Overseasidol.com — A recent viewer attention analysis has revealed the most captivating moment of The 76th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, which aired on December 31, 2025.
The study was conducted by REVISIO, a data analytics company that independently tracks and analyzes whether viewers are actively watching the television screen during broadcasts.
REVISIO’s analysis of NHK’s terrestrial broadcast in the Kanto region showed that one performance stood above the rest.
AKB48’s “20th Anniversary Super Hit Medley” which aired between 9:18 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., recorded the highest viewer attention rate at an impressive 73.8 percent, making it the most watched segment of the night.
Celebrating their 20th anniversary, AKB48 reunited eight legendary former members with current idols to deliver a powerful medley of four era-defining hits, including Flying Get and Heavy Rotation.
The long-awaited reunion of Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima, marking their first television appearance together in nine years, sent excitement levels soaring among viewers.
This unforgettable moment reaffirmed AKB48’s status as Japan’s “national idol group” and emerged as the most attention-grabbing scene of the 2025 NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
