On December 31, the “77th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” will air. The show’s list of performers has just been revealed, and as usual, there are a number of surprises.
Starting with debuts, it should come as no surprise that =LOVE, CUTIE STREET, Ayumu Imazu, Ae! group, and EBiDAN are debuting on the show this year, given their success as of late. A surprise here would be the debut of Macaroni Enpitsu, given the success they have had in the past; however, it is the band’s fifth anniversary currently.
Speaking of Ae! group, there is always wonderment if their company, STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, will make a grand return to the show. This year sees the two groups from last year’s show, King & Prince and SixTONES, returning, but no other ones.
There are a number of acts returning after a break, in part due to big anniversaries, including Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (15th), Yuzu (30th), L’Arc~en~Ciel (35th of formation), and Takada Mizue (50th).
Perfume is currently in their “cold sleep” so they are current inactive, and will not be returning to the show. Hiromi Go announced his retirement from the show last year.
Some surprising drops from this year’s show include Number_i, LiSA, CANDY TUNE, and AiNA THE END.
Check out the full lists below!
Debuts
=LOVE
CUTIE STREET
Ayumu Imazu
Ae! group
EBiDAN
Macaroni Enpitsu
Monaki
Inaba Koshi
Returning After Break
Anri
AKB48
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Takada Mizue
Moriyama Ryoko
YOASOBI
Watanabe Misato
Suzuki Masayuki
TMNETWORK
T.M.Revolution
Yuzu
L’Arc~en~Ciel
Not Returning
AiNA THE END
Aimyon
Iwasaki Hiromi
aespa
CANDY TUNE
Takahashi Mariko
Perfume
Humbert Humbert
LiSA
ORANGE RANGE
Kubota Toshinobu
Hiromi Go
TUBE
Number_i
Fuse Akira
Miyama Hiroshi
Sakai Masaaki
Hikawa Kiyoshi
