[KarenPang]

This year's program will feature a total of 51 artists; 27 artists for the red team and 24 artists for the white team. There will be first-time appearances by HKT48, May J., and Yakushimaru Hiroko for the red team, and V6 and SEKAI NO OWARI for the white team.

In addition, there will be a tie-up with TV anime 'Youkai Watch' within the program. The anime's character 'Jibanyan', along with King Cream Soda and Dream5, who sing the anime's opening and ending themes, will be making their appearances on the show for the first time.

The theme of this year's program is "Utaou. Oomisoka wa Zenin Saka de!" which translates to "Let's sing. Everyone participate on New Year's Eve!" Actress Yoshitaka Yuriko and popular group Arashi will be the hosts for the red and white teams respectively.

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...aku-uta-gassen

I still wonder why it took so long for V6 to get invited but better late than never