67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Also known as67th Kouhaku Utagassen: Sing The Dream
Created byTsumoru Kondo
Presented byShinichi Takeda
StarringMasaki Aiba (Arashi)
Kasumi Arimura
Theme music composerShiro Sagisu
Opening theme"Fly Into The Sun"
Ending theme"Hotaru no Hikari"
ComposerNobuo Kurita
Production
Executive producerYukinori Kida
Producersfrom AKB48 SHOW
Tomoko Matsuda
Masashi Nishi
Production locationsNHK Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Running time1st Half: 1h40min
2nd Half: 2h45min
Production companyNHK
Original release
NetworkNHK-G
NHK World Premium
TV Japan (US)
ReleaseDecember 31, 2016 (2016-12-31)

The 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第67回NHK紅白歌合戦) was the 67th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2016, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for the latest news. This is the 28th Heisei Era edition. The broadcast schedule was announced on September 8. The Red Team won this event.

The next year's theme was: 夢を歌おう ("Yume o Utaō", "Let's Sing a Dream"). For the last time, Masaaki Hirao conducted "Hotaru no Hikari", seven months before his death on July 21, 2017.