The was the 2019 edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31 live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan), and broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through TV Japan (US only) and NHK World Premium. This is the first edition in the Reiwa period. The White Team won this event.
Events leading up to the broadcast This is the last year using the theme , which remained unchanged since the 67th edition (2016), in support of the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics.
First details about this year's event were revealed on October 3. The event ran from 19:15 to 23:45 JST, with a 5-minute break for the latest news. NHK chairman Ryoichi Ueda declared: "First in Reiwa Period, 70th overall. I hope that the 70th Kōhaku Uta Gassen will remain in the hearts of many people, worthly of commemorative event".
On October 18, actress Haruka Ayase and Arashi member Sho Sakurai were announced as captains from Red and White Team. Teruyoshi Uchimura served as mediator for the third time in a row.
On November 11, Hinatazaka46 is announced as the first artist confirmed for this edition. The full lineup was revealed on November 14. Eight artists debuted in this edition: Official Hige Dandism, Generations from Exile Tribe, Masaki Suda, King Gnu, Kis-My-Ft2, Foorin, Hinatazaka46 and the anisong singer LiSA. Hibari Misora was revived using AI technology to perform a brand new song, "Arekara", written by Yasushi Akimoto, most notably for producing idol groups such as AKB48.
On November 22, Mariya Takeuchi was announced as a performer to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her career and perform "Inochi no Uta".
On November 25, Radwimps was announced as a performer due to great success of the animated feature Tenki no Ko.
On November 27, the Kōhaku Uratalk Channel were announced.
On December 18, the judges were announced with the voting system from last year still unchanged.
On December 20, the full song list was revealed. The performance order was revealed on December 27, with Foorin opening the show and Arashi serving as "Ootori". Rehearsals for the performances began on December 29.
Personnel Presenters Red Team: Haruka Ayase White Team: Sho Sakurai Moderators: Teruyoshi Uchimura & Mayuko Wakuda
Other program staff Kōhaku Uratalk Channel: Ryota Yamasato, Yuki Sugiura, Naomi Watanabe
Judges Naoya Inoue Emiko Kaminuma Sandwichman Hinako Shibuno Daiya Seto Kei Tanaka Erika Toda Maya Nakanishi Hiroki Hasegawa Suzu Hirose Akira Yoshino
Guests Oshiri Tantei Magus DJ Koo Akira Ishida Tōko Miura Shunichi Tokura Hibari Misora Mizuki Nakamoto Diamond Yukai Tomoya Nakamura & Haruka Kinoshita Kiss AKB48 Group World Selections: BNK48, CGM48, SGO48, JKT48, DEL48, MNL48, Team SH & Team TP Shinya Kiyozuka Matt Mayu Kishima Shinji Takeda Takashi Okamura Chico-chan Chocolate Planet Kosuke Kitajima Masako Nozawa
Additional crew Yasushi Akimoto Yamaha Corporation Tsunaki Mihara & The New Breed
Artist lineup Performers
RED TEAM WHITE TEAM Order Artist Appearance Song Order Artist Appearance SongFirst half1FoorinDebutPaprika2Go Hiromi322 Oku 4 sen man no hitomi -Exotic Japan-3aiko14Hanabi4GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBEDebutEXPerience Greatness5Hinatazaka46DebutKyun6Junretsu2Junretsu no Happy BirthdaySixTONES x Snow Man - Let's Go to 2020 Tokyo8Shimazu Aya6Ito7Hey! Say! JUMP4SukiyakiNakamoto Mizuki - Into the Unknown Diamond Yukai - Kimi wa Tomodachi Nakamura Tomoya x Kinoshita Haruka - Whole New World10Tendo Yoshimi24Osaka Koishigure9Kis-My-Ft2DebutEverybody Go11AKB4811Koi Suru Fortune Cookie12Yamauchi Keisuke5Kuchibiru Scarlet14LiSADebutGurenge13Miura Daichi3Blizzard15Sakamoto Fuyumi25Iwai Zake16King GnuDebutHakujitsu17Oka Midori3Kami no Tsuru18Fukuyama Masaharu18Debut 30 Shunen Chokuzen Special Medley19TWICE3Let's Dance Medley 201920Itsuki Hiroshi49VIVA LA VIDA!Second half21Little Glee Monster3Echo22DA PUMP7DA PUMP ~One Team Medley~24Keyakizaka464Fukyouwaon23Official HIGE DANdismDebutPretender25Mizumori Kaori17Takato Sakura Michi26King & Prince2King & Prince Kouhaku Medley27Miyama Hiroshi27Bokyo SangaYOSHIKI x KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite28Sheena Ringo7Jinsei wa Yume Darake30Nogizaka465Synchronicity29Kanjani88Kanjani Eight Medley32Perfume12FUSION31Hoshino Gen5Same ThingKitano Takeshi - Asakusa Kid33Ishikawa Sayuri42Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki34RADWIMPS2Weathering with You Kohaku Special35Superfly4Flare36Suda MasakiDebutMachigai SagashiTakeuchi Mariya - Inochi No Uta37Ikimonogakari11Kaze ga Fuiteiru38Yuzu10Kohaku Special Medley 2019-2020Matsutoya Yumi - No Side40Matsuda Seiko23Seiko Best Song Medley39Hikawa Kiyoshi20Kiyoshi Genkai Toppa Special Medley41MISIA4Ai no Katachi42ARASHI11ARASHI x Kohaku Special Medley
Special performances Mariya Takeuchi – "Inochi no Uta" Yumi Matsutoya – "No Side" Beat Takeshi – "Asakusa Kid"
Songs performed on medleys Masaharu Fukuyama: "Hello", "Niji", "Zero" Twice: "TT -Japanese ver.-", "Fancy -Japanese ver.-" Da Pump: "P.A.R.T.Y. ~Universe Festival~", "U.S.A." King & Prince: "Cinderella Girl", "Koi-Wazurai" Kanjani Eight: "Zukkoke Otoko Michi", "Maemuki Scream" Perfume: "Fusion", "Polyrhythm" Radwimps: "Grand Escape", "Daijoubu" Yuzu: "Eikō no Kakehashi", "Seimei" Kiyoshi Hikawa: "Daijōbu", "Genkai Toppa x Survivor" Seiko Matsuda: "Jikan no Kuni no Alice", "Rock'n Rouge", "Cherry Blossom", "Natsu no Tobira" Misia: "Ai no Katachi", "Into the Light", "Everything" Arashi: "Arashi", "Turning Up"
Special performances Arashi – "Kite" Hibari Misora – "Arekara" Yoshikiss – "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Disney section – performers Mizuki Nakamoto – "Into the Unknown ~Kokoro no Mama ni~" Diamond Yukai – "Kimi wa Tomodachi (You've Got a Friend in Me)" Tomoya Nakamura & Haruka Kinoshita – "A Whole New World"
Not returning this year Red Team: Aimyon, Daoko, Kana Nishino, Yumi Matsutoya, Yoshiki ft Sarah Brightman White Team: Exile, Suchmos, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Sekai no Owari, Sexy Zone, Yoshiki ft Hyde, Kenshi Yonezu.
Voting system and results The current voting system, implemented in the 69th edition (2018) was unchanged. As it was last year, the winner was determined within 3 points. Viewers: 1 point for the team who get more votes through 1-Seg. Audience: 1 point for the team who get more votes through the NHK Hall audience. Judges: 1 point for the team who gets 6 or more votes from 11 judges. Voting was carried after all artists performed. The team that gets 2 or more votes were declared winner of the 70th Kōhaku.
+ Results Method Votes Points Red Team White Team Guest Judges 6 5 Red NHK Hall Audience 1002 1361 White Viewers 332.394 437.825 White Winner White Team
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