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for outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association

Japan Composer's Association

The Japan Composer's Association, or JACOMPA is an organization of Japanese composers, established in 1959. Among its members are some of Japan's most renowned composers of contemporary classical music.- Presidents :...

, is major music awards show held annually in Japan

Japan

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List Japan Record Award

Award	Year		Song	Recordmaker	Artist
1	1959		黒い花びら	Toshiba Music	Hiroshi Mizuhara
2	1960		誰よりも君を愛す	JVC Victor Victor Entertainment is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...	Kazuko Matsuo Hiroshi Wada and Mahinastars
3	1961		君恋し	JVC Victor	Frank Nagai Frank Nagai Frank Nagai was a Japanese singer. Known for an attractive low tone voice. His real name is Kiyoto Nagai .- Life :...
4	1962		いつでも夢を	JVC Victor	Yukio Hashi Sayuri Yoshinaga
5	1963		こんにちは赤ちゃん	King Records	Michiyo Azusa
6	1964		愛と死をみつめて	Nippon Columbia Columbia Music Entertainment is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until...	Kazuko Aoyama
7	1965		柔	Nippon Columbia	Hibari Misora Hibari Misora was an award-winning Japanese enka singer and actress. and was the first woman in Japan to receive the People's Honour Award, which was awarded posthumously for her notable contributions to the music industry. Misora recorded 1,200 songs, and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand...
8	1966		霧氷	JVC Victor	Yukio Hashi Yukio Hashi is a Japanese Enka singer. He is also an actor. Yukio's real name is , using a different kanji.-External links:*...
9	1967		ブルー・シャトウ	Nippon Columbia	Jackey Yoshikawa and Blue Comets
10	1968		天使の誘惑	Toshiba Music	Jun Mayuzumi
11	1969		いいじゃないの幸せならば	JVC Victor	Naomi Sagara
12	1970		今日でお別れ	Polydor	Yoichi Sugawara
13	1971		また逢う日まで	Phonogram	Kiyohiko Ozaki
14	1972		喝采	Nippon Columbia	Chiaki Naomi
15	1973		夜空	Tokuma Music	Hiroshi Itsuki Hiroshi Itsuki is a Japanese male singer and composer. He sold 20 million records of singles and 4 million copies of LP albums by 1987.Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami"....
16	1974		襟裳岬	Victor Music	Shinichi Mori Shinichi Mori is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. Nishinippon Shimbun claims that his total sales of gramophone records and CDs has been over 90 million copies....
17	1975		シクラメンのかほり	King Records	Akira Fuse Akira Fuse is a Japanese singer who was once married to Olivia Hussey. He debuted in 1965 with the single . His greatest hits are and . He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved in a number of stage plays...
18	1976		北の宿から	Nippon Columbia	Harumi Miyako Harumi Miyako is a Japanese singer of enka.Born Harumi Kitamura in Kyoto, she made her debut in 1964. Her popularity has lasted: She makes frequent appearances in the annual television spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen and has acted in a number of films....
19	1977		勝手にしやがれ Katteni-Shiyagare is a swing/jazz band with punk influences, formed in 1997, with its major label debut on Epic Records Japan in 2004. They are perhaps best known in the US for the opening theme to the Japanese series Kemonozume, "Auvers Blue"...	Polydor	Kenji Sawada Kenji Sawada , nicknamed "Julie" , also-known as vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers, is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor. He was born in Tsunoi, Iwami , Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto at age 3...
20	1978		UFO UFO (Pink Lady song) "UFO" is Pink Lady's sixth single release, released on December 5, 1977. With a total of 1,950,000 sales, this single was their highest grossing ever , and spent ten weeks at the top of the Japanese singles chart...	Victor Music	Pink Lady Pink Lady (band) is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda...
21	1979		魅せられて	CBS Sony Sony Music Entertainment Japan is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....	Judy Ongg Judy Ongg Judy Ongg is an actress, singer, author and woodblock-print artist from Taiwan. Born in Taipei, she graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and after that, she changed her nationality from taiwanese into Japanese. Her career has spanned more than four decades.Judy made her film debut in...
22	1980		雨の慕情	Teichiku Teichiku Records Teichiku Records is a Japanese record label, run by the Teichiku Entertainment company, that specialises in enka, kayōkyoku, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for , the former name of the company...	Aki Yashiro Aki Yashiro , real name Akiko Masuda on August 29, 1950 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese enka singer and painter...
23	1981		ルビーの指環	Toshiba EMI	Akira Terao Akira Terao is Japanese musician and movie actor.-Career:In 1966, he debuted as a bassist of Group Sounds band, The Savage. As an actor, he debuted as Kenichi in Chikadô no taiyô made, a film directed by Kei Kumai in 1968....
24	1982		北酒場	Nippon Columbia	Takashi Hosokawa Takashi Hosokawa , born 細川貴志 on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese male enka singer.In 1975, he debuted with song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular enka and pop singers in Japan...
25	1983		矢切の渡し	Nippon Columbia	Takashi Hosokawa
26	1984		長良川艶歌	Tokuma Japan	Hiroshi Itsuki Hiroshi Itsuki is a Japanese male singer and composer. He sold 20 million records of singles and 4 million copies of LP albums by 1987.Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami"....
27	1985		ミ・アモーレ	Warner Pioneer	Akina Nakamori Akina Nakamori is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was one of the most popular singers of the 1980s in Japan. She is known for her deep, power-house voice....
28	1986		DESIRE	Warner Pioneer	Akina Nakamori Akina Nakamori is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was one of the most popular singers of the 1980s in Japan. She is known for her deep, power-house voice....
29	1987		愚か者	CBS Sony	Masahiko Kondo Masahiko Kondo or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist and actor represented by Johnny & Associates.Kondō is also a semi-professional racing driver and a racing team owner. He founded the racing team Kondo Racing in 2000 which competes in Formula Nippon and the Super GT.- 1980–1987: Early recording career :As a...
30	1988		パラダイス銀河	Pony Canyon Pony Canyon is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...	Hikaru Genji
31	1989		淋しい熱帯魚 Samishii Nettaigyo is Wink's fifth single. Released on July 5, 1989, with a CD catalog number H10R-31001, and cassette tape catalog number X09R-3001, the single reached #1 on the Oricon weekly charts...	Polystar	Wink Wink (J-Pop) was a popular Japanese pop female duo in the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s composed of and . They released their first single on April 27, 1988, and their final release was on March 31, 1996...
32	1990	Enka	恋唄綴り	Polystar	Takao Horiuchi Takao Horiuchi is a Japanese pop and enka singer. He won a 1990 Japan Record Award for enka.- External links :*...
32	1990	Pops	おどるポンポコリン	BMG Japan	B.B.Queens B.B.Queens were a 1990s J-Pop band whose debut single "Odoru Pompokolin" was the #1 song in 1990 on the Oricon charts, won the 32nd Japan Record Awards, was listed as the 3rd song on the JASRAC lists for 1991, and certified as a Million Record.-Compilation albums:...
33	1991	Enka	北の大地	Nippon Crown Nippon Crown is a Japanese record label originally established as Crown Records on 6 September 1963. It is a spin-off of Nippon Columbia and is currently owned by karaoke maker Daiichikosho.-Artists:Artists signed to Nippon Crown Music include:* Hanaboy* Kimeru* Metis...	Saburo Kitajima Saburo Kitajima is a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.He was born Minoru Ōno , in a little town in Hokkaidō to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied....
33	1991	Pops	愛は勝つ	Polydor	KAN Kan Kan may refer to:* Kan River in Russia* Kan District of Iran* Kan * One of the Bacabs of Mayan mythology* Gan, the Wade-Giles spelling of the Pinyin word* Kan variation of the Sicilian Defence, a chess opening-In music:...
34	1992	Enka	白い海峡	King Records	Miyako Otsuki
34	1992	Pops	君がいるだけで Kimi ga Iru Dake de Kimi ga Iru Dake de is a Japanese song by Kome Kome Club released on May 4, 1992. On the Japanese Oricon chart, it sold 924,780 copies in one week and debuted at the number-one position. It held the top rank in total of six weeks...	Sony Music	Kome Kome Club Kome Kome Club is a Japanese pop band formed in 1982. It is widely recognized as the only Japanese pop musical group which achieved commercial success by blending funk, soul and Latin musical styles. They also use the style of rakugo.-1982–1997: Commercial success:...
35	1993		無言坂	Polydor Records Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...	Kaori Kozai
36	1994		Innocent World Innocent World -Overview:"Innocent World" was Mr. Children's first No. 1 single on the Oricon Japanese charts, managing to sell 1,935,830 copies during its run on the chart and was the No. 1 selling single for Oricon's 1994 yearly chart. The title track was used as the promotional song for the soft drink and...	Toy's Factory Toy's Factory is a Japanese record label founded in 1990 as a VAP subsidiary, based in Japan. It has since become an independent company.-Sub-Labels:* bellissima!* Carnage* Deep Blue* Idyllic* Kimi* Meme Tokyo* -Artists:AobozuArmageddon*Bump of Chicken...	Mr. Children Mr. Children , commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan...
37	1995		Overnight Sensation ～時代はあなたに委ねてる～	Avex	TRF TRF (band) TRF is a Japanese pop/dance group. Its members are rapper DJ Koo, lead vocalist Yu-ki, and dancers Chiharu, Etsu, and Sam.-History:...
38	1996		Don't Wanna Cry Don't Wanna Cry "Don't Wanna Cry" is Namie Amuro's third solo single on the Avex Trax label. It is her second consecutive million selling single as well as her second consecutive number one single. In December, the single took home the "Grand Prix Award" from the 38th Annual Japan Record Awards...	Avex	Namie Amuro Namie Amuro is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
39	1997		Can You Celebrate? CAN YOU CELEBRATE? "Can You Celebrate?" is Namie Amuro's seventh solo single under the Avex Trax label. Released on February 19, 1997, "Can You Celebrate" is the best-selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history with sales of 2,296,200 copies....	Avex	Namie Amuro
40	1998		wanna Be A Dreammaker	Avex	Globe Globe (band) Globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's singles consistently hit the charts...
41	1999		Winter,again	Unlimited Records	Glay Glay (band) Glay is a rock/pop band from Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan formed by guitarist Takuro and vocalist Teru in high school in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also composed songs using elements of different styles such as reggae and gospel...
42	2000		Tsunami Tsunami (Southern All Stars song) "Tsunami" is a song by the Southern All Stars, released as their forty-fourth single on January 26, 2000.-Overview:The song was the first number-one single for Southern All Stars since the 1996 single Ai no Kotodama on the Oricon weekly charts. The band used the style of hard rock on the previous...	Victor Entertainment	Southern All Stars Southern All Stars , also known by the abbreviations or SAS, is a Japanese pop/rock band that formed in the mid 1970s.The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata , Yuko Hara , Kazuyuki Sekiguchi , Hiroshi Matsuda and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa...
43	2001		Dearest Dearest "Dearest" is the 24th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released September 27, 2001. It is featured on the Best of InuYasha Soundtrack...	Avex	Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
44	2002		Voyage Voyage (song) "Voyage" is the 28th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on September 26, 2002. "Voyage" debuted at #1 on the weekly charts with more than 319,020 copies sold in its first week and remained at the top position for 3 consecutive weeks out of a total 28 weeks on the chart, becoming her longest charting...	Avex	Ayumi Hamasaki
45	2003		No Way to Say No Way to Say "No Way to Say" is the thirty-first single released by Ayumi Hamasaki and her eighteenth number-one single. It came out November 6, 2003. The video won the award for "Best Pop Video" at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, and the single won the Japan Record Award at the 2003 Japan Record Awards...	Avex	Ayumi Hamasaki
46	2004		Sign	Toy's Factory	Mr. Children
47	2005		Butterfly Butterfly (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...	Rhythm Zone Rhythm Zone is a record label in the Avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary Japanese music.-History:The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura to address the need for a new urban music label, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.In 2000, Koda Kumi was signed... (Avex)	Kumi Koda Kumi 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...
48	2006		Ikken(一剣)	Columbia Music Entertainment	Kiyoshi Hikawa Kiyoshi Hikawa is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. His real name is and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" due to his young age and popularity...
49	2007		Tsubomi	Warner Music Japan	Kobukuro Kobukuro is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :...
50	2008		Ti Amo Ti amo "Ti amo" is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell'aria...ti amo. It achieved success at the time, becoming a hit in many European countries, including Sweden and Switzerland where it topped the charts. A Spanish version was released as "Te Amo", and had a good...	Rhythm Zone (Avex)	Exile
51	2009		Someday	Rhythm Zone (Avex)	Exile
52	2010		I Wish For You	Rhythm Zone (Avex)	Exile

Venues

1969-1984: Imperial Garden Theater
Imperial Garden Theater
The is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho. Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas.-External links:...
1985-1993: Nippon Budokan
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
1994-2003: TBS Broadcasting Center
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 ....
2004-: New National Theatre

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