NTV's annual summer music festival broadcast, 'The Music Day 2023', has announced its first lineup of performing artists!

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the popular summer music festival is known to bring viewers approximately 8 hours of nonstop music and performances each year. Sho Sakurai will be hosting the event again, and a total of 45 artists will deliver spectacular stages.

This year, a number of K-Pop teams will be taking the stage on 'The Music Day 2023', including IVE, TOMORROW x TOGETHER, NewJeans, Kep1er, and LE SSERAFIM. HYBE Japan's global boy group &TEAM will be taking the stage as well for the first time since their debut.

The complete first lineup of performing acts for 'The Music Day 2023' are as follows: IVE, Aimer, &TEAM, KAT-TUN, Kanjani8, Kis-My-Ft2, King & Prince, Kep1er, Sakurazaka46, Johnny's WEST, SixTONES, Snow Man, SEKAI NO OWARI, Sexy Zone, TOMORROW x TOGETHER, Naniwa Boys, NewJeans, NEWS, Nogizaka46, Hinatazaka46, Hey! Say! JUMP, Macaroni Pencil, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, and LE SSERAFIM.

Another 20 artists will be announced as a part of the second lineup soon, before 'The Music Day 2023' airs on July 1 beginning at 2 PM JST from Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan!