Yumi Matsutoya to appear on "NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen," will perform "Ten Made Todoke" and a song from her roots
It has been announced that Yumi Matsutoya will appear on the "76th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (the New Year's Eve song contest)," which will be broadcast on NHK General and other channels on December 31.
Known as "Yumin," she debuted in 1972 as Yumi Arai. She has produced numerous masterpieces that continue to be loved across generations, such as "Hikoukigumo," "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareda nara," "Mamotte Agetai," and "Haru yo, Koi." This year, Yumin created the album "Wormhole" by training AI on a vast collection of her vocals from the Yumi Arai era to the present day. This unprecedented work, which overlays the vocals of the younger Yumin with those of the present day, became a major topic of conversation.
Making her seventh appearance on "NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen" and her first in three years, Yumin will perform "Ten Made Todoke," which is also included in that album. Furthermore, she is scheduled to give a special performance of a song released during her Yumi Arai era that can be considered her origin.
Yumi Matsutoya Comment
Congratulations from the bottom of my heart on 100 years of broadcasting.
Roughly 50 years ago, I stepped into a place far from the mainstream of the Japanese entertainment industry, and that the day would come for me to appear in this memorial Kōhaku Uta Gassen is... truly a "dream-like reality."
I want to stand on stage with a feeling of honor and gratitude.
"76th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen" Program Information
Broadcast Date and Time
NHK General and others: Dec. 31, 2025 (Wed.) 7:20 p.m.–11:45 p.m.
*Also broadcast on BS Premium 4K, BS8K, and Radio 1.
*Simultaneous and catch-up streaming available on NHK ONE (new NHK Plus); simultaneous and catch-up streaming available on NHK Radio Rajiru★Rajiru.
*Includes a news break.
**Source: Music Natalie**
*This content has been translated from Japanese into English using machine translation. We apologize for any mistakes in the current version, and will update accordingly.