The 59th Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2017. The Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network televised the show live from the New National Theatre Tokyo in Tokyo. Radio broadcast was through TBS Radio. The broadcast ran from 18:30 (JST) to 22:00 (JST). Yūki Amami and Shinichiro Azumi hosted the ceremony for the second time.[2] The nominations and award winners were announced by TBS on 16 November 2017.[3][4]
59th Japan Record Awards | |
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Date | 30 December 2017 |
Location | New National Theatre Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
Hosted by | Yūki Amami, Shinichiro Azumi |
Website | http://www.tbs.co.jp/recordaward/ |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | TBS |
Viewership | 14.4%[1] |
The 59th Japan Record Award went to idol group Nogizaka46 for their song "Influencer". This was the second consecutive win for an artist under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan label (after Kana Nishino in 2016).[5] Tsubaki Factory won the Best New Artist Award.[5]
The average audience rating for the second part (19:00 to 22:00) was 14.4%, down 0.1% from the previous year's broadcast.[1]
Presenters
edit- Yūki Amami
- Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer)
Progress announcers
edit- Ai Etō (TBS Announcer)
- Yumi Furuya (TBS Announcer)
Radio relay host
edit- Kengo Komada (TBS Announcer)
Nominees and winners
editGrand Prix
edit- "Influencer"
- Artist: Nogizaka46
- Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto
- Composition: Shinya Sumida
- Arranger: Apazzi
- Producer: Yasushi Akimoto
- Management company: Nogizaka46 LLC
- Record Company: Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Excellent works Award
editAlso the Grand Prix nominations
- Kana Nishino – "Te o Tsunagu Riyuu"
- AKB48 – "Negaigoto no Mochigusare"
- AAA – "Life"
- Keyakizaka46 – "Kaze ni Fukaretemo"
- Nogizaka46 – "Influencer"
- Hiroshi Miyama – "Otoko no Ryuugi"
- Kiyoshi Hikawa – "Otoko no Zesshou"
- Sekai no Owari – "Rain"
- Daichi Miura – "Excite"
- Ai – "Kira Kira feat. Kanna"
Best New Artist Award
editNew Artist Award
editAlso the Best New Artist nominations
- Tsubaki Factory
- Takuya Nagazawa
- Nobu
- Unione
Special Award
edit- Yū Aku
- Namie Amuro
- Yōko Oginome and Tomioka High School Dance Club – "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)"
- Yuzu
- Akiko Wada
Best Singer Award
editRecommendation Award
editAwarded by the Japan Composer's Association
- Konomi Mori
Special Honour Award
edit- Miyako Ootsuki
Achievement Award
edit- Yukihiko Itō (composer)
- Ryūtarō Konishi (music reporter)
- Jun Suzuki (composer)
- Kyōhei Tsutsumi (composer)
- Shōhei Mozu (lyricist)
- Reiko Yukawa (music critic)
Special Achievement Award
edit- Hirooki Ogawa (composer)
- Hiroshi Kamayatsu (singer)
- Jun Kitahara (composer)
- Kōmei Sone (composer)
- Masaaki Hirao (composer)
- Tooru Funamura (composer)
- Peggy Hayama (singer)
Composer Award
edit- Katsuhide Sugiyama – "Zutto, Futari de" (singer: Leo Ieiri)
Lyricist Award
edit- Hideaki Tokunaga – "Baton" (singer: Hideaki Tokunaga)
Arranger Award
edit- Yasutaka Nakata – "Ryō Star", "Harajuku Iyahoi" (singer: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu)
Best Album Award
edit- Suchmos – The Kids
Excellence Album Award
edit- Keisuke Kuwata – Garakuta
- Kumiko with Kazemachi Review – Déraciné
- Ren Takada – Night Riders Blues
- Hiromi Uehara x Edmar Castañeda – Live In Montreal
Planning Award
edit- Yutaro Miura – I'm Home
- Hanawa – Ogifu-san
- The KanLeKeeZ – G.S. meets The KanLeKeeZ
- Seiko Matsuda – Seiko Jazz
- Walt Disney Records/Avex Entertainment – Beauty and the Beast Original Soundtrack
- Hiroshi Itsuki – Toru Funamura Tribute Album: Eien no Funamura Melody
References
edit- ^ a b "乃木坂が大賞受賞のレコ大は14・4%". Daily Sports (in Japanese). Daily Sports. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "天海祐希、2年連続の抜擢「第59回輝く!日本レコード大賞」司会に決定<コメント到着>" (in Japanese). Model Press. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "第59回 輝く!日本レコード大賞" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "レコ大各賞発表 AKB5年ぶり大賞狙う 乃木坂&欅坂が初ノミネート". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b "『レコ大』乃木坂46が初の大賞 キャプテン桜井「関わってくれたすべての皆さんのおかげ」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.