On Tuesday, NHK announced the song list for this year’s Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Several groups will be performing medleys, including Arashi, AKB48, SMAP, and KARA. It has also been announced that Matsuda Seiko and Kanda Sayaka‘s performance will participate via relay broadcast from Matsuda’s concert at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, and Fukuyama Masaharu will participate via relay broadcast from his concert at Pacifico Yokohama.
The songs, in Japanese alphabetical order by artist, are:
Red Team
- aiko – Koi no Super Ball
- Ayaka – Minna Sora no Shita
- Angela Aki – One Family
- Ikimono Gakari – Aruite Ikou
- Ishikawa Sayuri – Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki
- AKB48 – Kouhaku 2011 AKB48 Special Mix ~Ganbarou Nippon!~
- KARA – KARA 2011 Special Medley
- Kawanaka Miyuki – Nirinsou
- Koda Kumi – Ai wo Tomenaide
- Godai Natsuko – Kinmokusei
- Kobayashi Sachiko – Onna no Sakaba
- Sakamoto Fuyumi – Yozakura Oshichi
- Shiina Ringo – Carnation -Akagumi Nara Daredemo
- Shoujo Jidai – GENIE
- Tendo Yoshimi – Ai Sansan
- Nishino Kana – Tatoe Donna ni…
- Perfume – Laser Beam
- Hamasaki Ayumi – progress
- Hirahara Ayaka – Ohisama ~Taisetsu na Anata e~
- Fuji Ayako – Ayako no Okuni Jiman da yo ~Ganbarou Tohoku!! Kouhaku Special~
- Matsuda Seiko x Kanda Sayaka – Ue wo Muite Arukou
- Matsutoya Yumi – (Minna no) Haru Yo, Koi
- Mizuki Nana – POP MASTER
- Mizumori Kaori – Shounai Heya Kaze no Naka
- Wada Akiko – Ano Kane wo Narasu no wa Anata
White Team
- Arashi – 2011 Kouhaku Special Medley
- Itsuki Hiroshi – Furusato
- Inawashirokos – I love you & I need you Fukushima
- EXILE – Rising Sun
- NYC – 100% Yuuki NYC
- Kitajima Saburo – Kaero Kana
- Go Hiromi – Go Smile Japan
- SMAP – SMAP AID Kouhaku SP
- Sen Masao – Kitaguni no Haru
- Tohoshinki – Why? (Keep Your Head Down)
- TOKIO – Miageta Ryusei
- Tokunaga Hideaki – Jidai
- AAA – CALL
- Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi – Hitotsu
- Nishida Toshiyuki – Ano Machi ni Umarete
- Hikawa Kiyoshi – Jounetsu no Mariachi
- Hirai Ken – Itoshiki Hibi yo
- FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – Soredemo Shinjiteru
- Fukuyama Masaharu – Kazoku ni Narou yo
- flumpool – Akashi
- Hosokawa Takashi – Nebuta
- Porno Graffitti – One More Time
- Mori Shinichi – Minatomachi Blues
- Yuzu – Hey Wa
- L’Arc~en~Ciel – CHASE
Ashida Mana and Suzuki Fuku will perform “Maru Maru Mori Mori!” together, and Natsukawa Rimi and Akikawa Masafumi will perform “Asu to Iu Hi ga” together.
The performance order will be announced at a later date.
Source:
NHK
