Hiromi Go, Toshl, Koji Miyamoto, Hiroko Yakushimaru and others sing with a gorgeous orchestra at NHK's "Utacon"

■Super exciting♡ There’s also a scene where the advertising department sings “Superlatively cute!” with Shinya Kiyozuka’s piano and orchestral sound!

NHK General “Utacon” will be broadcast on NHK General from 19:57 on November 12th. This time, Japan’s leading artists will deliver masterpieces backed by a gorgeous orchestra.

The show opened with Sayuri Ishikawa performing an orchestral arrangement of “Amagi Goe”. It will be interesting to see what kind of sound this famous song will have. Hiromi Go will deliver a special medley of her signature song, “I Can’t Say ~240 Million Eyes -Exotic Japan-“, accompanied by the violin sounds of Eri Miyamoto.

In addition, Naoya Iwaki, who will be conducting this time, and Hiroko Yakushimaru, who previously performed together in orchestra concerts, will appear at “Utacon” for the first time in six years. In addition to their representative song “From Woman “The Tragedy of W””, they will perform their latest song “You and Me Song.” Shimadzu is said to have been in love with the voice of Toshiyuki Nishida, who passed away in October, when he sang his hit song “Moshimo wo Piano ga Yukiru Nara.”
Aya will sing, and Shinya Kiyozuka, who has performed with Nishida, will add a flourish on the piano.

In addition, Kanji Ishimaru will be collaborating with Toshl on “Daitokai,” Gospellers, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary, will sing their signature song “Towa ni,” and Koji Miyamoto, who will celebrate his 5th anniversary since his solo debut in 2024, will be singing “Winter Flowers.” ”, each performed with a powerful orchestral arrangement. In addition, the 2024 hot topic “Superlatively Kawaii!” will be sung by Super Tokimeki♡ Advertising Department with orchestral sound along with Shinya Kiyozuka’s piano. It will be interesting to see what the sound will be like.

Program information

NHK general“Utacon”
11/12 (Tue) 19:57-20:42
*Simultaneous online distribution/missed program distribution (1 week after broadcast) available on NHK Plus

Host: Shosuke Tanihara, Announcer Nonoka Akagi
Cast: Sayuri Ishikawa, Kanji Ishimaru, Shinya Kiyozuka, Hiromi Go, Gospellers, Aya Shimazu, Cho Tokimeki ♡ Advertising Department, Toshl, Eri Miyamoto, Koji Miyamoto, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Conductor: Naoya Iwaki
Performance: music concerto orchestra

“Beyond Amagi” Sayuri Ishikawa
“I can’t say it – 240 million eyes – Exotic Japan -” Hiromi Go Violin: Emiri Miyamoto
From “The Tragedy of Woman” Hiroko Yakushimaru
“If I could play the piano” Aya Shimazu Piano: Shinya Kiyozuka
“Big City” Kanji Ishimaru Toshl
“You and Me Song” Hiroko Yakushimaru
“Forever” Gospellers
“It’s super cute!” Super exciting ♡ Advertising Department Piano: Shinya Kiyozuka
“Winter Flowers” Koji Miyamoto

“Utacon” program site
https://www.nhk.jp/p/utacon/ts/1J9MXY5QX2/