Overview
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K, and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or "akagumi" (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or "shirogumi" (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Sho Sakurai
Self - White Team Host
Kazunari Ninomiya
Self - White Team Host
Jun Matsumoto
Self - Performer (Arashi)
Masaki Aiba
Self - White Team Host/Performer (Arashi)
Satoshi Ohno
Self - White Team Host
Yo Oizumi
Himself
Teruyoshi Uchimura
Self - Mediator
Kuwako Maho
Self - Mediator
Haruka Ayase
Self - Host
Yoshihiko Inohara
Self - White Team Host
Gen Hoshino
Himself
Yumiko Udō
Self - Mediator
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Frequently Asked Questions
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year,...
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen has 1 season with 77 episodes.
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen premiered on January 3, 1951.
Yes, NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen is currently ongoing with new episodes.
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen originally aired on NHK G. Check your local streaming services for availability.
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen has a rating of 8.0/10 based on user reviews.
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen is classified as Reality.