The was the Reiwa 6 edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2024. The show was broadcast live from NHK Hall. The White Team won this contest.
Events leading up the broadcast On September 18, NHK released the broadcast times. The show starts at 19:20, and wrap up at 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for the latest news. On October 11, NHK announced the hosts, who would be Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sairi Ito, and Naoko Suzuki. Additionally, this year's theme was stated to be "Songs for You".
The show was broadcast globally on NHK World Premium, with the exception of both the US and Canada, which the event exclusively streamed on newly launched , replacing TV Japan following the closure on March 31, 2024. Viewers and listeners within Japan could watch and hear the event on NHK-G and NHK Radio 1 respectively.
In honor of the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash, which had occurred two days earlier, members of the South Korean groups Tomorrow X Together, Twice, Illit, and Le Sserafim wore black ribbons on their outfits to pay tribute to the victims.
Artist lineup and performance order On November 19, the list of performers was revealed. For the second year in a row, no artists belonging to Starto Entertainment and Smile Up, Inc. (formerly Johnny & Associates) were scheduled to appear on this edition of the Kōhaku Uta Gassen. The absence of talent from the agency is a consequence of the juvenile sex abuse scandals from Johnny Kitagawa, revealed on November 13, 2023.
On December 13, Kana Nishino was added to artist lineup. On December 19, Kōji Tamaki joined the lineup to perform his song "Kanashimi ni Sayonara", to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his symphonic national tour. On December 20, Kenshi Yonezu is added to the lineup.
On December 23, the full song list has been revealed. On December 26, NHK announced that changed Gen Hoshino's song performance from "Why Don't You Play in Hell?" to "Barabara". In the same day, the performance order is revealed, with Me:I opening the show, and Misia serving once again as Ootori.
+ Key Debuting artists Artists returning after absence
+ List of 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen performers and songs (opening half, 19:20–20:55) Team Artist ( of appearances) Song colspan="2" All performers 1 Red Me:I (1) "Click" 2 Yoshimi Tendo (29) "Anta no Hanamichi" 3 White Kocchi no Kento (1) "Hai Yorokonde" 4 Omoinotake (1) "Ikuokukonen" 5 Da-ice (1) "I Wonder" 6 Red Illit (1) "Magnetic" 7 Ryokuoushoku Shakai (3) "Bokura wa Iki Mono Dakara" rowspan="5" Special Illit, Number i, Me:I "Computer Obā-chan" Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sairi Ito "Dango 3 Kyodai" Misia "Beautiful Name" Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sairi Ito, Yūichirō Hanada, Maya Nagata, Azuki Akimoto, Kazumu Sakumoto, characters from Okaasan to Issho "Karada Dan Dan" All performers "Paprika" 8 White Leon Niihama (1) "Subete o Ageyō" 9 Red Sakurazaka46 (8) "Jigōjitoku" 10 White JO1 (3) "Love Seeker" 11 Keisuke Yamauchi (10) "Kurenai no Chō" 12 Red HY (3) "366 Days" 13 Nogizaka46 (10) "Kikkake" 14 White Junretsu (7) "Yume Mita Kajitsu" 15 Red Le Sserafim (3) "Crazy" (Japanese Version) 16 Tuki (1) "Bansanka" 17 White Be:First (3) "Masterplan" 18 Tomorrow X Together (1) "Blue Hour" (Japanese Version) 19 Red Kaori Mizumori (22) "Tottori Sakyū" (Kōhaku Domino Challenge Special) 20 Aiko (15) "Mutual Love" 21 White Hiromi Go (37) "240,000,000 no Hitomi" (Go! Go! Special) + List of 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen performers and songs (ending half, 21:00–23:45) Team Artist ( of appearances) Song 22 White Creepy Nuts (1) "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" rowspan="4" Special Da-ice, Me:I "You Can Fly!" Nogizaka46 "Let It Go" Motoki Ohmori, Sakura Miyawaki "I See the Light" All performers "When You Wish Upon a Star" 23 White Glay (4) "Yuuwaku" 24 Red Fuyumi Sakamoto (36) "Noto wa Iran Kai ne" 25 White Vaundy (2) "Odoriko" 26 Red Ringo Sheena (9) and Momo (1) "Cheers Beer" 27 White Gen Hoshino (10) "Barabara" 28 Red Superfly (8) "Beautiful" 29 Twice (5) "TT" and "Feel Special" (special medley) 30 White Number i (1) "GOAT" Special B'z (1) "Illumination""Love Phantom""Ultra Soul" 31 White Fujii Kaze (3) "Michiteyuku" 32 Hiroshi Miyama (10) "Koi... Jōnen" 33 Red Aimyon (6) "Wish I Could See You, But" 34 White Kōsetsu Minami (6) "Kandagawa" 35 Red Iruka (2) "Nagoriyuki" Special Keiko Takeshita, Tetsuya Takeda, Ken Tanaka, Shigeru Matsuzaki "Moshi mo Piano ga Hiketa nara" 36 Red Kana Nishino (10) "Best Friend" and "Eyes on You" (Kōhaku special medley) 37 White Mrs. Green Apple (2) "Ao to Natsu" and "Lilac" (medley) Special Kiyoshi Hikawa (24) "Hakuun no Shiro" 38 White The Alfee (2) "Hoshizora no Distance" 39 Red Mariko Takahashi (6) "For You..." Special Kenshi Yonezu (2) "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!" 40 Red Sayuri Ishikawa (47) "Noto Hantō" Special Kōji Tamaki (3) "Kanashimi ni Sayonara" 41 White Masaharu Fukuyama (17) "Hitomi" and "Shōnen" (Special Medley) 42 Red Misia (9) (Kōhaku Special 2024)
Notes
Guests Judges Gosho Aoyama - manga artist, creator from Detective Conan Teruyoshi Uchimura - comedian, previously hosted 68th to 71st editions of Kouhaku Utagassen Yui Kamiji - paralympic athlete and wheelchair tennis player Yuumi Kawai - actress, will star in upcoming Asadora Anpan Yuto Horigome - skater, gold medal in 2024 Paris Olympic Games Yoko Morishita - ballerina Ryusei Yokohama - actor, will star in upcoming Taiga drama Unbound Erika Yoshida - showrunner, main writer from anime series Bocchi the Rock! and the Asadora The Tiger and Her Wings
Guest performances Cast of Okaasan to Issho Shunichi Tokura - choir conductor in Hotaru no Hikari Foorin - Guest musical act on "Paprika", one-time reunion performance Arco & Peace DJ Koo - Guest on Hiroshi Miyama's performance and attempt for Kendama world record Akiko Yano - piano in Misia's performance
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