"63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen" artist line-up

Fans have been waiting a long time to hear which artists will appear on NHK’s 63rd ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen‘, and that list has finally been revealed!

Check out the list below to see if your favorite artists will be at the most highly-anticipated event of the year!

Red Team (Female)

• aiko (11)
• Ayaka (6)
• Ikimonogakari (5)
• Ishikawa Sayuri (35)
• AKB48 (5)
• SKE48 (1)
• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (1)
• Koizai Kaori (16)
• Koda Kumi (8)
• Godai Natsuko (19)
• Sakamoto Fuyumi (24)
• Tendo Yoshimi (17)
• Nakashima Mika (9)
• Nishino Kana (3)
• Perfume (5)
• Hamasaki Ayumi (14)
• Fuji Ayako (18)
• Princess Princess (1)
• Mizuki Nana (4)
• Mizumori Kaori (10)
• Momoiro Clover Z (1)
• YUI (1)
• YUKI (1)
• Yuki Saori (13)
• Wada Akiko (36)

White Team (Male)

• Arashi (4)
• Itsuki Hiroshi (42)
• HY (2)
• EXILE (8)
• NYC (4)
• Kanjani 8 (1)
• Kitajima Saburo (49)
• Go Hiromi (25)
• Golden Bomber (1)
• Kobukuro (7)
• Saito Kazuyoshi (1)
• Sandaime J Soul Brothers (1)
• SMAP (20)
• Tachi Hiroshi (2)
• TOKIO (19)
• Tokunaga Hideaki (7)
• AAA (3)
• Naoto Inti Raymi (1)
• Hikawa Kiyoshi (13)
• FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (4)
• Fukuyama Masaharu (5)
• Hosokawa Takashi (36)
• Porno Graffitti (11)
• Miwa Akihiro (1)
• Mori Shinichi (45)

The ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’ is the biggest end-of-the-year music event in Japan, where female and male artists compete against each other in front of a panel of judges.

Actress Horikita Maki and popular group Arashi will be this year’s hosts.

Source: Kohaku Uta Gassen Official Website + tokyohive