69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

*69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen*
69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Created by	Tsumoru Kondo
Directed by	Yukinori Kida
Presented by	Teruyoshi Uchimura; Maho Kuwako; Suzu Hirose; Sho Sakurai;
Judges	Sadao Abe; Sakura Ando; Rikako Ikee; Nao Kodaira; Takeru Sato; Tetsurō Degawa; Mei Nagano; Nakamura Kankurō VI; Itsuki Natsui; Mansai Nomura; Makoto Hasebe;
Opening theme	Mashup featuring Heisei songs performed by B.B.Queens, TRF, X Japan, AKB48, Morning Musume, SMAP, Sachiko Kobayashi, Exile and others
Ending theme	"Hotaru no Hikari"
Composer	Takahiro Kaneko
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
Production
Running time	265 minutes
Production company	NHK Enterprise Inc.
Original release
Network	NHK General Television
Release	December 31, 2018

The 69th NHK Kōhaku Utagassen (第69回NHK紅白歌合戦, The 69th NHK Red & White Song Battle) was the 2018 edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31 live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan). It was broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through NHK World Premium. This is the first edition that was broadcast in NHK BS4K and BS8K, and the final edition in the Heisei Period. Comedian Teruyoshi Uchimura and NHK announcer Maho Kuwako hosted for the second time. Suzu Hirose and Sho Sakurai hosted for the first time. The white team won the event.