75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第75回NHK紅白歌合戦, Dai Nanajūgo Kai Enu Eichi Kei Kōhaku Uta Gassen) 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.

75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Also known as75th NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival
Genre
  • Music
  • variety
  • special
Created byTsumoru Kondo
Presented byHiroiki Ariyoshi
Kanna Hashimoto
Sairi Ito
Naoko Suzuki
JudgesGosho Aoyama
Teruyoshi Uchimura
Yui Kamiji
Yumi Kawai
Yuto Horigome
Yoko Morishita
Ryusei Yokohama
Erika Yoshida
Theme music composerKazuo Zaitsu (Lyrics)
Ryo Konishi (Arrangement)
Opening theme"Kitte no Nai Okurimono" by Kouhaku Performers
Ending theme"Hotaru no Hikari"
Composers
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
Production locationsNHK Hall, Tokyo
Running time260 minutes
Production companyNHK Enterprise Inc.
Original release
Network
ReleaseDecember 31, 2024 (2024-12-31)

Events leading up the broadcast

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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.[1] 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 will be broadcast globally on NHK World Premium, with the exception of both the USA and Canada, which the event exclusively streamed on newly launched Jme [jp], replacing TV Japan following the closure on March 31, 2024. Viewers and listeners within Japan can watch and hear the event on NHK-G and NHK Radio 1 respectively.

Artist lineup and performance order

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On November 19, the list of performers was revealed.[2] 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".[3] 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)
No. Team Artist (no. of appearances) Song
All performers Opening — "Kitte no Nai Okuri-mono"
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) "Bokurawa Ikimonodakara"
 Special Illit,[A] Number_i, Me:I[B] "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)[C] "Jigoujitoku"
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)[D] "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)
No. Team Artist (no. of appearances) Song
22  White Creepy Nuts (1) † "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
 Special[E] Da-ice, Mei:I[F] "You Can Fly!"[G]
Nogizaka46 "Let It Go"[G]
Motoki Ohmori, Sakura Miyawaki[H] "I See the Light"[G]
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) †[I] "Cheers Beer"
27  White Gen Hoshino (10) "Barabara"
28  Red Superfly (8) "Beautiful"
29 Twice (5)[J] "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)[K] "Kandagawa"
35  Red Iruka (2) ‡ "Nagoriyuki"
 Special[L] 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)[M] "For You..."
 Special Kenshi Yonezu (2) ‡ "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!"
40  Red Sayuri Ishikawa (47) "Noto-hantō"
 Special Kōji Tamaki (3)[N] "Kanashimi ni Sayonara"
41  White Masaharu Fukuyama (17) "Hitomi" and "Shōnen" (Special Medley)
42  Red Misia (9) Closer — "Kibō no Uta" and "Ashita e" (Kōhaku Special 2024)
Notes
  1. ^ Illit is represented by members Iroha and Moka.
  2. ^ Me:I is represented by members Keiko and Shizuku.
  3. ^ Including four apperances under the name Keyakizaka46, which the group used from 2015–2020
  4. ^ Member Sakura Miyawaki has further participated once as a member of HKT48 and thrice as a member of AKB48.
  5. ^ Disney music medley
  6. ^ Mei:I is represented by members Momona Kasahara, Ran Ishii, Cocoro Kato, Miu Sakurai, and Suzu Yamamoto.
  7. ^ a b c Performance recorded in advance
  8. ^ Ohmori and Miyawaki are members of the groups Mrs. Green Apple and Le Sserafim, respectively.
  9. ^ Sheena has further participated twice as a member of the band Tokyo Jihen. Momo, a member of Charan-Po-Rantan, makes her first appearance.
  10. ^ Members Momo Hirai, Sana, and Mina have previously participated once as members of MiSaMo.
  11. ^ Minami has further participated once as a member of Kaguyahime.
  12. ^ Tribute to Toshiyuki Nishida
  13. ^ Takahashi has further participated once as a member of Pedro & Capricious.
  14. ^ Tamaki has further participated twice as a member of Anzen Chitai.

Guests

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Judges

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

Trivia

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  • Members of the South Korean groups Tomorrow X Together, Twice, Illit and Le Sserafim wore a black ribbon on their outfits to pay tribute to the victims of Jeju Air Flight 2216, which had occurred two days earlier.[4]
  • NHK used archival footage of Toshiyuki Nishida during the tribute to the actor.
  • Kaze Fujii's performance was broadcast live from New York City.
  • During Hiromi Go's performance, historical images were shown, such as the arrival of man on the moon (1969) and the official launch of Windows 95, as a way of paying tribute to the 100th anniversary of the founding of NHK.
  • During the show, there was a new world record attempt with the largest number of people (128) performing Kendama moves, during Hiroshi Miyama's performance. This time, the new record was approved by the Guinness World Records team.
  • During performance of "Love Phantom", there is a technical issue with Koshi Inaba's microphone, around 30 seconds in.

References

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  1. ^ "The 75th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen will be held!".
  2. ^ "【紅白歌合戦】出場歌手41組発表 Creepy Nutsら初出場10組/一覧". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "異例 星野源の紅白曲目「地獄でなぜ悪い」→「ばらばら」に変更 園子温氏性加害報道受け「真逆の影響与えうるのであれば」". Daily Sports (in Japanese). December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "「TWICE」「LE SSERAFIM」「ILLIT」「TOMORROW X TOGETHER」 全グループ白衣装に喪章で紅白出場 務安国際空港での航空機事故に哀悼の意". ITmedia (in Japanese). December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.