The song list for the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen(General TV and others), to be broadcast on New Year's Eve, was announced on December 23rd, and the songs to be performed by idol groups Nogizaka46 and Sakurazaka46 have become a hot topic among fans.
Nogizaka46 will be singing "Kikkake". The song is included in the album "Sorezore no Isu" released in 2016, and was also performed at the 2021 Kohaku Uta Gassen. This is the second time they have chosen the song for the show in three years, and on social media there were a lot of comments such as "What an unexpected opportunity!!", "A divine song has arrived", "It was too unexpected", "I wanted them to do a song released this year, but it's a divine song", and "A second time!? I wonder, but it's a masterpiece."
Sakurazaka46, also part of the "Sakamichi Group," will perform their ninth single "Jigoku Jitoku," released this year. This is the first song in which the "rising star" Yamashita Hitomi, who joined in 2023, took center stage. On social media, comments such as "It's the best-selling song of the group this year, so I'm happy," "I'm happy that this is the song of the year, even though there are so many great songs from the past," "I thought I wanted to hear "Ikumodo (How old do you want to go back to?)," but "Jigoku Jitoku" is also a divine song!", "When was the last time we saw Jigoku Jitoku on terrestrial TV," and "(The theme song for the Red and White Song Battle) is a song for you, so "Jigoku Jitoku" is quite a bold move." were posted one after another.
