Arashi & Ayase Haruka to be the hosts for the 64th Kouhaku Utagassen

Arashi and Ayase Haruka will be the hosts for the white and red teams in the 64th Kouhaku Utagassen which will be shown via NHK on 31st December. This is Ayase's first attempt at being a Kouhaku host while this is the 4th consecutive year that Arashi is leading the white team. The overall host will be NHK announcer Udou Yumiko.

This year's theme will be "Uta ga koko ni aru" (The song is here) and the programme will be shown from 7.15pm till 11.45pm with a 5 minute break for news.

Source: Sanspo