| Alt Name: | 73nd NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival |
| Native Name: | Japanese: 第73回NHK紅白歌合戦: LOVE & PEACE－みんなでシェア!－ |
| Creator: | Tsumoru Kondo |
| Presenter: | Yo Oizumi Kanna Hashimoto |
| Narrated: | Takuya Eguchi Saori Hayami |
| Opentheme: | "Hymne à l'amour" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra |
| Endtheme: | "Hotaru no Hikari" |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Location: | NHK Hall |
| Runtime: | 265 minutes |
| Company: | NHK Enterprise Inc. |
The was the 2022 (Reiwa 4) edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen held on December 31, 2022. The previous year, the broadcast was held from the Tokyo International Forum, due to renovations at NHK Hall. The NHK Broadcasting Center was also used. With renovations completed in June 2022, the show returned to be broadcast live from NHK Hall.[1] Ive, Le Sserafim, Twice, and other groups appeared. The WHITE TEAM won this contest.
On October 6, NHK announced the broadcast schedule, which started at 19:20 JST, and ended at 23:45 JST on December 31, with a 5-minute break for the latest news.[2] In addition, it will be the first time since 2019 (70th) that the show will be held with an audience at NHK Hall. On October 11, Yo Oizumi and Kanna Hashimoto were announced as the hosts.
| White Team | |||||||||
| Order | Artist | Appearance | Song | Order | Artist | Appearance | Song | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First half | |||||||||
| Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – "Opening Theme: Hymne à l'amour" | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | "Sōran Matsuribushi" | 1 | 3 | "Good Luck!" | ||||
| 3 | 1 | "Mela!" | 4 | 35 | "Go!Go | 50 Shunen | SP Medley" | ||
| 6 | 20 | "Kujukuri Hama" (Nazotoki Kōhaku Special) | 5 | 1 | "Ubu Love" | ||||
| 7 | 1 | "Fearless" (Japanese version) | 8 | 1 | "Cinderella Boy" | ||||
| 10 | 4 | "Kitsune" | 9 | Keisuke Yamauchi | 8 | "Koisuru Machikado" (Kitsune Dance remix) | |||
| 12 | 3 | "Fly High" | 11 | 1 | "Infinity" | ||||
| 13 | 3 | "Clap Clap" | 14 | 5 | "Chigau, Sō Janai" | ||||
| 16 | 6 | "Habit" | 15 | 1 | "Shining One" | ||||
| 18 | 1 | "Eleven" (Japanese version) | 17 | 4 | "Sansan" | ||||
| 20 | 15 | "Kōhaku Medley 2022" | 19 | 2 | "Brother Beat" (Kōhaku Minna de Shē! SP) | ||||
| The Last Rockstars – "The Last Rockstars" | |||||||||
| 21 | 1 | "Zankyōsanka" | rowspan="2" colspan="4" | ||||||
| 22 | 34 | "Omatsuri Mambo" (Skapara SP) | |||||||
| Shun Oguri and Jun Matsumoto – "Taiga Drama Baton Touch Ceremony" | |||||||||
| Second half | |||||||||
| 23 | 1 | "New Genesis" | 24 | 2 | "Stardom" | ||||
| 26 | 4 | "Celebrate" | 25 | 8 | "Yume Oibito" (Road to the 6th Kendama World Record) | ||||
Special stage – Disney Special Medley
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| 28 | Milet, Aimer, Lilas Ikuta and Vaundy | — | "Omokage" | 27 | Vaundy | 1 | "Kaijū no Hana Uta" | ||
| 29 | Junretsu | 5 | "Propose" "Shiroi Kumo no Yō ni" | ||||||
| Back Number – "I Love You" | |||||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Hadashi de Summer" | colspan="4" | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "35 Shunen SP Medley" | 32 | 5 | "Ichiban" | ||||
| 34 | 4 | "Heart" "Kimi wa Rock o Kikanai" | 33 | 3 | "Subtitle" | ||||
| Yūzō Kayama – "Umi Sono Ai" | |||||||||
| 35 | 6 | "Beautiful" | 36 | 2 | "Shinunoga E-wa" | ||||
| 37 | 2 | "Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to 2023" | 38 | 13 | "Natsuiro" | ||||
| 39 | 11 | "T.W.L" | |||||||
| 40 | 8 | "Comedy" | |||||||
| Kiyoshi Hikawa – "Genkai Toppa×Survivor" | |||||||||
| Yumi Matsutoya with Yumi Arai – "Call Me Back" | |||||||||
| 41 | 2 | "25th Anniversary Medley" | |||||||
| Anzen Chitai – "I Love You kara Hajime Yō" | |||||||||
| 42 | 45 | "Amagi-goe" | colspan="4" | ||||||
| Keisuke Kuwata featuring Motoharu Sano, Masanori Sera, Char, Goro Noguchi – "Jidai Okure no Rock'n'Roll Band" | |||||||||
| 43 | 7 | "Kibō no Uta" | 44 | 15 | "Sakura Zaka" | ||||
Notes
This year, the 3-Point System was used again. One point is given from the judges, another one from audience in TIF, and last one from the viewers. The team with at least 2 points is declared winner of the 73nd edition. This year, the finale song "Hotaru no Hikari" was performed before winning team announcement.
Guest judges
| Votes | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest Judges | 7 | 3 | ||
| NHK Hall Audience | 821 | 1561 | ||
| Viewers | 1,586,214 | 2,685,356 | ||
| Winner | ||||