The song list for the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, which will be broadcast on New Year's Eve, was announced on December 19th. King & Prince will perform a special performance of Mickey Mouse's new theme song, "What We Got ~Kiseki wa Kimi to~," alongside Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. Miyakumyaku, the hugely popular official mascot of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, will also appear on stage with Yoshimi Tendo.
TUBE, who will be appearing at the Kohaku for the first time in 27 years, will perform the "Kohaku Summer King Medley." LiSA will perform "Shine in a Cruel Night," the theme song for this year's hit film "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," accompanied by a special "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" video.
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).
◇ Songs for the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen Gassen (titles omitted)
[Red Team] Aina the End"Kakumei Dochu - On The Way"▽Aimyon "Venus Belt"▽ILLIT "Almond Chocolate"▽Rira Ikuta "Koi Kaze"▽Sayuri Ishikawa "Going Over Amagi"▽Hiromi Iwasaki "Lullaby of the Virgin Mary"▽AKB48 AKB48 20th Anniversary Super Hit Medley "Flying Get," "Heavy Rotation," "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie," "Aitakatta"▽aespa "Whiplash"▽CANDY TUNE "Double Fight!"▽Fuyumi Sakamoto "Yozakura Oshichi"▽Mariko Takahashi "Pink Breath"▽Chanmina Chanmina SP Medley "NG," "SAD SONG"▽Yoshimi Tendo "Anata no Hanamichi ~Myakumyaku Dance SP~"▽ Nogizaka46"Same numbers"▽HANA "ROSE"▽Perfume Perfume Medley 2025 "Polyrhythm," "Meguru Loop"▽Humbert Humbert "Laughing and Falling" ▽ FRUITS ZIPPER "My Cutest Thing" ▽ MISIA MISIA Special ▽ Kaori Mizumori "Osaka Love Drops ~ Red and White Domino Challenge 2025 ~" ▽ LiSA "Shine in a Cruel Night"
[White Team] &TEAM "FIREWORK"▽ORANGE RANGE "Naughty Sun"▽King & Prince "What We Got ~Miracle is with You~"▽Kubota Toshinobu Red and White Special Medley "1, 2, Play," "Missing," "LA・LA・LA LOVE SONG"▽Go Hiromi "240 Million Eyes - Exotic Japan"▽Sakanaction "Kaiju New Treasure Island"▽Junretsu "It's a Nice Bath"▽SixTONES 6th Anniversary Medley "Imitation Rain," "Barrier," "From Here"▽TUBE Red and White King of Summer Medley "Season in the Sun," "Koi shite Mucho," "Ah Summer Vacation"▽Number_i "GOD_i"▽ Leon Niihama"Fun! Fun! Fun!"▽Vaundy "Tokimeki"▽back number "No Matter What, No Matter What - Horizon"▽BE:FIRST "A Dream"▽Masaharu Fukuyama "Camphor Tree - Blown by the 500-Year Wind"▽Akira Fuse "MY WAY"▽ Mrs. Green Apple"GOOD DAY"▽Hiroshi Miyama "Sake Akari ~The 9th Kendama World Record Road~"▽M!LK "Ii Jan"▽RADWIMPS 20th Anniversary Special Medley "Gift" and "Correct Answer"
[Special Feature] Masaaki Sakai's That's Entertainment Medley: "Farewell Lover," "Bang Bang Bang," "Monkey Magic," and "Punskapin!" ▽ Koji Tamaki's "Fanfare" ▽ Kiyoshi Hikawa's "Ai San San" ▽ Gen Hoshino's "Creation"
