Thursday, November 16, 2017

List of artistes appearing on the 68th NHK Kouhaku Utagassen announced

Here is the list of artistes appearing on the 68th NHK Kouhaku Utagassen to be held on 31 December 2017 in alphabetical order. The numbers in brackets indicate the number of appearances to date on Kouhaku inclusive of this year:


Akagumi - Red Team
AI (3)
E-girls (5)
Ishikawa Sayuri (40)
Ichikawa Yukino (2)
AKB48 (10)
Oka Midori (1)
Kuraki Mai (4)
Keyakizaka46 (2)
Sakamoto Fuyumi (29)
Shiina Ringo (5)
SHISHAMO (1)
Shimazu Aya (4)
Superfly (2)
Takahashi Mariko (5)
Tendou Yoshimi (22)
TWICE (1)
Nishino Kana (8)
Nogizaka46 (3)
Perfume (10)
Matsu Takako (3)
Matsuda Seiko (21)
Mizumori Kaori (15)
Little Glee Monster (1)

Shirogumi - White Team
Arashi (9)
Itsuki Hiroshi (47)
X JAPAN (8)
Elephant Kashimashi (1)
Kanjani 8 (6)
Go Hiromi (30)
Sandaime J Soul Brothers (6)
SEKAI NO OWARI (4)
Sexy Zone (5)
Takehara Pistol (1)
Tortoise Matsumoto (1)
TOKIO (24)
Hikawa Kiyoshi (18)
Hirai Ken (8)
Fukuda Kouhei (4)
Fukuyama Masaharu (10)
Hey! Say! JUMP (1)
Hoshino Gen (3)
Miura Daichi (1)
Miyama Hiroshi (3)
Yamauchi Keisuke (3)
Yuzu (8)
WANIMA (1)

Source: Oricon

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow Takako Matsu! I hope she'll perform Otona no Okite ��

Anonymous said...

Looks like Johnny's lost SMAP's seat on Kouhaku afterall, V6 and Kinki Kids are not on the list, but still it got its 5 groups on it, just kinda annoying why Sexy Zone than the senior group.
And it's quite random for me to see Matsu Takako, Ken Hirai, Yuzu, and Shiina Ringo. Do the agencies take turns for appearing on Kouhaku?
Also Fukuyama Masaharu will again only doing relay broadcast I presume, it's really rude doing it like that every year.
Well NHK is about politic and power anyway, never expected it to be fair and clear. But the list is really boring and this year there is no hit song. It would be awesome though if Matsu Takako would sing the Frozen ost which I highly doubt she will.

Anonymous said...

Speaking of hit songs, they didn't even get in Yonezu Kenshi or Daoko. He's been slaying since "LOSER" and articles in Natalie that mention his name has been shared to death.