The performers for one of Japan’s most important New Year show, the 69th Kouhaku Uta Gassen has been announced. Kouhaku is an annual music show aired by the Japanese broadcasting company NHK on New Year's Eve. The performers are separated into two teams, red for the females, and white for the males. Only the most popular performers are invited to the show and at the end of the night, the audience votes on which team performed better.

Some of the highlights this year include South Korean pop group TWICE and pop group Little Glee Monster making their second appearances in a row, DAOKO making her first appearance who is best known for her music in the mobile game Dragalia Lost, and HYDE’s (L’Arc-en-Ciel, Vamps) first appearance teaming up with the legendary YOSHIKI. The idol group Aqours from the anime Love Live Sunshine!! and performers from the musical adaptation of the mobile game Touken Ranbu, will also be making a special appearance.

 The full list of performers are below with the number of appearances they have been on the show in brackets.

Red Team
aiko (13)
AIMYON (debut)
Ikimonogakari (10)
Sayuri Ishikawa (41)
AKB48 (11)
Midori Oka (2)
Keyakizaka46 (3)
Fuyumi Sakamoto (30)
Aya Shimazu (5)
Superfly (3)
DAOKO (debut)
Yoshimi Tendo (23)
TWICE (2)
Kana Nishino (9)
Nogizaka46 (4)
Perfume (11)
Seiko Matsuda (22)
Yumi Matsutoya (3)
MISIA (3)
Kaori Mizumori (16)
Little Glee Monster (2)

White Team
Arashi (10)
Hiroshi Itsuki (48)
EXILE (12)
Kanjani8 (7)
King & Prince (debut)
Hiromi Go (31)
Suchmos (debut)
Sandaime J Soul Brothers (7)
Jyunretsu (debut)
SEKAI NO OWARI (5)
SEXY ZONE (6)
DA PUMP (6)
Kiyoshi Hikawa (19)
Masaharu Fukuyama (11)
Hey! Say! JUMP (2)
Gen Hoshino (4)
Daichi Miura (2)
Hiroshi Miyama (4)
Keisuke Yamauchi (4)
Yuzu (9)
YOSHIKI feat HYDE (debut)