Taiwanese guys are so impressive! &TEAM Wang Yixiang ascends to red and white for the second time

Taiwanese guys are so impressive! &TEAM Wang Yixiang ascends the red and white list for the second time

Last year, Wang Yixiang became the first Taiwanese male artist to appear on the red and white. This year, he was selected again, setting a new historical record for a Taiwanese male star to "appear on stage for two consecutive years (second time)".

Japan's annual music event "The 77th NHK Red and White Uta Battle" announced today (13th) the luxurious list of 41 groups! This year, not only did the most topical "VIVANT" stars Sakai Masato and Ninomiya Kazunari join forces with Ashida Aina and Suzuki Naoko to take on the hosting duties; another focus was that the K-POP lineup shrank again, leaving only ILLIT and &TEAM to compete. Among them, Wang Yixiang (Nicholas), a Taiwanese member of the popular boy band &TEAM He once again appeared on stage with the group. This was also the second consecutive year that he stood on the red and white stage after his first appearance last year. Feng Guang wrote a new historical record for a Taiwanese male artist to appear on stage for the second time. Many Taiwanese fans were very excited after hearing the news.

&TEAM released its first mini album "First Howling: ME" on December 7, 2022, officially debuting in Japan.

&TEAM, to which Wang Yixiang belongs, is actually a 9-member boy group launched by YX LABELS, a Japanese company under HYBE, through the talent show "&AUDITION". It consists of 7 Japanese members K, FUMA, YUMA, JO, HARUA, TAKI, MAKI, 1 Korean member EJ, and the other one is the "Light of Taiwan" Wang Yixiang.

Although Wang Yixiang's &TEAM is a Korean group, it is actually dominated by YX LABELS, a Japanese company under HYBE.

This year, a total of 41 groups of artists performed on stage: 20 groups for the red team, 20 groups for the white team, and one group for special performances. Among them, 7 groups of artists are making their first appearance in the Red and White Uta Battle, including =LOVE and CUTIE STREET from the red team, and Ayumu Imazu, Aぇ! group, EBiDAN, Macaroni Enpitsu and Monaki from the white team.

"The 77th NHK Red and White Uta Battle" performance list.

[Overview of highlights of Taiwanese singers appearing on "NHK Red and White Song Battle" over the years]

． Zhou Ziyu (TWICE)

Stage year: 2017 (68th session) to 2019 (70th session), and subsequent sessions in 2022, 2024, etc.

． Teresa Teng

Years on stage: 1985 (the 36th), 1986 (the 37th) (the third time on the stage in 1991)

． Ouyang Feifei

Years on stage: 1972 (the 23rd), 1973 (the 24th) (the third time on the stage in 1991)

． Wang Yixiang (NICHOLAS / &TEAM)

Stage year: 2025 (76th) and 2026 (77th)

． Weng Qianyu

Year on stage: 1979 (30th)

． Vivian Hsu

Year of debut: 1998 (the 49th) with the popular limited group "Black Biscuit".