# 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.

## Events leading up the broadcast

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. 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.
In honor of the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash, which had occurred two days earlier, members of the South Korean groups Tomorrow X Together, Twice, Illit, and Le Sserafim wore black ribbons on their outfits to pay tribute to the victims.

## Artist lineup and performance order

On November 19, the list of performers was revealed. 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". 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 | Red | Yoshimi Tendo (29) | "Anta no Hanamichi" |
| 3 | White | Kocchi no Kento (1) † | "Hai Yorokonde" |
| 4 | White | Omoinotake (1) † | "Ikuokukonen" |
| 5 | White | Da-ice (1) † | "I Wonder" |
| 6 | Red | Illit (1) † | "Magnetic" |
| 7 | Red | Ryokuoushoku Shakai (3) | "Bokura wa Iki Mono Dakara" |
| — | Special | Illit, Number_i, Me:I | "Computer Obā-chan" |
| — | Special | Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sairi Ito | "Dango 3 Kyodai" |
| — | Special | Misia | "Beautiful Name" |
| — | Special | Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sairi Ito, Yūichirō Hanada, Maya Nagata, Azuki Akimoto, Kazumu Sakumoto, characters from Okaasan to Issho | "Karada Dan Dan" |
| — | Special | All performers | "Paprika" |
| 8 | White | Leon Niihama (1) † | "Subete o Ageyō" |
| 9 | Red | Sakurazaka46 (8) | "Jigōjitoku" |
| 10 | White | JO1 (3) | "Love Seeker" |
| 11 | White | Keisuke Yamauchi (10) | "Kurenai no Chō" |
| 12 | Red | HY (3) ‡ | "366 Days" |
| 13 | Red | Nogizaka46 (10) | "Kikkake" |
| 14 | White | Junretsu (7) | "Yume Mita Kajitsu" |
| 15 | Red | Le Sserafim (3) | "Crazy" (Japanese Version) |
| 16 | Red | Tuki (1) † | "Bansanka" |
| 17 | White | Be:First (3) | "Masterplan" |
| 18 | White | Tomorrow X Together (1) † | "Blue Hour" (Japanese Version) |
| 19 | Red | Kaori Mizumori (22) | "Tottori Sakyū" (Kōhaku Domino Challenge Special) |
| 20 | Red | 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 | Da-ice, Me:I | "You Can Fly!" |
| — | Special | Nogizaka46 | "Let It Go" |
| — | Special | Motoki Ohmori, Sakura Miyawaki | "I See the Light" |
| — | Special | 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) † | "Cheers Beer" |
| 27 | White | Gen Hoshino (10) | "Barabara" |
| 28 | Red | Superfly (8) | "Beautiful" |
| 29 | Red | Twice (5) ‡ | "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 | White | Hiroshi Miyama (10) | "Koi... Jōnen" |
| 33 | Red | Aimyon (6) | "Wish I Could See You, But" |
| 34 | White | Kōsetsu Minami (6) ‡ | "Kandagawa" |
| 35 | Red | Iruka (2) ‡ | "Nagoriyuki" |
| — | Special | 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) ‡ | "For You..." |
| — | Special | Kenshi Yonezu (2) ‡ | "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!" |
| 40 | Red | Sayuri Ishikawa (47) | "Noto Hantō" |
| — | Special | Kōji Tamaki (3) ‡ | "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

* ↑ Illit is represented by members Iroha and Moka.
* ↑ Me:I is represented by members Keiko and Shizuku.
* ↑ Including four apperances under the name Keyakizaka46, which the group used from 2015–2020
* ↑ Member Sakura Miyawaki has further participated once as a member of HKT48 and thrice as a member of AKB48.
* ↑ Disney music medley
* ↑ Me:I is represented by members Momona Kasahara, Ran Ishii, Cocoro Kato, Miu Sakurai, and Suzu Yamamoto.
* 1 2 3 Performance recorded in advance
* ↑ Ohmori and Miyawaki are members of the groups Mrs. Green Apple and Le Sserafim, respectively.
* ↑ Sheena has further participated twice as a member of the band Tokyo Jihen. Momo, a member of Charan-Po-Rantan, makes her first appearance.
* ↑ Members Momo Hirai, Sana, and Mina have previously participated once as members of MiSaMo.
* ↑ Minami has further participated once as a member of Kaguyahime.
* ↑ Tribute to Toshiyuki Nishida
* ↑ Takahashi has further participated once as a member of Pedro & Capricious.
* ↑ Tamaki has further participated twice as a member of Anzen Chitai.

## Guests

Judges
* Gosho Aoyama - manga artist, creator from Detective Conan
* Teruyoshi Uchimura - comedian, previously hosted 68th to 71st editions of Kouhaku Utagassen
* Yui Kamiji - paralympic athlete and wheelchair tennis player
* Yuumi Kawai - actress, will star in upcoming Asadora Anpan
* Yuto Horigome - skater, gold medal in 2024 Paris Olympic Games
* Yoko Morishita - ballerina
* Ryusei Yokohama - actor, will star in upcoming Taiga drama Unbound
* Erika Yoshida - showrunner, main writer from anime series Bocchi The Rock and the Asadora The Tiger and Her Wings
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