47th Japan Record Awards
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The 47th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the New National Theatre in Shibuya
, Tokyo
, on December 31, 2005, starting at 6:00PM JST
. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS
.
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, on December 31, 2005, starting at 6:00PM JST
Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
.
Awards winners
- Japan Record Award:
- Kumi KodaKumi Koda, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
for ButterflyButterfly (Kumi Koda song)"Butterfly" is Koda Kumi's 16th domestic single. "Butterfly" was the theme of TBS's drama , and "Your Sunshine" was used in a televised advertisement for ."Taisetsu na Kimi e" being certified gold for full-length cellphone downloads.-CD:#Butterfly...
- Kumi Koda
- Best Vocalist:
- Kaori MizumoriKaori Mizumori' is a Japanese female enka singer. Her real name is .Her songs are usually titled after Japanese landmarks and Japanese nature. Thus Kaori gained her popularity as an Enka singer in Japan.- External links :*...
- Kaori Mizumori
- Best New Artist:
- AAAAAA (band), and also known as Attack All Around, is a Japanese pop band signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki...
- AAA
- Best Album:
- KetsumeishiKetsumeishiis a four-member Japanese pop and hip hop group that incorporates singing and rapping into their music. They have had several major hits in Japan, including "Sakura", which reached number two on the Oricon yearly chart for 2005 and was featured in the Japanese game Taiko no Tatsujin...
for Ketsupolis
- Ketsumeishi