The key visual for the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, which will be held at NHK Hall (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) on New Year's Eve, was released on November 14th.
The key visual was created by Kota Hikiji, who served as creative director and art director for the design and soundscape of this year's much talked about Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Expo. This year's theme, "Connect, Link, New Year's Eve," is expressed using circles and rings as motifs.
The theme of the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen is "Connecting, Connecting, New Year's Eve." Hosted by Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Haruka Ayase, 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).
