsuda Seiko(松田聖子) (16)
Matsutoya Yumi(松任谷由実) (2)
Mizuki Nana(水樹奈々) (3)
Mizumori Kaori(水森かおり) (9)
Wada Akiko(和田アキ子) (35)





White Team:
Akikawa Masafumi(秋川雅史) (4)
Arashi(嵐) (3)
Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし) (41)
Inawashirokos(猪苗代湖ズ ) (1)
EXILE (7)
NYC (3)
Kitajima Saburo(北島三郎) (48)
Go Hiromi(郷ひろみ) (24)
Suzuki Fuku(鈴木福) (1)
SMAP (19)
Sen Masao(千昌夫) (16)
Tohoshinki(東方神起) (3)
TOKIO (18)
Tokunaga Hideaki(德永英明) (6)
AAA (2)
Nagauchi Tsuyoshi(長渕剛) (3)
Nishida Toshiyuki(西田敏行) (4)
Hikawa Kiyoshi(氷川 きよし) (12)
Hirai Ken(平井堅) (7)
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (3)
Fukuyama Masaharu(福山雅治) (4)
flumpool (3)
Hosokawa Takashi(細川たかし) (35)
Porno Graffitti(ポルノグラフィティ) (10)
Mori Shinichi(森進一) (44)
Yuzu(ゆず) (4)
L’Arc~en~Ciel (5)

This year’s Kouhaku Uta Gassen is being held on December 31st from 7:15pm to 11:45pm. Actress Inoue Mao(井上真央) and Arashi(嵐) are serving as hosts for the Red and White teams.

Source: tokyograph.com