The 68th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (第68回NHK紅白歌合戦) was the 2017 edition of NHK's television special Kouhaku Uta Gassen held on 31st December 2017 at NHK Hall.
Hosts and Judges[]
Hosts[]
- Arimura Kasumi (有村架純)
- Kuwako Maho (桑子真帆)
- Ninomiya Kazunari (二宮和也)
- Uchimura Teruyoshi (内村光良)
Judges[]
- Hayashi Mariko (林真理子) (Writer)
- Kato Hifumi (加藤一二三) (Shogi player)
- Miyamoto Nobuko (宮本信子) (Actress)
- Murakami Mai (村上茉愛) (Artistic gymnast)
- Murata Ryota (村田諒太) (Boxer)
- Suzuki Ryohei (鈴木亮平) (Actor)
- Takahashi Issei (高橋一生) (Actor & Singer)
- Yoshioka Riho (吉岡里帆) (Actress)
Artist Lineup[]
The teams are divided as such:
Artists debuting on this edition, Returning Artists, Special performance.
| RED TEAM | WHITE TEAM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Artist | Appearance | Song | Order | Artist | Appearance | Song |
| First half | |||||||
| 2 | Little Glee Monster | Debut | Sukida. | 1 | Hey! Say! JUMP | Debut | Come On A My House |
| 4 | E-girls | 5 | Love ☆ Queen | 3 | Yamauchi Keisuke | 3 | Ai ga Shinjirarenai Nara |
| 5 | SHISHAMO | Debut | Ashita mo | 6 | Miyama Hiroshi | 3 | Otoko no Ryugi |
| 7 | AI | 3 | Kira Kira (Feat. Watanabe Naomi) | 8 | Takehara Pistol | Debut | Yo, Soko no Wakai no |
| 9 | Oka Midori | Debut | Sado no Yubue | 10 | Sexy Zone | 5 | Gyutto |
| 11 | Ichikawa Yukino | 2 | Jinsei Ichiro | 12 | Fukuda Kohei | 4 | Osho |
| 13 | Tendo Yoshimi | 22 | Dotonbori Ninjo | 14 | Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE | 6 | HAPPY |
| 16 | Kuraki Mai | 4 | Togetsukyou ~Kimi Omou~ | 15 | SEKAI NO OWARI | 4 | RAIN |
| 17 | TWICE | Debut | TT -Japanese ver.- | 18 | Miura Daichi | Debut | Miura Daichi Kouhaku Special |
| 19 | Mizumori Kaori | 15 | Hayatomo no Seto | 20 | WANIMA | Debut | Tomoni |
| 21 | Shimazu Aya | 4 | The Rose | 22 | Go Hiromi | 30 | 2 Oku 4 sen man no hitomi -Exotic Japan- |
|
Watanabe Naomi - Poker Face | |||||||
| Second half | |||||||
| 23 | Keyakizaka46 | 2 | Fukyouwaon | 24 | Kanjani8 | 6 | Naguri Gaki BEAT |
| 26 | Sakamoto Fuyumi | 29 | Otoko no Hi Matsuri | 25 | Fukuyama Masaharu | 10 | Tomoe Gakuen |
| 27 | Nishino Kana | 8 | Pa | 28 | TOKIO | 24 | AMBITIOUS JAPAN! |
| 30 | Nogizaka46 | 3 | Influencer | 29 | Itsuki Hiroshi | 47 | Yozora |
|
Special Project - "Itsudemo Yume wo" | |||||||
|
Hiyokko Special (Part 1) | |||||||
| 31 | Matsuda Seiko | 21 | Atarashii Ashita | 32 | Hirai Ken | 8 | Nonfiction |
| 33 |
Sheena Ringo (5) & Matsumoto Tortoise (Debut) - The Main Street | ||||||
| 34 | Perfume | 10 | TOKYO GIRL | 35 | X JAPAN | 8 | ENDLESS RAIN |
| 36 | AKB48 | 3 | Kohaku SP Medley | 37 | Elephant Kashimashi | Debut | Koyoi no Tsuki no y0 ni |
| 37 | Matsu Takako | 3 | shita wa Dokokara | 39 | Hoshino Gen | 3 | Family Song |
| 40 | Superfly | 3 | Ai wo Komete Hanataba wo | ||||
|
Hiyokko Special (Part 2) | |||||||
| 41 | ARASHI | 9 | ARASHI x Kohaku Special Medley | ||||
| 42 | Takahashi Mariko | 4 | for you... | 43 | Hikawa Kiyoshi | 18 | Kiyoshi no Zunodokobushi |
|
Kuwata Keisuke - Wakai Hiroba | |||||||
| 44 | Ishikawa Sayuri | 40 | Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki | 45 | Yuzu | 8 | Eikou no Kakehashi |
Trivia[]
- This is the first edition of Kouhaku Uta Gassen to welcome artists from outside the Japanese entertainment industry (in this case, the famous and acclaimed K-pop girl group TWICE, who came from South Korea to be part of this special).