72nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

The 72nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (第73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)
 * Kiyohara Kaya (清原果耶)
 * Koike Eiko (小池栄子)
 * Sakaguchi Kentaro (坂口健太郎)
 * Tani Mami (谷真海)
 * Mitani Koki (三谷幸喜)

Artist Lineup
The teams are divided as such:

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