73rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

73rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Also known as73nd NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival
第73回NHK紅白歌合戦: LOVE & PEACE-みんなでシェア!-
Genre
  • Music
  • variety
  • special
Created byTsumoru Kondo
Presented byYo Oizumi
Kanna Hashimoto
Narrated byTakuya Eguchi
Saori Hayami
Opening theme"Hymne à l'amour" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Ending theme"Hotaru no Hikari"
Composers
  • Takahiro Kaneko
  • Tsunaki Mihara
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
Production locationNHK Hall
Running time265 minutes
Production companyNHK Enterprise Inc.
Original release
Network
ReleaseDecember 31, 2022 (2022-12-31)

The 73rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第73回NHK紅白歌合戦, Dai 73 Kai Enu Eichi Kei Kōhaku Uta Gassen) 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. Ive, Le Sserafim, Twice, and other groups appeared. The WHITE TEAM won this contest.