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Nana Mizuki, T.M.Revolution, Linked Horizon in New Year's Kōhaku

The Japanese public television broadcaster NHK announced the artist lineup for this year's Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle), the New Year's Eve singing contest that is Japan's most viewed music television program.

This year's lineup includes the fifth consecutive performance of Nana Mizuki, the fourth appearance of T.M. Revolution, the second appearance of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, and the debut appearances of Linked Horizon (Attack on Titan), E-girls, NMB48, miwa, Chris Hart, sakanaction, Sexy Zone, and Kōhei Fukuda. Haruka Ayase and Arashi are the hosts for the Red and White Teams, respectively.

The NHK-General channel will run the program from 7:15 to 11:45 p.m. on New Year's Eve.

The lineup is as follows:

Red Team:

• aiko (12th appearance)
• E-girls (1)
• Ikimono-gakari (6)
• Sayuri Ishikawa (36)
• AKB48 (6)
• SKE48 (2)
• NMB48 (1)
• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (2)
• Kaori Kōzai (17)
• Natsuko Godai (20)
• Fuyumi Sakamoto (25)
• Mariko Takahashi (2)
• Yoshimi Tendo (18)
• DREAMS COME TRUE (15)
• AAA (4)
• Kana Nishino (4)
• Perfume (6)
• Ayumi Hamasaki (15)
• Ayako Fuji (19)
• Seiko Matsuda (17)
• Nana Mizuki (5)
• Kaori Mizumori (11)
• miwa (1)
• Momoiro Clover Z (2)
• Akiko Wada (37)

White Team:

• Arashi (5)
• Shigeru Izumiya (1)
• Hiroshi Itsuki (43)
• EXILE (9)
• KANJANI Eight (2)
• Saburo Kitajima (50)
• Chris Hart (1)
• Hiromi Gō (26)
• Golden Bomber (2)
• Kobukuro (8)
• sakanaction (1)
• Sandaime J Soul Brothers (2)
• SMAP (21)
• Sexy Zone (1)
• T.M. Revolution (4)
• TOKIO (20)
• Hideaki Tokunaga (8)
• Kiyoshi Hikawa (14)
• Kōhei Fukuda (1)
• Masaharu Fukuyama (6)
• Takashi Hosokawa (37)
• Porno Graffitti (12)
• Akihiro Miwa (2)
• Shinichi Mori (46)
• Yuzu (5)
• Linked Horizon (1)

[Via Yaraon!]