69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen 31/12/2018 The 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (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 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 x264 1080p, AAC audio