Official NHK Kouhaku 2011 lineup
 

http://i.imgur.com/ADrKG.gif

As announced by NHK today.
http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/

[Red Team]

• aiko
• Ashida Mana
• ayaka
• Angela Aki
• ikimono-gakari
• Ishikawa Sayuri
• AKB48
• KARA
• Kawanaka Miyuki
• Kanda Sayaka
• Koda Kumi
• Godai Natsuko
• Kobayashi Sachiko
• Sakamoto Fuyumi
• Shiina Ringo
• Shoujo Jidai
• Tendo Yoshimi
• Natsukawa Rimi
• Nishino Kana
• Perfume
• Hamasaki Ayumi
• Hirahara Ayaka
• Fuji Ayako
• Matsuda Seiko
• Matsutoya Yumi
• Mizuki Nana
• Mizumori Kaori
• Wada Akiko

[White Team]

• Akikawa Masafumi
• ARASHI
• Itsuki Hiroshi
• Inawashirokos
• EXILE
• NYC
• Kitajima Saburo
• Go Hiromi
• Suzuki Fuku
• SMAP
• Sen Masao
• Tohoshinki
• TOKIO
• Tokunaga Hideaki
• AAA
• Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi
• Nishida Toshiyuki
• Hikawa Kiyoshi
• Hirai Ken
• FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
• Fukuyama Masaharu
• flumpool
• Hosokawa Takashi
• Porno Graffitti
• Mori Shinichi
• Yuzu
• L'Arc~en~Ciel

It's all listed here too.

http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html

Yep, I'm translating the list from NHK's website / press conference.

Inawashirokos is a rock band, and that's their name.

Anyway, I think it's a pretty fair list for Kouhaku this year. Even though I saw 4 artists from Johnny, well they still deserve it.

I'm surprised that there's no Lady Gaga and ayaka will make an appearance probably as a comeback, never expect that in the first place.

I'm rooting for Red Team as the winner for this year since Ashida Mana in the Red Team plus Inoue Mao as the Red Team host.

EDITED:
Wow, Kouhaku is trending worldwide on Twitter.

yay, Ayu's there!! sad there's no Namie, but she didn't attend Kouhaku last years, right?

I hope Red team will win this year!!

Hope so. :yes This streak has got to END - the red team MUST win this year or the downhill slide continues...

so no Lady Gaga?! hhahahah.

and its nice to see ayaka there <3 i wish her a great welcome back and i hope shes completely healthy..

W00t for PG's 2nd Kohaku appearance! <3 Also, YAAAAAAAAAY for Ayu, SNSD, KARA, Kumi-chan, Kana-chan, Yuming, Matsuda-san, and Perfume! <33

GO RED TEAM :love !!!

allkpop were being weird today, they said SHINee, Jang Gun Suk, and 2PM were attending too and I was like lolwat .. They really need to get their **** together (AKP, I mean)

AYAKA?????? o.0 FINALLY SHE IS BACK

Red team will win this year...i believe it will happen...
Seiko matsuda?!?! wow

Although it's awesome that Ayu will be there, I am way more excited for ayaka! She is such a wonderful singer! I discovered her music right around the time I discovered Ayu.

Go red team!!
Come on Ashida Mana you can bring one home for the red team!

I'm rooting for RED TEAM! :yes :heart
They should win this year!

Yuming! <3

oh i'm not realize there is Ayaka...very cool!
and Yuming...this year Red team line up is very cool!

hopegully RED TEAM will win this year!

Yuming, Seiko Matsuda, ayu and Wada Akiko + AKB48, Perfume, SNSD, Nishino Kana! all the oldies and newbies!

this year is ours, girls!! :D

ayaka, Angela Aki, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kana, EXILE, Tohoshinki, flumpool and L'arc~en~ciel :heart

Girls are winning. xD It would be nice to see more bands performing.

Very nice to see ayaka on the list! Go Red Team! :D