Kōhaku Uta Gassen
E610549
Kōhaku Uta Gassen is a long-running annual New Year’s Eve music show in Japan where popular artists are split into red and white teams to compete in live performances broadcast nationwide.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kōhaku Uta Gassen canonical | 2 |
| NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | 1 |
| NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (New Year’s Eve music show) | 1 |
| performed Shima Uta at NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | 1 |
| watching Kōhaku Uta Gassen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6696556 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kōhaku Uta Gassen Context triple: [NHK, notableProgram, Kōhaku Uta Gassen]
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A.
Chukagai Odori
Chukagai Odori is a prominent street in Yokohama’s Chinatown known for its dense concentration of Chinese restaurants, shops, and cultural attractions.
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B.
Takarazuka Revue
Takarazuka Revue is a famous all-female Japanese musical theater troupe known for its lavish, Broadway-style productions and gender-bending performances.
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C.
Bunka no Hi
Bunka no Hi is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on November 3rd that promotes culture, the arts, and academic achievement through festivals, exhibitions, and award ceremonies.
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D.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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E.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kōhaku Uta Gassen Target entity description: Kōhaku Uta Gassen is a long-running annual New Year’s Eve music show in Japan where popular artists are split into red and white teams to compete in live performances broadcast nationwide.
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A.
Chukagai Odori
Chukagai Odori is a prominent street in Yokohama’s Chinatown known for its dense concentration of Chinese restaurants, shops, and cultural attractions.
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B.
Takarazuka Revue
Takarazuka Revue is a famous all-female Japanese musical theater troupe known for its lavish, Broadway-style productions and gender-bending performances.
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C.
Bunka no Hi
Bunka no Hi is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on November 3rd that promotes culture, the arts, and academic achievement through festivals, exhibitions, and award ceremonies.
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D.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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E.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year’s Eve special program
ⓘ
annual television event ⓘ television music show ⓘ |
| airDate | December 31 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kōhaku
ⓘ
NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen ⓘ
linked to:
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
|
| audienceParticipation |
jury voting
ⓘ
public voting ⓘ venue audience voting ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | nationwide in Japan ⓘ |
| broadcaster |
NHK General TV
ⓘ
NHK Radio 1 ⓘ NHK World-Japan ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| broadcastType | live ⓘ |
| competitionOutcome | winning team decided at end of program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major year-end television event in Japan
ⓘ
symbolic close of the year for many viewers ⓘ |
| features |
collaborations between artists
ⓘ
elaborate stage production ⓘ live musical performances ⓘ special medleys ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1951 ⓘ |
| format | team-based singing contest ⓘ |
| genre |
music
ⓘ
variety show ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high viewership ratings
ⓘ
showcasing the year’s most popular songs ⓘ |
| organizer |
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
ⓘ
linked to:
NHK
|
| originallyBroadcastOn | radio ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NHK ⓘ |
| producer | NHK ⓘ |
| redTeamRepresents | female artists ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
media exposure
ⓘ
popularity of artists ⓘ public opinion ⓘ record sales ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general Japanese television audience ⓘ |
| team |
Red Team
ⓘ
White Team ⓘ |
| televisionDebut | 1953 ⓘ |
| theme | music competition ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | around midnight ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | New Year’s Eve evening ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
NHK Hall
ⓘ
linked to:
NHK Broadcasting Center
|
| whiteTeamRepresents | male artists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kōhaku Uta Gassen Description of subject: Kōhaku Uta Gassen is a long-running annual New Year’s Eve music show in Japan where popular artists are split into red and white teams to compete in live performances broadcast nationwide.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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