The singer of the Reiwa's first "The 70th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" (7:15-11:45 after December 31) was announced at the station on December 14. The white team participated in kiss-my-ft2, GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, Official bearded man dism, Sugata Masanori, King Gnu 5 pairs, and the red group was Hyugazaka 46, Foorin, LiSA.
On November 14, the first red and white of the Reiwa era, the 70th NHK Red and White Song Festival, announced the list of singers who appeared. The debuting white group members are Kis-My-Ft2, GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, Official Bearded Male dism, Sugata Shoki, and King Gnu, a total of 5 groups, and the red group members are Xiangsaka 46, Foorin, and LiSA.
Yuma Futani, director of the Entertainment Program Department of nhk production bureau, explained that the three main points of the selection points for participating singers are (1) this year's success, (2) support for public opinion, and (3) planning and directing of the program. "I am proud to have asked wonderful people who deserve to decorate this year's red and white," he said.
Minister Hiroma Nitani of the entertainment group of the NHK Production Bureau said that the selection criteria for singers who appear in the show are selected according to three rules in the past year, namely the activity of the year, the degree of public opinion support and the performance effect of the program. "Either group is a great match for this year's Red and White Song Festival, and I'm confident that we're all very good musicians."
The theme of the program is "Let's sing a dream" for next year' 2020, when the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held from 2016, and this year's "70th" on the verge of the Olympic year will be the year of the end. The moderators are Haruka Ayase of The Red Group, Sho Sakurai (Arashi) of The White Group, Mitsuyoshi Uchimura (Utchan Nanchan) and Mayuko Wakuda announcer of NHK.
Preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics · The Paralympic Games, for four consecutive years since 2016, the theme of the Red and White Song Festival has been set as "Singing Dreams", and this year is the last year to launch the theme. The red group hosts Haruka Ayase, the white group hosts Sho Sakurai, and the comprehensive host is Mitsuyoshi Uchimura and NHK anchors and Mayuko Kuda.
In addition, nhk launched a project to revive the singing voice with artificial intelligence (AI) in response to many people's desire to "see Hibari-san again now in Reiwa" as nhk celebrates the 30th anniversary of the death of one of Japan's leading divas. The first new song in 30 years by Hibari,"From That Time", was produced by lyricist Yasushi Akimoto, designer Hidee Mori, and singer Yoshimi Tendo. Reiwa the first red and white stage, "We will deliver a dream scene beyond time and space".
In addition, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Japanese Singer, and in response to the audience's wish to "see the Miku Skylark again in the Reiwa era", NHK used artificial intelligence to resurrect the song and launched an event planning. Lyricist Yasushi Akimoto, designer Hideaki Mori, and singer Yoshimi Tendo will remake Miku's new song "あれから" that has been 30 years in the past 30 years. The inaugural Red and White Stage of the Reiwa era will convey a temple of dreams that spans time and space.