ILLIT, Attending 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'…"The Only, K-pop Artist This Year"

[Dispatch=Lee Myung-ju] ILLIT will attend Japan's largest year-end music festival for three consecutive years.

Belif Lab announced on the 13th, "ILLIT has been added to the lineup of the '77th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen' taking place on the 31st of next month in Tokyo, Japan."

As a K-pop artist, they are the only one participating in this year's 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'. They will take the stage for three consecutive years starting from 2024, before their official Japanese debut.

'Kohaku Uta Gassen' is a year-end special program broadcast by NHK every December 31st. Domestic and international singers who have shown great activities throughout the year appear on the program.

ILLIT said, "Thanks to Glits, we have gained another great opportunity. We will show a wonderful performance filled with gratitude to the fans who cheered for us."

They have also been invited to multiple year-end special stages. They will appear on NTV's 'Best Artist' on the 28th and Fuji TV's '2026 FNS Kayosai' on the 2nd of next month.

At 'Best Artist', Min-ju will perform a special stage with 'Snow Man' Raul. They will perform "I See the Light," the OST from the film 'Rapunzel'.

ILLIT has shown prominent activities in Japan throughout this year. Three of their latest released songs were lined up in Apple Music's 'Today's Top 100: Japan'.

'Arrest Me' ranked 6th. 'I Got Your Back' recorded 71st place. 'It's Me' has been released for over six months but maintains a top ranking (10th place).

Meanwhile, ILLIT is active with 'Arrest Me'. They will take the stage on KBS-2TV's 'Music Bank' on the 13th.