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Nana Mizuki, T.M.Revolution, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, AKB48 Return to New Year's Kōhaku

The Japanese public television broadcaster NHK announced the full artist lineup for this year's Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle), the New Year's Eve singing contest that is Japan's most viewed music television program.

This year's lineup includes the sixth Arashi are the hosts for the Red and White Teams, respectively.

The NHK-General channel will run the program from 7:15 to 11:45 p.m. on New Year's Eve.

The lineup is as follows:

Red Team:

• Ayaka (7th appearance)
• E-girls (2)
• Ikimono-gakari (7)
• Sayuri Ishikawa (37)
• HKT48 (1)
• AKB48 (7)
• SKE48 (3)
• NMB48 (2)
• Sayaka Kanda (2)
• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (3)
• Kaori Kōzai (18)
• Natsuko Godai (21)
• Fuyumi Sakamoto (26)
• Ringo Sheena (2)
• Yoshimi Tendo (19)
• Miyuki Nakajima (2)
• Kana Nishino (5)
• Perfume (7)
• Ayako Fuji (20)
• Seiko Matsuda (18)
• Nana Mizuki (6)
• Kaori Mizumori (12)
• miwa (2)
• May J. (1)
• Momoiro Clover Z (3)
• Hiroko Yakushimaru (1)
• Akiko Wada (37)

White Team:

• Arashi (6)
• Hiroshi Itsuki (44)
• EXILE (10)
• KANJANI Eight (3)
• Chris Hart (2)
• Hiromi Go (27)
• Golden Bomber (3)
• Sandaime J Soul Brothers (3)
• SMAP (22)
• SEKAI NO OWARI (1)
• Sexy Zone (2)
• T.M. Revolution (5)
• TOKIO (21)
• Hideaki Tokunaga (9)
• AAA (5)
• Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (4)
• Kiyoshi Hikawa (15)
• V6 (1)
• Kōhei Fukuda (2)
• Masaharu Fukuyama (7)
• Takashi Hosokawa (38)
• Porno Graffitti (13)
• Akihiro Miwa (3)
• Shinichi Mori (47)