It has been revealed that singer Toshinobu Kubota will be appearing at the 76th Kohaku Uta Gassen in 2025. This will be his second appearance, 35 years after appearing at the 41st Kohaku Uta Gassen in 1990 with the song "Forever Yours."
The theme of the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen is "Connecting, Connecting, New Year's Eve," and the hosts will be Haruka Ayase, Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Mio Imada, and announcer Naoko Suzuki. The show will air from 7:20 PM to 11:45 PM on December 31st (with some news breaks).
◇ 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen Participants (titles omitted, number of appearances in parentheses)
[Red Team] Aina the End(first time), Aimyon (7), ILLIT (2), Ikuta Rira (first time), Ishikawa Sayuri (48), Iwasaki Hiromi (15), aespa (first time), CANDY TUNE (first time), Sakamoto Fuyumi (37), Takahashi Mariko (7), Chanmina (first time), Tendo Yoshimi (30), Nogizaka46(11), HANA (first time), Perfume (17), Humbert Humbert (first time), FRUITS ZIPPER (first time), MISIA (10), Mizumori Kaori (23), LiSA (4)
[White Group] &TEAM (first time), ORANGE RANGE (3), King & Prince (6), Toshinori Kubota (2), Hiromi Go (38), Sakanaction (2), Junretsu (8), TUBE (3), Number_i (2), Leon Niihama(2), Vaundy (3), BE:FIRST (4), Masaharu Fukuyama (18), Akira Fuse (26), Mrs. Green Apple(3), Hiroshi Miyama (11), M!LK (first time)
