The annual music program of the Japanese television station NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen begins on New Year’s Eve and will include a variety of artists performing popular songs. NHK Post full song list for the event on Thursday. Some of the announced songs will include numbers, performers, and even characters associated with anime series such as Demon Slayer, One Piece Film Red, and Spy x Family.
The Kohaku Uta Gassen (“The battle of red and white waves“), also known as “Kohaku” is an annual New Year’s Eve entertainment program produced by NHK. First broadcast in 1951 on radio, the show has been on the air continuously, with this year’s 73rd season. Performers for Kohaku invited by NHK from the most famous and successful singers in the Japanese music industry. Transparent Kohaku, the performers are divided into Red (all-female and female-led) and White (all-male and male-led) teams and “compete” by singing their respective songs. their. Then, a panel of judges and the audience will decide which group performed better. Although ratings have fallen in recent years, Kohaku remains one of the most popular music shows in Japan.
This year’s performers list Kohaku Uta Gassen including some on both teams singing songs associated with the anime series. The Red Team including Aimer sings “Zankyo Sanka,” the theme song for demon slayer‘S Entertainment centre arc, and Ryoko Shinohara sang a new version of “Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Tsuyosa to,” a song associated with street fighter series. Singer Ado will also perform as Uta from Movie One Piece: Redsinging “New Genesis”.
Team White will have Gen Hoshino sing “Kigeki,” Thread ends first for Spy x Family. Snow Man Band will be performing “Brother Beat,” it’s on the soundtrack of the live-action adaptation of Osomatsu-san. Finally, “Special Corner” performances that are not affiliated with specific teams will feature Kiyoshi Hikawa.”Genkai Toppa x Survivor“, are from Super Dragon Ball.
Other artists with anime credits such as Milet and Official HIGE DANdism will perform, although not specific songs from the anime.
2022 Kohaku Uta Gassen broadcast on December 31, 2022 in Japan and internationally via NHK.
