[Japan News] 63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen Performers Announced

[Japan News] 63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen Performers Announced 

The performers for the 63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen year end show have been announced.

While many of the artists have performed in years past, there are a few notable newcomers this year. Popular singer-songwriter YUI, who has been a beloved artist for years, will be making her first appearance on the show this year. Following her sudden rise to fame with her breakout hit "PONPONPON", Kyary Pamyu Pamyu will be taking the stage for the first time as well.

Hosting the show this year are Arashi and Maki Horikita. For Arashi, this will be their 3rd year in a row serving as the male hosts for the show, while for Maki Horikita, this year will be her first.

Check out the full list of performers, followed by the number of years they've performed, below:

Red Team

aiko (11)

ayaka (6)

Ikimonogakari (5)

Sayuri Ishikawa (35)

AKB48 (5)

SKE48 (1)

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (1)

Kaori Koizai (16)

Kumi Koda (8)

Natsuko Godai (19)

Fuyumi Sakamoto (24)

Yoshimi Tendo (17)

Mika Nakashima (9)

Kana Nishino (3)

Perfume (5)

Ayumi Hamasaki (14)

Ayako Fuji (18)

Princess Princess (1)

Nana Mizuki (4)

Kaori Mizumori (10)

Momoiro Clover Z (1)

YUI (1)

YUKI (1)

Saori Yuki (13)

Akiko Wada (36)

White Team

Arashi (4)

Hiroshi Itsuki (42)

HY (2)

EXILE (8)

NYC (4)

Kanjani 8 (1)

Saburo Kitajima (49)

Go Hiromi (25)

Golden Bomber (1)

Kobukuro (7)

Kazuyoshi Saito (1)

Sandaime J Soul Brothers (1)

SMAP (20)

Hiroshi Tachi (2)

TOKIO (19)

Hideaki Tokunaga (7)

AAA (3)

Naoto Inti Raymi (1)

Kiyoshi Hikawa (13)

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (4)

Masaharu Fukuyama (5)

Takashi Hosokawa (36)

Porno Graffitti (11)

Akihiro Miwa (1)

Shinichi Mori (45)

Credit: JPOP Asia