The 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen(General TV and others) opened on December 31st at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The opening started off with a bang with the "100th Anniversary of Broadcasting Red and White Special Medley" featuring Mrs. GREEN APPLE and others.
The theme of the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen is "Connecting, Connecting, New Year's Eve," and it will be hosted by Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Haruka Ayase, Mio Imada, and announcer Naoko Suzuki. It will be broadcast from 7:20 pm to 11:45 pm on December 31st (with some news breaks).
