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Best Hit Kayosai 2026 to feature 28 acts in live Osaka show
Japan’s Best Hit Kayosai will air live on November 11 from Osaka Castle Hall.
The three-hour music special is in its 58th year and is presented by Yomiuri TV.
Its lineup includes 28 acts, among them Naniwa Danshi, Nogizaka46, Stray Kids and Mrs. GREEN APPLE.
Seven acts are making their first appearance on the show, including Juice=Juice and ≠ME.
Applications are open for about 8,000 audience places at the venue.
People can apply through the show’s official website using a smartphone, with a limit of two tickets per person.
The application deadline is November 1 at 11:59 p.m., and the broadcast is scheduled to run from 7 p.m.
to 9:54 p.m.
Best Hit Kayosai 2026 will feature 28 acts in a live music special from Osaka-Jo Hall on November 11.
The program is scheduled to air from 7 p.m. to 9:54 p.m.
Seven acts are making their first appearance on the show.
Seiji Miyane and Eiji Wentz will host the program, while New York and Elf will host a simultaneous livestream project.
Applications for about 8,000 audience places opened on October 28 and close on November 1.
- Who
- Twenty-eight acts, including Naniwa Danshi, Nogizaka46 and BE:FIRST, will appear.
- What
- Best Hit Kayosai 2026 is a live music special.
- When
- November 11, 2026, from 7 p.m. to 9:54 p.m.
- Where
- Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The lineup of 28 acts was announced and audience applications opened.
Applications for audience places are scheduled to close at 11:59 p.m.
The three-hour live program is scheduled to air from Osaka-Jo Hall.
- Performers
- 28 acts
- First-time appearances
- 7 acts
- Venue
- Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka
- Broadcast
- November 11, 2026, 7 p.m.–9:54 p.m.
- Audience places
- About 8,000
- Application deadline
- November 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m.