Japan Record Awards

Japanese music awards show

Japan Record Award

Awarded for| Outstanding achievements in the record industry
Country|  Japan
Presented by| Japan Composer's Association
First award| December 27, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-12-27)
Website| Official website

The Japan Record Awards (日本レコード大賞, Nihon Rekōdo Taishō) is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan[1] that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Established in 1959, the Japan Record Awards are one of the oldest and most prestigious music awards in the country.[2]

Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 pm JST and is hosted by many announcers. Exile holds the record for most Grand Prix wins, with four awards.[3]

## Grand Prix shield

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The shield itself, designed by painter Seiji Togo.

## Categories

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The Japan Record Awards include, but are not limited to, four awards which are not restricted by genre. All of the awards would be published in advance, except for the Grand Prix and Best New Artist Award, which would be announced at the ceremony.

### Main categories

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* New Artist Award (新人賞) – automatically nominates four best new artists for the ‘Best New Artist Award,’ which will select the top debuting artist from the four winners.
* Best New Artist Award (最優秀新人賞) – awarded to a performer who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist (which may not necessarily be their first proper release).
* Excellent Work Award (優秀作品賞)– automatically nominates ten artists and songs for the ‘Grand Prix Award,’ which will select the artist and song from the ten winners.
* Grand Prix of Japan Record Award (日本レコード大賞) – The award is given to a work that has received strong support from the public through excellent singing, outstanding artistry, originality, and planning through composition, lyrics, and arrangement. The works selected for the top 10 "Excellent Work Award" will be judged.

### Other categories

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* Best Vocal Performance Award (最優秀歌唱賞) – awarded to the best singer.
* Best Album Award (最優秀アルバム賞) – awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album.
* Excellence Album Award (優秀アルバム賞)
* Best Composer Award (作曲賞)
* Best Arranger Award (編曲賞)
* Best Lyricist Award (作詩賞)
* Planning Award (企画賞)
* Achievement Award (功労賞)
* Special Award (特別賞)
* Special International Music Award (特別国際音楽賞)
* Lifetime Achievement Award (特別功労賞)
* Japan Composer's Association Award (日本作曲家協会選奨)

## List of Japan Record Award Grand Prix winners

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Bout | Year | Song | Artist | Label

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1 | 1959 | "Kuroi Hanabira" | Hiroshi Mizuhara | Toshiba Music
2 | 1960 | "Dare yori mo Kimi o Aisu" | Kazuko Matsuo
Hiroshi Wada and Mahinastars | JVC Victor
3 | 1961 | "Kimi Koishi" | Frank Nagai
4 | 1962 | "Itsu demo Yume o" | Yukio Hashi
Sayuri Yoshinaga
5 | 1963 | "Konnichiwa Aka-chan" | Michiyo Azusa | King Records
6 | 1964 | "Ai to Shi o Mitsumete" | Kazuko Aoyama | Nippon Columbia
7 | 1965 | "Yawara" | Hibari Misora
8 | 1966 | "Muhyo" | Yukio Hashi | JVC Victor
9 | 1967 | "Blue Chateau" | Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets  | Nippon Columbia
10 | 1968 | "Tenshi no Yuwaku" | Jun Mayuzumi | Toshiba Music
11 | 1969 | "Ii ja nai no Shiawase naraba" | Naomi Sagara | JVC Victor
12 | 1970 | "Kyo de Owakare" | Yoichi Sugawara | Polydor
13 | 1971 | "Mata Au Hi Made" | Kiyohiko Ozaki | Phonogram
14 | 1972 | "Kassai" | Chiaki Naomi | Nippon Columbia
15 | 1973 | "Yozora" | Hiroshi Itsuki | Tokuma Music
16 | 1974 | "Erimo Misaki" | Shinichi Mori | Victor Music
17 | 1975 | "Cyclamen no Kaori" | Akira Fuse | King Records
18 | 1976 | "Kita no Yado kara" | Harumi Miyako | Nippon Columbia
19 | 1977 | "Katteni-Shiyagare" | Kenji Sawada | Polydor
20 | 1978 | "UFO" | Pink Lady | Victor Music
21 | 1979 | "Miserarete" | Judy Ongg | CBS Sony
22 | 1980 | "Ame no Bojo" | Aki Yashiro | Teichiku
23 | 1981 | "Ruby no Yubiwa" | Akira Terao | Toshiba EMI
24 | 1982 | "Kitasakaba" | Takashi Hosokawa | Nippon Columbia
25 | 1983 | "Yagiri no Watashi"
26 | 1984 | "Nagaragawa Enka" | Hiroshi Itsuki | Tokuma Japan
27 | 1985 | "Meu amor é..." | Akina Nakamori | Warner Pioneer
28 | 1986 | "Desire (Jōnetsu)"
29 | 1987 | "Orokamono" | Masahiko Kondō | CBS Sony
30 | 1988 | "Paradise Ginga" | Hikaru Genji | Pony Canyon
31 | 1989 | "Samishii Nettaigyo" | Wink | Polystar
32 | 1990 | Enka | "Koi Uta Tsuzuri" | Takao Horiuchi
Pops | "Odoru Pompokolin" | B.B.Queens | BMG Japan
33 | 1991 | Enka | "Kita no Daichi" | Saburo Kitajima | Nippon Crown
Pops | "Ai wa Katsu" | Kan | Polydor
34 | 1992 | Enka | "Shiroi Kaikyo" | Miyako Otsuki | King Records
Pops | "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" | Kome Kome Club | Sony Music
35 | 1993 | "Mugonzaka" | Kaori Kozai | Polydor Records
36 | 1994 | "Innocent World" | Mr. Children | Toy's Factory
37 | 1995 | "Overnight Sensation" | TRF | Avex
38 | 1996 | "Don't Wanna Cry" | Namie Amuro
39 | 1997 | "Can You Celebrate?"
40 | 1998 | "Wanna Be A Dreammaker" | Globe
41 | 1999 | "Winter, again" | Glay | Unlimited Records
42 | 2000 | "Tsunami" | Southern All Stars | Victor Entertainment
43 | 2001 | "Dearest" | Ayumi Hamasaki | Avex
44 | 2002 | "Voyage"
45 | 2003 | "No Way to Say"
46 | 2004 | "Sign" | Mr. Children | Toy's Factory
47 | 2005 | "Butterfly" | Koda Kumi | Rhythm Zone (Avex)
48 | 2006 | "Ikken" | Kiyoshi Hikawa | Columbia Music Entertainment
49 | 2007 | "Tsubomi" | Kobukuro | Warner Music Japan
50 | 2008 | "Ti Amo" | Exile | Rhythm Zone (Avex)
51 | 2009 | "Someday"
52 | 2010 | "I Wish For You"
53 | 2011 | "Flying Get" | AKB48 | You! Be Cool! (King Records)
54 | 2012 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"
55 | 2013 | "Exile Pride: Konna Sekai o Aisuru Tame" | Exile | Rhythm Zone (Avex)
56 | 2014 | "R.Y.U.S.E.I." | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe
57 | 2015 | "Unfair World"
58 | 2016 | "Anata no Suki na Tokoro" | Kana Nishino | Sony Japan
59 | 2017 | "Influencer" | Nogizaka46
60 | 2018 | "Synchronicity"
61 | 2019 | "Paprika" | Foorin
62 | 2020 | "Homura" | LiSA
63 | 2021 | "Citrus" | Da-iCE | Avex
64 | 2022 | "Habit" | Sekai no Owari | Universal Japan
65 | 2023 | "Que Sera Sera" | Mrs. Green Apple
66 | 2024 | "Lilac"

## Most wins

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* Including enka and pop artists.
* "Best Composer Award", "Best Arranger Award" and "Best Lyricist Award" are counted to the corresponding recipients rather than the singers.

### Most wins in Grand Prix

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Rank  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd

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Artist  | Exile | Ayumi Hamasaki | Hiroshi Itsuki
Yukio Hashi
Takashi Hosokawa
Akina Nakamori
Mr.Children
Namie Amuro
AKB48
Sandaime
Nogizaka46
Mrs. Green Apple
Total awards  | 4  | 3  | 2

### Most overall wins

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Rank | Artist | Total awards

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1 | Hiroshi Itsuki | 28
2 | Kiyoshi Hikawa | 20
3 | Southern All Stars | 19
4 | AKB48 | 14
5 | Ayumi Hamasaki
Exile | 13
6 | Kenji Sawada | 12
7 | Aki Yashiro | 11
8 | w-inds
Hideki Saijo | 10
9 | Seiko Matsuda
Yū Aku
Kana Nishino | 9
10 | Namie Amuro | 8

## Venues

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* 1959: Bunkyō Kōkaidō
* 1960–1961, 1965: Kanda Kyōritsu Kōdō
* 1962–1964, 1966: Hibiya Public Hall
* 1967–1968: Shibuya Public Hall
* 1969–1984: Imperial Garden Theater
* 1985–1993: Nippon Budokan
* 1994–2003: TBS Broadcasting Center
* 2004–present: New National Theatre

## References

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1. ^ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (February 2, 2016). "A one-of-a-kind album tried to turn '80s pop on its ear". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
2. ^ Kim, Ji-hye (November 22, 2023). "Enhypen wins Special International Music Award at Japan Record Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
3. ^ EXILE Takes Home Top Honors at The 55th Japan Record Awards. Archived April 28, 2023, at the Wayback Machine Nihongogo, Jeffrey To

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