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As a special project, B'z vocalist Koshi Inaba appears as a solo artist to perform \"Touch,\" Netflix's support song for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.","whyItMatters":"The roster leans on social-media-driven idol and artist collectives for its new faces, while the special project hands a WBC tie-in song to a B'z frontman appearing solo.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe special project carries its own weight: Koshi Inaba performs \u0026#34;Touch,\u0026#34; a cover of the 1985 anime theme sung by Yoshimi Iwasaki, which Netflix picked as its tournament support song for the World Baseball Classic held in March 2026. He performed it live on March 10 before the Japan vs. Czech Republic game at Tokyo Dome.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning acts include L\u0026#39;Arc-en-Ciel after 15 years, T.M.Revolution after 12, and Mizue Takada after 42. Mana Ashida, Masato Sakai, Kazunari Ninomiya, and NHK announcer Naoko Suzuki host. 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Seven first-timers fill the teams, but the special project is where NHK puts its crossover booking.","twitterPost":"Koshi Inaba's Kohaku slot is a special project, not a B'z appearance. NHK booked the vocalist alone for the WBC support song.","threadsPost":"Koshi Inaba appears at Kohaku as a solo artist in a special project slot, performing 'Touch,' the Netflix support song for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The seven first-timers fill out the Red and White teams, but NHK placed its crossover booking outside the team competition entirely.","newsletterBlurb":"NHK announced the 77th Kohaku Uta Gassen lineup, with seven first-time acts split across the Red and White teams. Koshi Inaba gets a special-project slot as a solo artist to perform \"Touch,\" Netflix's support song for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. L'Arc-en-Ciel, T.M.Revolution, and Mizue Takada return after long absences.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/97143\",\"title\":\"EBiDAN, Aぇ! group, ＝LOVE, CUTIE STREET and 3 other acts to make first appearances on NHK Kohaku\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5797,"outputTokens":1104,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794547784,"createdAt":"2026-11-13T05:25:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T05:28:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T05:28:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7660922d4610dee82d370c67","canonicalTitle":"「NHK紅白」にEBiDAN、Aぇ! group、＝LOVE、CUTIE STREETら7組が初出場","representativeArticleId":"a_fe085f83b9bfe4a7db9f9266","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Ayumu Imazu\",\"Hiroshi Inaba\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-13T04:47:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-13T07:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T07:34:48.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/97143","title":"「NHK紅白」にEBiDAN、Aぇ! group、＝LOVE、CUTIE STREETら7組が初出場"},{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/11/13/104749.html","title":"「第77回NHK紅白歌合戦」出場歌手が発表！ILLITやCUTIE STREET、Vaundy、ミセス…今年もアニメシーンを彩ったアーティスト多数"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen"],"studios":[],"people":["Ayumu Imazu","Hiroshi Inaba"],"type":"event","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The 77th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen airs December 31 from 19:20 to 23:45 on NHK General TV, BSP4K, BS8K, and NHK AM.","Seven acts make their first appearances: =LOVE and CUTIE STREET on the Red Team, and Ayumu Imazu, Aぇ! group, EBiDAN, Macaroni Enpitsu, and MONAKI on the White Team.","Koshi Inaba of B'z appears as a solo artist in a special project to perform \"Touch,\" Netflix's support song for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.","L'Arc-en-Ciel returns after 15 years, T.M.Revolution after 12 years, and Mizue Takada after 42 years.","Mana Ashida, Masato Sakai, Kazunari Ninomiya, and NHK announcer Naoko Suzuki host."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["nhk-kohaku-uta-gassen","ayumu-imazu","hiroshi-inaba"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"nhk-kohaku-uta-gassen","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":9,"overall":"green","story_count":3,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"ayumu-imazu","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"unverified","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"hiroshi-inaba","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}