The 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen(NHK General TV and others) was held at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo and broadcast on NHK General TV and other channels on December 31st, with the White Team winning for the first time in two years.
The first act was from the Red Team with "ME:I". The final act was from the White Team, Masaharu Fukuyama, and the final act was from the Red Team, MISIA.
The 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, with the theme "Songs for You," was broadcast from 7:20 pm to 11:45 pm on December 31st (with some news interruptions). The hosts were Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sari Ito, and NHK announcer Naoko Suzuki.