| Alt Name: | 75th NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival |
| Creator: | Tsumoru Kondo |
| Presenter: | Hiroiki Ariyoshi Kanna Hashimoto Sairi Ito Naoko Suzuki |
| Endtheme: | "Hotaru no Hikari" |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Location: | NHK Hall, Tokyo |
| Runtime: | 260 minutes |
| Company: | NHK Enterprise Inc. |
The is the upcoming Reiwa 6 edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, to be hold on December 31, 2024. The show will broadcast live from NHK Hall.
On September 18, NHK released the broadcast times. The show would start at 19:20, and wrap up at 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for the latest news.[1] On October 11, NHK announced the hosts, who would be Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kanna Hashimoto, Sairi Ito, and Naoko Suzuki. Additionally, this year's theme was stated to be "Songs for You".
On November 19, the list of performers was revealed.[2] For the second year in a row, no artists belonging to Starto Entertainment and Smile Up, Inc. (formerly Johnny & Associates) were scheduled to appear on this edition of the Kōhaku Uta Gassen. The absence of talent from the agency is a consequence of the juvenile sex abuse scandals from Johnny Kitagawa, revealed on November 13, 2023.
| Debuting artists | ||
| Returning artists | ||
| Special performances |
| White Team | |||
| Artist | Appearance | Artist | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiko | 15 | Omoinotake | 1 |
| Aimyon | 6 | Creepy Nuts | 1 |
| Illit | 1 | Glay | 4 |
| Sayuri Ishikawa | 47 | Hiromi Go | 37 |
| Iruka | 2 | Kocchi no Kento | 1 |
| HY | 3 | The Alfee | 2 |
| Fuyumi Sakamoto | 36 | JO1 | 3 |
| Sakurazaka46 | 4 | Junretsu | 7 |
| Ringo Sheena | 9 | Da-ice | 1 |
| Superfly | 8 | Tomorrow X Together | 1 |
| Mariko Takahashi | 6 | Number_i | 1 |
| Tuki | 1 | Leon Niihama | 1 |
| Yoshimi Tendo | 29 | Vaundy | 2 |
| Twice | 5 | Be:First | 2 |
| Nogizaka46 | 10 | Masaharu Fukuyama | 17 |
| 1 | Fujii Kaze | 3 | |
| Misia | 9 | Gen Hoshino | 10 |
| Kaori Mizumori | 22 | Mrs. Green Apple | 2 |
| Ryokuoushoku Shakai | 3 | Minami Kosetsu | 6 |
| Le Sserafim | 3 | Hiroshi Miyama | 10 |
| Keisuke Yamauchi | 10 | ||
| Kiyoshi Hikawa (24) |