72nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

The 72nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (第72回NHK紅白歌合戦) was the 2021 edition of NHK's television special Kouhaku Uta Gassen held on 31st December 2021 at hall A of Tokyo International Forum.

Hosts

 * Kawaguchi Haruna (川口春奈)
 * Oizumi Yo (大泉洋)
 * Wakuda Mayuko (和久田麻由子)

Judges

 * Ishikawa Kasumi (石川佳純) (Table tennis player)
 * Kiyohara Kaya (清原果耶) (Actress, Singer)
 * Koike Eiko (小池栄子) (Actress)
 * Mitani Koki (三谷幸喜) (Film director)
 * Sakaguchi Kentaro (坂口健太郎) (Actor)
 * Tani Mami (谷真海) (Paralympic athlete)

Artist Lineup
The teams are divided as such:

Artists debuting on this edition, Returning Artists, Special performance.