The 18th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the
Imperial Garden Theater
The , often referred to simply as the Teigeki (帝劇), and previously the Imperial Garden Theater, is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho.
History
Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in ...
in
, on December 31, 1976, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Winners
Japan Record Award
*
Harumi Miyako – "
Kita no Yadokara"
**Lyricist:
Yū Aku
**Composer:
Asei Kobayashi
**Arranger: Jiro Takemura
** Record Company:
Nippon Columbia
, often pronounced ''Korombia'', operating internationally as , is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK C ...
Best Vocalist
*
Aki Yashiro
, real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 ''Masuda Akiyo'') (born Akiyo Hashimoto (橋本明代 ''Hashimoto Akiyo'') on August 29, 1950), is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (八 ...
for "Mou Ichido Aitai"
Best New Artist
*Yasuko Naito for "Omoide Boroboro"
Singing Award
*
Naoko Ken
(born July 7, 1953) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Biography
In 1971, ...
for "Abayo"
*
Goro Noguchi
is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 1971 and earned a spot on the Kohaku Utagassen
is the Japanese word for amber.
Kohaku (琥珀) may refer to:
Music
* Kohaku, a song by Mikuni Shimokawa
Characters
* Kohaku (''Dr ...
for "Shinyouju"
**Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
*
Hideki Saijo
was a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song " Y.M.C.A.," called " Young Man." In the 1970s, he was called with Goro Noguchi and Hiromi Go. Although the origina ...
– "Wakaki Shishi Tachi"
**Awarded again after last year, 3rd vocalist award.
General Public Award
*
Hiromi Go
, is a Japanese singer, part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. His real name is .
In the 1970s, he was called the with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo. He belonged to Johnny & Associates, but later left the agency. He also effectively became ...
for "Anata ga Itakara Boku ga Ita" and other songs.
New Artist Award
*Yoshimi Ashikawa for "Yuki Go Mori"
*Hiroshi Kadokawa for "Uso Demo Ii No"
*Kenji Niinuma for "Yome Ni Konai Ka"
*
Pink Lady for "
Pepper Keibu
is the debut single by the Japanese hit duo Pink Lady. The single was released on August 25, 1976, under the Victor label. "Pepper Keibu" reached a peak chart position of number four, with a total of 1,050,000 sales. The titular song won the duo ...
"
Composer Award
*
Ryudo Uzaki
is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor.
His group, the Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band, was one of the most prominent 1970s Japanese rock music bands. He also composed many of Momoe Yamaguchi's songs with Yoko Aki.
He is married to lyricist a ...
for "Omoide Boroboro"
**Singer: Yasuko Naitō
Arranger Award
*Mitsuo Hagita for "Melancholy"
**Singer:
Michiyo Azusa
Michiyo Azusa ( ja, link=no, 梓みちよ) (4 May 1943 - 29 January 2020) was the stage name of Michiyo Hayashi , a Japanese singer and actresses known for her 1963 song ''Konichiwa Akachan'', or ''Hello Baby''. Born in Fukuoka, Hayashi trained at ...
Lyricist Award
*
Yoko Aki
Yoko may refer to:
People
* Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko
* Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer
* Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game di ...
for "Yokosuka Story"
**Singer:
Momoe Yamaguchi
Special Award
*
Hibari Misora
was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthu ...
*Dark Ducks
Nominations
Best 10 JRA Nominations
New Artist
General Public Award
Lyricist Award
Composer Award
Arranger Award
Planning Award
Special Award
External links
Complete list of all winners
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Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...