Performers For 69th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen Revealed

The complete line up for the 69th annual "Kohaku Uta Gassen" year end special has been announced.

Arashi member Sho Sakurai will be the captain of the White Team. This will be his first time hosting alone. His previous stints as a host were between the years 2010 - 2014 as part of Arashi.

Actress Suzu Hirose will be the captain of the Red Team. This will be her first time hosting the program.

AIMYON, DAOKO, King & Prince, Suchmos,  and Jyunretsu will all be performing for the first time.

"Kohaku Uta Gassen" is the most prestigious New Year's Eve program in Japan. Artist are divided into teams based on gender, with the two competing to see who can receive the most votes.

Check out the full performer list below:

Red Team
aiko (13)
AIMYON (debut)
Ikimonogakari (10)
Sayuri Ishikawa (41)
AKB48 (11)
Midori Oka (2)
Keyakizaka46 (3)
Fuyumi Sakamoto (30)
Aya Shimazu (5)
Superfly (3)
DAOKO (debut)
Yoshimi Tendo (23)
TWICE (2)
Kana Nishino (9)
Nogizaka46 (4)
Perfume (11)
Seiko Matsuda (22)
Yumi Matsutoya (3)
MISIA (3)
Kaori Mizumori (16)
Little Glee Monster (2)

White Team
Arashi (10)
Hiroshi Itsuki (48)
EXILE (12)
Kanjani8 (7)
King & Prince (debut)
Hiromi Go (31)
Suchmos (debut)
Sandaime J Soul Brothers (7)
Jyunretsu (debut)
SEKAI NO OWARI (5)
SEXY ZONE (6)
DA PUMP (6)
Kiyoshi Hikawa (19)
Masaharu Fukuyama (11)
Hey! Say! JUMP (2)
Gen Hoshino (4)
Daichi Miura (2)
Hiroshi Miyama (4)
Keisuke Yamauchi (4)
Yuzu (9)
YOSHIKI feat HYDE (debut)