On September 17, NHK announced that the annual New Year's Eve "76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" will be held at NHK Hall (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) on December 31.
The broadcast will be from 7:20pm to 11:45pm on December 31st (with news breaks). Applications for viewing will be accepted online from 11am on October 2nd. Applications will close at 11:59pm on October 16th.
Last year's 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen was hosted by four people: Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sairi Ito, and NHK announcer Naoko Suzuki. The White Team won for the first time in two years, with performances by B'z, who appeared for the first time in 41 years, THE ALFEE, who appeared for the first time in 25 years, and others.
