On December 3, Nippon TV will air this year’s edition of its annual year end music special, “Best Artist.” It will be held at Nippon TV Bancho Studio in Tokyo. “Best Artist 2022” will start at 7PM JST and end at 10:54 PM JST. Sho Sakurai of Arashi will be hosting for the 14th consecutive year. He’ll be joined by Hatori Shinichi, Bakarhythm, and Nippon TV announcer Ichiki Rena.
Two sets of performers for this show have been announced so far. The first set featured names such as Ado, King & Prince, NiziU, and SixTONES. The second set includes the likes of MISIA, Naniwa Danshi, Ryokuoushoku Shakai, and Yuzu. See who else is performing below!
First Set
Masaharu Fukuyama
Ado
KAT-TUN
Kis-My-Ft2
Sexy Zone
King & Prince
SixTONES
Nogizaka46
Sakurazaka46
Hinatazaka46
NiziU
and more
Second Set
AKB48
A.B.C-Z
SEKAI NO OWARI
Naniwa Danshi
Perfume
Hey! Say! JUMP
MISIA
Yuzu
Ryokuoushoku Shakai
and more