Ayase Haruka and Sakurai Sho to host NHK’s “70th Annual Kouhaku Uta Gassen”

Ayase Haruka (34) will be representing the red team and Arashi’s Sakurai Sho (37) will be representing the white team and will be the announcers for NHK’s 70th annual “Kouhaku Uta Gassen”

This will be Ayase’s third time to be an announcer in four years since 2015 and for Sakura, this is his second straight year.  Uchimura Teruyoshi (55) will be the general moderator for the third consecutive year.